Pittsburgh Pirates vs Montreal Expos
May 20, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1978 at Stade Olympique. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Montreal Expos 0

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 1 0
Moreno cf 3 1 1 0
Parker rf 3 1 2 0
Milner lf 4 1 1 0
Stargell 1b 4 2 2 5
Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0
Ott c 4 1 1 0
Garner 3b 4 0 0 0
Blyleven p 4 0 1 1
Totals 34 6 9 6
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cromartie lf 4 0 0 0
Cash 2b 4 0 1 0
Dawson cf 4 0 0 0
Carter c 3 0 0 0
Valentine rf 4 0 1 0
Perez 1b 3 0 1 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
Garrett 3b 3 0 0 0
Speier ss 2 0 0 0
Twitchell p 1 0 0 0
  White ph 1 0 0 0
  Dues p 0 0 0 0
  Unser 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0
Pittsburgh 300 300 000690
Montreal 000 000 000030
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (3-4) 9.0 3 0 0 3 8
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
3
8
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Twitchell  L (2-4) 5.0 7 6 6 2 4
  Dues   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Knowles   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
3
8

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Ott (2,off Twitchell).  3B–Pittsburgh Moreno (2,off Twitchell).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell 2 (6,1st inning off Twitchell 2 on, 2 out,4th inning off Twitchell 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Moreno (2,off Twitchell).  SB–Taveras (11,2nd base off Twitchell/Carter).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:10.  A–13,834.
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