After the Expos scored a run in the first inning, the Cardinals came back with three in their half and breezed to a 6-1 victory behind the pitching of John Denny. Garry Templeton hit his 13th triple of the season to spark the Cardinals' scoring in the first and Ted Simmons smashed his career high 22nd homer in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 30, 1978 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Expos        1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
Cardinals    3  0  0    1  1  0    1  0  x  -   6 11  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .253      Templeton ss          5   1   1   0     0   0   .280
Papi 3b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .236        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Unser rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .199      Mumphrey cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .262
Dawson cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Morales rf            4   2   1   1     0   0   .239
Cromartie lf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .299      Simmons lf            3   2   2   1     0   0   .287
Hutton 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .241        Scott pr,lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   1     0   2   .244
Ramos c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Freed 1b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Schatzeder p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Hernandez ph,1b     1   0   1   1     0   0   .255
  Twitchell p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Swisher c             4   1   2   1     0   1   .277
  Carter ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Tyson 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  James p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Denny p               3   0   2   1     0   0   .178
                                                            Brock ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .224
                                                            Ramsey ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   8   1     1   2             Totals               34   6  11   6     2   3

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  4,504
Left on Base: Expos 6, Cardinals 7
DP: Expos 1, Cardinals 2
Errors: Denny
Doubles: Hutton (3), Denny (3)
Triples: Templeton (13), Morales (8)
Home Runs: Simmons (22)
Stolen Bases: Freed (1)
Caught Stealing: Dawson (11)
GIDP: Papi (5), Cromartie (14), Templeton (7)
Hit by Pitch: Simmons (3,by Twitchell)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schatzeder L(7-7)       3.1   7   4   4   1   0   0  18   3.07
Twitchell               3.2   3   2   2   1   3   1  16   5.38
James                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   9.00
Totals                  8    11   6   6   2   3   1  37

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny W(14-11)          8     6   1   1   1   2   0  30   2.96
Littell                 1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.79
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   2   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Twitchell (5)
Wild Pitches: Schatzeder (4)

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


EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (second to first); Papi singled to
catcher; Unser singled to center [Papi to second]; Dawson popped
to third in foul territory; Cromartie singled to left [Papi
scored, Unser to second]; Hutton forced Cromartie (pitcher to
shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton tripled to left; Mumphrey walked;
Morales forced Mumphrey (shortstop to second) [Templeton
scored]; Simmons singled to left [Morales to second]; Reitz
singled to left [Morales scored, Simmons to second]; Freed flied
out to center [Simmons to third]; Swisher singled to shortstop
[Simmons scored, Reitz to second]; Tyson forced Reitz (third
unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 2ND: Speier lined to second; Ramos was called out on
strikes; Schatzeder popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 2ND: Denny doubled to left; Templeton flied out to
center; Mumphrey grounded out (catcher to first) [Denny to
third]; Morales flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
1, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Cash singled to left; Papi grounded into a double
play (second to first to shortstop) [Cash out at second]; Unser
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Simmons flied to left in foul territory; Reitz
grounded out (shortstop to first); Freed flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Dawson flied out to right; Cromartie flied out to
center; Hutton doubled to left; Speier grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Swisher singled to left; Schatzeder threw a wild
pitch [Swisher to second]; Tyson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Denny singled to center [Swisher scored]; TWITCHELL
REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); Templeton grounded out (third to
first) [Denny to second]; Mumphrey grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 4.

EXPOS 5TH: Ramos grounded out (shortstop to first); Twitchell
reached on an error by Denny [Twitchell to second]; Cash flied
out to right; Papi grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Morales grounded out (second to first); Simmons
homered; Reitz struck out; Freed walked; Freed stole second;
Swisher was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
1, Cardinals 5.

EXPOS 6TH: Unser singled to left; Dawson forced Unser (shortstop
to second); Cromartie grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Dawson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson flied out to right; Denny popped to second;
Templeton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cardinals 5.

EXPOS 7TH: Hutton grounded out (second to first); Speier flied
out to center; Ramos flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: Mumphrey flied out to left; Morales tripled to
left; Simmons was hit by a pitch; SCOTT RAN FOR SIMMONS; Reitz
struck out; HERNANDEZ BATTED FOR FREED; Hernandez singled to
right [Morales scored, Scott to third]; Swisher flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 6.

EXPOS 8TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HERNANDEZ STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); CARTER BATTED FOR TWITCHELL; Carter popped
to second; Cash walked; Papi was called out on strikes; Unser
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: JAMES REPLACED CARTER (PITCHING); Tyson grounded
out (third to first); BROCK BATTED FOR DENNY; Brock singled to
first; Templeton grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Brock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals
6.

EXPOS 9TH: RAMSEY REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING SS); LITTELL REPLACED
TEMPLETON (PITCHING); Dawson singled to left; Dawson was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Cromartie grounded out
(catcher to first); Hutton singled to left; Speier forced Hutton
(third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 6.