A three-hitter by Rudy May enabled the Expos to subdue the Cardinals, 5-1. The score was 1-1 going into the bottom of the fourth inning when the Expos went ahead to stay on singles by Ellis Valentine, Tony Perez and Gary Carter.

In the fifth, a single by Chris Speier, triple by Dave Cash and double by Andre Dawson accounted for another pair. Dawson then scored from second on Valentine's fly to George Hendrick in deep center. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Game Played on Tuesday, September 12, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique

Cardinals 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 Expos 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 x - 5 10 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Scott lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .234 Cash 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .249 Morales rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .234 Frias 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dawson cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .253 Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .254 Valentine rf 3 1 1 1 0 1 .290 Simmons c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .288 Perez 1b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .291 Hendrick cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .278 Hutton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Reitz 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .246 Cromartie lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .300 Tyson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Carter c 4 0 1 2 0 2 .255 Ramsey ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Parrish 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Templeton ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .278 Speier ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 .253 Vuckovich p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .115 May p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .158 Bruno p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Mumphrey ph,rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252 Totals 29 1 3 1 3 7 Totals 31 5 10 5 0 8 Time of Game: 2:03 Attendance: 8,672 Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Expos 4 DP: Cardinals 0, Expos 1 Doubles: Dawson 2 (22) Triples: Cash (3) Caught Stealing: Carter (5) Sacrifice Hits: May (7) Sacrifice Flies: Valentine (5) GIDP: Hendrick (11) Hit by Pitch: Simmons (2,by May) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Vuckovich L(12-11) 4.2 9 5 5 0 5 0 22 2.54 Bruno 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 1.23 Littell 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.91 Totals 8 10 5 5 0 8 0 33 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA May W(7-9) 9 3 1 1 3 7 0 33 4.02 Totals 9 3 1 1 3 7 0 33 Hit by Pitch: May (6) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Ed Montague CARDINALS 1ST: Scott struck out; Morales struck out; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cash lined to third; Dawson grounded out (third to first); Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons was hit by a pitch; Hendrick grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Simmons out at second]; Reitz popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Perez singled to center; Cromartie singled to right [Perez to third]; Carter forced Cromartie (third to second) [Perez scored]; Carter was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Parrish grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson flied out to right; Ramsey flied out to center; Vuckovich grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 1. EXPOS 3RD: Speier struck out; May struck out; Cash struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Scott was called out on strikes; Morales walked; Hernandez singled to right [Morales to third]; Simmons popped to second; Hendrick singled to right [Morales scored, Hernandez to second]; Reitz walked [Hernandez to third, Hendrick to second]; Tyson flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Expos 1. EXPOS 4TH: Dawson flied out to right; Valentine singled to center; Perez singled to left [Valentine to second]; Cromartie struck out; Carter singled to center [Valentine scored, Perez to third]; Parrish flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Expos 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Ramsey popped to first in foul territory; Vuckovich struck out; Scott lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Expos 2. EXPOS 5TH: Speier singled to left; May out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Speier to second]; Cash tripled to right [Speier scored]; Dawson doubled to left [Cash scored]; Valentine hit a sacrifice fly to center [Dawson scored]; Perez singled to left; BRUNO REPLACED VUCKOVICH (PITCHING); Cromartie flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Expos 5. CARDINALS 6TH: Morales flied out to right; Hernandez flied out to center; Simmons flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Expos 5. EXPOS 6TH: Carter was called out on strikes; Parrish was called out on strikes; Speier grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Expos 5. CARDINALS 7TH: Hendrick flied out to center; Reitz singled to center; Tyson flied out to center; TEMPLETON BATTED FOR RAMSEY; Templeton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Expos 5. EXPOS 7TH: TEMPLETON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); May grounded out (first unassisted); Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson doubled to left; Valentine popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Expos 5. CARDINALS 8TH: MUMPHREY BATTED FOR BRUNO; Mumphrey walked; Scott flied out to center; Morales flied out to left; Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Expos 5. EXPOS 8TH: MUMPHREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LITTELL REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Perez flied out to right; Cromartie flied out to left; Carter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Expos 5. CARDINALS 9TH: FRIAS REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 2B); HUTTON REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 1B); Simmons was called out on strikes; Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Reitz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Expos 5.

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