Dealing a severe blow to the Pirates' pennant hopes, the Expos posted a 4-0 victory behind the three-hit hurling of Scott Sanderson. The Expos scored three runs in the first inning. Dave Cash singled, went to third on a double by Andre Dawson and scored by beating the throw home on a grounder by Ellis Valentine, who was safe at first. A wild pitch advanced the runners to second and third and they scored on a groundout by Tony Perez and a sacrifice fly by Warren Cromartie. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

Game Played on Sunday, September 24, 1978 (Day game) at Stade Olympique

Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 Expos 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 4 5 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Cash 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Moreno cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .230 Dawson cf 4 2 2 0 0 1 .252 Parker rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .325 Valentine rf 4 1 1 2 0 1 .292 Stargell 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .292 Perez 1b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .288 Ott c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Cromartie lf 1 0 0 1 1 0 .299 B. Robinson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 3 .248 Carter c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Milner lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Speier ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .252 Garner 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Papi 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Kison p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Sanderson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .118 May ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .188 Bibby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129 Stennett ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 Totals 30 0 3 0 1 9 Totals 28 4 5 4 1 5 Time of Game: 2:02 Attendance: 23,260 Left on Base: Pirates 5, Expos 3 DP: Pirates 0, Expos 0 Errors: Parker Doubles: Dawson (23), Valentine (35) Triples: Dawson (7) Stolen Bases: Moreno (67) Sacrifice Hits: Sanderson (2) Sacrifice Flies: Cromartie (5) Hit by Pitch: Garner (5,by Sanderson) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kison L(6-6) 5 2 3 3 0 2 0 18 3.30 Bibby 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 10 3.57 Tekulve 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2.13 Totals 8 5 4 4 1 5 0 31 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sanderson W(4-2) 9 3 0 0 1 9 0 32 2.11 Totals 9 3 0 0 1 9 0 32 Hit by Pitch: Sanderson (1) Wild Pitches: Kison (4), Sanderson (2) Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Dutch Rennert PIRATES 1ST: Taveras struck out; Moreno popped to third in foul territory; Parker walked; Stargell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cash singled to left; Dawson doubled to left [Cash to third]; Valentine reached on a fielder's choice [Cash scored, Dawson stayed at second]; Kison threw a wild pitch [Dawson to third, Valentine to second]; Perez grounded out (second to first) [Dawson scored, Valentine to third]; Cromartie hit a sacrifice fly to center [Valentine scored]; Carter grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 3. PIRATES 2ND: Ott popped to catcher in foul territory; B. Robinson struck out; Milner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 3. EXPOS 2ND: Speier flied out to right; Papi flied out to left; Sanderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 3. PIRATES 3RD: Garner grounded out (second to first); Kison grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 3. EXPOS 3RD: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson grounded out (second to first); Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 3. PIRATES 4TH: Moreno singled to center; Moreno stole second; Parker struck out; Stargell was called out on strikes; Ott flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 3. EXPOS 4TH: Perez flied out to left; Cromartie grounded out (shortstop to first); Carter popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 3. PIRATES 5TH: B. Robinson struck out; Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 3. EXPOS 5TH: Speier struck out; Papi flied out to center; Sanderson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 3. PIRATES 6TH: MAY BATTED FOR KISON; May struck out; Taveras flied out to left; Moreno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 3. EXPOS 6TH: BIBBY REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson tripled to left; Valentine doubled to center [Dawson scored, Valentine to third (error by Parker)]; Perez popped to first in foul territory; Cromartie walked; Carter forced Cromartie (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 4. PIRATES 7TH: Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); Stargell singled to right; Ott struck out; B. Robinson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 4. EXPOS 7TH: Speier singled to left; Papi struck out; Sanderson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Speier to second]; Cash grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 4. PIRATES 8TH: Milner flied out to left; Garner was hit by a pitch; STENNETT BATTED FOR BIBBY; Stennett forced Garner (pitcher to shortstop); Taveras grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 4. EXPOS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED STENNETT (PITCHING); Dawson struck out; Valentine struck out; Perez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 4. PIRATES 9TH: Moreno flied out to right; Parker singled to right; Sanderson threw a wild pitch [Parker to second]; Stargell struck out; Ott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 4.

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