Montreal Expos vs Chicago Cubs
September 4, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1978 at Wrigley Field. The Montreal Expos defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 5, Chicago Cubs 3

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 5 1 3 0
  Frias 2b 0 0 0 0
Dawson cf 2 1 0 0
  Unser cf 1 0 0 0
Valentine rf 4 0 1 0
  Mejias rf 0 0 0 0
Perez 1b 4 3 3 2
  Hutton 1b 0 0 0 0
Cromartie lf 4 0 1 2
Carter c 3 0 1 0
Parrish 3b 4 0 0 0
Speier ss 4 0 1 0
Schatzeder p 3 0 1 0
  Garman p 0 0 0 0
  Knowles p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 0 1 1
Scott 3b 4 1 2 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0
Kingman lf 3 1 1 2
Trillo 2b 3 0 1 0
Murcer rf,cf 3 0 1 0
White cf 2 0 0 0
  Vail ph 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph,cf 1 0 0 0
  Clines ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Cox c 1 1 0 0
  Rader ph,c 1 0 0 0
  Putman ph 1 0 0 0
Burris p 1 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
  McGlothen p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Montreal 000 130 0105111
Chicago 210 000 000371
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Schatzeder  W (7-4) 5.2 5 3 3 5 4
  Garman   1.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Knowles  SV (6) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
6
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Burris  L (5-11) 7.0 10 4 4 1 3
  McGlothen   2.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
1
4

  E–Cromartie (9), Scott (11).  DP–Montreal 2.  2B–Montreal Valentine (30,off Burris); Perez (37,off Burris).  HR–Montreal Perez (11,8th inning off McGlothen 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Kingman (24,1st inning off Schatzeder 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Dawson (12,by Burris).  CS–Cromartie (7,2nd base by Burris/Cox); DeJesus (9,2nd base by Schatzeder/Carter).  SB–Scott (23,3rd base off Schatzeder/Carter).  BK–Schatzeder (3).  HBP–Burris (8,Dawson).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:54.
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