Los Angeles Dodgers vs Montreal Expos
August 23, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1978 at Stade Olympique. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Montreal Expos 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 5 1 1 0
Russell ss 3 0 1 0
Smith rf 3 0 1 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 1 1
Cey 3b 3 1 1 0
Baker lf 3 2 1 0
Monday cf 3 0 1 1
  North pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Oates c 3 0 0 0
  Grote c 1 0 0 0
Hooton p 3 0 1 0
  Hough p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 2
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 4 0 1 0
Dawson cf 4 0 1 0
Valentine rf 4 0 1 0
Perez 1b 4 0 1 1
Cromartie lf 4 1 2 0
Carter c 3 0 1 0
Parrish 3b 4 0 2 1
Speier ss 4 0 0 0
Rogers p 1 1 0 0
  Unser ph 0 0 0 0
  Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0
  Hutton ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 2
Los Angeles 020 001 100481
Montreal 001 000 001294
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton  W (14-8) 8.0 9 2 2 3 3
  Hough  SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
3
5
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers  L (13-9) 7.0 8 4 3 3 5
  Bahnsen   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
3
5

  E–Oates (4), Cash (10), Valentine (8), Cromartie (7), Speier (14).  DP–Los Angeles 3.  2B–Los Angeles Cey (26,off Rogers); Smith (25,off Rogers); Russell (23,off Rogers), Montreal Parrish (30,off Hooton); Carter (22,off Hooton).  SH–Hooton (15,off Rogers); Russell (9,off Rogers).  CS–North (6,Home by Rogers/Carter); Garvey (4,2nd base by Rogers/Carter).  SB–Parrish (1,2nd base off Hooton/Oates).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:22.  A–31,696.
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