Philadelphia Phillies vs Montreal Expos
April 23, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1978 at Stade Olympique. 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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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Montreal Expos 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 1 1 0
Bowa ss 4 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 4 1 2 1
Luzinski lf 5 0 1 0
Johnstone 1b 2 0 0 1
Maddox cf 3 0 0 0
Boone c 3 0 0 0
Johnson 2b 2 0 0 0
Lonborg p 3 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
  Martin ph 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cromartie lf 4 1 2 1
  Mejias lf 0 0 0 0
Cash 2b 4 1 1 1
  Frias 2b 0 0 0 0
Dawson cf 3 1 0 0
Carter c 3 1 1 0
Perez 1b 4 0 1 1
  White pr 0 0 0 0
  Unser 1b 0 0 0 0
Valentine rf 4 0 1 1
Parrish 3b 4 0 1 1
Speier ss 3 0 1 0
Rogers p 2 0 0 0
  Knowles p 1 1 1 0
Totals 32 5 9 5
Philadelphia 001 100 000252
Montreal 100 003 10x591
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lonborg  L (1-2) 5.2 6 4 4 2 5
  Brusstar   1.1 3 1 0 0 1
  Garber   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
4
2
6
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers  W (2-2) 6.2 5 2 2 7 11
  Knowles  SV (1) 2.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
8
11

  E–Luzinski (1), Johnstone (1), Parrish (4).  DP–Montreal 1.  2B–Philadelphia McBride (3,off Rogers); Luzinski (4,off Rogers), Montreal Cash (4,off Lonborg).  HBP–McBride (1,by Rogers).  IBB–Carter (2,by Lonborg).  SB–McBride (2,2nd base off Rogers/Carter).  CS–Maddox (1,2nd base by Rogers/Carter); Cromartie (1,2nd base by Brusstar/Boone).  BK–Garber (1).  HBP–Rogers (1,McBride).  IBB–Lonborg (1,Carter).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Joe West, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:29.  A–17,922.
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