The Cubs handed the Expos their fourth straight loss, 6-3, as Bobby Murcer went 5-for-5 and Mick Kelleher drove in two runs. The Cubs took a 3-0 lead in the third inning, with runs scoring on a single by Murcer and doubles by Mike Vail and Manny Trillo.

Kelleher, inserted into the lineup after Rodney Scott was thrown out of the game for arguing on a play at home, accounted for two RBIs with singles in the sixth and eighth. Ellis Valentine hit a two-run homer for the Expos. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 6, Montreal Expos 3

Game Played on Sunday, September 10, 1978 (Day game) at Stade Olympique

Cubs 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 - 6 15 1 Expos 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 8 2 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 3 2 0 0 2 0 .266 Cash 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .247 Scott 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .290 Dawson cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .249 Kelleher 3b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .254 Valentine rf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .292 Murcer cf,rf 5 2 5 1 0 0 .290 Perez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .285 Vail rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .294 Cromartie lf 3 1 3 0 1 0 .300 White cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Parrish 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .275 Trillo 2b 4 0 1 1 1 0 .262 Speier ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .255 Clines lf 4 0 3 1 1 0 .269 Reece c 3 0 0 1 0 2 .100 Biittner 1b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .255 Hutton ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244 Blackwell c 4 1 0 0 1 2 .235 Fryman p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .060 R. Reuschel p 4 0 0 0 0 2 .134 Unser ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .196 Twitchell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087 Papi ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Carter ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Totals 38 6 15 6 6 4 Totals 35 3 8 3 3 10 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 14,772 Left on Base: Cubs 12, Expos 8 DP: Cubs 1, Expos 2 Errors: De Jesus, Valentine, Palmer Doubles: Vail (3), Trillo (16), Murcer 2 (20), Cash (23) Home Runs: Valentine (23) Stolen Bases: De Jesus (32), Cromartie (8) Sacrifice Hits: R. Reuschel (10) GIDP: Blackwell (4), Parrish (18) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA R. Reuschel W(14-12) 9 8 3 1 3 10 1 38 3.09 Totals 9 8 3 1 3 10 1 38 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fryman L(7-10) 4 7 3 3 3 2 0 19 4.01 Twitchell 3 4 2 2 2 0 0 15 5.37 Palmer 0.2 2 1 0 1 1 0 5 0.00 Bahnsen 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.99 Totals 9 15 6 5 6 4 0 45 Wild Pitches: R. Reuschel (10), Twitchell (11) Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Dutch Rennert CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott singled to right; Murcer singled to center [Scott to second]; Vail singled to shortstop [Scott to third, Murcer to second]; Trillo hit into a double play (right to catcher) [Scott out at home]; Rodney Scott ejected by HP umpire Harry Wendelstedt; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: KELLEHER REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING 3B); Cash lined to center; Dawson struck out; Valentine singled to center; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0. CUBS 2ND: Clines singled to right [Clines out at second (right to shortstop)]; Biittner walked; Blackwell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Biittner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie singled to second; Cromartie stole second; Parrish singled to shortstop [Cromartie to third]; Speier struck out; Reece was called out on strikes; Fryman struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0. CUBS 3RD: R. Reuschel struck out; De Jesus walked; Kelleher popped to shortstop; De Jesus stole second; Murcer singled to right [De Jesus scored, Murcer to third (error by Valentine)]; Vail doubled to center [Murcer scored]; Trillo doubled to center [Vail scored]; Clines was walked intentionally; Biittner grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Cash doubled to center; R. Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Cash to third]; Dawson grounded out (pitcher to first); Valentine grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Expos 0. CUBS 4TH: Blackwell grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Reuschel struck out; De Jesus popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Expos 0. EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie singled to right; Parrish singled to left [Cromartie to second]; Speier grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Cromartie to third, Parrish to second]; Reece grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cromartie scored, Parrish to third]; UNSER BATTED FOR FRYMAN; Unser walked; Cash grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Expos 1. CUBS 5TH: TWITCHELL REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Kelleher flied out to center; Murcer doubled to center; Twitchell threw a wild pitch [Murcer to third]; Vail grounded out (shortstop to first); Trillo walked; Clines singled to second [Murcer scored, Trillo to second]; Biittner forced Clines (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Expos 1. EXPOS 5TH: Dawson flied out to center; Valentine struck out; Perez lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Expos 1. CUBS 6TH: Blackwell walked; R. Reuschel out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Blackwell to second]; De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first) [Blackwell to third]; Kelleher singled to center [Blackwell scored]; Murcer doubled to right [Kelleher to third]; Vail grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Expos 1. EXPOS 6TH: Cromartie singled to left; Parrish lined to first; Speier struck out; Reece was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Expos 1. CUBS 7TH: Trillo grounded out (second to first); Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Expos 1. EXPOS 7TH: PAPI BATTED FOR TWITCHELL; Papi was called out on strikes; Cash reached on an error by De Jesus [Cash to first]; Dawson grounded out (third to first) [Cash to second]; Valentine homered (unearned) [Cash scored (unearned)]; Perez grounded out (third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Expos 3. CUBS 8TH: PALMER REPLACED PAPI (PITCHING); Blackwell struck out; R. Reuschel grounded out (second to first); De Jesus walked; De Jesus was picked off first but was safe on an error by Palmer [De Jesus to second]; Kelleher singled to center [De Jesus scored (unearned)]; Murcer singled to shortstop [Kelleher to second]; BAHNSEN REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Vail flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Expos 3. EXPOS 8TH: WHITE REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING CF); MURCER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Cromartie walked; Parrish grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cromartie out at second]; Speier grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Expos 3. CUBS 9TH: Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines singled to center; Biittner singled to right [Clines to third]; Blackwell struck out; R. Reuschel forced Biittner (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Expos 3. EXPOS 9TH: HUTTON BATTED FOR REECE; Hutton walked; CARTER BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; Carter was called out on strikes; Cash lined to center; Dawson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Expos 3.

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