Hitting his second double of the game, Warren Cromartie supplied the spark as the Expos scored two runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Cardinals, 7-5. After Cromartie's two-bagger, Gary Carter walked. The next two batters went out, but Sam Mejias came up and delivered a single, scoring Cromartie with the tie-breaking run. Dave Cash followed with a single to plate Carter with an insurance tally. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5
Game Played on Friday, September 29, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Expos        0  1  0    0  4  0    0  0  2  -   7 11  0
Cardinals    2  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   5  9  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   0   2   2     0   0   .252      Templeton ss          4   2   2   1     1   0   .280
  Frias pr,2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Mumphrey cf           3   1   1   1     1   0   .264
Unser rf              5   0   1   1     0   3   .192      Iorg rf               4   0   2   1     0   1   .271
Hutton 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .237        Ramsey pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dawson cf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .253        Scott rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Cromartie lf          3   2   2   1     0   0   .299      Simmons lf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .285
Carter c              3   1   1   0     1   2   .257      Hernandez 1b          4   0   1   2     0   0   .253
Speier ss             4   1   1   1     0   0   .251      Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Papi 3b               4   2   1   1     0   0   .236      Kennedy c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .172
Sanderson p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .105        Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Garman p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Oberkfell 2b          3   1   1   0     0   0   .120
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Tyson ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
  Mejias ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .232      Urrea p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .125
  Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .060        Brock ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .222
                                                            O'Brien p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Phillips ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .268
                                                            Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Freed ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .256
                                                            Lentine pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .286

Totals               36   7  11   7     1  10             Totals               34   5   9   5     3   4

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance:  6,280
Left on Base: Expos 4, Cardinals 5
DP: Expos 1, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Cromartie 2 (32), Dawson (24), Brock (9)
Triples: Dawson (8)
Stolen Bases: Templeton 2 (34)
Caught Stealing: Mumphrey (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Cromartie (6)
GIDP: Reitz (13)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sanderson               5.2   6   4   4   2   3   0  23   2.51
Garman                  1.2   2   1   1   1   1   0   8   4.40
Knowles W(3-3)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.38
Fryman SV(1)            1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.19
Totals                  9     9   5   5   3   4   0  37

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Urrea                   5     7   5   5   0   4   0  21   5.38
O'Brien                 2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   4.08
Schultz L(2-4)          2     3   2   2   1   4   0  10   3.80
Totals                  9    11   7   7   1  10   0  38

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello


EXPOS 1ST: Cash flied out to right; Unser grounded out (second
to first); Hutton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to shortstop; Templeton stole
second; Mumphrey walked; Iorg singled to center [Templeton to
third, Mumphrey to second]; Simmons struck out; Hernandez
singled to right [Templeton scored, Mumphrey scored, Iorg to
second]; Reitz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Hernandez out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Dawson tripled to right; Cromartie lined out on a
sacrifice fly to left [Dawson scored]; Carter struck out; Speier
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Kennedy grounded out (third to first); Oberkfell
flied out to left; Urrea was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Papi flied out to right; Sanderson struck out; Cash
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton walked; Mumphrey singled to right
[Templeton to second]; Mumphrey was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop) [Templeton to third]; Iorg struck out;
Simmons popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Unser struck out; Hutton grounded out (second to
first); Dawson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Reitz popped to catcher in foul territory; Kennedy grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Cromartie doubled to right; Carter singled to center
[Cromartie to third]; Speier singled to right [Cromartie scored,
Carter to third]; Papi singled to left [Carter scored, Speier to
second]; On a bunt Sanderson struck out; Cash singled to left
[Speier scored, Papi to second]; Unser singled to right [Papi
scored, Cash out at third (right to first to third)]; Hutton
grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Oberkfell singled to right; BROCK BATTED FOR
URREA; Brock doubled to left [Oberkfell to third]; Templeton
grounded out (second to first) [Oberkfell scored, Brock to
third]; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first) [Brock scored];
Iorg flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5,
Cardinals 4.

EXPOS 6TH: O'BRIEN REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); Dawson doubled to
left; Cromartie flied to left in foul territory; Carter was
called out on strikes; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons flied out to right; Hernandez grounded
out (second to first); GARMAN REPLACED SANDERSON (PITCHING);
Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 5, Cardinals 4.

EXPOS 7TH: Papi popped to shortstop; Garman was called out on
strikes; Cash flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
5, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Kennedy grounded out (second to first); Oberkfell
flied out to left; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR O'BRIEN; Phillips was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Cardinals
4.

EXPOS 8TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); Unser was
called out on strikes; Hutton struck out; Dawson struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Templeton singled to shortstop; Templeton stole
second; Mumphrey flied out to left; Iorg singled to center
[Templeton scored]; RAMSEY RAN FOR IORG; Simmons walked [Ramsey
to second]; KNOWLES REPLACED GARMAN (PITCHING); Hernandez forced
Simmons (shortstop to second) [Ramsey to third]; Reitz forced
Hernandez (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 5,
Cardinals 5.

EXPOS 9TH: SCOTT REPLACED RAMSEY (PLAYING RF); Cromartie doubled
to left; Carter walked; Speier popped to pitcher; Papi forced
Carter (shortstop to second) [Cromartie to third]; MEJIAS BATTED
FOR KNOWLES; Mejias singled to right [Cromartie scored, Papi to
second]; Cash singled to right [Papi scored, Mejias to third];
FRIAS RAN FOR CASH; Unser struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 7, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: FRIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); FRYMAN
REPLACED MEJIAS (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR KENNEDY; Morales
grounded out (pitcher to first); TYSON BATTED FOR OBERKFELL;
Tyson grounded out (third to first); FREED BATTED FOR SCHULTZ;
Freed singled to left; LENTINE RAN FOR FREED; Templeton grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 7,
Cardinals 5.