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Expos
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 6, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Montreal Expos, played on August 6, 1978 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 6, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 6, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Scott Sanderson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Burris |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 39,234 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Terry Tata 1B: Frank Pulli 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Paul Pryor |
Montreal Expos Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Papi | Second Baseman |
| Andre Dawson | Center Fielder |
| Ellis Valentine | Right Fielder |
| Larry Parrish | Third Baseman |
| Warren Cromartie | Left Fielder |
| Gary Carter | Catcher |
| Del Unser | First Baseman |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Scott Sanderson | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Rodney Scott | Third Baseman |
| Larry Biittner | First Baseman |
| Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
| Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
| Greg Gross | Center Fielder |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Tim Blackwell | Catcher |
| Ray Burris | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Expos
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 6, 1978
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Burris
Papi hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gross. Papi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Dawson vs. Burris
Dawson strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Valentine vs. Burris
Valentine hits a popup into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Burris
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Sanderson
De Jesus hits a popup, foul, towards first. Unser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Sanderson
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Sanderson
Biittner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Sanderson
Murcer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Biittner moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Kingman vs. Sanderson
Kingman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Papi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Burris
Cromartie hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Burris
Carter strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Burris
Unser strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Sanderson
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Sanderson
Trillo strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Sanderson
Blackwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Burris vs. Sanderson
Burris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Burris
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanderson vs. Burris
Sanderson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Papi vs. Burris
Papi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Sanderson
De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Sanderson
There goes De Jesus. The throw from Carter and he is safe. De Jesus steals second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Sanderson
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Biittner vs. Sanderson
Biittner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Sanderson
Murcer hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Kingman vs. Sanderson
Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Burris
Dawson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Dawson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Valentine vs. Burris
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Parrish vs. Burris
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cromartie vs. Burris
Cromartie hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Sanderson
Gross hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Carter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Sanderson
Trillo hits a popup into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Sanderson
Blackwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Burris vs. Sanderson
Burris strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Burris
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Burris
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Burris
Speier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sanderson vs. Burris
There's a wild pitch. Speier moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Sanderson vs. Burris
Sanderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Sanderson
De Jesus hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Sanderson
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Biittner vs. Sanderson
There goes Scott. The throw from Carter and he is out, Papi applying the tag. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Sanderson
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Burris
Papi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Burris
Dawson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. Burris
Valentine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Papi moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Parrish vs. Burris
There goes Valentine. The throw from Blackwell and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Papi scores. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Parrish vs. Burris
Parrish takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cromartie vs. Burris
Cromartie hits a line drive beyond first. Biittner can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Valentine scores. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Carter vs. Burris
Carter hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Unser vs. Burris
Unser hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Sanderson
Murcer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Sanderson
Jerry White pinch runs for Bobby Murcer.
Kingman hits a line drive into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Sanderson
Gross hits a line drive into right field. Valentine picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Valentine. White moves to third. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Trillo vs. Garman
Mike Garman now pitching.
Trillo hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Garman
Bill Buckner pinch hits for Tim Blackwell.
Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Burris
Dave Rader now catching. Jerry White now playing center field. Greg Gross now playing right field.
Speier strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Garman vs. Burris
Garman strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Burris
Papi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Burris
Dawson takes first base on ball four. Papi moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Valentine vs. Burris
Valentine strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Garman
Gene Clines pinch hits for Ray Burris.
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Garman
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Garman
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. McGlothen
Lynn McGlothen now pitching.
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. McGlothen
Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. McGlothen
Carter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Carter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Unser vs. McGlothen
Unser is walked intentionally. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Speier vs. McGlothen
Speier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Garman
Biittner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
White vs. Garman
White takes first base on ball four. Biittner moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kingman vs. Garman
Kingman bunts in front of the plate. Carter scoops up the ball and tags Kingman for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. Garman
Gross hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dawson. Gross reaches second base with a double. Biittner scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Trillo vs. Garman
Trillo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vail vs. Knowles
Darold Knowles now pitching. Mike Vail pinch hits for Dave Rader.
Vail hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores. Gross tags and moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Putman vs. Knowles
Ed Putman pinch hits for Lynn McGlothen.
Putman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gross scores. Trillo moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
De Jesus vs. Knowles
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Sutter
Bruce Sutter now pitching. Ed Putman now catching. Tom Hutton pinch hits for Darold Knowles.
Hutton bunts towards the mound. Sutter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Sutter
Papi hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Sutter
Dawson hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Dawson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Valentine vs. Sutter
Valentine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dawson scores. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Sutter
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/6/1978, game 2 -- Montreal at Chicago (D)
Montreal AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Papi S, 2b 4 1 2 0 De Jesus I, ss 5 0 1 0
Dawson A, cf 4 1 2 0 Scott R, 3b 3 0 1 0
Valentine E, rf 5 1 2 1 Biittner L, 1b 4 1 2 0
Parrish L, 3b 4 0 0 0 Murcer B, rf 3 0 2 0
Cromartie W, lf 4 0 1 1 White J, pr-cf 0 2 0 0
Carter G, c 4 0 1 0 Kingman D, lf 4 0 0 0
Unser D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Gross G, cf-rf 4 1 2 1
Speier C, ss 3 0 0 0 Trillo M, 2b 2 0 0 1
Sanderson S, p 2 0 1 0 Blackwell T, c 0 0 0 0
Garman M, p 1 0 0 0 Buckner B, ph 1 0 0 0
Knowles D, p 0 0 0 0 Rader D, c 0 0 0 0
Hutton T, ph 1 0 0 0 Vail M, ph 0 0 0 1
Sutter B, p 0 0 0 0
Burris R, p 2 0 0 0
Clines G, ph 1 0 0 0
McGlothen L, p 0 0 0 0
Putman E, ph-c 1 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 9 2 30 4 9 4
Montreal 000 002 001 -- 3
Chicago 000 001 03x -- 4
Montreal IP H R ER BB SO
Sanderson S 5.1 6 1 1 3 4
Garman M (L) 2.0 2 3 3 2 0
Knowles D 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Burris R 7.0 6 2 2 4 6
McGlothen L (W) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Sutter B (S) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
E -- Blackwell T, Valentine E
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Montreal 10, Chicago 9
2B -- Papi S, Carter G, Gross G, Dawson A
3B -- Dawson A
SB -- De Jesus I, Valentine E
CS -- Scott R
SF -- Trillo M, Vail M
WP -- Burris R
T -- 2:55
A -- 39234
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