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Expos
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
May 27, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Montreal Expos, played on May 27, 1978 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 27, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 27, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rudy May |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Rooker |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 10,773 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Pryor 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Charlie Williams 3B: Terry Tata |
Montreal Expos Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
| Stan Papi | Shortstop |
| Gary Carter | Catcher |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Ellis Valentine | Right Fielder |
| Warren Cromartie | Left Fielder |
| Andre Dawson | Center Fielder |
| Larry Parrish | Third Baseman |
| Rudy May | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
| Rennie Stennett | Second Baseman |
| Manny Sanguillen | First Baseman |
| Phil Garner | Third Baseman |
| John Milner | Left Fielder |
| Duffy Dyer | Catcher |
| Jim Rooker | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Expos
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
May 27, 1978
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Rooker
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras misplays the ball. That's an error on Taveras. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Papi vs. Rooker
The ball gets by Dyer for a passed ball. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Papi vs. Rooker
Papi hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cash moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carter vs. Rooker
Carter hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cash tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Rooker
Perez hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. May
Taveras hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. May
Moreno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. May
Parker hits a fly ball towards center. Dawson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Dawson. Moreno goes all the way around to score. Parker moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stennett vs. May
Stennett hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cash reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sanguillen vs. May
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Rooker
Valentine hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parker. Valentine reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cromartie vs. Rooker
Cromartie hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno who is chasing the ball. Cromartie reaches third base with a triple. Valentine scores. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dawson vs. Rooker
Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Parrish vs. Rooker
Parrish hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Rooker
May is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Rooker
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. May
Garner strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. May
Milner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyer vs. May
Dyer hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Rooker
Papi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Rooker
Carter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Papi moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Perez vs. Kison
Bruce Kison now pitching.
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Papi scores. Carter moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Valentine vs. Kison
Valentine hits a popup towards first. Sanguillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cromartie vs. Kison
Cromartie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carter scores. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dawson vs. Kison
Dawson strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Kison
Parrish is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kison vs. May
Kison hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Carter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. May
Taveras takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. May
There goes Taveras. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Taveras steals second. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moreno vs. May
Moreno strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. May
Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Kison
May hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parker. May reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Kison
Cash hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parker. Cash reaches second base with a double. May scores. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Papi vs. Kison
Papi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. Kison
Carter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cash scores. View Play -
Expos, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Kison
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. Kison
Valentine hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Valentine reaches second base with a double. Carter goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Expos, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cromartie vs. Kison
Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. May
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. May
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. May
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Kison
Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Kison
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Kison
May strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. May
Milner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dyer vs. May
Dyer hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brye vs. May
Steve Brye pinch hits for Bruce Kison.
Brye hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. May
Taveras hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McEnaney
Will McEnaney now pitching.
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Papi vs. McEnaney
Papi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carter vs. McEnaney
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cash moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Perez vs. McEnaney
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cash tags and scores. View Play -
Expos, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. McEnaney
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. May
Moreno hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. May
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with May covering, for the out. View Play -
Expos, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. May
Stennett hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. McEnaney
Mario Mendoza now playing second base.
Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanguillen scoops it up and throws to first, with McEnaney covering, for the out. View Play -
Expos, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. McEnaney
Dawson strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. McEnaney
Parrish hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milner. Parrish reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 10 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. McEnaney
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Parrish scores. View Play -
Expos, 11 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. McEnaney
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. May moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 11 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Papi vs. McEnaney
Papi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milner. Papi reaches second base with a double. May scores. Cash goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Expos, 13 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. McEnaney
Carter hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 13 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. May
Sanguillen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 13 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. May
Garner hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 13 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. May
Milner strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 13 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dyer vs. May
Dyer hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 13 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. McEnaney
Perez hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 14 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. McEnaney
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 14 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. McEnaney
Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McEnaney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 14 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. McEnaney
Dawson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 14 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. May
Jim Fregosi pinch hits for Will McEnaney.
Fregosi hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 14 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. May
Taveras hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 14 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. May
Moreno hits a line drive into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 14 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Reuss
Jerry Reuss now pitching.
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 14 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Reuss
May strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 14 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Reuss
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 14 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Papi vs. Reuss
Papi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milner. Papi reaches second base with a double. Cash goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Expos, 15 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. Reuss
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Expos, 15 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. May
Pepe Frias now playing second base.
Parker hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 15 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. May
Mendoza strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 15 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. May
Sanguillen hits a line drive into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/27/1978 -- Montreal at Pittsburgh (N)
Montreal AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Cash D, 2b 6 5 4 1 Taveras F, ss 3 0 0 0
Frias P, 2b 0 0 0 0 Moreno O, cf 3 1 0 0
Papi S, ss 6 1 4 3 Parker D, rf 4 0 0 0
Carter G, c 5 2 2 2 Stennett R, 2b 3 0 0 0
Perez T, 1b 4 1 2 3 Mendoza M, 2b 1 0 0 0
Valentine E, rf 5 1 2 1 Sanguillen M, 1b 4 0 1 0
Cromartie W, lf 5 1 2 2 Garner P, 3b 3 0 0 0
Dawson A, cf 5 0 0 0 Milner J, lf 3 0 1 0
Parrish L, 3b 5 2 2 2 Dyer D, c 3 0 0 0
May R, p 5 2 2 1 Rooker J, p 0 0 0 0
Kison B, p 1 0 0 0
Brye S, ph 1 0 0 0
McEnaney W, p 0 0 0 0
Fregosi J, ph 1 0 0 0
Reuss J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
46 15 20 15 30 1 2 0
Montreal 132 301 311 -- 15
Pittsburgh 100 000 000 -- 1
Montreal IP H R ER BB SO
May R (W) 9.0 2 1 0 2 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker J (L)* 2.0 5 6 5 0 1
Kison B 3.0 6 3 3 0 4
McEnaney W 3.0 7 5 5 0 2
Reuss J 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd
E -- Taveras F, Dawson A
LOB -- Montreal 6, Pittsburgh 4
2B -- Valentine E 2, May R, Cash D, Parrish L, Papi S 2
3B -- Cromartie W
HR -- Parrish L, Perez T
SB -- Taveras F
SF -- Carter G, Perez T
PB -- Dyer D
T -- 2:17
A -- 10773
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