Montreal Expos 6, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 83
Played on Thursday, July 13, 1978 (N) at Stade Olympique
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 MON N 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 x - 6 11 2
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alou lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Cabell 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 Watson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 Howe 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 Cruz rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Pujols c 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 Fischlin ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 Niekro p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Howard ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 0 5 0 2 2 24 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Fischlin-Howe-Watson. PB: Pujols 2 (3). BATTING - 2B: Niekro (1,off Grimsley). SH: Niekro (6,off Grimsley). GDP: Alou (3,off Grimsley); Cruz (5,off Grimsley); Howard (3,off Grimsley); Watson (8,off Grimsley). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - CS: Cabell (8,2nd base by Grimsley/Carter).
Montreal Expos AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cash 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 2 Unser 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Dawson cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Valentine rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 Perez 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 10 0 Frias pr,2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Parrish 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 Cromartie lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 Carter c 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 Speier ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 6 Grimsley p 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 3 Totals 33 6 11 5 2 4 27 16 FIELDING - DP: 4. Speier-Cash-Perez, Speier-Perez, Grimsley-Speier-Perez, Speier-Frias-Unser. E: Perez (6), Parrish (14). BATTING - 2B: Speier (9,off Niekro); Carter (13,off Niekro); Perez (26,off Sambito); Parrish (21,off Sambito). SH: Dawson (2,off Niekro). HBP: Carter (3,by Niekro). GDP: Speier (9,off Niekro). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Dawson (17,2nd base off Forsch/Pujols).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro L(5-7) 5.2 7 4 4 1 3 0 25 Forsch 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 Sambito 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 7 Totals 8 11 6 6 2 4 0 37 HBP: Niekro (4,Carter). Inherited Runners - Scored: Forsch 1-0. .
Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Grimsley W(12-6) 9 5 0 0 2 2 0 31 BK: Grimsley (1). Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 15337 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Montreal Expos 1. Puhl cf Cash 2b 2. Alou lf Dawson cf 3. Cabell 3b Valentine rf 4. Watson 1b Perez 1b 5. Howe 2b Parrish 3b 6. Cruz rf Cromartie lf 7. Pujols c Carter c 8. Fischlin ss Speier ss 9. Niekro p Grimsley p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl made an out to third; Alou made an out to second; Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cash made an out to first; Dawson flied out to center; Valentine flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Howe walked; Grimsley balked [Howe to second]; Cruz flied out to left; Pujols struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Perez made an out to second; Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first); Cromartie flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. ASTROS 3RD: Fischlin grounded out (third to first); Niekro doubled; Puhl reached on an error by Perez [Puhl to first]; Alou grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Puhl out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier doubled; Grimsley reached on a fielder's choice [Speier out at third (pitcher unassisted)]; Cash walked [Grimsley to second]; Dawson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell reached on an error by Parrish [Cabell to first]; Watson flied out to right; Howe grounded out (second to first) [Cabell to second]; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 4TH: Valentine flied out to center; Perez grounded out (third to first); Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. ASTROS 5TH: Pujols flied out to left; Fischlin singled; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Fischlin to second]; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 5TH: Cromartie singled; Pujols allowed a passed ball [Cromartie to second]; Carter was hit by a pitch; Speier grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cromartie to third, Carter out at second]; Grimsley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. ASTROS 6TH: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell singled; Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 6TH: Cash singled; Dawson out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Cash to second]; Valentine singled [Cash scored]; Perez singled [Valentine to second]; Parrish flied out to left; Cromartie singled [Valentine scored, Perez to third]; Pujols allowed a passed ball [Perez scored, Cromartie to second]; Carter doubled [Cromartie scored]; FORSCH REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Speier grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 4. ASTROS 7TH: Howe singled; Cruz grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Howe out at second]; Pujols flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 4. EXPOS 7TH: Grimsley singled; Cash flied out to right; Dawson forced Grimsley (shortstop to second); Dawson stole second; Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 4. ASTROS 8TH: Fischlin walked; HOWARD BATTED FOR FORSCH; Howard grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Fischlin out at second]; Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 4. EXPOS 8TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); SAMBITO REPLACED PUHL (PITCHING); Perez doubled; FRIAS RAN FOR PEREZ; Parrish doubled [Frias scored]; Cromartie flied out to left; Carter walked; Speier struck out; Grimsley singled [Parrish scored, Carter to second]; Cash forced Carter (third unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 6. ASTROS 9TH: FRIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); UNSER REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 1B); Alou grounded out (first to pitcher); Cabell singled; Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cabell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 0 5 0 4 Expos 6 11 2 7
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