In their first game since Jack Krol became interim manager, replacing Vern Rapp, the Cardinals jumped on five pitchers for 19 hits and stampeded to a 12-2 drubbing of the Expos. Ken Reitz drove home three runs, including two with a homer. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 12, Montreal Expos 2

Game Played on Wednesday, April 26, 1978 (Day game) at Stade Olympique

Cardinals 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 1 - 12 19 1 Expos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 9 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 5 1 3 0 0 0 .326 Cromartie lf 5 1 3 0 0 0 .208 Dwyer lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 .222 Cash 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .313 Templeton ss 6 1 1 0 0 0 .185 Dawson cf 3 0 1 0 1 2 .258 Hernandez 1b 6 3 4 2 0 0 .348 Carter c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Simmons c 3 1 1 2 1 1 .313 Papi ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Swisher c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Perez 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .200 Morales cf 4 1 2 2 1 1 .286 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Reitz 3b 5 1 2 3 0 1 .297 Garrett ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .154 Mumphrey rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .162 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tyson 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .255 Valentine rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .327 Denny p 5 2 2 1 0 2 .308 Parrish 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .321 Speier ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .315 Reece c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Twitchell p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Atkinson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Holdsworth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Unser 1b 2 0 1 0 0 1 .290 Totals 46 12 19 11 3 6 Totals 35 2 9 2 2 5 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 10,999 Left on Base: Cardinals 10, Expos 8 DP: Cardinals 2, Expos 0 Errors: Morales, Valentine Doubles: Simmons (8), Tyson (3), Morales (4), Hernandez (7), Cromartie (4) Triples: Denny (1), Cromartie (1) Home Runs: Reitz (2), Dwyer (1) Stolen Bases: Brock (4) GIDP: Parrish (3), Cromartie (2) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Denny W(2-0) 9 9 2 2 2 5 0 37 2.45 Totals 9 9 2 2 2 5 0 37 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Twitchell L(1-2) 4 7 6 6 2 3 0 22 5.31 Atkinson 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 6 1.29 Holdsworth 1 4 4 4 0 1 1 7 9.00 Knowles 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 9 3.52 Bahnsen 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 5 4.38 Totals 9 19 12 12 3 6 2 49 Wild Pitches: Denny (5), Twitchell 2 (2) Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford CARDINALS 1ST: First game with Jack Kroll interim Cardinals manager; Brock singled to left; Templeton grounded out (first unassisted) [Brock to second]; Hernandez singled to right [Brock scored]; Simmons doubled to right [Hernandez scored]; Morales struck out; Reitz popped to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie singled to center; Cash struck out; Dawson walked [Cromartie to second]; Carter flied out to left; Perez forced Dawson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Expos 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Mumphrey flied out to center; Tyson flied to right in foul territory; Denny grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Valentine singled to left; Parrish grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Valentine out at second]; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Expos 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Brock singled to right; Brock stole second; Templeton grounded out (third to first); Hernandez reached on an error by Valentine [Brock to third, Hernandez to first]; Simmons struck out; Morales walked [Hernandez to second]; Reitz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Twitchell was called out on strikes; Cromartie flied out to center; Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Expos 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Mumphrey made an out to first; Tyson doubled to right; Twitchell threw a wild pitch [Tyson to third]; Denny tripled to right [Tyson scored]; Twitchell threw a wild pitch [Denny scored]; Brock made an out to first; Templeton flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Expos 0. EXPOS 4TH: Dawson singled to left; Carter flied out to left; Perez walked [Dawson to second]; Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first) [Dawson to third, Perez to second]; Parrish flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Expos 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez singled to right; Simmons walked [Hernandez to second]; ATKINSON REPLACED TWITCHELL (PITCHING); Morales singled to left [Hernandez scored, Simmons to second]; Reitz singled to left [Simmons scored, Morales to second]; Mumphrey singled to right [Morales out at home (right to catcher), Reitz to third, Mumphrey to second (on throw to home)]; Tyson was walked intentionally; Denny struck out; Brock grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 6, Expos 0. EXPOS 5TH: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); WHITE BATTED FOR ATKINSON; White grounded out (pitcher to first); Cromartie tripled to left; Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Expos 0. CARDINALS 6TH: HOLDSWORTH REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Templeton singled to center; Hernandez singled to center [Templeton to third]; Simmons grounded out (second to first) [Templeton scored, Hernandez to second]; Morales doubled to left [Hernandez scored]; Reitz homered [Morales scored]; Mumphrey struck out; Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 10, Expos 0. EXPOS 6TH: SWISHER REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING C ); Dawson struck out; Carter grounded out (third to first); Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 10, Expos 0. CARDINALS 7TH: KNOWLES REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); UNSER REPLACED HOLDSWORTH (PLAYING 1B); Denny singled to center; Brock singled to left [Denny to second]; Templeton grounded out (second to first) [Denny to third, Brock stayed at first]; Hernandez forced Brock (second to shortstop) [Denny scored]; Swisher singled to left [Hernandez to second]; Morales made an out to first; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 11, Expos 0. EXPOS 7TH: DWYER REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Valentine flied out to center; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier reached on an error by Morales [Speier to first]; Unser struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 11, Expos 0. CARDINALS 8TH: PAPI REPLACED CARTER (PLAYING SS); REECE REPLACED SPEIER (PLAYING C ); Reitz flied out to center; Mumphrey grounded out (pitcher to first); Tyson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 11, Expos 0. EXPOS 8TH: Cromartie doubled to right; Cash singled to center [Cromartie scored]; Denny threw a wild pitch [Cash to second]; Dawson struck out; Papi grounded out (shortstop to first); GARRETT BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Garrett singled to left [Cash scored]; Valentine forced Garrett (second to third); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 11, Expos 2. CARDINALS 9TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Denny was called out on strikes; Dwyer homered; Templeton made an out to first; Hernandez doubled to right; Swisher flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 12, Expos 2. EXPOS 9TH: Parrish singled to right; Reece popped to second; Unser singled to center [Parrish to second]; Cromartie grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Unser out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 12, Expos 2.

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