The Expos were able to end their five-game losing streak when Larry Parrish doubled in the 12th inning and scored on a single by Sam Mejias to beat the Padres, 3-2. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 3, San Diego Padres 2

Game Played on Friday, September 1, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Expos 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 9 0 Padres 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 2 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cash 2b 6 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Richards lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .297 Dawson cf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .251 Smith ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 .259 Valentine rf 5 1 0 0 0 0 .283 Tenace 1b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .229 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Winfield cf,rf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .297 Perez 1b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .283 Gamble rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .276 Cromartie lf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .295 Ashford 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Carter c 5 0 0 0 0 1 .249 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .243 Parrish 3b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .266 Almon pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Speier ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Thomas 3b,cf 3 0 0 0 2 0 .231 Papi ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Roberts c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Grimsley p 4 0 0 0 0 3 .145 Turner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Mejias rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 .200 Jones p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .187 Totals 44 3 9 2 1 5 Totals 37 2 6 2 5 5 Time of Game: 2:46 Attendance: 14,346 Left on Base: Expos 7, Padres 6 DP: Expos 2, Padres 1 Errors: Smith, Jones Doubles: Perez (36), Parrish (32), Winfield 2 (24) Stolen Bases: Carter (10), Smith (33) Caught Stealing: Richards (16), Smith (9) Sacrifice Hits: Papi (2), Smith (27) Sacrifice Flies: Gonzalez (5) GIDP: Valentine (9), Turner (2) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Grimsley 10 5 2 2 4 4 0 37 3.11 Garman W(3-6) 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 4.86 Totals 12 6 2 2 5 5 0 44 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones L(11-13) 12 9 3 2 1 5 0 46 2.79 Totals 12 9 3 2 1 5 0 46 Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Joe West EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards made an out to second; Smith grounded out (second to first); Tenace grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 0. EXPOS 2ND: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Cromartie singled to left; Carter struck out; Parrish grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield doubled to right; Gamble grounded out (first unassisted) [Winfield to third]; Gonzalez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Winfield scored]; Thomas grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 1. EXPOS 3RD: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Grimsley struck out; Cash grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 1. PADRES 3RD: PAPI REPLACED SPEIER (PLAYING SS); Roberts grounded out (third to first); Jones lined to right; Richards singled to first; Richards was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 1. EXPOS 4TH: Dawson singled to center; Valentine forced Dawson (second to shortstop); Perez doubled to right [Valentine to third]; Cromartie grounded out (second to first) [Valentine scored, Perez to third]; Carter reached on an error by Smith [Perez scored (unearned) (no RBI), Carter to first]; Carter stole second; Parrish walked; Papi forced Carter (third unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Padres 1. PADRES 4TH: Smith walked; Smith stole second; Tenace singled to left [Smith to third]; Winfield popped to third in foul territory; Gamble popped to third in foul territory; Gonzalez forced Tenace (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Padres 1. EXPOS 5TH: Grimsley struck out; Cash grounded out (third to first); Dawson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Padres 1. PADRES 5TH: Thomas grounded out (third to first); Roberts made an out to second; Jones grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Padres 1. EXPOS 6TH: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez singled to left; Cromartie flied out to left; Carter forced Perez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Padres 1. PADRES 6TH: Richards singled to center; Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Richards to second]; Tenace walked; Winfield doubled to right [Richards scored, Tenace to third]; Gamble grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Padres 2. EXPOS 7TH: Parrish grounded out (second to first); Papi grounded out (shortstop to first); Grimsley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Padres 2. PADRES 7TH: Thomas flied out to center; Roberts made an out to first; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Padres 2. EXPOS 8TH: Cash flied out to left; Dawson singled to left; Valentine grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Dawson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Padres 2. PADRES 8TH: Richards lined to right; Smith walked; Tenace struck out while Smith was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Padres 2. EXPOS 9TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Cromartie singled to shortstop; Carter forced Cromartie (shortstop to second); Parrish singled to left [Carter to second]; Papi popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Padres 2. PADRES 9TH: Winfield flied out to right; Gamble struck out; Gonzalez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Padres 2. EXPOS 10TH: Grimsley grounded out (second to first); Cash reached on an error by Jones [Cash to second]; Dawson struck out; Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Padres 2. PADRES 10TH: Thomas walked; On a bunt Roberts struck out; Jones struck out; Richards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Padres 2. EXPOS 11TH: THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); WINFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); ASHFORD REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING 3B); Perez lined to center; Cromartie flied out to left; Carter grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Padres 2. PADRES 11TH: GARMAN REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); MEJIAS REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PLAYING RF); Smith flied out to left; Tenace flied out to center; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Padres 2. EXPOS 12TH: Parrish doubled to center; Papi out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Parrish to third]; Mejias singled to left [Parrish scored]; Mejias was picked off first (pitcher to first); Cash flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Padres 2. PADRES 12TH: Ashford grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez singled to second; ALMON RAN FOR GONZALEZ; Thomas walked [Almon to second]; TURNER BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Turner grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Thomas out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Padres 2.

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