Montreal Expos vs Cincinnati Reds
May 5, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1978 at Riverfront Stadium. The Montreal Expos defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Montreal Expos 4, Cincinnati Reds 3

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cromartie lf 4 0 0 0
  Frias 2b 1 0 0 0
Cash 2b 4 0 1 0
  Mejias lf 1 0 0 0
Dawson cf 5 0 0 0
Carter c 2 1 0 0
Perez 1b 4 0 1 0
  Unser 1b 0 0 0 0
Valentine rf 4 2 2 1
Parrish 3b 4 1 2 2
Speier ss 3 0 2 1
Rogers p 4 0 1 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 4 0 2 0
Griffey rf 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 2 0
Foster lf 4 1 0 0
Driessen 1b 4 1 1 2
Bench c 4 1 1 1
Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0
Geronimo cf 2 0 0 0
Hume p 1 0 0 0
  Lum ph 1 0 0 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Montreal 010 200 010492
Cincinnati 000 100 020360
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers  W (3-3) 9.0 6 3 3 2 10
Totals 9.0 6 3 3 2 10
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Hume  L (2-4) 7.0 7 3 3 2 4
  Murray   2.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals 9.0 9 4 4 3 6

  E–Cromartie 2 (2).  2B–Montreal Valentine (3,off Murray), Cincinnati Morgan (10,off Rogers).  HR–Montreal Valentine (2,4th inning off Hume 0 on, 2 out); Parrish (1,4th inning off Hume 0 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Bench (6,4th inning off Rogers 0 on, 2 out); Driessen (4,8th inning off Rogers 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Hume (3,off Rogers).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:28.  A–37,823.

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