Chicago Cubs vs Montreal Expos
August 13, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 13, 1978 at Stade Olympique. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 2, Montreal Expos 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 5 0 0 0
White cf 3 0 0 0
Biittner 1b 4 0 2 0
Murcer rf 4 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0
  Gross lf 0 0 0 0
Kingman lf 1 1 1 1
  Kelleher 3b 0 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0
Blackwell c 4 1 2 0
Reuschel p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 1
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 4 0 1 0
Dawson cf 4 0 1 1
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Pirtle p 0 0 0 0
Valentine rf 4 0 1 0
Perez 1b 4 0 2 0
Parrish 3b 3 0 0 0
Cromartie lf 3 0 1 0
Carter c 4 0 0 0
Speier ss 4 1 2 0
Sanderson p 1 0 0 0
  Unser ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 8 1
Chicago 001 001 000251
Montreal 000 010 000181
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  W (11-10) 9.0 8 1 1 1 6
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
6
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Sanderson  L (0-1) 7.0 4 2 2 2 6
  Knowles   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Pirtle   1.2 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
8

  E–Johnson (8), Sanderson (1).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago Blackwell (1,off Sanderson), Montreal Cromartie (25,off R Reuschel).  HR–Chicago Kingman (18,6th inning off Sanderson 0 on, 2 out).  SH–R Reuschel (8,off Sanderson); Sanderson (1,off R Reuschel); Parrish (4,off R Reuschel).  IBB–Kingman (7,by Pirtle); Cromartie (4,by R Reuschel).  IBB–R Reuschel (7,Cromartie); Pirtle (6,Kingman).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:23.  A–24,394.
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