Reducing their magic number to three for clinching a third straight East division title, the Phillies split a twin bill with the Expos, winning the first game, 5-3, and losing the second game, 3-0. In the opener, consecutive singles by Larry Bowa, Garry Maddox and Greg Luzinski produced a first-inning run and the Phils added a pair in the third on an infield hit by Bowa and a homer by Luzinski. Tim McCarver drove in a run with a single in the sixth and a sacrifice fly by Bob Boone accounted for the final tally in the eighth.

In the nightcap, Tug McGraw made his first start since 1974 but was bested by Rudy May, who hurled a four-hitter. Warren Cromartie hit a solo homer in the fourth, a triple by Chris Speier drove in another marker in the seventh and Gary Carter had a run-scoring single in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 5, Montreal Expos 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, September 26, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  2  -   3  5  0
Phillies     1  0  2    0  0  1    0  1  x  -   5  6  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .248      McBride rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
Dawson cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Bowa ss               4   2   2   0     0   1   .298
Valentine rf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .290      Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Perez 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .286      Luzinski lf           3   2   2   3     1   0   .261
Cromartie lf          3   1   1   0     0   1   .297        Martin lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Carter c              3   1   0   0     1   0   .255      Hebner 1b             2   1   0   0     0   1   .286
Speier ss             3   1   1   0     1   0   .253      Schmidt 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .252
Papi 3b               4   0   2   2     0   0   .241      Boone c               2   0   0   1     1   1   .282
Palmer p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sizemore 2b           1   0   0   0     1   0   .226
  Ramos ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McCarver ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .248
  Twitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .087        Harrelson 2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Kaat p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .128
  Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .191        Mackanin ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Atkinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .239        Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   5   3     3   4             Totals               29   5   6   5     3   6

Time of Game: 2:25
Left on Base: Expos 6, Phillies 6
DP: Expos 0, Phillies 2
Errors: Harrelson
Home Runs: Luzinski (33)
Stolen Bases: Sizemore (8), Bowa (26), Hebner (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Boone (8)
GIDP: Ramos (1), Cash (16)
Hit by Pitch: Cromartie (7,by Kaat), Hebner 2 (8,by Twitchell,by Atkinson)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(0-1)           4     5   3   3   1   5   1  18   2.79
Twitchell               1.1   0   1   1   2   1   0   7   5.40
Knowles                 1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.40
Atkinson                1     0   1   1   0   0   0   4   4.37
Totals                  8     6   5   5   3   6   1  35

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(8-5)             6     4   1   1   1   2   0  23   4.16
Brusstar                2.2   1   2   2   2   2   0  12   2.36
Reed SV(15)             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.22
Totals                  9     5   3   3   3   4   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Twitchell (4), Atkinson (1), Kaat (5)
Wild Pitches: Brusstar (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick


EXPOS 1ST: Cash popped to shortstop; Dawson flied out to left;
Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa
singled to left; Maddox singled to center [Bowa to second];
Luzinski singled to center [Bowa scored, Maddox to second];
Hebner struck out; Schmidt flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez flied out to right; Cromartie was hit by a
pitch; Carter grounded out (third to first) [Cromartie to
second]; Speier grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Boone struck out; Sizemore walked; Sizemore stole
second; Kaat struck out; McBride struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Papi grounded out (third to first); Palmer grounded
out (first unassisted); Cash grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa singled to shortstop; Bowa stole second;
Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bowa to third]; Luzinski
homered [Bowa scored]; Hebner lined to shortstop; Schmidt struck
out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Dawson popped to second; Valentine struck out; Perez
walked; Cromartie singled to center [Perez to second]; Carter
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Boone grounded out (pitcher to first); Sizemore
flied out to right; Kaat flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Phillies 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier singled to center; Papi singled to right
[Speier to second]; RAMOS BATTED FOR PALMER; Ramos grounded into
a double play (second to first) [Speier to third, Papi out at
second]; Debut game for Bobby Ramos; Cash singled to left
[Speier scored]; Dawson flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: TWITCHELL REPLACED RAMOS (PITCHING); McBride
grounded out (first unassisted); Bowa struck out; Maddox
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Phillies 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Valentine popped to shortstop; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cromartie grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski walked; Hebner was hit by a pitch
[Luzinski to second]; Schmidt grounded out (third to first)
[Luzinski to third, Hebner to second]; Boone was walked
intentionally; MCCARVER BATTED FOR SIZEMORE; KNOWLES REPLACED
TWITCHELL (PITCHING); McCarver singled to shortstop [Luzinski
scored, Hebner to third, Boone to second]; MACKANIN BATTED FOR
KAAT; Mackanin popped to catcher in foul territory; McBride
popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies 4.

EXPOS 7TH: HARRELSON REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING 2B); BRUSSTAR
REPLACED MACKANIN (PITCHING); Carter grounded out (third to
first); Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Papi grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa popped to first in foul territory; Maddox
popped to first in foul territory; Luzinski flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies 4.

EXPOS 8TH: MARTIN REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); UNSER BATTED
FOR KNOWLES; Unser reached on an error by Harrelson [Unser to
first]; Cash grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Unser out at second]; Dawson flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: ATKINSON REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Hebner was hit
by a pitch; Hebner stole second; Schmidt flied out to right
[Hebner to third]; Boone hit a sacrifice fly to left [Hebner
scored]; Harrelson flied out to center; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Phillies 5.

EXPOS 9TH: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
struck out; Cromartie struck out but advanced to first on a wild
pitch; Carter walked [Cromartie to second]; Speier walked
[Cromartie to third, Carter to second]; Papi singled to center
[Cromartie scored, Carter scored, Speier to third]; HUTTON
BATTED FOR ATKINSON; REED REPLACED BRUSSTAR (PITCHING); Hutton
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3,
Phillies 5.