Pete Rose beat out an infield chopper in the third inning and then singled sharply to left field in the fifth for the 3,000th hit of his career, bringing a five-minute standing ovation from the crowd of 37,823 fans, who were thrilled to be present at the historic occasion and less concerned over the Reds' loss of the game to the Expos, 4-3. Rose became the 13th player in major league history to reach the 3,000-hit plateau, but Mr. Hustle achieved that total faster than any of his predecessors, doing it in his 16th season.

The Expos got to Reds' starter Tom Hume for a run in the second inning and made it 3-0 with consecutive homers by Ellis Valentine and Larry Parrish in the fourth. After Johnny Bench hit for the circuit in the Reds' half, the Expos put over the deciding run in the eighth on a double by Valentine and single by Parrish. A homer by Dan Driessen with George Foster aboard in the bottom of the inning left the Reds one run short at the finish. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 4, Cincinnati Reds 3

Game Played on Friday, May 5, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Expos 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 9 2 Reds 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 6 0 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cromartie lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Rose 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .324 Frias 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Griffey rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .317 Cash 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .333 Morgan 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .277 Mejias lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Foster lf 4 1 0 0 0 1 .320 Dawson cf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .235 Driessen 1b 4 1 1 2 0 1 .323 Carter c 2 1 0 0 2 0 .260 Bench c 4 1 1 1 0 2 .299 Perez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .215 Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Unser 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Geronimo cf 2 0 0 0 2 2 .300 Valentine rf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .338 Hume p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Parrish 3b 4 1 2 2 0 1 .289 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Speier ss 3 0 2 1 1 0 .300 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rogers p 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Totals 36 4 9 4 3 6 Totals 33 3 6 3 2 10 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 37,823 Left on Base: Expos 8, Reds 6 DP: Expos 0, Reds 0 Errors: Cromartie 2 Doubles: Valentine (3), Morgan (10) Home Runs: Valentine (2), Parrish (1), Bench (6), Driessen (4) Sacrifice Hits: Hume (3) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rogers W(3-3) 9 6 3 3 2 10 2 36 3.43 Totals 9 6 3 3 2 10 2 36 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hume L(2-4) 7 7 3 3 2 4 2 30 5.59 Murray 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 9 3.49 Totals 9 9 4 4 3 6 2 39 Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Cash lined to center; Dawson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose reached on an error by Cromartie [Rose to second (error by Cromartie)]; Griffey lined to left; Morgan lined to right; Foster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Reds 0. EXPOS 2ND: Carter walked; Perez singled to center [Carter to second]; Valentine flied out to right [Carter to third]; Parrish flied out to right; Speier singled to right [Carter scored, Perez to second]; Rogers grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Driessen struck out; Bench struck out; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Reds 0. EXPOS 3RD: Cromartie flied out to center; Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Geronimo walked; Hume out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Geronimo to second]; Rose singled to pitcher [Geronimo to third]; Griffey reached on a fielder's choice [Geronimo out at home (first to catcher), Rose to second]; Morgan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Reds 0. EXPOS 4TH: Carter popped to shortstop; Perez grounded out (third to first); Valentine homered; Parrish homered; Speier singled to left; Rogers grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Driessen popped to catcher in foul territory; Bench homered; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Reds 1. EXPOS 5TH: Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Cash struck out; Dawson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Geronimo was called out on strikes; Hume was called out on strikes; Rose singled to left; Pete Rose's 3000th hit; 5 minute standing ovation; Griffey lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Reds 1. EXPOS 6TH: Carter walked; Perez forced Carter (third to second); Valentine flied out to right; Parrish was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Reds 1. REDS 6TH: Morgan doubled to right; Foster struck out; Driessen lined to left; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Reds 1. EXPOS 7TH: Speier flied out to center; Rogers singled to right; Cromartie forced Rogers (second to shortstop); Cash singled to right [Cromartie to second]; Dawson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Reds 1. REDS 7TH: FRIAS REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING 2B); MEJIAS REPLACED CASH (PLAYING LF); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo walked; LUM BATTED FOR HUME; Lum forced Geronimo (third to second); Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Reds 1. EXPOS 8TH: MURRAY REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Carter popped to first; Perez struck out; Valentine doubled; Parrish singled to center [Valentine scored]; Speier walked [Parrish to second]; Rogers grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Reds 1. REDS 8TH: UNSER REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 1B); Griffey was called out on strikes; Morgan singled; Foster forced Morgan (second to shortstop); Driessen homered [Foster scored]; Bench struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Reds 3. EXPOS 9TH: Frias grounded out (first to pitcher); Mejias was called out on strikes; Dawson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Reds 3. REDS 9TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Geronimo struck out; COLLINS BATTED FOR MURRAY; Collins grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Reds 3.

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