Montreal Expos vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 3, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 1978 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Montreal Expos defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cromartie lf 4 0 0 0
Cash 2b 4 0 2 1
  Frias 2b 0 0 0 0
Parrish 3b 4 0 1 0
Perez 1b 4 1 1 0
  Rogers p 0 0 0 0
Valentine rf 3 0 1 1
Dawson cf 4 0 0 0
Carter c 4 0 0 0
Speier ss 3 1 1 0
Dues p 2 0 0 0
  Papi ph 1 0 0 0
  Unser 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 0 0
Moreno cf 4 0 1 0
Milner lf 4 0 1 0
Robinson rf 4 0 2 0
Stargell 1b 3 0 0 0
Ott c 3 0 0 0
Garner 2b 2 0 0 0
Macha 3b 2 0 0 0
Candelaria p 1 0 0 0
  Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 4 0
Montreal 001 100 000260
Pittsburgh 000 000 000040
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Dues  W (2-4) 7.0 3 0 0 2 2
  Rogers  SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
3
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  L (7-8) 8.0 6 2 2 0 6
  Tekulve   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
8

  E–None.  DP–Montreal 2.  2B–Montreal Valentine (16,off Candelaria); Speier (8,off Candelaria); Cash (15,off Candelaria); Parrish (18,off Candelaria), Pittsburgh B Robinson (14,off Dues).  3B–Montreal Perez (1,off Candelaria).  SF–Valentine (3,off Candelaria).  CS–Moreno (9,2nd base by Dues/Carter).  WP–Candelaria (3).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:26.  A–7,480.
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