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Expos 6 @ Cubs 5
Wrigley Field
September 4, 1978

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Montreal Expos, played on September 4, 1978 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Expos with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 4, 1978 
Visiting Team
Montreal Expos
R: 6 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 6
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 5 H: 10 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 5
Hits: 10
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherMike Garman  
Losing PitcherBruce Sutter  
SaveBill Atkinson  
Game Winning RBIGary Carter 

Game Info

DateSeptember 4, 1978 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamMontreal Expos 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherRudy May  
Home Starting PitcherMike Krukow  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance29,833 
Time of Game3 hours 30 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jim Quick
1B: Jerry Crawford
2B: Doug Harvey
3B: Andy Olsen

Montreal Expos Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dave Cash  Second Baseman 
Tom Hutton  Right Fielder 
Del Unser  Center Fielder 
Tony Perez  First Baseman 
Warren Cromartie  Left Fielder 
Stan Papi  Shortstop 
Larry Parrish  Third Baseman 
Jerry Fry  Catcher 
Rudy May  Pitcher 
Dick Williams  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ivan De Jesus  Shortstop 
Rodney Scott  Third Baseman 
Bill Buckner  First Baseman 
Dave Kingman  Left Fielder 
Manny Trillo  Second Baseman 
Gene Clines  Right Fielder 
Jerry White  Center Fielder 
Larry Cox  Catcher 
Mike Krukow  Pitcher 
Herman Franks  Manager 

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Expos 6 @ Cubs 5
Wrigley Field
September 4, 1978

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 9/4/1978, game 2 -- Montreal at Chicago (D)

  Montreal           AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Cash D, 2b            5  0  1  0   De Jesus I, ss        5  0  1  0   
Frias P, 2b           1  0  0  0   Scott R, 3b           3  0  0  0   
Hutton T, rf-1b       4  1  0  0   Gross G, ph-cf        1  1  0  0   
Unser D, cf           5  1  1  1   Buckner B, 1b         5  0  3  1   
Perez T, 1b           4  0  1  1   Kingman D, lf         4  1  0  0   
Mejias S, rf          1  0  0  0   Trillo M, 2b          4  1  1  0   
Cromartie W, lf       5  1  2  1   Clines G, rf          3  0  2  0   
Papi S, ss            5  0  2  0   Biittner L, ph        0  0  0  0   
Parrish L, 3b         2  2  2  2   Vail M, ph-rf         1  0  0  1   
Fry J, c              4  0  0  0   White J, cf           2  0  0  1   
Valentine E, ph       1  0  1  0   Johnson D, ph         1  0  0  0   
Schatzeder D, pr      0  0  0  0   Kelleher M, 3b        0  0  0  0   
Atkinson B, p         0  0  0  0   Murcer B, ph          0  0  0  0   
May R, p              1  0  0  0   Cox L, c              2  0  1  1   
Dawson A, ph          1  1  1  0   Rader D, c            1  0  0  0   
Bahnsen S, p          2  0  0  0   Putman E, ph          0  0  0  0   
Knowles D, p          0  0  0  0   Meoli R, pr           0  1  0  0   
Garman M, p           0  0  0  0   Blackwell T, c        1  0  0  0   
Carter G, ph-c        0  0  0  1   Krukow M, p           1  0  1  0   
                                   Seoane M, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Thompson S, ph        1  0  0  0   
                                   Geisel D, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Sember M, ph          1  1  1  0   
                                   Sutter B, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41  6 11  6                        36  5 10  4

Montreal         010 130 000 1 --  6
Chicago          020 000 012 0 --  5

  Montreal             IP  H  R ER BB SO
May R                 4.0  5  2  2  2  1
Bahnsen S             3.1  2  1  1  1  5
Knowles D             1.0  3  2  1  1  1
Garman M (W)          0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Atkinson B (S)        1.0  0  0  0  1  1

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Krukow M              4.1  8  5  5  2  3
Seoane M              2.2  2  0  0  2  1
Geisel D              2.0  0  0  0  0  2
Sutter B (L)          1.0  1  1  1  1  2

E -- Kingman D, Trillo M, Parrish L
DP -- Montreal 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- Montreal 11, Chicago 9
2B -- Parrish L, Papi S
HR -- Parrish L
SB -- Buckner B 2, Dawson A
SH -- Krukow M, Carter G
SF -- White J, Vail M
Balk -- Seoane M
T -- 3:30
A -- 29833

    

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