Montreal Expos vs Chicago Cubs
April 19, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 19, 1978 at Wrigley Field. The Montreal Expos defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 8, Chicago Cubs 6

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cromartie lf 5 0 1 0
  Mejias lf 0 0 0 0
Cash 2b 4 0 1 0
  Frias 2b 0 0 0 0
Dawson cf 4 2 1 0
Carter c 4 1 1 0
Perez 1b 5 1 1 0
  Unser 1b 0 0 0 0
Valentine rf 5 2 3 3
Parrish 3b 5 1 2 2
Speier ss 4 1 1 1
May p 2 0 1 2
  Papi ph 1 0 0 0
  Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0
  Garrett ph 1 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 12 8
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 5 1 1 0
Clines cf,lf 5 1 2 3
Biittner 1b 5 1 1 1
Kingman lf 4 1 2 1
  Wallis cf 0 0 0 0
Murcer rf 4 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 4 0 1 1
Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0
Rader c 4 1 1 0
Fryman p 2 0 0 0
  Meoli ph 1 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 39 6 9 6
Montreal 021 001 0048123
Chicago 211 100 001693
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
May   5.0 7 5 4 0 4
  Bahnsen   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Knowles  W (1-0) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
0
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Fryman   6.0 9 4 3 2 2
  Moore   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Sutter  L (0-2) 1.0 2 4 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
3
4
2

  E–Parrish (3), Speier 2 (5), Clines (1), Ontiveros (1), Trillo (2).  2B–Montreal Parrish (6,off Fryman); Valentine (1,off Fryman), Chicago Clines (1,off May); Rader (3,off May); Ontiveros (1,off May); Cruz (2,off Knowles).  3B–Montreal Dawson (1,off Fryman).  HR–Montreal Speier (2,6th inning off Fryman 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Biittner (2,4th inning off May 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Carter (1,by Sutter).  SB–DeJesus (1,2nd base off May/Carter); Clines (2,2nd base off May/Carter).  WP–Moore (2).  BK–May (2).  IBB–Sutter (2,Carter).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:42.  A–2,227.
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