1978 NLCS, Game 7: Montreal Expos At Alabama Vipers 10/25/1978
Expos AB R H RBI AVG Vipers AB R H RBI AVG
J.Royster 2B 4 1 0 0 .218 F.Taveras SS 4 0 0 0 .250
E.Maddox CF 3 0 2 0 .324 K.Hernandez 1B 3 1 0 0 .200
R.Yount SS 5 0 1 0 .245 J.Rice LF 4 1 1 0 .276
E.Soderholm 3B 3 1 2 2 .360 J.Clark RF 4 1 1 2 .276
B.Boone C 5 0 1 0 .255 D.Ford CF 4 0 2 1 .222
M.Stanley 1B 3 1 1 0 .154 G.Alexander C 3 0 0 0 .182
A-D.Driessen PH,1B 1 0 0 0 .342 C-S.Yeager C 0 0 0 0 ----
S.Kemp LF 4 0 1 0 .362 F-L.Whitaker PH 1 0 0 0 .190
E-R.Pruitt LF 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Reitz 3B 3 0 0 0 .000
L.Herndon RF 3 1 0 0 .200 R.Andrews 2B 3 0 1 0 .286
B-R.Monday PH,RF 1 0 1 0 .161 R.Guidry P 3 0 0 0 .111
V.Blue P 3 0 1 1 .100 C.Swan P 0 0 0 0 .000
D-R.Scott PH 1 0 0 0 .308 T.Forster P 0 0 0 0 ----
V.Ruhle P 0 0 0 0 ---- D.Bair P 0 0 0 0 ----
E.Romo P 0 0 0 0 ----
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Totals 36 4 10 3 Totals 32 3 5 3
A-Pinch Hit For Stanley In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Herndon In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Alexander In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Blue In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Kemp In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Yeager In 9th Inning
Expos........... 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 10 0
Vipers.......... 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 5 1
Expos (8-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
V.Blue 7 5 3 3 0 10 1 103 3.63
V.Ruhle WIN(1-0) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2.84
E.Romo SAVE(4th) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00
Totals 9 5 3 3 0 11 1
Vipers (3-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
R.Guidry 7 7 2 0 3 10 0 123 2.45
C.Swan HOLD(1st) 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.23
T.Forster HOLD(1st) 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00
D.Bair LOSS(0-1) BS(1st) 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 20 18.00
Totals 9 10 4 2 4 11 1
ATTENDANCE- 34,704 DATE- Wednesday, October 25th 1978 TIME- Night
T- 2:35
LEFT ON BASE- Expos:10 Vipers: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Expos: 0 Vipers: 1
ERRORS- D.Ford
DOUBLES- R.Yount(5th), B.Boone(2nd), D.Ford(1st)
HOME RUNS- E.Soderholm(7th), J.Clark(2nd)
RBIs- E.Soderholm-2(16th), V.Blue, J.Clark-2(6th), D.Ford(1st)
STOLEN BASES- R.Yount(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- E.Maddox
WALKS- J.Royster, E.Maddox, E.Soderholm-2
HIT BY PITCH- K.Hernandez
STRIKE OUTS- J.Royster-3, R.Yount-2, E.Soderholm, B.Boone-2, M.Stanley, S.Kemp,
V.Blue, F.Taveras, J.Rice, D.Ford, G.Alexander-2, K.Reitz-2,
R.Andrews-2, R.Guidry-2
GIDP- R.Scott
2-out RBI- D.Ford, J.Clark-2, E.Soderholm-2
RLISP 2-out- B.Boone-2, R.Yount, S.Kemp, G.Alexander, M.Stanley
TEAM RISP- Expos: 2 for 11 Vipers: 0 for 1
Vida Blue reeled off a total of 10 strikeouts as the Montreal Expos staged a
dramatic comeback over the Alabama Vipers by a score of 4 to 3 at Viper Park.
Montreal had the game winning rally in the top of the 9th inning scoring 2
runs. Jerry Royster led off and got things going when he drew a walk.
Elliott Maddox stepped into the batter's box and he laid down a sacrifice
bunt. One out later, Eric Soderholm then bombed a two-run dinger. Overall
Montreal out-hit Alabama 10 to 5.
The victory was credited to Vern Ruhle(1-0) who went 1 inning, allowing no
runs. Ruhle got relief help from Enrique Romo who gained credit for his 4th
save. Doug Bair(0-1) was the loser in relief. He allowed 2 runs and 1 hit
in 1 inning.
Gil Smith was understandably not very talkative after his team's tough loss.
He quickly showered and changed and when asked about the game had a terse,
yet polite response, 'Hey fellows, that game was a heart-breaker to lose. Our
guys gave it their all and played well - fate just wasn't smilin' on us tonight'