Philadelphia Phillies vs Montreal Expos
September 20, 1978 Box Score

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

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Philadelphia Phillies 4, Montreal Expos 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Martin rf 5 0 0 0
Bowa ss 3 0 1 0
Maddox cf 3 1 1 0
Luzinski lf 4 1 1 2
  Smith lf 0 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 4 1 1 1
Cardenal 1b 4 1 2 0
  Morrison pr 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Boone c 3 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 1
Lerch p 3 0 0 0
  McCarver ph 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 4 0 0 0
Mejias rf 4 0 1 0
Dawson cf 4 1 1 0
Perez 1b 4 1 2 2
Cromartie lf 4 0 1 0
Carter c 3 0 0 0
Parrish 3b 4 0 2 0
Speier ss 4 0 1 0
Schatzeder p 1 0 0 0
  Papi ph 1 0 0 0
  Garman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Philadelphia 000 013 000470
Montreal 000 002 000280
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lerch  W (10-8) 8.0 8 2 2 1 1
  Reed  SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
1
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Schatzeder  L (7-6) 7.0 6 4 4 1 2
  Garman   2.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
3
2

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Philadelphia Cardenal (12,off Schatzeder); Maddox (32,off Schatzeder).  3B–Montreal Cromartie (6,off Lerch).  HR–Philadelphia Luzinski (32,6th inning off Schatzeder 1 on, 1 out); Schmidt (21,6th inning off Schatzeder 0 on, 1 out), Montreal Perez (14,6th inning off Lerch 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Boone (5,off Garman); Schatzeder (2,off Lerch).  IBB–McCarver (6,by Garman).  WP–Schatzeder (3).  IBB–Garman (5,McCarver).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–1:57.  A–9,298.
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