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Expos
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 4, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Montreal Expos, played on August 4, 1978 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 4, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 4, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Woodie Fryman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Reuschel |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 20,621 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Pulli 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Paul Pryor 3B: Terry Tata |
Montreal Expos Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
Andre Dawson | Center Fielder |
Ellis Valentine | Right Fielder |
Tony Perez | First Baseman |
Larry Parrish | Third Baseman |
Warren Cromartie | Left Fielder |
Gary Carter | Catcher |
Chris Speier | Shortstop |
Woodie Fryman | Pitcher |
Dick Williams | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
Rodney Scott | Center Fielder |
Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
Mike Vail | Right Fielder |
Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
Ed Putman | Third Baseman |
Tim Blackwell | Catcher |
Rick Reuschel | Pitcher |
Herman Franks | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Expos
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 4, 1978
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Reuschel
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Reuschel
Dawson strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Reuschel
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Putman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Fryman
De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Fryman
Scott hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Fryman
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buckner for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Reuschel
Perez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Vail. Perez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Reuschel
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Cromartie vs. Reuschel
Cromartie hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Carter vs. Reuschel
Carter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Vail. Carter reaches second base with a double. Perez scores. Cromartie goes all the way around to score. Carter moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Speier vs. Reuschel
Speier hits a line drive into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carter tags and scores. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Reuschel
Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Putman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vail vs. Fryman
Vail hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cromartie. Vail reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Fryman
Kingman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Fryman
Trillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Putman vs. Fryman
Putman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trillo moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Blackwell vs. Fryman
Blackwell bunts towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Reuschel vs. Fryman
Reuschel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Trillo trying to get to home. Valentine throws the ball in to Carter who tags Trillo who's trying to score from second, for the out. Putman moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
De Jesus vs. Fryman
De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Putman scores. Reuschel moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Twitchell
Wayne Twitchell now pitching.
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Reuschel trying to get to home. Speier throws to Carter who tags Reuschel for the out. De Jesus moves to second. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Reuschel
Cash hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Reuschel
Dawson hits a line drive towards first. Buckner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Reuschel
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Twitchell
Buckner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Vail vs. Twitchell
Vail hits a line drive into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Twitchell
Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Reuschel
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Putman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Reuschel
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Putman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Reuschel
Cromartie hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Twitchell
Trillo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Putman vs. Twitchell
There goes Trillo. The throw from Carter and he is out, Speier applying the tag. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Putman vs. Twitchell
Putman hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Twitchell
Blackwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reuschel vs. Twitchell
Reuschel hits a line drive into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Reuschel
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Reuschel
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Twitchell vs. Reuschel
Twitchell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Putman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Twitchell
De Jesus hits a popup beyond second. Cash can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Twitchell
Scott bunts towards the mound. Twitchell fields it and throws to first for the out. De Jesus moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Twitchell
Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Vail vs. Twitchell
Vail hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Reuschel
Cash hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Reuschel
Dawson hits a popup towards third. Putman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Reuschel
Valentine strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Twitchell
Kingman hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Twitchell
Trillo strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Putman vs. Twitchell
Putman hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Reuschel
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Reuschel
Parrish hits a line drive beyond third. Putman can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cromartie vs. Reuschel
Cromartie hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Parrish moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Carter vs. Reuschel
Carter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Speier vs. Reuschel
Speier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Parrish scores. Cromartie moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Unser vs. Reuschel
Del Unser pinch hits for Wayne Twitchell.
Unser is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Garman
Mike Garman now pitching. Greg Gross pinch hits for Tim Blackwell.
Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Biittner vs. Garman
Larry Biittner pinch hits for Rick Reuschel.
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash misplays the ball. That's an error on Cash. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
De Jesus vs. Garman
De Jesus bunts towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Cash covering, for the out. Gross moves to third. Biittner moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murcer vs. Knowles
Bobby Murcer pinch hits for Rodney Scott. Darold Knowles now pitching.
Murcer bunts towards the mound. Knowles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gross scores. Biittner moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Buckner vs. Knowles
Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Biittner scores. Murcer moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Vail vs. Pirtle
Mick Kelleher pinch runs for Bill Buckner. Gerry Pirtle now pitching.
Carterdrops the ball. It gets behind him. There goes Murcer. The throw to Pirtle covering the plate. The slide. Murcer is out. Kelleher moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Vail vs. Pirtle
Vail strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McGlothen
Bobby Murcer now playing right field. Mick Kelleher now playing third base. Greg Gross now playing left field. Larry Biittner now playing first ba
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. McGlothen
Dawson hits a fly ball into left field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. McGlothen
Valentine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Sutter
Bruce Sutter now pitching.
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Valentine moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Sutter
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Pirtle
White hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Pirtle
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pirtle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Pirtle
Rader takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Pirtle
Carter fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Carter. Rader moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Gross vs. Pirtle
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Biittner vs. Pirtle
Biittner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rader scores. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
De Jesus vs. Pirtle
De Jesus strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Sutter
Cromartie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Sutter
Carter strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Sutter
Speier strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hutton vs. Sutter
Tom Hutton pinch hits for Gerry Pirtle.
Hutton takes first base on ball four. Cromartie moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Sutter
Cash strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/4/1978 -- Montreal at Chicago (D) Montreal AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Cash D, 2b 5 0 0 0 De Jesus I, ss 4 0 2 1 Dawson A, cf 4 0 0 0 Scott R, cf 2 0 1 0 Valentine E, rf 4 0 1 0 Murcer B, ph-rf 1 0 1 1 Perez T, 1b 4 1 2 0 Buckner B, 1b 4 0 1 1 Parrish L, 3b 4 1 1 0 Kelleher M, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Cromartie W, lf 4 1 3 0 Vail M, rf 4 1 1 0 Carter G, c 4 1 1 2 McGlothen L, p 0 0 0 0 Speier C, ss 3 0 1 2 Sutter B, p 0 0 0 0 Fryman W, p 1 0 0 0 Kingman D, lf 3 1 1 2 Twitchell W, p 1 0 0 0 White J, cf 1 0 0 0 Unser D, ph 1 0 0 0 Trillo M, 2b 3 0 1 0 Garman M, p 0 0 0 0 Putman E, 3b 3 1 1 0 Knowles D, p 0 0 0 0 Rader D, c 0 1 0 0 Pirtle G, p 0 0 0 0 Blackwell T, c 1 0 0 0 Hutton T, ph 0 0 0 0 Gross G, ph-lf 1 1 1 0 Reuschel R, p 2 0 1 0 Biittner L, ph-1b 2 1 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 9 4 31 6 12 6 Montreal 030 000 100 -- 4 Chicago 030 000 21x -- 6 Montreal IP H R ER BB SO Fryman W 1.2 5 3 3 1 0 Twitchell W 4.1 3 0 0 1 1 Garman M (L) 0.1 1 2 1 0 0 Knowles D* 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 Pirtle G 1.2 1 1 1 2 2 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Reuschel R (W) 7.0 6 4 4 0 4 McGlothen L 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 Sutter B (S) 1.1 2 0 0 1 3 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th E -- Cash D, Carter G LOB -- Montreal 6, Chicago 7 2B -- Perez T, Carter G, Vail M HR -- Kingman D CS -- Trillo M SH -- Scott R, De Jesus I SF -- Speier C T -- 2:39 A -- 20621
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