San Diego Padres vs Montreal Expos
August 20, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1978 at Stade Olympique. The San Diego Padres defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 5, Montreal Expos 4

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Smith ss 5 0 0 0
Thomas cf 4 1 2 1
Reynolds lf 2 1 1 1
  Turner ph 1 0 0 0
  Lee p 1 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Winfield rf 4 2 2 0
Tenace c 3 0 0 0
Perkins 1b 3 0 1 3
Gonzalez 2b 4 0 1 0
Almon 3b 4 1 1 0
Owchinko p 1 0 1 0
  Gamble ph 0 0 0 0
  Richards pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 4 0 1 1
Mejias rf 3 0 0 0
  Unser ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Dawson cf 4 1 1 1
Perez 1b 4 1 1 1
Cromartie lf 4 0 2 0
Carter c 4 1 1 0
Parrish 3b 4 0 0 0
Speier ss 3 1 1 0
Fryman p 1 0 0 0
  Twitchell p 0 0 0 0
  Valentine ph 1 0 1 1
  Schatzeder pr 0 0 0 0
  Dues p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
San Diego 200 020 010590
Montreal 000 121 000480
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Owchinko   6.0 7 4 4 0 3
  Lee  W (4-1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Fingers  SV (29) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
0
4
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Fryman   4.2 6 4 4 2 2
  Twitchell   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Dues  L (5-5) 4.0 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
5

  E–None.  DP–San Diego 1, Montreal 1.  2B–San Diego Perkins (9,off Fryman); Gonzalez (10,off Dues), Montreal Speier (14,off Owchinko).  3B–San Diego Winfield (3,off Dues).  HR–Montreal Dawson (21,4th inning off Owchinko 0 on, 1 out); Perez (10,6th inning off Owchinko 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Owchinko (6,off Fryman).  SF–Perkins (2,off Dues).  HBP–Gamble (5,by Dues).  HBP–Dues (4,Gamble).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:22.  A–20,094.
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