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Expos 10 @ Cubs 8
Wrigley Field
September 5, 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 September 5, 1978 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Expos with a score of 10 to 8.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 5, 1978 
Visiting Team
Montreal Expos
R: 10 H: 13 E: 4 LOB: 5
Runs: 10
Hits: 13
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 8 H: 12 E: 3 LOB: 11
Runs: 8
Hits: 12
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherWayne Twitchell  
Losing PitcherBruce Sutter  
SaveMike Garman  
Game Winning RBIDave Cash 

Game Info

DateSeptember 5, 1978 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamMontreal Expos 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherWoodie Fryman  
Home Starting PitcherDonnie Moore  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance7,579 
Time of Game3 hours 20 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jerry Crawford
1B: Doug Harvey
2B: Andy Olsen
3B: Jim Quick

Montreal Expos Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dave Cash  Second Baseman 
Del Unser  Right Fielder 
Andre Dawson  Center Fielder 
Tony Perez  First Baseman 
Warren Cromartie  Left Fielder 
Gary Carter  Catcher 
Larry Parrish  Third Baseman 
Chris Speier  Shortstop 
Woodie Fryman  Pitcher 
Dick Williams  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ivan De Jesus  Shortstop 
Rodney Scott  Third Baseman 
Larry Biittner  First Baseman 
Dave Kingman  Left Fielder 
Manny Trillo  Second Baseman 
Gene Clines  Right Fielder 
Jerry White  Center Fielder 
Larry Cox  Catcher 
Donnie Moore  Pitcher 
Herman Franks  Manager 

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Expos 10 @ Cubs 8
Wrigley Field
September 5, 1978

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         Game of 9/5/1978 -- Montreal at Chicago (D)

  Montreal           AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Cash D, 2b            5  1  1  1   De Jesus I, ss        2  0  0  0   
Frias P, 2b           0  0  0  0   Kelleher M, ss        0  0  0  0   
Unser D, rf           2  0  0  0   Murcer B, ph          1  0  0  0   
Mejias S, ph-rf       2  0  1  1   Roberts D, p          1  0  0  0   
Dawson A, cf          4  1  1  0   Seoane M, p           0  0  0  0   
Perez T, 1b           5  0  1  1   Sutter B, p           0  0  0  0   
Cromartie W, lf       4  2  2  0   Hernandez G, p        0  0  0  0   
Carter G, c           5  2  3  1   Buckner B, ph         1  0  0  0   
Parrish L, 3b         4  2  2  3   Scott R, 3b-ss        2  0  0  1   
Speier C, ss          4  1  1  1   Meoli R, 3b           0  0  0  0   
Fryman W, p           0  0  0  0   Putman E, ph-3b       1  0  0  0   
Pirtle G, p           0  0  0  0   Biittner L, 1b        5  0  0  0   
Herrmann E, ph        1  0  0  0   Kingman D, lf         5  2  3  1   
Miller R, p           0  0  0  0   Trillo M, 2b          5  2  2  1   
Valentine E, ph       1  1  1  2   Clines G, rf          4  1  1  1   
Atkinson B, p         0  0  0  0   White J, cf           3  1  2  1   
Twitchell W, p        1  0  0  0   Cox L, c              2  0  1  0   
Hutton T, ph          1  0  0  0   Rader D, ph-c         2  1  2  0   
Knowles D, p          0  0  0  0   Vail M, ph            1  0  1  0   
Bahnsen S, p          0  0  0  0   Moore D, p            1  0  0  1   
Garman M, p           0  0  0  0   McGlothen L, p        0  0  0  0   
                                   Thompson S, ph        0  1  0  0   
                                   Sember M, 3b-ss       1  0  0  0   
                                   Gross G, ph           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39 10 13 10                        37  8 12  6

Montreal         000 132 040 -- 10
Chicago          030 050 000 --  8

  Montreal             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Fryman W*             1.0  5  3  3  0  1
Pirtle G              1.0  0  0  0  1  0
Miller R              2.0  1  0  0  2  2
Atkinson B            0.1  4  4  3  0  0
Twitchell W (W)       2.2  1  1  0  2  1
Knowles D             1.2  0  0  0  1  2
Bahnsen S+            0.0  1  0  0  1  0
Garman M (S)          0.1  0  0  0  0  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Moore D               4.1  6  4  3  0  0
McGlothen L           0.2  0  0  0  2  0
Roberts D#            2.0  2  3  3  1  2
Seoane M**            0.0  1  1  1  0  0
Sutter B (L)          1.0  3  2  2  0  1
Hernandez G           1.0  1  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 5 batters in 2nd
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
  # Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
  ** Pitched to 2 batters in 8th

E -- Speier C 2, Cox L, Unser D, Perez T, Scott R, Trillo M
DP -- Montreal 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Montreal 5, Chicago 11
2B -- Trillo M, Carter G 2, Cromartie W, Cash D
HR -- Valentine E, Kingman D, Parrish L
SB -- Dawson A
SH -- Kelleher M, Clines G
T -- 3:20
A -- 7579

    

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