A sacrifice fly by Pete Rose in the 14th inning lifted the Reds to a 5-4 victory over the Expos. Pinch-hitter Rick Auerbach opened the 14th with a walk, moved to second on a wild pitch and to third on a sacrifice bunt by Dave Concepcion. Ken Griffey hit an infield single with Auerbach holding third, but Rose then hit a fly bail to right to plate the winning tally.

The Reds had a 4-0 lead but the Expos came back to kayo Tom Seaver in the eighth and tie the score. Rose stroked a single in the sixth inning, extending his consecutive games hitting streak to 36, just one short of the modern N.L. record set by Tommy Holmes of the Boston Braves in 1945. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 5, Montreal Expos 4

Game Played on Sunday, July 23, 1978 (Day game) at Stade Olympique

Reds 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 9 0 Expos 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 13 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 6 0 2 1 0 0 .305 Cash 2b 7 1 1 0 0 0 .265 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Dawson cf 6 1 2 1 1 3 .254 Lum rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .288 Valentine rf 6 0 2 1 1 1 .306 Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Perez 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .291 Geronimo cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Knowles p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Morgan 2b 4 1 1 0 2 0 .258 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foster lf 3 1 1 0 3 1 .299 Schatzeder ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Driessen 1b 4 1 1 3 1 1 .290 Twitchell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Bench c 4 0 0 0 1 0 .253 Parrish 3b 7 1 2 0 0 0 .271 Correll c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Cromartie lf,1b,lf 6 1 3 1 0 1 .278 Henderson cf,rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Carter c,1b 6 0 1 0 1 1 .234 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Speier ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Hutton ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Papi ph,ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 .275 Auerbach ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .167 Frias ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Knight 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Rogers p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .107 Concepcion ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 .298 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Seaver p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .146 Unser ph,1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .216 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Mejias ph,lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 .192 Griffey rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .293 Herrmann ph,c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Totals 44 5 9 5 8 5 Totals 54 4 13 4 7 9 Time of Game: 4:22 Attendance: 28,391 Left on Base: Reds 9, Expos 17 DP: Reds 0, Expos 3 Doubles: Morgan (23), Rose (28), Parrish (25), Cromartie (19) Triples: Perez (3), Dawson (5) Home Runs: Driessen (12) Stolen Bases: Dawson (20) Caught Stealing: Morgan (5) Sacrifice Hits: Seaver (7), Driessen (3), Concepcion (3), Cromartie (1), Bahnsen (1) Sacrifice Flies: Rose (4) GIDP: Rose (5), Driessen (7), Lum (3) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver 7.1 8 4 4 3 7 0 34 3.22 Tomlin 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.52 Bair 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 9 1.48 Sarmiento W(8-6) 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 14 2.81 Borbon SV(4) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.96 Totals 14 13 4 4 7 9 0 63 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rogers 6 6 4 4 2 2 1 24 2.26 Garman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.81 Knowles 3.1 1 0 0 3 1 0 14 2.16 Bahnsen 2.2 0 0 0 2 2 0 9 3.82 Twitchell L(3-9) 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 5.75 Totals 14 9 5 5 8 5 1 56 Passed Balls: Bench (7) Wild Pitches: Bahnsen (2), Twitchell (9) Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey REDS 1ST: Rose lined to second; Lum grounded out (second to first); Morgan walked; Foster popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (third to first); Dawson struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Dawson stole second; Valentine struck out; Perez walked; Parrish forced Perez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Expos 0. REDS 2ND: Driessen struck out; Bench grounded out (third to first); Henderson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie struck out; Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Expos 0. REDS 3RD: Concepcion singled to right; Seaver reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Concepcion to second]; Rose grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Concepcion to third, Seaver out at second]; Lum singled to shortstop [Concepcion scored]; Morgan flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Rogers lined to first; Cash grounded out (third to first); Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 0. REDS 4TH: Foster singled to center; Driessen grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Foster out at second]; Bench flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 4TH: Valentine grounded out (third to first); Perez tripled to right; Parrish grounded out (third to first); Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 0. REDS 5TH: Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Concepcion struck out; Seaver popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 5TH: Carter struck out; Speier flied out to right; Rogers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 0. REDS 6TH: Rose singled to center; Lum grounded into a double play (first unassisted) [Rose out at second]; Morgan doubled; Foster walked; Driessen homered [Morgan scored, Foster scored]; Bench flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Expos 0. EXPOS 6TH: Cash singled to right; Dawson tripled to left [Cash scored]; Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first) [Dawson scored]; Perez grounded out (second to first); Parrish doubled to left; Cromartie doubled to left [Parrish scored]; Carter popped to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Expos 3. REDS 7TH: GARMAN REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Henderson popped to shortstop; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Seaver singled to right; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Expos 3. EXPOS 7TH: Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); UNSER BATTED FOR GARMAN; Unser walked; Cash flied out to right; Dawson singled to right [Unser to second]; Valentine walked [Unser to third, Dawson to second]; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 4, Expos 3. REDS 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); UNSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); COLLINS BATTED FOR LUM; Collins flied out to right; Morgan flied out to center; Foster walked; Driessen popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Expos 3. EXPOS 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); HENDERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Parrish flied out to left; Cromartie singled to center; Carter singled to center [Cromartie to second]; HUTTON BATTED FOR SPEIER; TOMLIN REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); PAPI BATTED FOR HUTTON; Papi flied out to right; MEJIAS BATTED FOR UNSER; Mejias singled to first [Cromartie scored, Carter to third]; Cash popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Expos 4. REDS 9TH: MEJIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PAPI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); CROMARTIE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Bench grounded out (pitcher to first); Henderson struck out; Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Expos 4. EXPOS 9TH: BAIR REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); GRIFFEY REPLACED TOMLIN (PLAYING RF); Dawson struck out; Valentine grounded out (second to first); Knowles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Expos 4. REDS 10TH: Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose doubled; Geronimo popped to shortstop; Morgan flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Expos 4. EXPOS 10TH: Parrish singled to third; Cromartie out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Parrish to second]; Carter was walked intentionally; Papi walked [Parrish to third, Carter to second]; HERRMANN BATTED FOR MEJIAS; Herrmann forced Parrish (first to catcher) [Carter to third, Papi to second]; Cash grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 4, Expos 4. REDS 11TH: FRIAS REPLACED PAPI (PLAYING SS); HERRMANN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); CARTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); CROMARTIE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Foster walked; Driessen out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Foster to second]; Bench was walked intentionally; KENNEDY BATTED FOR BAIR; BAHNSEN REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Bahnsen threw a wild pitch [Foster to third, Bench to second]; Kennedy flied out to center; Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Expos 4. EXPOS 11TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Dawson popped to third in foul territory; Valentine singled to right; Bahnsen out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Valentine to second]; Parrish flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Expos 4. REDS 12TH: Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose grounded out (second to first); Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Expos 4. EXPOS 12TH: CORRELL REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Cromartie singled to left; Carter popped to shortstop; On a bunt Frias made an out to pitcher; Herrmann flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Expos 4. REDS 13TH: Morgan walked; Morgan was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Foster struck out; Driessen walked; Correll grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Expos 4. EXPOS 13TH: Cash grounded out (third to first); Dawson walked; Valentine singled to left [Dawson to third]; SCHATZEDER BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; Schatzeder walked [Valentine to second]; Parrish popped to shortstop; Cromartie lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 4, Expos 4. REDS 14TH: TWITCHELL REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); AUERBACH BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Auerbach walked; Twitchell threw a wild pitch [Auerbach to second]; Concepcion out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Auerbach to third]; Griffey singled to second [Auerbach stayed at third]; Rose hit a sacrifice fly to right [Auerbach scored]; Geronimo flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Expos 4. EXPOS 14TH: KNIGHT REPLACED AUERBACH (PLAYING 3B); BORBON REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING); Carter flied out to center; Frias grounded out (shortstop to first); Herrmann flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Expos 4.

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