Taking advantage of four Montreal errors, the Dodgers prevailed over the Expos, 4-2, behind the pitching of Burt Hooton and Charlie Hough. In the second inning, Ron Cey doubled, Dusty Baker walked and Rick Monday lashed a single that scored Cey.

The ball got past left fielder Warren Cromartie and Baker also scored when the relay throw by shortstop Chris Speier got by catcher Gary Carter. In the sixth stanza, Baker singled, went to second on an error by second baseman Dave Cash and scored on an errant throw by right fielder Ellis Valentine. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Montreal Expos 2

Game Played on Wednesday, August 23, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique

Dodgers 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 4 8 1 Expos 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 9 4 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 5 1 1 0 0 2 .262 Cash 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .252 Russell ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .272 Dawson cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .257 Smith rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .305 Valentine rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Garvey 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .298 Perez 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .282 Cey 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .261 Cromartie lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .300 Baker lf 3 2 1 0 1 0 .265 Carter c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .245 Monday cf 3 0 1 1 0 1 .261 Parrish 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .267 North pr,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Speier ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Oates c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Rogers p 1 1 0 0 1 0 .116 Grote c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Unser ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206 Hooton p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .160 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Hutton ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Totals 32 4 8 2 3 5 Totals 33 2 9 2 3 5 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 31,696 Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Expos 7 DP: Dodgers 3, Expos 0 Errors: Oates, Cash, Valentine, Cromartie, Speier Doubles: Cey (26), Smith (25), Russell (23), Parrish (30), Carter (22) Stolen Bases: Parrish (1) Caught Stealing: North (6), Garvey (4) Sacrifice Hits: Hooton (15), Russell (9) GIDP: Parrish (14), Cromartie (9) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton W(14-8) 8 9 2 2 3 3 0 33 2.93 Hough SV(6) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2.42 Totals 9 9 2 2 3 5 0 36 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rogers L(13-9) 7 8 4 3 3 5 0 31 2.47 Bahnsen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.84 Totals 9 8 4 3 3 5 0 37 Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith walked; Garvey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cash flied out to left; Dawson struck out; Valentine singled to center; Perez forced Valentine (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Expos 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey doubled to left; Baker walked; Monday singled to left [Cey scored, Baker to third, Monday to second (error by Cromartie)]; Oates reached on an error by Speier [Baker scored (no RBI), Monday out at home (shortstop to catcher), Oates to first]; Hooton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Oates to second]; Lopes was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie singled to right; Carter walked [Cromartie to second]; Parrish grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cromartie to third, Carter out at second]; Speier flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Expos 0. DODGERS 3RD: Russell flied out to left; Smith doubled to left; Garvey flied out to right; Cey walked; Baker flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Rogers walked; Cash singled to left [Rogers to second]; Dawson singled to left [Rogers to third, Cash to second]; Valentine popped to second; Perez forced Dawson (third to second) [Rogers scored, Cash to third]; Cromartie popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Expos 1. DODGERS 4TH: Monday struck out; Oates grounded out (second to first); Hooton singled to left; Lopes forced Hooton (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Expos 1. EXPOS 4TH: Carter flied out to left; Parrish singled to center; Parrish stole second [Parrish to third (error by Oates)]; Speier hit into a double play (left to catcher) [Parrish out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Expos 1. DODGERS 5TH: Russell doubled to left; Smith flied out to center; Garvey flied out to right; Cey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Expos 1. EXPOS 5TH: Rogers grounded out (third to first); Cash flied out to center; Dawson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Expos 1. DODGERS 6TH: Baker singled to left; Monday reached on an error by Cash [Baker scored (error by Valentine) (unearned) (no RBI), Monday to third]; NORTH RAN FOR MONDAY; North was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted); Oates grounded out (pitcher to first); Hooton was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Expos 1. EXPOS 6TH: NORTH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GROTE REPLACED OATES (PLAYING C ); Valentine popped to shortstop; Perez singled to center; Cromartie grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Expos 1. DODGERS 7TH: Lopes singled to left; Russell out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Lopes to second]; Smith flied out to left; Garvey singled to center [Lopes scored]; Garvey was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Expos 1. EXPOS 7TH: Carter struck out; Parrish doubled to left; Speier grounded out (third to first) [Parrish to third]; UNSER BATTED FOR ROGERS; Unser walked; Cash lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Expos 1. DODGERS 8TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Cey flied out to left; Baker flied out to center; North flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Expos 1. EXPOS 8TH: Dawson lined to shortstop; Valentine flied out to left; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Expos 1. DODGERS 9TH: Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Hooton grounded out (catcher to first); Lopes grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Expos 1. EXPOS 9TH: Cromartie singled to center; Carter doubled to right [Cromartie to third]; HOUGH REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); Parrish grounded out (third to first) [Cromartie scored]; Speier struck out; HUTTON BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; Hutton struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Expos 2.

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