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Thursday, May 25, 1978 12:32PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 8,948, Time of Game: 2:14
Expos
11
21-20
 Won 1 
2nd, 1½ GB
at Cardinals
2
15-28
 Lost 1 
6th, 8½ GB
W: Ross Grimsley (7-2)
L: John Urrea (2-6)
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  5   2  3  0   0  1  0   11 11  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    2  9  3

Montreal Expos

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dave Cash 2B 2 0 0 1 0 0 .289 .751 -0.018 1.10 0.005 -0.023 -0.1 0 0 SH
   Pepe Frias 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 .600 2.000 0.001 0.01 0.001 0.000 0.9 2 2 2B
Chris Speier SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 .288 .756 0.036 1.22 0.036 0.000 0.4 2 2 HBP
   Stan Papi PH-SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .388 -0.001 0.01 0.000 -0.001 -0.5 3 2
Del Unser 1B 5 2 1 1 0 1 .245 .608 0.078 0.85 0.106 -0.027 0.6 11 1
Gary Carter C 4 2 2 1 0 0 .236 .748 0.163 0.84 0.185 -0.022 2.6 1 0
   Bob Reece C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .600 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 1
Ellis Valentine RF 2 1 1 2 0 1 .277 .713 -0.003 0.56 0.020 -0.023 1.4 2 0 SF
   Sam Mejias RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .473 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.0 1 0
Warren Cromartie LF 5 0 2 2 0 0 .276 .715 -0.015 0.16 0.003 -0.018 1.1 3 0 2B
Andre Dawson CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 .253 .719 0.003 0.19 0.014 -0.012 -0.8 2 0 SB
Larry Parrish 3B 3 2 1 1 0 1 .259 .692 0.093 0.38 0.093 0.000 1.5 0 1
   Wayne Garrett 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 .194 .436 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.4 0 1
Ross Grimsley P 1 1 0 0 0 1 .115 .322 0.032 0.38 0.034 -0.002 -0.2 0 0 HBP,2·SH
Team Totals 36 11 11 9 0 5 .306 .694 0.369 0.45 0.497 -0.128 7.0 27 10
2B: P Frias (2, off D Hamilton); W Cromartie (10, off M Littell).
SF: E Valentine (1, off J Urrea).
SH: D Cash (1, off J Urrea); R Grimsley 2 (2, 1 off J Urrea, 1 off D Hamilton).
HBP: C Speier (1, by J Urrea); R Grimsley (1, by J Urrea).
TB: W Cromartie 3; P Frias 2; G Carter 2; W Garrett; E Valentine; S Mejias; C Speier; L Parrish; D Unser.
RBI: W Cromartie 2 (14); E Valentine 2 (18); L Parrish (20); G Carter (25); P Frias (3); D Unser (4); D Cash (9).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 5 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. S Papi-P Frias-D Unser; D Unser-S Papi.
E: W Garrett (1).
Baserunning
SB: A Dawson (7, 2nd base off J Urrea/T Simmons).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jim Dwyer LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .256 .705 -0.008 0.34 0.016 -0.024 -0.2 0 0
   Dave Hamilton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Garry Templeton SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .498 -0.032 0.34 0.000 -0.032 -1.0 2 4
Keith Hernandez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .296 .822 -0.021 0.21 0.000 -0.022 -0.3 6 2
   Dane Iorg LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 .452 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ted Simmons C 2 0 1 0 0 0 .320 .908 0.033 0.56 0.038 -0.005 0.2 2 0
   Steve Swisher C 2 1 1 1 0 0 .167 .481 0.001 0.02 0.001 0.000 0.8 3 0 2B
Ken Reitz 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .248 .645 -0.038 0.43 0.001 -0.039 -0.5 1 3
Jerry Morales RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .217 .612 0.040 0.34 0.041 -0.002 1.6 2 0
Jerry Mumphrey CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .170 .428 -0.050 0.56 0.000 -0.050 -1.4 2 0
Mike Tyson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 .712 -0.044 0.46 0.001 -0.045 -0.6 6 1
John Urrea P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .167 -0.013 0.52 0.000 -0.013 -0.2 0 3
   Mark Littell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tony Scott PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .512 -0.002 0.06 0.000 -0.002 -0.5 GDP
   George Frazier P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
   Roger Freed PH-LF-1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .881 0.002 0.01 0.002 0.000 0.2 2 0 2B
Team Totals 35 2 9 2 1 0 .257 .592 -0.132 0.35 0.100 -0.234 -2.0 27 15
2B: R Freed (4, off R Grimsley); S Swisher (1, off R Grimsley).
TB: S Swisher 2; R Freed 2; J Morales 2; K Reitz; K Hernandez; M Tyson; T Simmons; J Dwyer.
GIDP: T Scott (2).
RBI: J Morales (19); S Swisher (1).
2-out RBI: J Morales; S Swisher.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Templeton-M Tyson.
E: J Urrea (1); G Templeton 2 (16).

Montreal Expos

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ross Grimsley, W (7-2) 9 9 2 2 1 0 0 2.53 36 60 0.132 0.35 2.0
Team Totals 9 9 2 2 1 0 0 2.00 36 60 0.132 0.45 2.0

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Urrea, L (2-6) 4 6 10 3 0 1 0 4.85 23 25 -0.366 0.79 -7.6
Mark Littell 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.28 3 2 2 -0.002 0.02 -0.2
George Frazier 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 8 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.9
Dave Hamilton 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 6.57 8 0 0 0.000 0.00 -0.1
Team Totals 9 11 11 4 0 5 0 4.00 42 25 2 2 -0.367 0.35 -7.0
J Urrea faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: J Urrea (2).
HBP: J Urrea 2 (4; R Grimsley, C Speier).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Satch Davidson.
Time of Game: 2:14.
Attendance: 8,948.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Montreal Expos         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Dave Cash 2B 1 Jim Dwyer LF
2 Chris Speier SS 2 Garry Templeton SS
3 Del Unser 1B 3 Keith Hernandez 1B
4 Gary Carter C 4 Ted Simmons C
5 Ellis Valentine RF 5 Ken Reitz 3B
6 Warren Cromartie LF 6 Jerry Morales RF
7 Andre Dawson CF 7 Jerry Mumphrey CF
8 Larry Parrish 3B 8 Mike Tyson 2B
9 Ross Grimsley P 9 John Urrea P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 1-0 1 123 RRR MON G. Carter J. Urrea 18% 90% Single to LF; Grimsley Scores/unER; Speier Scores/Adv on E1/No RBI/unER; Unser Scores/No RBI/unER; Carter to 3B
t3 0-0 1 123 R MON D. Unser J. Urrea 10% 72% Fielder's Choice 1B; Parrish Scores/unER; Grimsley to 3B; Speier to 2B; Unser to 1B
t3 0-0 0 --- MON L. Parrish J. Urrea 7% 57% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Parrish to 2B
b2 0-0 1 12- O STL J. Mumphrey R. Grimsley 5% 46% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 2 12- O STL M. Tyson R. Grimsley 4% 50% Popfly: SS

Play By Play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Urrea facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MON D. Cash J. Urrea -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- MON C. Speier J. Urrea 2% 50% Single to RF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O MON D. Unser J. Urrea -3% 48% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t1 0-0 2 1-- O MON G. Carter J. Urrea -2% 45% Groundout: P-SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Expos' Ross Grimsley facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O STL J. Dwyer R. Grimsley 2% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 1 --- O STL G. Templeton R. Grimsley 1% 49% Popfly: SS
b1 0-0 2 --- O STL K. Hernandez R. Grimsley 1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Urrea facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O MON E. Valentine J. Urrea -2% 48% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O MON W. Cromartie J. Urrea -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O MON A. Dawson J. Urrea -1% 45% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Expos' Ross Grimsley facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- STL T. Simmons R. Grimsley -4% 41% Single to 2B
b2 0-0 0 1-- O STL K. Reitz R. Grimsley 4% 45% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 1 1-- STL J. Morales R. Grimsley -4% 41% Single to LF; Simmons to 2B
b2 0-0 1 12- O STL J. Mumphrey R. Grimsley 5% 46% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 2 12- O STL M. Tyson R. Grimsley 4% 50% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Urrea facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- MON L. Parrish J. Urrea 7% 57% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Parrish to 2B
t3 0-0 0 -2- MON R. Grimsley J. Urrea 3% 60% Hit By Pitch
t3 0-0 0 12- O MON D. Cash J. Urrea -0% 60% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Parrish to 3B; Grimsley to 2B
t3 0-0 1 -23 MON C. Speier J. Urrea 1% 61% Hit By Pitch
t3 0-0 1 123 R MON D. Unser J. Urrea 10% 72% Fielder's Choice 1B; Parrish Scores/unER; Grimsley to 3B; Speier to 2B; Unser to 1B
t3 1-0 1 123 RRR MON G. Carter J. Urrea 18% 90% Single to LF; Grimsley Scores/unER; Speier Scores/Adv on E1/No RBI/unER; Unser Scores/No RBI/unER; Carter to 3B
t3 4-0 1 --3 RO MON E. Valentine J. Urrea 1% 91% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Carter Scores/unER
t3 5-0 2 --- O MON W. Cromartie J. Urrea -0% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
5 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Expos' Ross Grimsley facing 9-1-2
b3 0-5 0 --- O STL J. Urrea R. Grimsley 1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-5 1 --- STL J. Dwyer R. Grimsley -1% 91% Single to RF
b3 0-5 1 1-- O STL G. Templeton R. Grimsley 2% 92% Flyball: RF
b3 0-5 2 1-- O STL K. Hernandez R. Grimsley 1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cardinals' John Urrea facing 7-8-9
t4 5-0 0 --- MON A. Dawson J. Urrea 1% 94% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Dawson to 1B
t4 5-0 0 1-- MON L. Parrish J. Urrea 1% 95% Dawson Steals 2B
t4 5-0 0 -2- R MON L. Parrish J. Urrea 2% 97% Single to CF; Dawson Scores/unER
t4 6-0 0 1-- O MON R. Grimsley J. Urrea -0% 96% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Parrish to 2B
t4 6-0 1 -2- MON D. Cash J. Urrea 1% 97% Wild Pitch; Parrish to 3B
t4 6-0 1 --3 RO MON D. Cash J. Urrea 1% 98% Groundout: 2B unassisted; Parrish Scores/unER
Stan Papi pinch hits for Chris Speier (SS) batting 2nd
t4 7-0 2 --- O MON S. Papi J. Urrea -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-7, Expos' Ross Grimsley facing 4-5-6
Pepe Frias replaces Dave Cash playing 2B batting 1st
Stan Papi moves from PH to SS
b4 0-7 0 --- O STL T. Simmons R. Grimsley 1% 98% Flyball: LF
b4 0-7 1 --- O STL K. Reitz R. Grimsley 0% 98% Foul Flyball: C
b4 0-7 2 --- O STL J. Morales R. Grimsley 0% 98% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 7-0, Cardinals' John Urrea facing 3-4-5
t5 7-0 0 --- MON D. Unser J. Urrea 0% 99% Single to 1B
t5 7-0 0 1-- MON G. Carter J. Urrea 0% 99% Single to CF; Unser to 2B
t5 7-0 0 12- R MON E. Valentine J. Urrea 1% 100% Single to CF; Unser Scores; Carter to 3B
Mark Littell replaces John Urrea pitching and batting 9th
t5 8-0 0 1-3 RR MON W. Cromartie M. Littell 0% 100% Double to RF; Carter Scores; Valentine Scores
t5 10-0 0 -2- OO MON A. Dawson M. Littell -0% 100% Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
t5 10-0 2 --- O MON L. Parrish M. Littell -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 10, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-10, Expos' Ross Grimsley facing 7-8-9
b5 0-10 0 --- O STL J. Mumphrey R. Grimsley 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 0-10 1 --- STL M. Tyson R. Grimsley -0% 100% Single to LF
Tony Scott pinch hits for Mark Littell (P) batting 9th
b5 0-10 1 1-- OO STL T. Scott R. Grimsley 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 10, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 10-0, Cardinals' George Frazier facing 9-1-2
George Frazier replaces Tony Scott (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Steve Swisher replaces Ted Simmons playing C batting 4th
t6 10-0 0 --- O MON R. Grimsley G. Frazier -0% 100% Strikeout
t6 10-0 1 --- O MON P. Frias G. Frazier -0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
t6 10-0 2 --- O MON S. Papi G. Frazier 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 10, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-10, Expos' Ross Grimsley facing 1-2-3
Wayne Garrett replaces Larry Parrish playing 3B batting 8th
Sam Mejias replaces Ellis Valentine playing RF batting 5th
b6 0-10 0 --- STL J. Dwyer R. Grimsley -0% 100% Walk
b6 0-10 0 1-- O STL G. Templeton R. Grimsley 0% 100% Popfly: SS
b6 0-10 1 1-- O STL K. Hernandez R. Grimsley 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b6 0-10 2 1-- R STL S. Swisher R. Grimsley -0% 100% Double to LF; Dwyer Scores
b6 1-10 2 -2- STL K. Reitz R. Grimsley -0% 100% Single to LF; Swisher to 3B
b6 1-10 2 1-3 R STL J. Morales R. Grimsley -0% 99% Single to LF; Swisher Scores; Reitz to 2B
b6 2-10 2 12- O STL J. Mumphrey R. Grimsley 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 10, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 10-2, Cardinals' George Frazier facing 3-4-5
t7 10-2 0 --- O MON D. Unser G. Frazier -0% 100% Strikeout
t7 10-2 1 --- O MON G. Carter G. Frazier -0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
t7 10-2 2 --- MON S. Mejias G. Frazier 0% 100% Single to C
t7 10-2 2 1-- MON W. Cromartie G. Frazier 0% 100% Single to LF; Mejias to 2B
t7 10-2 2 12- O MON A. Dawson G. Frazier -0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 10, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-10, Expos' Ross Grimsley facing 8-9-1
Bob Reece replaces Gary Carter playing C batting 4th
b7 2-10 0 --- O STL M. Tyson R. Grimsley 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
Roger Freed pinch hits for George Frazier (P) batting 9th
b7 2-10 1 --- STL R. Freed R. Grimsley -0% 100% Double to LF
b7 2-10 1 -2- OO STL J. Dwyer R. Grimsley 0% 100% Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 10, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 10-2, Cardinals' Dave Hamilton facing 8-9-1
Dave Hamilton replaces Jim Dwyer (LF) pitching and batting 1st
Roger Freed moves from PH to LF
t8 10-2 0 --- MON W. Garrett D. Hamilton 0% 100% Single to RF
t8 10-2 0 1-- O MON R. Grimsley D. Hamilton 0% 100% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Garrett to 2B
t8 10-2 1 -2- R MON P. Frias D. Hamilton 0% 100% Double to LF; Garrett Scores
t8 11-2 1 -2- O MON S. Papi D. Hamilton -0% 100% Flyball: CF
t8 11-2 2 -2- O MON D. Unser D. Hamilton -0% 100% Popfly: 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 11, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-11, Expos' Ross Grimsley facing 2-3-4
b8 2-11 0 --- O STL G. Templeton R. Grimsley 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 2-11 1 --- STL K. Hernandez R. Grimsley -0% 100% Single to CF
b8 2-11 1 1-- O STL S. Swisher R. Grimsley 0% 100% Popfly: 1B
b8 2-11 2 1-- O STL K. Reitz R. Grimsley 0% 100% Groundout: C-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 11, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Ahead 11-2, Cardinals' Dave Hamilton facing 4-5-6
Roger Freed moves from LF to 1B
Dane Iorg replaces Keith Hernandez (1B) playing LF batting 3rd
t9 11-2 0 --- O MON B. Reece D. Hamilton -0% 100% Strikeout
t9 11-2 1 --- O MON S. Mejias D. Hamilton 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 11-2 2 --- O MON W. Cromartie D. Hamilton 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 11, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-11, Expos' Ross Grimsley facing 6-7-8
b9 2-11 0 --- STL J. Morales R. Grimsley -0% 100% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Morales to 1B
b9 2-11 0 1-- O STL J. Mumphrey R. Grimsley 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b9 2-11 1 1-- O STL M. Tyson R. Grimsley 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
b9 2-11 2 1-- O STL R. Freed R. Grimsley 0% 100% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 11, Cardinals 2.

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