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Expos
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
September 26, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Montreal Expos, played on September 26, 1978 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 26, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
|
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 26, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rudy May |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tug McGraw |
| Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 29,506 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: Andy Olsen 2B: Jim Quick 3B: Jerry Crawford |
Montreal Expos Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
| Andre Dawson | Center Fielder |
| Ellis Valentine | Right Fielder |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Warren Cromartie | Left Fielder |
| Gary Carter | Catcher |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Stan Papi | Third Baseman |
| Rudy May | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Martin | Right Fielder |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Jose Cardenal | First Baseman |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Tug McGraw | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Expos
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
September 26, 1978
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McGraw
Cash hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Cash reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dawson vs. McGraw
Dawson strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valentine vs. McGraw
Valentine strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. McGraw
Perez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. May
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. May
There goes Martin. The throw from Carter and he is out, Cash applying the tag. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. May
Bowa strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. May
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. McGraw
Cromartie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. McGraw
Carter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cromartie moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Speier vs. McGraw
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it, steps on third, and throws to second for the double play. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Papi vs. McGraw
Papi is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. May
Luzinski hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. May
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. May
Cardenal 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, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. McGraw
May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGraw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McGraw
Cash hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. McGraw
Dawson hits a line drive towards first. Cardenal catches it and steps on first to double up Cash. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. May
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. May
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGraw vs. May
McGraw hits a popup in front of the plate. Carter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. May
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bowa vs. May
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Papi fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. McGraw
Valentine hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. McGraw
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. McGraw
Cromartie hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. McGraw
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. May
Maddox hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. May
Luzinski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Carter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. May
Schmidt strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. McGraw
Speier hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papi vs. McGraw
Papi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. McGraw
May is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. May
Cardenal hits a popup, foul, towards third. Papi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. May
Boone hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. May
Sizemore strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McGraw
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. McGraw
Dawson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. McGraw
Valentine hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGraw vs. May
McGraw hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. May
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. May
Bowa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. May
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bowa moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luzinski vs. May
Luzinski takes first base on ball four. Bowa moves to third. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schmidt vs. May
Schmidt hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. McGraw
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. McGraw
Cromartie hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. McGraw
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa misplays the ball. That's an error on Bowa. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. McGraw
Speier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski who is chasing the ball. Speier reaches third base with a triple. Luzinski throws the ball in to Boone who tags Speier trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Carter goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. May
Cardenal 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, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. May
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. May
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sizemore for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Reed
Bud Harrelson now playing second base. Ron Reed now pitching.
Papi strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Reed
May strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Reed
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Reed
Dawson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. May
Harrelson hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. May
Martin hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. May
Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Reed
Valentine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Reed
There goes Valentine. The throw from Boone and he is safe. Valentine steals second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Reed
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cromartie vs. Reed
Cromartie is walked intentionally. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carter vs. Reed
Carter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Valentine scores. There goes Cromartie trying to get to second. Luzinski throws the ball in to Schmidt who relays the ball to Bowa who tags Cromartie for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Reed
Speier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Expos, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. May
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. May
Luzinski hits a line drive towards third. Papi reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. May
Schmidt 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
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Box Score
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Game of 9/26/1978, game 2 -- Montreal at Philadelphia (N)
Montreal AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Cash D, 2b 4 0 3 0 Martin J, rf 3 0 0 0
Dawson A, cf 4 0 0 0 Bowa L, ss 4 0 1 0
Valentine E, rf 4 1 1 0 Maddox G, cf 4 0 1 0
Perez T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Luzinski G, lf 3 0 0 0
Cromartie W, lf 3 1 2 1 Schmidt M, 3b 4 0 0 0
Carter G, c 4 1 2 1 Cardenal J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Speier C, ss 4 0 1 1 Boone B, c 3 0 1 0
Papi S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Sizemore T, 2b 3 0 1 0
May R, p 3 0 0 0 Reed R, p 0 0 0 0
McGraw T, p 2 0 0 0
Harrelson B, 2b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 9 3 30 0 4 0
Montreal 000 100 101 -- 3
Philadelphia 000 000 000 -- 0
Montreal IP H R ER BB SO
May R (W) 9.0 4 0 0 2 5
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
McGraw T (L) 7.0 6 2 1 0 6
Reed R 2.0 3 1 1 1 4
E -- Bowa L
DP -- Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Montreal 4, Philadelphia 5
2B -- Cash D
3B -- Speier C
HR -- Cromartie W
SB -- Valentine E
CS -- Martin J
T -- 2:14
A -- 29506
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