The three-hit pitching of Ross Grimsley carried the Expos to a 3-1 victory over the Cardinals. The first Expo run came in the third inning on an RBI double by Andre Dawson. The Expos added a pair in the fourth on a two-run homer by Gary Carter following a single by Tony Perez.

Grimsley pitched perfect ball for 7 1/3 innings before the Cardinals broke through on a double by George Hendrick and singles by Ken Reitz and Keith Hernandez. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Game Played on Monday, September 11, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique

Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 3 0 Expos 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 x - 3 9 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Templeton ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Cash 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .249 Lentine lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dawson cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .251 Freed ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Valentine rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .290 Morales rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .236 Perez 1b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .287 Simmons c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Cromartie lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .300 Hendrick cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .278 Carter c 3 1 2 2 0 0 .255 Reitz 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .245 Parrish 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .254 Speier ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Tyson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Grimsley p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .148 Denny p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .172 Scott ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Totals 29 1 3 1 0 1 Totals 30 3 9 3 0 3 Time of Game: 1:40 Attendance: 4,949 Left on Base: Cardinals 1, Expos 3 DP: Cardinals 2, Expos 1 Doubles: Hendrick (28), Dawson 2 (20) Home Runs: Carter (17) Stolen Bases: Perez (2) Caught Stealing: Dawson (9) GIDP: Tyson (11), Cromartie (13) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Denny L(11-11) 8 9 3 3 0 3 1 30 3.17 Totals 8 9 3 3 0 3 1 30 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Grimsley W(18-9) 9 3 1 1 0 1 0 29 3.02 Totals 9 3 1 1 0 1 0 29 Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Ed Montague CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (third to first); Lentine flied out to left; Morales struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (third to first); Dawson grounded out (pitcher to first); Valentine flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); Hendrick grounded out (pitcher to first); Reitz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Perez singled to right; Cromartie grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Perez out at second]; Carter singled to center; Parrish flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyson grounded out (third to first); Denny grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Speier struck out (catcher to first); Grimsley grounded out (third to first); Cash singled to center; Dawson doubled to left [Cash scored]; Valentine struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Lentine grounded out (second to first); Morales lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 1. EXPOS 4TH: Perez singled to right; Perez stole second; Cromartie struck out; Carter homered [Perez scored]; Parrish flied out to right; Speier flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 3. CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons flied out to right; Hendrick popped to catcher in foul territory; Reitz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 3. EXPOS 5TH: Grimsley grounded out (second to first); Cash singled to center; Dawson forced Cash (second unassisted); Dave Cash called for interference; Dawson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 3. CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Tyson grounded out (pitcher to first); Denny grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 3. EXPOS 6TH: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Cromartie singled to right; Carter flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 3. CARDINALS 7TH: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Lentine grounded out (second to first); Morales flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 3. EXPOS 7TH: Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier lined to third; Grimsley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 3. CARDINALS 8TH: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick doubled to center; Reitz singled to pitcher [Hendrick stayed at second]; Hernandez singled to center [Hendrick scored, Reitz to second]; Tyson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hernandez out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Expos 3. EXPOS 8TH: Cash grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Dawson doubled to right; Valentine lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Dawson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Expos 3. CARDINALS 9TH: SCOTT BATTED FOR DENNY; Scott flied out to right; Templeton grounded out (second to first); FREED BATTED FOR LENTINE; Freed grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Expos 3.

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