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Expos
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
September 27, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Montreal Expos, played on September 27, 1978 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 27, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
|
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 27, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ross Grimsley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Christenson |
| Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 27,410 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Andy Olsen 1B: Jim Quick 2B: Jerry Crawford 3B: Doug Harvey |
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 |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Stan Papi | Third Baseman |
| Ross Grimsley | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Jose Cardenal | First Baseman |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Jerry Martin | Right Fielder |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Larry Christenson | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Expos
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
September 27, 1978
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Christenson
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Christenson
Unser strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Christenson
Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Grimsley
Schmidt hits a fly ball into right field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Grimsley
Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Grimsley
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Papi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Christenson
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cardenal scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perez for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Christenson
Cromartie strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Christenson
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Grimsley
Luzinski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Grimsley
There's a wild pitch. Luzinski moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenal vs. Grimsley
Cardenal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Grimsley
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Grimsley
Martin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cromartie. Martin reaches second base with a double. Luzinski scores. Cardenal moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sizemore vs. Grimsley
Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cardenal tags and scores. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christenson vs. Grimsley
Christenson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Christenson
Speier hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Christenson
Papi hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimsley vs. Christenson
Grimsley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Grimsley
Schmidt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Grimsley
Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Grimsley
Maddox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cromartie. Maddox reaches second base with a double. Schmidt moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Luzinski vs. Grimsley
Luzinski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cardenal vs. Grimsley
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Cash fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Schmidt scores. Maddox moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boone vs. Grimsley
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Christenson
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Christenson
Unser hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Christenson
Dawson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Christenson
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cromartie vs. Christenson
Cromartie is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Grimsley
Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Grimsley
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Grimsley
Christenson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Grimsley
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Christenson
Carter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Christenson
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Papi vs. Christenson
Papi strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimsley vs. Christenson
Grimsley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Grimsley
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Grimsley
Maddox hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Grimsley
Luzinski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Grimsley
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Papi fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Christenson
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Christenson
Unser hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Christenson
Dawson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Christenson
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Grimsley
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Grimsley
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Grimsley
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Papi juggles the ball. That's an error on Papi. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Christenson vs. Grimsley
Christenson strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schmidt vs. Grimsley
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. Martin moves to third. Sizemore moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bowa vs. Grimsley
Bowa hits a line drive to center field. Dawson throws towards the plate. Carter fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Carter. Martin scores. Sizemore scores. Schmidt moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Grimsley
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schmidt moves to third. Bowa moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Luzinski vs. Grimsley
Luzinski 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, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Christenson
Cromartie hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Christenson
Carter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cardenal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Christenson
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Grimsley
Cardenal hits a fly ball into right field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Grimsley
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Papi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Grimsley
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Grimsley
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Papi fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Christenson
Papi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Christenson
Tom Hutton pinch hits for Ross Grimsley.
Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Christenson
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Christenson
Unser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cash moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dawson vs. Christenson
Dawson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cash scores. Unser moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Perez vs. Christenson
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cardenal fields the ball and throws to Christenson covering. Safe. Unser scores. Dawson moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cromartie vs. Christenson
Cromartie hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 3 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Garman
Tom Hutton now playing left field. Mike Garman now pitching.
Christenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Garman
Schmidt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Garman
Bowa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Garman
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maddox vs. Garman
Maddox hits a popup towards first. Perez catches it and throws to home to double up Schmidt, who tagged and tried to score. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 3 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Christenson
Carter hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Christenson
Speier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Papi vs. Christenson
Papi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Speier moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hutton vs. Reed
Ron Reed now pitching.
Hutton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Speier scores. Papi moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Reed
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Unser vs. Reed
Unser strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/27/1978 -- Montreal at Philadelphia (N)
Montreal AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Cash D, 2b 5 1 1 0 Schmidt M, 3b 4 1 2 0
Unser D, rf 5 1 1 0 Bowa L, ss 5 0 2 1
Dawson A, cf 4 1 3 2 Maddox G, cf 5 0 2 0
Perez T, 1b 3 0 1 1 Luzinski G, lf 2 1 1 0
Cromartie W, lf 4 0 0 0 Cardenal J, 1b 3 1 0 1
Garman M, p 0 0 0 0 Boone B, c 4 0 0 0
Carter G, c 4 0 1 0 Martin J, rf 4 1 4 1
Speier C, ss 3 1 0 0 Sizemore T, 2b 3 1 0 1
Papi S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Christenson L, p 4 0 1 0
Grimsley R, p 2 0 0 0 Reed R, p 0 0 0 0
Hutton T, ph-lf 2 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 9 4 34 5 12 4
Montreal 000 100 021 -- 4
Philadelphia 021 002 00x -- 5
Montreal IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley R (L) 7.0 10 5 3 4 2
Garman M 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson L (W) 8.1 8 4 4 2 5
Reed R (S) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Papi S, Carter G
DP -- Montreal 2
LOB -- Montreal 7, Philadelphia 10
2B -- Martin J, Maddox G
HR -- Dawson A
SB -- Bowa L, Schmidt M
SF -- Sizemore T
WP -- Grimsley R
T -- 2:10
A -- 27410
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