After hitting the first grand slam of his major league career in the previous night's game against the Cardinals, Phil Garner smashed another to lead the Pirates to a 6-1 victory over the Expos. The Pirates had Omar Moreno, Bill Robinson and Willie Stargell on base when Garner whacked his homer off Woodie Fryman.

The Pirates' second baseman became the only batter in modern N.L. history to hit grand slams in consecutive games since James Sheckard of the Brooklyn Dodgers did it in 1901. The feat had been accomplished five times in the A.L. The Pirates added their other two runs on a double by Dave Parker and a homer by Robinson in the third. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Montreal Expos 1

Game Played on Friday, September 15, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Expos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 9 0 Pirates 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 x - 6 8 2 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cash 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Taveras ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .277 Dawson cf 4 1 2 0 1 1 .252 Moreno cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .230 Valentine rf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .291 Parker rf 3 1 2 0 0 0 .316 Perez 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .290 Brye rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Cromartie lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .303 B. Robinson lf 4 2 1 2 0 0 .246 Carter c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260 Stargell 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .293 Parrish 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .271 Garner 2b 3 1 2 4 1 0 .271 Speier ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Berra 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .196 Fryman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .060 Dyer c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .215 Unser ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .194 Kison p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .115 Twitchell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087 Whitson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Papi ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hutton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 James p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Herrmann ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .145 Frias pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Totals 38 1 9 1 1 9 Totals 31 6 8 6 3 4 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 15,146 Left on Base: Expos 11, Pirates 4 DP: Expos 1, Pirates 0 Errors: Berra 2 Doubles: Moreno (12), Parker (26) Home Runs: Garner (9), B. Robinson (12) Stolen Bases: Dawson (27), Cash (12), Taveras (39) GIDP: Berra (1) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fryman L(7-11) 1 3 4 4 1 1 1 7 4.23 Twitchell 3 3 2 2 1 2 1 13 5.38 Palmer 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00 James 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 18.00 Knowles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.42 Totals 8 8 6 6 3 4 2 34 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kison W(6-5) 7.1 7 1 1 1 6 0 32 3.18 Whitson 0.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 2.62 Tekulve 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.85 Totals 9 9 1 1 1 9 0 39 Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (third to first); Dawson singled to center; Dawson stole second; Valentine struck out; Perez popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras struck out; Moreno doubled to left; Parker singled to shortstop [Moreno to third]; B. Robinson forced Parker (third to second); Stargell walked [B. Robinson to second]; Garner homered [Moreno scored, B. Robinson scored, Stargell scored]; Berra flied out to center; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 4. EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie flied out to left; Carter singled to center; Parrish singled to left [Carter to second]; Speier forced Carter (third unassisted) [Parrish to second]; UNSER BATTED FOR FRYMAN; Unser struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 4. PIRATES 2ND: TWITCHELL REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Dyer flied to right in foul territory; Kison struck out; Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 4. EXPOS 3RD: Cash reached on an error by Berra [Cash to first]; Cash stole second; Dawson struck out; Valentine lined to third; Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 4. PIRATES 3RD: Moreno flied out to left; Parker doubled to left; B. Robinson homered [Parker scored]; Stargell flied out to center; Garner walked; Berra singled to center [Garner to second]; Dyer was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 6. EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie grounded out (first to pitcher); Carter popped to catcher in foul territory; Parrish flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 6. PIRATES 4TH: Kison grounded out (third to first); Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 6. EXPOS 5TH: Speier lined to second; PAPI BATTED FOR TWITCHELL; Papi struck out; Cash grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 6. PIRATES 5TH: PALMER REPLACED PAPI (PITCHING); Parker grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Stargell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 6. EXPOS 6TH: BRYE REPLACED PARKER (PLAYING RF); Dawson walked; Valentine reached on an error by Berra [Dawson to second, Valentine to first]; Perez struck out; Cromartie struck out; Carter forced Valentine (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 6. PIRATES 6TH: Garner singled to third; Berra grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Garner out at second]; Dyer singled to third; Kison forced Dyer (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 6. EXPOS 7TH: Parrish popped to catcher in foul territory; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); HUTTON BATTED FOR PALMER; Hutton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 6. PIRATES 7TH: JAMES REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Taveras walked; Taveras stole second; Moreno struck out; Brye flied out to right; B. Robinson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 6. EXPOS 8TH: Cash flied out to center; Dawson singled to left; Valentine singled to third [Dawson to second]; Perez singled to center [Dawson scored, Valentine to second]; Cromartie singled to right [Valentine to third, Perez to second]; WHITSON REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Carter struck out; Parrish struck out; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 6. PIRATES 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED JAMES (PITCHING); Stargell grounded out (pitcher to first); Garner grounded out (third to first); Berra grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 6. EXPOS 9TH: Speier singled to left; HERRMANN BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Herrmann singled to right [Speier to second]; FRIAS RAN FOR HERRMANN; TEKULVE REPLACED WHITSON (PITCHING); Cash flied out to right; Dawson popped to second; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 6.

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