Montreal Expos vs New York Mets
June 20, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1978 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Montreal Expos 0, New York Mets 3

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 4 0 1 0
Speier ss 4 0 0 0
Cromartie lf 3 0 1 0
Perez 1b 4 0 2 0
Valentine rf 3 0 0 0
Dawson cf 4 0 0 0
Carter c 3 0 0 0
Parrish 3b 3 0 0 0
Grimsley p 2 0 0 0
  Garrett ph 1 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 4 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 1 1 2
Valentine 2b 2 0 0 0
  Youngblood pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Maddox rf 4 1 2 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0
Mazzilli cf 3 0 1 0
Stearns c 2 1 1 1
Randle 3b 3 0 1 0
Flynn ss 3 0 1 0
Espinosa p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 8 3
Montreal 000 000 000041
New York 110 001 00x380
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley  L (11-4) 7.0 8 3 2 3 5
  Knowles   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 8.0 8 3 2 4 5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Espinosa  W (6-6) 9.0 4 0 0 2 5
Totals 9.0 4 0 0 2 5

  E–Cash (5).  DP–Montreal 1.  2B–Montreal Cromartie (13,off Espinosa), New York Randle (9,off Grimsley).  HR–New York S Henderson (7,1st inning off Grimsley 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Mazzilli (2,off Grimsley).  SF–Stearns (3,off Grimsley).  IBB–Randle (3,by Grimsley).  IBB–Grimsley (3,Randle).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:09.  A–11,950.

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