Four hits by Jerry Martin paced the Phillies to a 5-4 victory over the Expos. A single by Greg Luzinski opened the Phils' second inning and Jose Cardenal then drew a base on balls. A double by Martin scored Luzinski and a sacrifice fly by Ted Sizemore plated Cardenal. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 5, Montreal Expos 4

Game Played on Wednesday, September 27, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Expos 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 - 4 9 2 Phillies 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 x - 5 12 0 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cash 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .251 Schmidt 3b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .252 Unser rf 5 1 1 0 0 2 .192 Bowa ss 5 0 2 1 0 0 .298 Dawson cf 4 1 3 2 0 0 .252 Maddox cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .286 Perez 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .284 Luzinski lf 2 1 1 0 2 0 .261 Cromartie lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .297 Cardenal 1b 3 1 0 1 1 0 .250 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boone c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Carter c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .257 Martin rf 4 1 4 1 0 0 .272 Speier ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 .251 Sizemore 2b 3 1 0 1 0 0 .225 Papi 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .236 Christenson p 4 0 1 0 0 2 .075 Grimsley p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .140 Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hutton ph,lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 .241 Totals 36 4 9 4 2 7 Totals 34 5 12 4 4 2 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 27,410 Left on Base: Expos 7, Phillies 10 DP: Expos 2, Phillies 0 Errors: Carter, Papi Doubles: Martin (13), Maddox (34) Home Runs: Dawson (25) Stolen Bases: Schmidt (18), Bowa (27) Sacrifice Flies: Sizemore (5) GIDP: Sizemore (13) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Grimsley L(19-11) 7 10 5 3 4 2 0 35 3.12 Garman 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.38 Totals 8 12 5 3 4 2 0 39 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Christenson W(13-14) 8.1 8 4 4 2 5 1 35 3.24 Reed SV(16) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 2.25 Totals 9 9 4 4 2 7 1 38 Wild Pitches: Grimsley (4) Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey EXPOS 1ST: Cash flied out to right; Unser struck out; Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Schmidt flied out to right; Bowa flied out to center; Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 0. EXPOS 2ND: Perez grounded out (first unassisted); Cromartie struck out; Carter flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski singled to right; Grimsley threw a wild pitch [Luzinski to second]; Cardenal walked; Boone flied out to right; Martin doubled to left [Luzinski scored, Cardenal to third]; Sizemore hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cardenal scored]; Christenson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 2. EXPOS 3RD: Speier flied out to center; Papi flied out to center; Grimsley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt singled to center; Bowa flied out to center; Maddox doubled to left [Schmidt to third]; Luzinski was walked intentionally; Cardenal forced Luzinski (second unassisted) [Schmidt scored, Maddox to third]; Boone flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 3. EXPOS 4TH: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser flied out to center; Dawson homered; Perez walked; Cromartie was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 4TH: Martin singled to left; Sizemore grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Martin out at second]; Christenson singled to center; Schmidt forced Christenson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Phillies 3. EXPOS 5TH: Carter singled to right; Speier forced Carter (shortstop to second); Papi struck out; Grimsley popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox flied out to left; Luzinski walked; Cardenal forced Luzinski (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Phillies 3. EXPOS 6TH: Cash flied out to center; Unser flied out to center; Dawson singled to center; Perez forced Dawson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 6TH: Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); Martin singled to shortstop; Sizemore reached on an error by Papi [Martin to second, Sizemore to first]; Christenson struck out; Schmidt walked [Martin to third, Sizemore to second]; Bowa singled to center [Martin scored (unearned), Sizemore scored (error by Carter; assist by Dawson) (unearned), Schmidt to second]; Maddox singled to second [Schmidt to third, Bowa to second]; Luzinski flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Expos 1, Phillies 5. EXPOS 7TH: Cromartie flied out to left; Carter popped to first in foul territory; Speier grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Phillies 5. PHILLIES 7TH: Cardenal flied out to right; Boone grounded out (third to first); Martin singled to center; Sizemore forced Martin (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Phillies 5. EXPOS 8TH: Papi grounded out (shortstop to first); HUTTON BATTED FOR GRIMSLEY; Hutton grounded out (second to first); Cash singled to center; Unser singled to right [Cash to third]; Dawson singled to right [Cash scored, Unser to third]; Perez singled to first [Unser scored, Dawson to second]; Cromartie flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Phillies 5. PHILLIES 8TH: HUTTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GARMAN REPLACED CROMARTIE (PITCHING); Christenson grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt singled to right; Bowa singled to right [Schmidt to second]; Schmidt stole third and Bowa stole second; Maddox hit into a double play (first to catcher) [Schmidt out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Phillies 5. EXPOS 9TH: Carter popped to shortstop; Speier walked; Papi singled to center [Speier to third]; REED REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PITCHING); Hutton singled to center [Speier scored, Papi to second]; Cash struck out; Unser struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Phillies 5.

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