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Expos
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
September 17, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Montreal Expos, played on September 17, 1978 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 17, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 17, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rudy May |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 8,544 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dick Stello 1B: Bruce Froemming 2B: Joe West 3B: Bill Williams |
Montreal Expos Lineup
Name | Position |
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Stan Papi | Second Baseman |
Tom Hutton | First Baseman |
Ellis Valentine | Right Fielder |
Gary Carter | Catcher |
Warren Cromartie | Left Fielder |
Del Unser | Center Fielder |
Larry Parrish | Third Baseman |
Chris Speier | Shortstop |
Rudy May | Pitcher |
Dick Williams | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
Bill Robinson | Left Fielder |
Willie Stargell | First Baseman |
Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
Dale Berra | Third Baseman |
Ed Ott | Catcher |
Bert Blyleven | Pitcher |
Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Expos
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
September 17, 1978
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Blyleven
Papi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Blyleven
Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Blyleven
Valentine is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. May
Taveras hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. May
Moreno is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. May
Parker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cromartie who is chasing the ball. Parker reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. May
Robinson hits a line drive into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Blyleven
Carter hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Blyleven
Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cromartie for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Blyleven
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Unser for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. May
Stargell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. May
Garner hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. May
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. May
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stargell moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blyleven vs. May
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blyleven vs. May
Blyleven strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Blyleven
Parrish hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Blyleven
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Speier for the out. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Blyleven
May strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Papi vs. Blyleven
Papi is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. May
Taveras hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. May
Moreno takes first base on ball four. Taveras moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parker vs. May
Parker hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. May
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. May
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. May
Garner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. May
Berra takes first base on ball four. Garner moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. May
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Blyleven
Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Blyleven
Valentine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Blyleven
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. May
Blyleven strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. May
Taveras hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. May
Moreno is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Blyleven
Cromartie hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Blyleven
Unser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Blyleven
Parrish 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 -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Blyleven
Speier hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. May
Parker hits a line drive towards first. Hutton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. May
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. May
Stargell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Blyleven
Sam Mejias pinch hits for Rudy May.
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Blyleven
Papi hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Blyleven
Hutton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. Blyleven
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Garner fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Palmer
David Palmer now pitching.
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Palmer
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Palmer
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Blyleven
Carter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Blyleven
Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Blyleven
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. Palmer
Blyleven hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Palmer
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Palmer
Moreno hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Blyleven
Parrish hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Parrish reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speier vs. Tekulve
Kent Tekulve now pitching.
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tekulve fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Tekulve
Tony Perez pinch hits for David Palmer.
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Papi vs. Tekulve
Papi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras misplays the ball. That's an error on Taveras. Parrish scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hutton vs. Tekulve
Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Knowles
Darold Knowles now pitching.
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Knowles
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cromartie. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Parker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Knowles
Stargell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garner vs. Knowles
Garner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hutton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Knowles
Berra hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hutton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Tekulve
Valentine hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Tekulve
Carter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Tekulve
Cromartie hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Tekulve
Unser hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/17/1978 -- Montreal at Pittsburgh (D) Montreal AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Papi S, 2b 4 0 0 0 Taveras F, ss 4 1 1 0 Hutton T, 1b 3 0 0 0 Moreno O, cf 3 1 0 0 Valentine E, rf 4 1 2 1 Parker D, rf 4 2 3 3 Carter G, c 4 0 0 0 Robinson B, lf 4 0 1 1 Cromartie W, lf 4 1 1 1 Stargell W, 1b 3 1 0 0 Unser D, cf 3 0 0 0 Garner P, 2b 4 0 1 0 Parrish L, 3b 3 1 2 0 Berra D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Speier C, ss 3 0 0 0 Ott E, c 3 0 1 0 May R, p 1 0 0 0 Blyleven B, p 3 0 0 0 Mejias S, ph 1 0 0 0 Tekulve K, p 0 0 0 0 Palmer D, p 0 0 0 0 Perez T, ph 1 0 0 0 Knowles D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 3 5 2 31 5 7 4 Montreal 000 010 011 -- 3 Pittsburgh 013 000 01x -- 5 Montreal IP H R ER BB SO May R (L) 5.0 5 4 4 3 5 Palmer D 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 Knowles D 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Blyleven B (W)* 7.0 4 2 1 2 4 Tekulve K (S) 2.0 1 1 1 0 0 * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th E -- Taveras F DP -- Pittsburgh 2 LOB -- Montreal 3, Pittsburgh 5 2B -- Parrish L, Robinson B 3B -- Parker D HR -- Parker D, Cromartie W, Valentine E SB -- Ott E, Stargell W T -- 2:24 A -- 8544
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