Hitting his second double of the game, Warren Cromartie supplied the spark as the Expos scored two runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Cardinals, 7-5. After Cromartie's two-bagger, Gary Carter walked. The next two batters went out, but Sam Mejias came up and delivered a single, scoring Cromartie with the tie-breaking run. Dave Cash followed with a single to plate Carter with an insurance tally. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Game Played on Friday, September 29, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Expos 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 - 7 11 0 Cardinals 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 - 5 9 0 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cash 2b 5 0 2 2 0 0 .252 Templeton ss 4 2 2 1 1 0 .280 Frias pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Mumphrey cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .264 Unser rf 5 0 1 1 0 3 .192 Iorg rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .271 Hutton 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .237 Ramsey pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dawson cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .253 Scott rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Cromartie lf 3 2 2 1 0 0 .299 Simmons lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .285 Carter c 3 1 1 0 1 2 .257 Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 2 0 0 .253 Speier ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .251 Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Papi 3b 4 2 1 1 0 0 .236 Kennedy c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .172 Sanderson p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .105 Morales ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Garman p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Oberkfell 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .120 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Tyson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Mejias ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .232 Urrea p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Fryman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .060 Brock ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222 O'Brien p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Phillips ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Schultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Freed ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Lentine pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Totals 36 7 11 7 1 10 Totals 34 5 9 5 3 4 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 6,280 Left on Base: Expos 4, Cardinals 5 DP: Expos 1, Cardinals 0 Doubles: Cromartie 2 (32), Dawson (24), Brock (9) Triples: Dawson (8) Stolen Bases: Templeton 2 (34) Caught Stealing: Mumphrey (10) Sacrifice Flies: Cromartie (6) GIDP: Reitz (13) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sanderson 5.2 6 4 4 2 3 0 23 2.51 Garman 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 8 4.40 Knowles W(3-3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.38 Fryman SV(1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.19 Totals 9 9 5 5 3 4 0 37 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Urrea 5 7 5 5 0 4 0 21 5.38 O'Brien 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 4.08 Schultz L(2-4) 2 3 2 2 1 4 0 10 3.80 Totals 9 11 7 7 1 10 0 38 Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello EXPOS 1ST: Cash flied out to right; Unser grounded out (second to first); Hutton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to shortstop; Templeton stole second; Mumphrey walked; Iorg singled to center [Templeton to third, Mumphrey to second]; Simmons struck out; Hernandez singled to right [Templeton scored, Mumphrey scored, Iorg to second]; Reitz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hernandez out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 2. EXPOS 2ND: Dawson tripled to right; Cromartie lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Dawson scored]; Carter struck out; Speier grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 2ND: Kennedy grounded out (third to first); Oberkfell flied out to left; Urrea was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 2. EXPOS 3RD: Papi flied out to right; Sanderson struck out; Cash flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton walked; Mumphrey singled to right [Templeton to second]; Mumphrey was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop) [Templeton to third]; Iorg struck out; Simmons popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 2. EXPOS 4TH: Unser struck out; Hutton grounded out (second to first); Dawson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz popped to catcher in foul territory; Kennedy grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 2. EXPOS 5TH: Cromartie doubled to right; Carter singled to center [Cromartie to third]; Speier singled to right [Cromartie scored, Carter to third]; Papi singled to left [Carter scored, Speier to second]; On a bunt Sanderson struck out; Cash singled to left [Speier scored, Papi to second]; Unser singled to right [Papi scored, Cash out at third (right to first to third)]; Hutton grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Oberkfell singled to right; BROCK BATTED FOR URREA; Brock doubled to left [Oberkfell to third]; Templeton grounded out (second to first) [Oberkfell scored, Brock to third]; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first) [Brock scored]; Iorg flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Cardinals 4. EXPOS 6TH: O'BRIEN REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); Dawson doubled to left; Cromartie flied to left in foul territory; Carter was called out on strikes; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons flied out to right; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); GARMAN REPLACED SANDERSON (PITCHING); Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Cardinals 4. EXPOS 7TH: Papi popped to shortstop; Garman was called out on strikes; Cash flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 7TH: Kennedy grounded out (second to first); Oberkfell flied out to left; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR O'BRIEN; Phillips was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Cardinals 4. EXPOS 8TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); Unser was called out on strikes; Hutton struck out; Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 8TH: Templeton singled to shortstop; Templeton stole second; Mumphrey flied out to left; Iorg singled to center [Templeton scored]; RAMSEY RAN FOR IORG; Simmons walked [Ramsey to second]; KNOWLES REPLACED GARMAN (PITCHING); Hernandez forced Simmons (shortstop to second) [Ramsey to third]; Reitz forced Hernandez (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 5, Cardinals 5. EXPOS 9TH: SCOTT REPLACED RAMSEY (PLAYING RF); Cromartie doubled to left; Carter walked; Speier popped to pitcher; Papi forced Carter (shortstop to second) [Cromartie to third]; MEJIAS BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Mejias singled to right [Cromartie scored, Papi to second]; Cash singled to right [Papi scored, Mejias to third]; FRIAS RAN FOR CASH; Unser struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 7, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 9TH: FRIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); FRYMAN REPLACED MEJIAS (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR KENNEDY; Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); TYSON BATTED FOR OBERKFELL; Tyson grounded out (third to first); FREED BATTED FOR SCHULTZ; Freed singled to left; LENTINE RAN FOR FREED; Templeton grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 7, Cardinals 5.

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