Pittsburgh Pirates vs Montreal Expos
August 2, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 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 3, Montreal Expos 0

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 1 0
Garner 2b 3 1 2 1
Parker rf 3 0 1 1
Robinson cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Sanguillen 1b 4 0 0 0
Milner lf 3 1 1 0
  Moreno cf 0 0 0 0
Berra 3b 3 0 0 1
Dyer c 4 1 1 0
Kison p 3 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 4 0 0 0
Dawson cf 3 0 0 0
Valentine rf 3 0 0 0
Perez 1b 4 0 0 0
Parrish 3b 3 0 0 0
Cromartie lf 3 0 1 0
Carter c 3 0 0 0
Speier ss 2 0 1 0
  Hutton ph 1 0 0 0
  Frias ss 0 0 0 0
Schatzeder p 1 0 1 0
  Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0
  Unser ph 1 0 0 0
  Pirtle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 3 0
Pittsburgh 010 001 010360
Montreal 000 000 000031
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kison  W (3-3) 8.0 3 0 0 2 7
  Tekulve  SV (18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
2
7
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Schatzeder  L (4-3) 7.2 6 3 2 2 3
  Bahnsen   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Pirtle   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
3
5

  E–Valentine (6).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Milner (11,off Schatzeder).  HR–Pittsburgh Garner (6,6th inning off Schatzeder 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Berra (1,off Schatzeder).  SH–Schatzeder (1,off Kison).  SB–Moreno (44,2nd base off Pirtle/Carter).  CS–Taveras (20,3rd base by Schatzeder/Carter).  BK–Schatzeder (2).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:19.  A–15,378.
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