Dave Cash and Andre Dawson cracked home runs and Ross Grimsley tossed a four-hitter as the Expos defeated the Mets, 4-1. Cash's homer was his first since July 23, 1976, and came in the first inning. Dawson's blast came in the fourth frame. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 1

Game Played on Sunday, April 16, 1978 (Day game) at Stade Olympique

Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 4 0 Expos 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 x - 4 5 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .088 Cromartie lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foli ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .171 Cash 2b 2 2 1 1 2 0 .353 S. Henderson lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .257 Frias 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .172 Dawson cf 3 2 3 2 1 0 .250 Grieve rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Carter c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Mazzilli cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .257 Perez 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .167 Stearns c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .161 Mejias pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Flynn 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .290 Parrish 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .417 Koosman p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Unser rf,1b 2 0 0 0 1 2 .304 Valentine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Speier ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Cornejo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grimsley p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Totals 31 1 4 1 2 3 Totals 26 4 5 4 5 5 Time of Game: 1:53 Attendance: 18,790 Left on Base: Mets 5, Expos 3 DP: Mets 1, Expos 0 Doubles: Mazzilli (3), Stearns (1), Dawson (1), Parrish (5) Home Runs: Cash (1), Dawson (2) Caught Stealing: Cash (1) GIDP: Speier (1) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman L(1-2) 6 2 2 2 2 4 2 20 2.11 Cornejo 2 3 2 2 3 1 0 11 2.45 Totals 8 5 4 4 5 5 2 31 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Grimsley W(2-0) 9 4 1 1 2 3 0 33 0.50 Totals 9 4 1 1 2 3 0 33 Balks: Cornejo (1) Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford METS 1ST: Randle struck out; Foli struck out; S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie flied out to left; Cash homered; Dawson walked; Dawson was picked off first (pitcher to first); Carter flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 1. METS 2ND: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Grieve flied out to center; Mazzilli doubled to left; Stearns grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 1. EXPOS 2ND: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first); Unser struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 1. METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (third to first); Koosman lined to shortstop; Randle popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 1. EXPOS 3RD: Speier flied out to left; Grimsley grounded out (pitcher to first); Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 1. METS 4TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); S. Henderson walked; Montanez struck out; Grieve flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 1. EXPOS 4TH: Cash walked; Cash was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Dawson homered; Carter grounded out (third to first); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 2. METS 5TH: Mazzilli flied out to right; Stearns flied out to center; Flynn singled to right; Koosman forced Flynn (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 2. EXPOS 5TH: Parrish lined to second; Unser struck out; Speier was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 2. METS 6TH: Randle made an out to third; Foli popped to third in foul territory; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 2. EXPOS 6TH: Grimsley was called out on strikes; Cromartie grounded out (first to pitcher); Cash popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 2. METS 7TH: Montanez made an out to shortstop; Grieve singled to left; Mazzilli forced Grieve (shortstop to second); Stearns doubled to right [Mazzilli scored]; Flynn walked; VALENTINE BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Valentine flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 2. EXPOS 7TH: CORNEJO REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); Dawson doubled to left; Carter grounded out (shortstop to first) [Dawson to third]; Perez was walked intentionally; MEJIAS RAN FOR PEREZ; Parrish doubled to right [Dawson scored, Mejias to third]; Unser was walked intentionally; Speier grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Unser out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 3. METS 8TH: MEJIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); UNSER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Randle flied out to left; Foli popped to catcher in foul territory; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 3. EXPOS 8TH: Grimsley was called out on strikes; Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Cash walked; Cornejo balked [Cash to second]; Dawson singled to left [Cash scored]; Carter lined to pitcher; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 4. METS 9TH: FRIAS REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 2B); Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); Grieve flied out to left; Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 4.

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