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Pirates
@ Expos
Stade Olympique
May 20, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Montreal Expos and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 20, 1978 at Stade Olympique.
Game Summary
Date | May 20, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Montreal Expos
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 20, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Montreal Expos |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
Home Starting Pitcher | Wayne Twitchell |
Ballpark | Stade Olympique |
City | Montreal |
State | QUE |
Attendance | 13,834 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dutch Rennert 1B: Ed Montague 2B: Lee Weyer 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
John Milner | Left Fielder |
Willie Stargell | First Baseman |
Rennie Stennett | Second Baseman |
Ed Ott | Catcher |
Phil Garner | Third Baseman |
Bert Blyleven | Pitcher |
Chuck Tanner | Manager |
Montreal Expos Lineup
Name | Position |
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Warren Cromartie | Left Fielder |
Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
Andre Dawson | Center Fielder |
Gary Carter | Catcher |
Ellis Valentine | Right Fielder |
Tony Perez | First Baseman |
Wayne Garrett | Third Baseman |
Chris Speier | Shortstop |
Wayne Twitchell | Pitcher |
Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Expos
Stade Olympique
May 20, 1978
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Twitchell
Taveras hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Twitchell
Moreno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dawson who is chasing the ball. Moreno reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Parker vs. Twitchell
Parker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Milner vs. Twitchell
Milner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stargell vs. Twitchell
Stargell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Twitchell
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 3 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Blyleven
Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Blyleven
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Blyleven
Dawson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 3 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Twitchell
Ott hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Twitchell
Garner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. Twitchell
Blyleven hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 3 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Blyleven
Carter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. Blyleven
Valentine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Blyleven
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. Blyleven
Garrett hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 3 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Twitchell
Taveras takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. Twitchell
There goes Taveras. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Taveras steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moreno vs. Twitchell
Moreno bunts towards the mound. Twitchell fields it and throws to first for the out. Taveras moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Parker vs. Twitchell
Carterdrops the ball. It gets behind him. There goes Taveras. The throw to Twitchell covering the plate. The slide. Taveras is out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Twitchell
Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 3 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Blyleven
Speier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Twitchell vs. Blyleven
Twitchell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cromartie vs. Blyleven
Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Blyleven
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cromartie moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dawson vs. Blyleven
Dawson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 3 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Twitchell
Milner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Twitchell
Stargell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Twitchell
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Twitchell
Ott hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valentine. Ott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garner vs. Twitchell
Garner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blyleven vs. Twitchell
Blyleven hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ott scores. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Twitchell
Taveras strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Blyleven
Carter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Blyleven
Valentine hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Blyleven
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Twitchell
Moreno hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Twitchell
Parker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Twitchell
Milner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Twitchell
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Blyleven
Garrett hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Blyleven
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Blyleven
Jerry White pinch hits for Wayne Twitchell.
White is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Dues
Hal Dues now pitching.
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Dues
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Dues
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Blyleven
Cromartie strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Blyleven
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Blyleven
Dawson hits a line drive towards short. Taveras reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. Dues
Blyleven strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Dues
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dues fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Dues
Moreno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Dues
Parker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moreno moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milner vs. Dues
Milner is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Blyleven
Carter hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Blyleven
Valentine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Blyleven
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Valentine moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garrett vs. Blyleven
Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Knowles
Darold Knowles now pitching. Del Unser now playing first base.
Stargell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Knowles
Stennett hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Knowles
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Blyleven
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Blyleven
Unser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cromartie vs. Blyleven
Cromartie hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Blyleven
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Knowles
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. Knowles
Blyleven hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Knowles
Taveras hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. Knowles
Moreno strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Blyleven
Dawson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Blyleven
Carter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Blyleven
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/20/1978 -- Pittsburgh at Montreal (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Montreal AB R H RBI Taveras F, ss 4 0 1 0 Cromartie W, lf 4 0 0 0 Moreno O, cf 3 1 1 0 Cash D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Parker D, rf 3 1 2 0 Dawson A, cf 4 0 0 0 Milner J, lf 4 1 1 0 Carter G, c 3 0 0 0 Stargell W, 1b 4 2 2 5 Valentine E, rf 4 0 1 0 Stennett R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Perez T, 1b 3 0 1 0 Ott E, c 4 1 1 0 Knowles D, p 0 0 0 0 Garner P, 3b 4 0 0 0 Garrett W, 3b 3 0 0 0 Blyleven B, p 4 0 1 1 Speier C, ss 2 0 0 0 Twitchell W, p 1 0 0 0 White J, ph 1 0 0 0 Dues H, p 0 0 0 0 Unser D, 1b 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 6 9 6 29 0 3 0 Pittsburgh 300 300 000 -- 6 Montreal 000 000 000 -- 0 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Blyleven B (W) 9.0 3 0 0 3 8 Montreal IP H R ER BB SO Twitchell W (L) 5.0 7 6 6 2 4 Dues H 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 Knowles D 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 DP -- Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, Montreal 5 2B -- Ott E 3B -- Moreno O HR -- Stargell W 2 SB -- Taveras F SH -- Moreno O T -- 2:10 A -- 13834
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