Montreal Expos vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 12, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1978 at Veteran's Stadium. The Montreal Expos defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 8, Philadelphia Phillies 7

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Valentine rf 1 0 0 0
  Cromartie ph,lf 4 0 0 0
Cash 2b 4 2 2 0
  Frias 2b 1 1 1 0
Dawson cf 4 1 2 1
Carter c 5 1 1 2
Perez 1b 3 1 1 0
  Mejias pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Parrish 3b 4 1 3 2
Unser lf,rf,1b 2 0 0 0
Speier ss 4 1 1 2
Rogers p 2 0 0 1
  Bahnsen p 1 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Atkinson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 11 8
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 2 2 0
Bowa ss 3 1 1 1
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Harrelson ss 0 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 4 2 2 2
Luzinski lf 5 1 2 0
Hebner 1b 5 0 2 2
Maddox cf 5 0 2 0
Boone c 3 0 0 1
Sizemore 2b 4 1 0 0
Lonborg p 1 0 1 0
  McCarver ph 1 0 1 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Cardenal ph 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 13 6
Montreal 000 223 0018112
Philadelphia 000 120 2027130
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers  W (1-1) 5.1 6 3 3 4 1
  Bahnsen   2.2 6 4 3 0 0
  Knowles   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Atkinson  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
7
6
4
1
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lonborg  L (0-1) 5.0 4 4 4 0 4
  Brusstar   1.0 2 3 3 3 2
  Reed   2.0 3 0 0 0 0
  Garber   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
3
7

  E–Perez (1), Speier (3).  DP–Montreal 1, Philadelphia 1.  2B–Montreal Cash 2 (2,off Lonborg,off Brusstar); Parrish (3,off Lonborg); Perez (1,off Reed); Frias (1,off Garber), Philadelphia McBride (2,off Bahnsen); Luzinski (1,off Bahnsen).  HR–Montreal Carter (2,4th inning off Lonborg 1 on, 2 out); Speier (1,5th inning off Lonborg 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Unser (1,off Lonborg).  HBP–Dawson (1,by Brusstar).  IBB–Perez (1,by Brusstar); Unser (1,by Brusstar).  SF–Schmidt (1,off Rogers); Boone (1,off Atkinson).  CS–Dawson (1,2nd base by Garber/Boone).  SB–Bowa (2,2nd base off Rogers/Carter).  HBP–Brusstar (1,Dawson).  IBB–Brusstar 2 (2,Perez,Unser).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–3:00.  A–19,110.
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