Cincinnati Reds vs Montreal Expos
May 17, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1978 at Stade Olympique. 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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Cincinnati Reds 4, Montreal Expos 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 4 0 1 0
Griffey rf 5 1 3 0
Morgan 2b 5 1 0 0
Foster cf 4 1 2 2
Bench lf 5 1 1 2
Concepcion ss 5 0 3 0
Driessen 1b 2 0 0 0
Werner c 5 0 1 0
Bonham p 3 0 0 0
  Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0
  Knight ph 1 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 11 4
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cromartie lf 6 1 3 3
Cash 2b 6 1 3 0
Dawson cf 4 1 1 0
Carter c 5 0 1 0
Valentine rf 6 0 0 0
Perez 1b 4 0 1 1
Parrish 3b 4 0 1 0
  Knowles p 1 0 0 0
Speier ss 5 1 3 0
Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
  Dues p 1 0 0 0
  Unser ph 1 0 0 0
  Atkinson p 0 0 0 0
  Garrett ph,3b 3 1 2 0
Totals 46 5 15 4
Cincinnati 400 000 000 004111
Montreal 000 000 400 015151
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham   6.0 11 4 4 1 3
  Sarmiento   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Tomlin   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Bair   2.1 1 0 0 1 2
  Murray  L (1-1) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
10.2
15
5
5
4
7
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley   0.1 4 4 4 1 0
  Dues   3.2 3 0 0 2 0
  Atkinson   3.0 1 0 0 3 2
  Knowles  W (2-0) 4.0 3 0 0 1 0
Totals
11.0
11
4
4
7
2

  E–Foster (6), Speier (9).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Montreal 3.  2B–Cincinnati Foster 2 (6,off Grimsley,off Dues); Concepcion (7,off Atkinson), Montreal Carter (6,off Bonham); Speier (5,off Tomlin).  HR–Cincinnati Bench (7,1st inning off Grimsley 1 on, 1 out), Montreal Cromartie (1,7th inning off Bonham 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Griffey (5,off Knowles).  IBB–Driessen 2 (5,by Dues,by Atkinson); Dawson (1,by Murray).  SB–Cash (4,2nd base off Sarmiento/Werner).  WP–Murray (3).  IBB–Murray (4,Dawson); Dues (2,Driessen); Atkinson (3,Driessen).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–3:15.  A–11,826.
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