Sunday August 6, 1978
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Chicago Cubs 4, Montreal Expos 3 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, August 6, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Expos 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 3 9 1 Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 x - 4 9 1 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Papi 2b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .275 De Jesus ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Dawson cf 4 1 2 0 1 1 .255 Scott 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .298 Valentine rf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .300 Biittner 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .268 Parrish 3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .276 Murcer rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .281 Cromartie lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .294 White pr,cf 0 2 0 0 1 0 .239 Carter c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .251 Kingman lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Unser 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .208 Gross cf,rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .264 Speier ss 3 0 0 0 1 2 .248 Trillo 2b 2 0 0 1 1 1 .260 Sanderson p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Blackwell c 0 0 0 0 2 0 .143 Garman p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Buckner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Rader c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Hutton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Vail ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .315 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Burris p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .119 Clines ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 McGlothen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Putman ph,c 1 0 1 1 0 0 .333 Totals 35 3 9 2 5 8 Totals 30 4 9 4 5 4 Time of Game: 2:55 Attendance: 39,234 Left on Base: Expos 10, Cubs 9 DP: Expos 0, Cubs 1 Errors: Valentine, Blackwell Doubles: Papi (8), Carter (21), Dawson (12), Gross (9) Triples: Dawson (6) Stolen Bases: Valentine (10), De Jesus (24) Caught Stealing: Scott (3) Sacrifice Flies: Trillo (5), Vail (1) GIDP: Papi (4) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sanderson 5.1 6 1 1 3 4 0 24 1.69 Garman L(2-6) 2 2 3 3 2 0 0 10 5.50 Knowles 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.57 Totals 8 9 4 4 5 4 0 37 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burris 7 6 2 2 4 6 0 30 5.13 McGlothen W(3-1) 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 3.92 Sutter SV(21) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 1.78 Totals 9 9 3 3 5 8 0 40 Wild Pitches: Burris (4) Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor EXPOS 1ST: Papi doubled to center; Debut game for Scott Sanderson; Dawson struck out; Valentine popped to left; Parrish reached on a fielder's choice [Papi out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus popped to first in foul territory; Scott struck out; Biittner singled to center; Murcer singled to right [Biittner to second]; Kingman popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0. EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie flied out to left; Carter struck out; Unser struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Trillo struck out; Blackwell walked; Burris forced Blackwell (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0. EXPOS 3RD: Speier grounded out (second to first); Sanderson singled to right; Papi grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Sanderson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: De Jesus singled to center; De Jesus stole second; Scott walked; Expos Manager Dick Williams ejected by 3B umpire Paul Pryor; Biittner was called out on strikes; Murcer popped to shortstop; Kingman flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0. EXPOS 4TH: Dawson tripled to right; Valentine grounded out (third to first); Parrish grounded out (third to first); Cromartie flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: Gross grounded out (catcher to first); Trillo popped to center; Blackwell walked; Burris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0. EXPOS 5TH: Carter grounded out (third to first); Unser grounded out (third to first); Speier walked; Burris threw a wild pitch [Speier to second]; Sanderson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 5TH: De Jesus flied out to left; Scott singled to shortstop; Scott was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0. EXPOS 6TH: Papi walked; Dawson popped to third in foul territory; Valentine singled to right [Papi to third]; Valentine stole second [Papi scored (error by Blackwell), Valentine to third]; Parrish walked; Cromartie singled to first [Valentine scored, Parrish to second]; Carter flied out to right; Unser flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 6TH: Murcer singled to right; WHITE RAN FOR MURCER; Kingman lined to left; Gross singled to right [White to third, Gross to second (error by Valentine)]; GARMAN REPLACED SANDERSON (PITCHING); Trillo hit a sacrifice fly to left [White scored]; BUCKNER BATTED FOR BLACKWELL; Buckner flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 1. EXPOS 7TH: RADER REPLACED BUCKNER (PLAYING C ); WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Speier struck out; Garman struck out; Papi singled to center; Dawson walked [Papi to second]; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 7TH: CLINES BATTED FOR BURRIS; Clines grounded out (pitcher to first); De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 1. EXPOS 8TH: MCGLOTHEN REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Parrish struck out; Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Carter doubled to left; Unser was walked intentionally; Speier struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 8TH: Biittner singled to center; White walked [Biittner to second]; On a bunt Kingman made an out to catcher [Biittner stayed at second, White stayed at first]; Dave Kingman called for interference; Gross doubled to center [Biittner scored, White to third]; Trillo was walked intentionally; KNOWLES REPLACED GARMAN (PITCHING); VAIL BATTED FOR RADER; Vail hit a sacrifice fly to right [White scored, Gross to third]; PUTMAN BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Putman singled to center [Gross scored, Trillo to third]; De Jesus forced Putman (second to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 4. EXPOS 9TH: SUTTER REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); PUTMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); HUTTON BATTED FOR KNOWLES; On a bunt Hutton grounded out (pitcher to first); Papi flied out to right; Dawson doubled to left; Valentine singled to center [Dawson scored]; Parrish forced Valentine (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Cubs 4.

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