Working effectively both on the mound and at the plate, Dan Schatzeder was the star as the Expos beat the Astros, 6-1. The rookie southpaw went the route for the first time and drove in the first Expo run in the second inning with a single after singles by Warren Cromartie and Gary Carter.

The Astros tied the contest, 1-1, in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Art Howe, but the Expos scored the go-ahead run in the fifth on singles by Dave Cash, Andre Dawson and Tony Perez. The Expos broke the game open with a four-run sixth that featured run scoring doubles by Cash and Ellis Valentine and RBI singles by Larry Parrish and Cromartie. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 6, Houston Astros 1

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

Astros 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 Expos 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 x - 6 17 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Landestoy ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .269 Cash 2b 5 2 4 1 0 0 .272 Puhl cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .301 Frias pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Dawson cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .241 Watson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Valentine rf 5 1 1 1 0 2 .311 Howe 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .280 Mejias rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Alou lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .322 Perez 1b 4 0 2 1 1 1 .288 Cruz rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Unser 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Pujols c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .155 Parrish 3b 4 0 2 1 1 1 .266 Bannister p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .130 Cromartie lf 5 1 3 1 0 1 .270 Zamora p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carter c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .237 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Speier ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .252 Baldwin ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Schatzeder p 4 1 2 1 0 1 .286 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sexton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .160 Totals 33 1 7 1 2 4 Totals 40 6 17 6 2 10 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 21,440 Left on Base: Astros 8, Expos 12 DP: Astros 1, Expos 0 Doubles: Howe (25), Bannister (1), Cash 2 (18), Schatzeder (1), Valentine (22) Stolen Bases: Schatzeder (1) Sacrifice Flies: Howe (3) GIDP: Valentine (5) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bannister L(3-5) 5.1 12 4 4 1 5 0 28 3.65 Zamora 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 4 11.00 Williams 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 3.57 McLaughlin 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 3.50 Totals 8 17 6 6 2 10 0 42 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Schatzeder W(3-1) 9 7 1 1 2 4 0 36 2.65 Totals 9 7 1 1 2 4 0 36 Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy flied out to right; Puhl struck out; Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cash doubled; Dawson struck out; Valentine struck out; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe doubled; Alou flied out to right; Cruz lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Parrish struck out; Cromartie singled; Carter singled [Cromartie to second]; Speier made an out to second; Schatzeder singled [Cromartie scored, Carter to third]; Cash made an out to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 1. ASTROS 3RD: Pujols struck out; Bannister struck out; Landestoy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 1. EXPOS 3RD: Dawson lined to third; Valentine flied out to center; Perez singled; Parrish singled [Perez to second]; Cromartie struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 1. ASTROS 4TH: Puhl walked; Cabell singled [Puhl to second]; Watson lined to left [Puhl to third]; Howe hit a sacrifice fly to left [Puhl scored, Cabell to second]; Alou flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 1. EXPOS 4TH: Carter made an out to third; Speier struck out; Schatzeder grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 1. ASTROS 5TH: Cruz lined to left; Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); Bannister doubled; Landestoy made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 1. EXPOS 5TH: On a bunt Cash singled; Dawson singled [Cash to second]; Valentine grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cash to third, Dawson out at second]; Perez singled [Cash scored]; Parrish walked [Perez to second]; Cromartie singled [Perez to third, Parrish to second]; Carter forced Parrish (third unassisted); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 2. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Cabell grounded out (third to first); Watson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 2. EXPOS 6TH: Speier flied out to left; Schatzeder doubled; Schatzeder stole third; Cash doubled [Schatzeder scored]; ZAMORA REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Dawson singled [Cash to third]; Valentine doubled [Cash scored, Dawson to third]; Perez was walked intentionally; Parrish singled [Dawson scored, Valentine to third, Perez to second]; WILLIAMS REPLACED ZAMORA (PITCHING); Cromartie singled [Valentine scored, Perez to third, Parrish to second]; Carter struck out; Speier struck out; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 6. ASTROS 7TH: Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou singled; Cruz singled [Alou to second]; Pujols flied out to left; BALDWIN BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Baldwin walked [Alou to third, Cruz to second]; Landestoy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 6. EXPOS 7TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED BALDWIN (PITCHING); Schatzeder struck out; Cash singled; FRIAS RAN FOR CASH; Dawson flied out to center [Frias to second]; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 6. ASTROS 8TH: FRIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Puhl flied out to center; Cabell flied out to center; Watson singled; Howe flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 6. EXPOS 8TH: Perez struck out; Parrish grounded out (first unassisted); Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 6. ASTROS 9TH: MEJIAS REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING RF); UNSER REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 1B); Alou singled; Cruz made an out to shortstop; Pujols flied out to center; SEXTON BATTED FOR MCLAUGHLIN; Sexton forced Alou (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 6.

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