New York Mets vs Montreal Expos
September 7, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 1978 at Stade Olympique. The New York Mets defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 9, Montreal Expos 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 4 1 1 1
Maddox 3b 3 2 1 0
Henderson lf 3 1 0 0
Montanez 1b 5 1 2 4
Stearns c 3 0 0 1
Boisclair rf 3 1 1 0
  Norman ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Youngblood 2b 4 2 1 1
Flynn ss 3 1 2 2
Espinosa p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 9 8 9
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 4 0 1 1
Dawson cf 4 0 1 0
Valentine rf 2 1 2 1
Perez 1b 3 0 1 1
  Atkinson p 0 0 0 0
  Herrmann ph 1 0 0 0
  Mejias p 0 0 0 0
Cromartie lf 4 0 0 0
Carter c 3 0 0 0
  Fry c 1 0 0 0
Parrish 3b 4 0 1 0
Speier ss 3 1 1 0
James p 0 0 0 0
  Pirtle p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Unser ph 1 0 0 0
  May p 0 0 0 0
  Hutton ph,1b 2 2 2 1
Totals 32 4 9 4
New York 252 000 000980
Montreal 000 101 020490
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Espinosa  W (10-13) 9.0 9 4 4 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
1
2
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
James  L (0-1) 1.0 2 4 4 3 1
  Pirtle   1.2 5 5 5 4 1
  Miller   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  May   3.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Atkinson   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Mejias   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
9
9
8
6

  E–None.  DP–New York 3.  2B–New York Mazzilli (23,off Pirtle), Montreal Valentine (32,off Espinosa); Hutton 2 (2,off Espinosa 2); Speier (16,off Espinosa).  3B–New York Flynn (6,off Pirtle), Montreal Valentine (2,off Espinosa).  HR–New York Youngblood (6,2nd inning off James 0 on, 0 out); Montanez (17,2nd inning off Pirtle 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Espinosa (6,off Pirtle).  HBP–Stearns (8,by Mejias).  SF–Valentine (4,off Espinosa).  SB–Mazzilli (15,2nd base off James/Carter); Stearns (24,2nd base off James/Carter).  WP–Mejias 2 (2).  HBP–Mejias (1,Stearns).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:23.  A–10,161.
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