Scattering eight hits, Rick Reuschel pitched the Cubs to a 2-1 triumph over the Expos. A solo homer by Dave Kingman in the sixth inning snapped a 1-1 deadlock. The Cubs scored in the third inning on an error by Expo pitcher Scott Sanderson. The Expos' run came in the fifth on a single by Chris Speier, a sacrifice bunt and a single by Andre Dawson. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 2, Montreal Expos 1

Game Played on Sunday, August 13, 1978 (Day game) at Stade Olympique

Cubs 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 5 1 Expos 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 1 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Cash 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .259 White cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .253 Dawson cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .251 Biittner 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .267 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Murcer rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Pirtle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .204 Valentine rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .297 Gross lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Perez 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .288 Kingman lf 1 1 1 1 3 0 .228 Parrish 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Kelleher 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Cromartie lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .293 Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .257 Carter c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .249 Blackwell c 4 1 2 0 0 1 .133 Speier ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .253 R. Reuschel p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .118 Sanderson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Unser ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Totals 32 2 5 1 4 8 Totals 32 1 8 1 1 6 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 24,394 Left on Base: Cubs 8, Expos 7 DP: Cubs 2, Expos 0 Errors: Johnson, Sanderson Doubles: Blackwell (1), Cromartie (25) Home Runs: Kingman (18) Sacrifice Hits: R. Reuschel (8), Sanderson (1), Parrish (4) GIDP: Parrish (12), Cash (15) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA R. Reuschel W(11-10) 9 8 1 1 1 6 0 35 2.98 Totals 9 8 1 1 1 6 0 35 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sanderson L(0-1) 7 4 2 2 2 6 1 28 2.19 Knowles 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2.48 Pirtle 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 4.98 Totals 9 5 2 2 4 8 1 37 Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Lee Weyer CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); White grounded out (third to first); Biittner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0. CUBS 2ND: Murcer flied out to right; Johnson struck out; Kingman walked; Trillo popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Perez reached on an error by Johnson [Perez to first]; Parrish grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Perez out at second]; Cromartie doubled to center; Carter popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0. CUBS 3RD: Blackwell doubled to left; R. Reuschel reached on an error by Sanderson on a sacrifice bunt [Blackwell scored (no RBI), R. Reuschel to second]; De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); White flied out to center; Biittner singled to center [R. Reuschel to third]; Murcer forced Biittner (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Speier singled to left; Sanderson struck out; Cash grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Speier out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 0. CUBS 4TH: Johnson popped to first in foul territory; Kingman walked; Trillo was called out on strikes; Blackwell singled to left [Kingman to second]; R. Reuschel struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 4TH: Dawson grounded out (third to first); Valentine singled to center; Perez singled to right [Valentine to third]; Parrish grounded out (first unassisted) [Perez to second]; Cromartie was walked intentionally; Carter lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 0. CUBS 5TH: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); White lined to right; Biittner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 5TH: Speier singled to left; Sanderson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Speier to second]; Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson singled to right [Speier scored]; Valentine flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 1. CUBS 6TH: Murcer flied out to right; Johnson lined to center; Kingman homered; Trillo grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Expos 1. EXPOS 6TH: Perez singled to center; Parrish out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Perez to second]; Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted) [Perez to third]; Carter struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Expos 1. CUBS 7TH: Blackwell was called out on strikes; R. Reuschel struck out; De Jesus flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Expos 1. EXPOS 7TH: Speier popped to shortstop; UNSER BATTED FOR SANDERSON; Unser flied out to left; Cash singled to center; Dawson forced Cash (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Expos 1. CUBS 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED DAWSON (PITCHING); UNSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); White walked; Biittner singled to left [White to second]; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted) [White to third, Biittner to second]; PIRTLE REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Kingman was walked intentionally; Trillo forced Kingman (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Expos 1. EXPOS 8TH: GROSS REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); KELLEHER REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING 3B); Valentine struck out; Perez struck out; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Expos 1. CUBS 9TH: Blackwell flied out to left; R. Reuschel struck out; De Jesus struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Expos 1. EXPOS 9TH: Cromartie grounded out (shortstop to first); Carter struck out; Speier grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Expos 1.

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