Montreal Expos vs San Diego Padres
June 15, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 15, 1978 at San Diego Stadium. The Montreal Expos defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 3, San Diego Padres 1

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 4 0 2 0
Speier ss 4 1 2 0
Cromartie lf 4 0 0 0
Perez 1b 4 1 1 1
  Unser 1b 0 0 0 0
Valentine rf 4 1 2 2
Carter c 3 0 1 0
Papi 3b 4 0 0 0
Mejias cf 3 0 0 0
Grimsley p 4 0 1 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Smith ss 4 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
Thomas cf,1b 3 0 1 0
Tenace 1b 3 0 1 0
  Richards pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Winfield rf 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez 2b 3 0 2 0
Reynolds lf 4 0 0 0
Ashford 3b 3 0 0 0
Roberts c 4 1 2 0
Shirley p 2 0 0 0
  Almon ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 0
Montreal 010 002 000392
San Diego 001 000 000170
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley  W (11-3) 9.0 7 1 0 3 4
Totals
9.0
7
1
0
3
4
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Shirley  L (3-8) 7.0 9 3 3 2 2
  Lee   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
3

  E–Papi (4), Grimsley (2).  DP–Montreal 1, San Diego 2.  2B–Montreal Speier (7,off Shirley); Perez (15,off Shirley); Valentine (14,off Shirley), San Diego Roberts (2,off Grimsley).  HR–Montreal Valentine (8,2nd inning off Shirley 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Mejias (1,by Shirley); Carter (5,by Shirley).  SH–Gonzalez (1,off Grimsley).  IBB–Shirley 2 (6,Mejias,Carter).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:17.  A–9,253.
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