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May 3, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 3 11 1
Expos 10 12 0
Top 9 R H E
Astros 3 11 1
Expos 10 12 0

Bob Watson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .293
OBP .500 .365
At Bats 4 82
Hits 2 24
• Singles 2 14
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 1 17

Ross Grimsley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 0 0
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Stade Olympique - May 3, 1978
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Out
Ross Grimsley
Gary Carter
Del Unser
Pepe Frias
Larry Parrish
Chris Speier
Sam Mejias
Andre Dawson
Ellis Valentine
Bob Watson
Cesar Cedeno

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 3 11 1 10
Montreal Expos 10 12 0 12
Winning Pitcher Ross Grimsley
Losing Pitcher J.R. Richard
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Andre Dawson
Attendance 5,229
Time of Game 2 hours 46 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dawson. Cedeno reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Cabell hits a line drive towards third. Parrish reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Del Unser now playing first base. Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Mejias hits a line drive into right field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Grimsley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Pentz, and towards Gonzalez, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Valentine scores. Parrish moves to third. Speier moves to second.
Bottom 8 Speier takes first base on ball four. Valentine moves to third. Parrish moves to second.
Bottom 8 Parrish hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Valentine moves to second.
Bottom 8 Jerry White pinch runs for Tony Perez. Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Denny Walling now playing right field. Gene Pentz now pitching. Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Denny Walling pinch hits for Ken Forsch. Walling strikes out.
Top 8 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to third.
Top 8 Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimsley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Pepe Frias now playing second base. Sam Mejias now playing left field. Cruz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dawson. Cruz reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Carter strikes out.
Bottom 7 Pepe Frias pinch runs for Dave Cash. Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. Frias moves to second.
Bottom 7 Cash takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Cromartie hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ferguson strikes out.
Top 7 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cedeno scores.
Top 7 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dawson. Cedeno reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Grimsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Speier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Parrish hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ken Forsch now pitching. Valentine hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Art Howe pinch hits for Tom Dixon. Howe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sexton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Watson moves to third. Ferguson moves to second.
Top 6 Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ferguson takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to second.
Top 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Carter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Carter reaches second base with a double. Dawson scores.
Bottom 5 Dawson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno who is chasing the ball. Dawson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dixon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Cabell takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Grimsley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Speier strikes out.
Bottom 4 Parrish strikes out.
Bottom 4 Tom Dixon now pitching. Valentine takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Jesus Alou pinch hits for J.R. Richard. Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second.
Top 4 Sexton hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Ferguson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Perez strikes out.
Bottom 3 Carter hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 3 Dawson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cash takes first base on ball four. Grimsley moves to third. Cromartie moves to second.
Bottom 3 Cromartie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grimsley moves to second.
Bottom 3 Grimsley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Speier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Speier for the out.
Top 3 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Cabell takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Howard hits a popup towards third. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Richard strikes out.
Bottom 2 Parrish strikes out.
Bottom 2 Valentine takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Richard covering, for the out. Dawson moves to third. Carter moves to second.
Bottom 2 Carter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws to second. Gonzalez drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Gonzalez. Cromartie scores. Dawson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cash takes first base on ball four. Cromartie moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cromartie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Gonzalez hits a line drive towards third. Parrish reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sexton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ferguson moves to second.
Top 2 Cruz hits a popup in front of the plate. Carter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ferguson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Grimsley hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Speier takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 The umpire calls a balk on Richard Perez scores. Valentine moves to third. Parrish moves to second.
Bottom 1 Parrish takes first base on ball four. Valentine moves to second.
Bottom 1 Valentine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Perez moves to third.
Bottom 1 Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cash scores.
Bottom 1 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Dawson hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cromartie tags and scores. Cash tags and moves to third.
Bottom 1 Cash hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Cash reaches second base with a double. Cromartie moves to third.
Bottom 1 Cromartie takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a line drive towards short. Speier catches it and throws to first to double up Cabell.
Top 1 Cabell takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Howard hits a line drive into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.