After making an error that allowed Montreal to score the tying run, Garry Templeton doubled home the tie-breaking tally with two out in the seventh inning, then stole third and scored on a throwing error by catcher Ed Herrmann to give the Cardinals a 7-5 victory over the Expos. The Cards earlier blew leads of 2-0 and 5-2.

Bob Forsch hit a homer in the third with Mike Tyson aboard to give the Redbirds a 2-0 lead and Steve Swisher capped a three-run outburst in the fourth with a homer to produce a 5-2 margin. The Expos tied the struggle at 5-5 in the seventh on RBI singles by Chris Speier and Ellis Valentine and Templeton's error. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 7, Montreal Expos 5

Game Played on Sunday, June 25, 1978 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II

Expos 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 - 5 6 1 Cardinals 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 x - 7 11 3 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cash 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .282 Templeton ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .229 Speier ss 5 1 1 1 0 2 .264 Morales cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Cromartie lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .268 Hernandez 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .266 Valentine rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .287 Simmons lf 4 0 3 1 0 1 .311 Unser 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .221 Mumphrey pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Perez ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Hendrick rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Dawson cf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .251 Reitz 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .241 Parrish 3b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .275 Swisher c 3 2 2 2 0 0 .263 Herrmann c 3 1 2 0 0 0 .125 Tyson 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .257 Carter ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Forsch p 2 1 1 2 0 0 .273 Grimsley p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .122 Schultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garrett ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .189 May p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Papi ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .299 Totals 34 5 6 4 2 4 Totals 32 7 11 6 0 3 Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 22,671 Left on Base: Expos 6, Cardinals 2 DP: Expos 2, Cardinals 0 Errors: Herrmann, Templeton 2, Tyson Doubles: Cash (13), Hernandez (14), Reitz (10), Templeton (11), Simmons (25) Home Runs: Forsch (1), Swisher (1) Stolen Bases: Templeton (10) Sacrifice Hits: Schultz (1) Sacrifice Flies: Parrish (1) GIDP: Morales (6), Hendrick (5) Hit by Pitch: Dawson (6,by Forsch) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Grimsley 6 8 5 5 0 1 2 24 2.95 May L(6-8) 2 3 2 1 0 2 0 9 4.44 Totals 8 11 7 6 0 3 2 33 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch 6.2 6 5 2 2 1 0 31 3.35 Schultz W(1-2) 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 3.83 Totals 9 6 5 2 2 4 0 38 Hit by Pitch: Forsch (3) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague EXPOS 1ST: Cash doubled to left; Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); Cromartie lined to right; Valentine flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to shortstop; Morales grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Templeton out at second]; Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0. EXPOS 2ND: Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson grounded out (first unassisted); Parrish grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons struck out; Hendrick grounded out (second to first); Reitz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0. EXPOS 3RD: Herrmann singled to left; Grimsley forced Herrmann (third to shortstop) [Grimsley to second (error by Templeton)]; Cash grounded out (first unassisted); Speier struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Swisher popped to first in foul territory; Tyson singled to center; Forsch homered [Tyson scored]; Templeton grounded out (pitcher to first); Morales popped to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 2. EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie singled to center; Valentine reached on an error by Tyson [Cromartie to second, Valentine to first]; Unser walked [Cromartie to third, Valentine to second]; Dawson was hit by a pitch [Cromartie scored, Valentine to third, Unser to second]; Parrish hit a sacrifice fly to center [Valentine scored (unearned)]; Herrmann popped to second; Grimsley grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez doubled to right; Simmons singled to right [Hernandez scored]; Hendrick grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Simmons out at second]; Reitz doubled to left; Swisher homered [Reitz scored]; Tyson lined to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cardinals 5. EXPOS 5TH: Cash grounded out (third to first); Speier grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Cromartie grounded out (catcher to first); Warren Cromartie called for interference for running out of base line; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 5TH: Forsch grounded out (second to first); Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cardinals 5. EXPOS 6TH: Valentine flied out to left; Unser grounded out (second to first); Dawson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons singled to left; Hendrick popped to first; Reitz grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Cardinals 5. EXPOS 7TH: Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Herrmann singled to center; GARRETT BATTED FOR GRIMSLEY; Garrett walked [Herrmann to second]; Cash forced Garrett (second to shortstop) [Herrmann to third]; Speier singled to left [Herrmann scored, Cash to third]; Cromartie reached on an error by Templeton [Cash scored (unearned) (no RBI), Speier to third, Cromartie to first]; Valentine singled to center [Speier scored (unearned), Cromartie to third]; SCHULTZ REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); PEREZ BATTED FOR UNSER; Perez popped to first in foul territory; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Expos 5, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 7TH: PEREZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MAY REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Swisher singled to center; Tyson lined to left; Schultz out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Swisher to second]; Templeton doubled to left [Swisher scored]; Templeton stole third [Templeton scored (error by Herrmann) (unearned)]; Morales flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Cardinals 7. EXPOS 8TH: Dawson flied out to center; Parrish popped to shortstop; CARTER BATTED FOR HERRMANN; Carter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Cardinals 7. CARDINALS 8TH: CARTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Hernandez was called out on strikes; Simmons doubled to right; MUMPHREY RAN FOR SIMMONS; Hendrick grounded out (third to first) [Mumphrey to third]; Reitz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Cardinals 7. EXPOS 9TH: MUMPHREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PAPI BATTED FOR MAY; Papi struck out; Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Cardinals 7.

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