Montreal Expos vs Atlanta Braves
May 9, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1978 at Fulton County Stadium. The Montreal Expos defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 7, Atlanta Braves 6

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cromartie lf 4 1 1 0
Cash 2b 5 0 1 1
  Mejias cf 0 0 0 0
Dawson cf 5 1 3 1
  Atkinson p 0 0 0 0
Perez 1b 5 0 2 1
  Frias 2b 0 0 0 0
Valentine rf 4 1 1 0
Parrish 3b 5 1 2 0
Speier ss 4 2 1 0
Reece c 2 0 0 1
  Carter ph,c 2 1 2 3
Dues p 2 0 0 0
  Holdsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Garrett ph 1 0 0 0
  Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Unser ph,cf,1b 2 0 0 0
Totals 41 7 13 7
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 3 1 0 0
Office cf 4 2 3 0
Pocoroba c 5 1 2 1
Burroughs lf 3 1 2 2
  Bonnell pr,lf 0 0 0 0
  Nolan ph 1 0 0 0
Asselstine rf 3 0 0 0
Murphy 1b 4 1 2 1
Gilbreath 3b 4 0 0 0
Chaney ss 1 0 0 1
Niekro p 3 0 2 0
  Solomon p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 11 5
Montreal 000 100 2137132
Atlanta 000 221 1006113
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Dues   3.0 4 2 2 2 2
  Holdsworth   2.0 2 2 2 2 0
  Bahnsen   1.0 4 2 2 2 0
  Knowles   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Atkinson  W (2-1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
7
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   7.1 10 4 2 3 8
  Solomon  L (1-2) 1.2 3 3 3 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
7
5
3
8

  E–Carter (2), Dues (2), Royster (1), Asselstine (1), Murphy (4).  DP–Montreal 3.  PB–Reece (2); Pocoroba 2 (5).  2B–Montreal Perez 2 (7,off Niekro 2), Atlanta Murphy (2,off Bahnsen).  HR–Montreal Carter (4,9th inning off Solomon 2 on, 2 out), Atlanta Burroughs (3,5th inning off Holdsworth 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Cromartie (1,by Niekro).  SF–Chaney (1,off Bahnsen).  IBB–Chaney (3,by Holdsworth).  SB–Chaney (1,2nd base off Atkinson/Carter).  WP–Niekro (3).  HBP–Niekro (2,Cromartie).  IBB–Holdsworth (2,Chaney).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:53.  A–8,636.
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