New York Mets vs Montreal Expos
September 6, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 1978 at Stade Olympique. The Montreal Expos defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 2, Montreal Expos 8

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 3 0 0 0
Maddox 3b 3 1 1 0
Henderson lf 3 0 2 0
Stearns c 2 0 0 1
Grieve 1b 3 0 0 0
Norman rf 3 1 1 1
Youngblood 2b 3 0 0 0
Flynn ss 3 0 0 0
Bruhert p 2 0 1 0
  Bernard p 0 0 0 0
  Siebert p 0 0 0 0
Totals 25 2 5 2
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 3 0 1 1
Dawson cf 4 1 2 1
Valentine rf 3 1 2 1
  Mejias rf 0 0 0 0
Perez 1b 4 0 1 0
Cromartie lf 4 2 2 1
Carter c 3 1 2 0
Parrish 3b 3 1 2 3
Speier ss 3 1 2 1
  Papi pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Grimsley p 2 0 1 0
Totals 29 8 15 8
New York 100 010 0251
Montreal 000 314 08151
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Bruhert  L (3-8) 4.2 10 4 4 0 0
  Bernard   0.2 5 4 4 0 0
  Siebert   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
6.1
15
8
8
1
0
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley  W (17-9) 7.0 5 2 2 0 1
Totals
7.0
5
2
2
0
1

  E–Bruhert (5), Perez (10).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Montreal Dawson (18,off Bruhert); Valentine (31,off Bruhert); Cromartie (29,off Bruhert); Parrish (35,off Bernard); Cash (22,off Bernard).  HR–New York Norman (1,5th inning off Grimsley 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Stearns (5,off Grimsley).  SH–Cash (5,off Bruhert); Grimsley (10,off Bernard).  SB–S Henderson (12,2nd base off Grimsley/Carter).  WP–Siebert (2).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–1:52.  A–7,894.
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