Piling up 19 hits in their best attack of the season, the Pirates trounced the Expos, 12-5. Dave Parker smacked three doubles and drove in four runs to raise his RBI total to a career high of 104. Frank Taveras had three singles and a triple, marking the third time this season that the Pirates' shortstop had collected four hits in one game. Tony Perez and Warren Cromartie produced homers for the Expos. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 12, Montreal Expos 5

Game Played on Saturday, September 16, 1978 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Expos 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 - 5 8 4 Pirates 2 1 1 1 0 3 4 0 x - 12 19 0 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cash 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .248 Taveras ss 5 3 4 0 0 0 .281 Dawson cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .252 Moreno cf 3 2 1 1 1 0 .231 Valentine rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .290 Parker rf 4 2 3 4 1 0 .320 Perez 1b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .289 B. Robinson lf 5 1 1 0 0 2 .245 Cromartie lf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .303 Stargell 1b 5 0 3 2 0 1 .298 Carter c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Garner 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .271 Reece c 1 1 1 0 0 0 .182 Berra 3b 5 1 3 0 0 0 .214 Parrish 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .271 Ott c 4 2 2 0 1 0 .277 Speier ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .254 D. Robinson p 3 1 1 1 0 1 .221 Grimsley p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .146 Whitson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Unser ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Atkinson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Hutton ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 James p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Papi ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Totals 34 5 8 5 1 4 Totals 38 12 19 9 3 4 Time of Game: 2:56 Attendance: 8,079 Left on Base: Expos 4, Pirates 9 DP: Expos 0, Pirates 0 Errors: Perez, Speier, Bahnsen, Miller Doubles: Speier (18), Parrish (36), Parker 3 (29), Ott 2 (17), Moreno (13) Triples: Taveras (8) Home Runs: Perez (13), Cromartie (8) Stolen Bases: Dawson (28), Taveras (40), Berra (3) Caught Stealing: Garner (14), Parker (7) Sacrifice Hits: Moreno (16), D. Robinson 2 (4) Sacrifice Flies: Cash (3), Garner (7) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Grimsley L(18-10) 2.1 8 4 4 0 1 0 15 3.14 Bahnsen 2.2 3 1 0 2 0 0 12 3.77 Miller 1 6 6 5 0 0 0 10 10.29 Atkinson 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 4 4.26 James 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 12.00 Totals 8 19 12 10 3 4 0 45 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Robinson W(13-6) 8.1 8 5 5 1 4 2 34 3.58 Whitson 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.60 Totals 9 8 5 5 1 4 2 36 Wild Pitches: Grimsley (3), James (1), D. Robinson (9) Balks: Grimsley (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Joe West EXPOS 1ST: Cash flied out to right; Dawson singled to right; Dawson stole second; Valentine struck out; Perez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to second; Taveras stole second; Moreno out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Taveras to third]; Parker doubled to right [Taveras scored]; B. Robinson grounded out (first to pitcher) [Parker to third]; Stargell singled to left [Parker scored]; Garner forced Stargell (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 2. EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie struck out; Carter flied out to center; Parrish lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 2. PIRATES 2ND: Berra singled to center; Berra stole second; Ott grounded out (pitcher to first) [Berra to third]; D. Robinson singled to left [Berra scored]; Taveras popped to catcher in foul territory; Moreno flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 3. EXPOS 3RD: Speier flied out to right; Grimsley grounded out (pitcher to first); Cash flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 3. PIRATES 3RD: Parker doubled to right; Grimsley balked [Parker to third]; B. Robinson struck out; Stargell singled to right [Parker scored]; Grimsley threw a wild pitch [Stargell to second]; Garner singled to shortstop [Stargell to third (error by Speier)]; BAHNSEN REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Garner was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Berra flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 4. EXPOS 4TH: Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine flied out to center; Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 4. PIRATES 4TH: Ott doubled to right; D. Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ott to third]; Taveras singled to third [Ott stayed at third]; Taveras was picked off first but was safe on an error by Bahnsen [Ott scored (unearned), Taveras to second]; Moreno flied out to left; Parker was walked intentionally; B. Robinson popped to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 5. EXPOS 5TH: Cromartie flied out to center; Carter struck out; Parrish grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 5. PIRATES 5TH: Stargell popped to shortstop; Garner flied out to center; Berra singled to center; Ott walked [Berra to second]; D. Robinson grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 5. EXPOS 6TH: Speier popped to first in foul territory; UNSER BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; Unser grounded out (first to pitcher); Cash singled to center; Dawson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 5. PIRATES 6TH: MILLER REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Taveras tripled to right; Moreno doubled to left [Taveras scored]; Parker reached on an error by Perez [Moreno scored (no RBI), Parker to first]; Parker was caught stealing second (catcher to second); B. Robinson singled to center; Stargell singled to center [B. Robinson to third]; Garner hit a sacrifice fly to right [B. Robinson scored]; Berra forced Stargell (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 8. EXPOS 7TH: Valentine singled to center; Perez homered [Valentine scored]; Cromartie struck out; Carter popped to first in foul territory; Parrish grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 8. PIRATES 7TH: REECE REPLACED CARTER (PLAYING C ); Ott doubled to left; D. Robinson reached on an error by Miller on a sacrifice bunt [Ott scored (no RBI), D. Robinson to second]; Taveras singled to right [D. Robinson to third]; ATKINSON REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Moreno walked [Taveras to second]; Parker doubled to center [D. Robinson scored (unearned), Taveras scored, Moreno scored]; B. Robinson struck out; Parker was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); Stargell struck out; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 12. EXPOS 8TH: Speier doubled to center; HUTTON BATTED FOR ATKINSON; D. Robinson threw a wild pitch [Speier to third]; Hutton walked; Cash hit a sacrifice fly to right [Speier scored]; Dawson popped to shortstop; Valentine flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 12. PIRATES 8TH: JAMES REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Garner popped to first in foul territory; Berra singled to center; Ott flied out to right; James threw a wild pitch [Berra to second]; D. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 12. EXPOS 9TH: Perez flied out to right; Cromartie homered; Reece singled to center; Parrish doubled to center [Reece scored]; WHITSON REPLACED D. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Speier flied out to right; PAPI BATTED FOR JAMES; Papi flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Pirates 12.

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