Pittsburgh Pirates vs Montreal Expos
September 23, 1978 Box Score

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

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Montreal Expos 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 1 1 0
Moreno cf 1 1 0 0
Parker rf 4 0 2 1
Robinson lf 4 0 2 1
Stargell 1b 4 0 0 0
Garner 2b 3 0 0 0
Berra 3b 4 0 0 0
Dyer c 3 0 0 0
Blyleven p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 3 1 2 0
Dawson cf 4 1 1 2
Valentine rf 4 0 1 0
Perez 1b 4 0 1 0
Cromartie lf 4 0 1 0
Carter c 3 0 1 0
Parrish 3b 4 1 1 0
Speier ss 4 0 1 0
Grimsley p 2 0 0 0
  Unser ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 33 3 10 3
Pittsburgh 000 002 000251
Montreal 200 000 0013100
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (14-10) 8.1 10 3 3 2 8
Totals
8.1
10
3
3
2
8
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley  W (19-10) 9.0 5 2 2 4 4
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
4

  E–Berra (11).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Montreal 1.  2B–Pittsburgh B Robinson (35,off Grimsley); Taveras (31,off Grimsley), Montreal Carter (27,off Blyleven); Cash (24,off Blyleven); Parrish (39,off Blyleven).  HR–Montreal Dawson (24,1st inning off Blyleven 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Grimsley (11,off Blyleven).  IBB–Cash (2,by Blyleven).  SB–Parker (19,3rd base off Grimsley/Carter).  CS–Moreno (19,2nd base by Grimsley/Carter); Carter (6,2nd base by Blyleven/Dyer).  IBB–Blyleven (5,Cash).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:27.  A–20,324.
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