1978 NLDS, Game 1: Columbus Redbirds At Montreal Expos 10/7/1978
Redbirds AB R H RBI AVG Expos AB R H RBI AVG
R.Dempsey C 4 0 1 0 .250 J.Royster 2B 4 1 1 0 .250
P.Rose LF 4 0 1 0 .250 R.Yount SS 3 0 0 0 .000
C.Cooper 1B 4 0 0 0 .000 S.Kemp LF 4 0 0 0 .000
A.Rodriguez 3B 4 0 0 0 .000 C-L.Herndon LF 0 0 0 0 ----
C.Hurdle RF 4 0 0 0 .000 E.Soderholm 3B 4 0 1 1 .250
R.Burleson SS 3 0 2 0 .667 D.Driessen 1B 4 0 0 0 .000
R.Manning CF 3 0 0 0 .000 B.Boone C 4 1 3 1 .750
D.Flynn 2B 2 0 0 0 .000 R.Monday RF 3 0 0 0 .000
A-S.Staggs PH,2B 1 0 1 01.000 E.Maddox CF 3 0 1 0 .333
P.Niekro P 2 0 0 0 .000 V.Blue P 1 0 0 0 .000
B-W.Wilson PH 1 0 0 0 .000
D.Spillner P 0 0 0 0 ----
W.Fryman P 0 0 0 0 ----
M.Marshall P 0 0 0 0 ----
T.McGraw P 0 0 0 0 ----
A.Wirth P 0 0 0 0 ----
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Totals 32 0 5 0 Totals 30 2 6 2
A-Pinch Hit For Flynn In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Niekro In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Kemp In 9th Inning
Redbirds........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 2
Expos........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 6 0
Redbirds (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
P.Niekro LOSS(0-1) 7 4 1 1 1 3 1 98 1.29
D.Spillner 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 ----
W.Fryman 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.00
M.Marshall 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 ----
T.McGraw 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00
A.Wirth 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00
Totals 8 6 2 1 1 4 1
Expos (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
V.Blue WIN(1-0) 9 5 0 0 0 6 0 123 0.00
Totals 9 5 0 0 0 6 0
ATTENDANCE- 52,963 DATE- Saturday, October 7th 1978 TIME- Day
T- 2:23
LEFT ON BASE- Redbirds: 5 Expos: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Redbirds: 0 Expos: 0
ERRORS- C.Cooper-2
DOUBLES- P.Rose(1st)
HOME RUNS- B.Boone(1st)
RBIs- E.Soderholm(1st), B.Boone(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Yount, V.Blue
WALKS- V.Blue
STRIKE OUTS- R.Dempsey-2, C.Cooper, C.Hurdle-2, R.Manning, J.Royster, S.Kemp,
E.Soderholm, D.Driessen
RLISP 2-out- A.Rodriguez, R.Monday, R.Yount, B.Boone-2
TEAM RISP- Redbirds: 0 for 2 Expos: 1 for 7
Catcher Bob Boone jacked one out of the ballyard and Vida Blue went 9 strong innings
at Olympic Stadium as the Montreal Expos beat the Columbus Redbirds 2 to 0.
Montreal jumped on top to stay in the bottom of the 7th inning scoring one runner.
Boone smashed a solo-shot out of the park. Montreal had only 6 hits for the game.
Blue(1-0) was credited with the shutout. Phil Niekro(0-1) was tagged with the
loss. He gave up only 4 hits and 1 walk in 7 innings.