Pittsburgh Pirates vs Montreal Expos
July 31, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1978 at Stade Olympique. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Montreal Expos 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 0 0
Garner 2b 4 1 2 0
Parker rf 4 0 1 0
Robinson cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Sanguillen 1b 3 1 2 1
  Moreno pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Milner lf,1b 3 0 0 0
Berra 3b 3 0 0 0
Dyer c 2 0 0 0
Blyleven p 2 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 1
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 4 0 1 0
Dawson cf 3 0 1 0
Valentine rf 4 0 0 0
Parrish 3b 4 1 1 0
Cromartie lf 4 2 2 0
Carter c 3 0 1 0
Hutton 1b 3 0 0 1
Speier ss 3 0 1 1
Grimsley p 2 0 1 0
  Unser ph 1 0 0 0
  Garman p 0 0 0 0
  Herrmann ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 32 3 9 3
Pittsburgh 000 200 000251
Montreal 000 000 102391
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (9-6) 8.1 9 3 3 3 6
Totals
8.1
9
3
3
3
6
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley   7.0 5 2 2 1 2
  Garman  W (2-4) 2.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
3

  E–Garner (21), Cash (8).  DP–Montreal 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Garner (17,off Grimsley), Montreal Grimsley (1,off Blyleven); Cromartie (22,off Blyleven).  HR–Pittsburgh Sanguillen (3,4th inning off Grimsley 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Blyleven (5,off Grimsley); Carter (1,off Blyleven).  IBB–Milner (5,by Garman); Hutton (2,by Blyleven).  SB–Moreno (43,2nd base off Garman/Carter); Dawson (21,2nd base off Blyleven/Dyer).  CS–Parker (5,2nd base by Grimsley/Carter); Moreno (13,3rd base by Garman/Carter); Dawson (6,2nd base by Blyleven/Dyer).  IBB–Blyleven (2,Hutton); Garman (2,Milner).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:20.  A–22,152.
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