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Expos
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 9, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Montreal Expos, played on April 9, 1978 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 9, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 9, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ross Grimsley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Bruhert |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 30,448 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Runge 1B: Bob Engel 2B: Jerry Dale 3B: John McSherry |
Montreal Expos Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ellis Valentine | Right Fielder |
| Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
| Andre Dawson | Center Fielder |
| Gary Carter | Catcher |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Del Unser | Left Fielder |
| Larry Parrish | Third Baseman |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Ross Grimsley | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Randle | Third Baseman |
| Tim Foli | Shortstop |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Ken Henderson | Right Fielder |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Mike Bruhert | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Expos
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 9, 1978
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Bruhert
Valentine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Bruhert
There goes Valentine. The throw from Stearns and he is out, Foli applying the tag. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Bruhert
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Bruhert
Dawson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Grimsley
Randle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Grimsley
Foli hits a line drive into left field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Grimsley
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimsley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Bruhert
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Bruhert
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Foli. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Bruhert
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Bruhert
Parrish hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henderson. Parrish reaches second base with a double. Unser goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speier vs. Bruhert
Speier hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henderson who is chasing the ball. Speier reaches third base with a triple. Parrish scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grimsley vs. Bruhert
Grimsley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Valentine vs. Bruhert
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Grimsley
Montanez hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Grimsley
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Grimsley
Stearns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Grimsley
Mazzilli is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Bruhert
Cash hits a line drive into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Bruhert
Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Bruhert
Carter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Bruhert
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Grimsley
Flynn hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cash reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruhert vs. Grimsley
Bruhert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Grimsley
Randle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Grimsley
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Bruhert
Unser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Bruhert
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Bruhert
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Grimsley
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Grimsley
Montanez hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Grimsley
Henderson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimsley vs. Bruhert
Grimsley strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Bruhert
Valentine hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Bruhert
Cash hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Bruhert
The umpire calls a balk on Bruhert Cash moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dawson vs. Bruhert
Dawson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash scores. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Bruhert
There's a wild pitch. Dawson moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. Bruhert
Carter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Bruhert
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Grimsley
Stearns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Grimsley
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Grimsley
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Bruhert
Unser hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Bruhert
Parrish hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Bruhert
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grimsley vs. Bruhert
Grimsley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Grimsley
Joel Youngblood pinch hits for Mike Bruhert.
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Grimsley
Randle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Grimsley
Foli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Grimsley
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Metzger
Butch Metzger now pitching.
Valentine strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Metzger
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Metzger
Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli misplays the ball. That's an error on Foli. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carter vs. Metzger
Carter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cash scores. Dawson moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Metzger
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Unser vs. Siebert
Paul Siebert now pitching.
Unser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dawson scores. Carter moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parrish vs. Siebert
There goes Unser. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Unser steals second. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Parrish vs. Siebert
Parrish hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Grimsley
Montanez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Grimsley
Henderson hits a line drive into left field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Grimsley
Stearns hits a fly ball into left field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Grimsley
Mazzilli hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Carter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Siebert
Speier hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimsley vs. Siebert
Grimsley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. Siebert
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grimsley moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Siebert
Siebert spins and fires to second, with Foli covering, and Grimsley is picked off. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Siebert
Cash hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Grimsley
Pepe Frias now playing second base.
Flynn hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Grimsley
Tom Grieve pinch hits for Paul Siebert.
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimsley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Grimsley
Randle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Grimsley
Foli hits a popup, foul, towards third. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Myrick
Bob Myrick now pitching.
Dawson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Myrick
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Myrick
Perez hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Expos, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Grimsley
Sam Mejias now playing left field. Del Unser now playing first base.
Henderson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Grimsley
Montanez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Grimsley
Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Grimsley
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/9/1978, game 2 -- Montreal at New York (D)
Montreal AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Valentine E, rf 5 0 2 0 Randle L, 3b 2 0 1 0
Cash D, 2b 4 2 1 0 Foli T, ss 3 0 0 0
Frias P, 2b 0 0 0 0 Henderson S, lf 4 0 0 0
Dawson A, cf 5 1 1 1 Montanez W, 1b 3 0 1 0
Carter G, c 4 0 2 1 Henderson K, rf 4 0 0 0
Perez T, 1b 5 0 0 0 Stearns J, c 3 0 1 0
Mejias S, lf 0 0 0 0 Mazzilli L, cf 3 0 0 0
Unser D, lf-1b 4 1 2 1 Flynn D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Parrish L, 3b 4 1 2 1 Bruhert M, p 1 0 0 0
Speier C, ss 4 0 1 1 Youngblood J, ph 1 0 0 0
Grimsley R, p 2 0 0 0 Metzger B, p 0 0 0 0
Siebert P, p 0 0 0 0
Grieve T, ph 1 0 0 0
Myrick B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 5 11 5 28 0 3 0
Montreal 020 010 200 -- 5
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Montreal IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley R (W) 9.0 3 0 0 5 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Bruhert M (L) 6.0 8 3 1 2 2
Metzger B 0.2 1 2 1 1 1
Siebert P 1.1 2 0 0 1 0
Myrick B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Foli T 2
DP -- Montreal 2, New York 1
LOB -- Montreal 9, New York 6
2B -- Parrish L
3B -- Speier C
SB -- Unser D
CS -- Valentine E
WP -- Bruhert M
Balk -- Bruhert M
T -- 2:20
A -- 30448
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