1978 NLDS, Game 4: Montreal Expos At Columbus Redbirds 10/11/1978
Expos AB R H RBI AVG Redbirds AB R H RBI AVG
J.Royster 2B 4 0 0 0 .214 R.Dempsey C 3 2 1 0 .214
R.Yount SS 4 1 1 0 .250 P.Rose LF 3 1 2 0 .438
S.Kemp LF 3 0 1 0 .500 C.Cooper 1B 3 0 0 1 .200
A-L.Herndon LF 1 0 0 0 .200 A.Rodriguez 3B 4 1 1 2 .091
E.Soderholm 3B 4 1 1 2 .278 C.Hurdle RF 4 0 1 1 .375
D.Driessen 1B 4 1 1 0 .231 T.McGraw P 0 0 0 0 ----
B.Boone C 4 1 1 2 .500 R.Burleson SS 4 0 1 0 .333
R.Monday RF 3 0 1 0 .083 R.Manning CF 2 0 1 0 .200
E.Maddox CF 3 0 0 0 .091 B-W.Wilson PH,CF 2 1 1 0 .500
V.Blue P 3 0 0 0 .000 D.Flynn 2B 2 0 0 0 .000
K.Brett P 0 0 0 0 ---- C-S.Staggs PH 1 1 1 0 .667
D.Frost P 0 0 0 0 ---- E-W.Howard RF 0 0 0 0 .667
P.Niekro P 2 0 0 0 .000
D-G.Hubbard PH,2B 0 0 0 1 .000
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Totals 33 4 6 4 Totals 30 6 9 5
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Kemp In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Manning In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Flynn In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Niekro In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Staggs In 9th Inning
Expos........... 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 4 6 1
Redbirds........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 - 6 9 2
Expos (2-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
V.Blue 7 1/3 6 4 4 1 8 0 111 2.20
K.Brett LOSS(0-1) BS(2nd) 0 1/3 3 2 2 1 0 0 19 20.25
D.Frost 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 27.00
Totals 8 9 6 6 2 8 0
Redbirds (2-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
P.Niekro WIN(1-1) 8 5 4 2 0 5 2 120 1.80
T.McGraw SAVE(1st) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 4.15
Totals 9 6 4 2 0 5 2
ATTENDANCE- 36,688 DATE- Wednesday, October 11th 1978 TIME- Night
T- 2:07
LEFT ON BASE- Expos: 2 Redbirds: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Expos: 2 Redbirds: 2
ERRORS- R.Yount, C.Cooper-2
DOUBLES- R.Yount(1st), D.Driessen(1st), R.Monday(1st)
TRIPLES- A.Rodriguez(1st)
HOME RUNS- E.Soderholm(2nd), B.Boone(2nd)
RBIs- E.Soderholm-2(6th), B.Boone-2(5th), C.Cooper(1st), A.Rodriguez-2(2nd),
C.Hurdle(2nd), G.Hubbard(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Cooper, G.Hubbard
WALKS- R.Dempsey, P.Rose
STRIKE OUTS- R.Yount, D.Driessen-2, B.Boone, V.Blue, P.Rose, C.Cooper,
A.Rodriguez, C.Hurdle-2, R.Burleson, D.Flynn, P.Niekro
GIDP- E.Soderholm, E.Maddox, C.Cooper, A.Rodriguez
2-out RBI- E.Soderholm-2, B.Boone-2, A.Rodriguez-2, C.Hurdle
RLISP 2-out- C.Hurdle, E.Maddox, W.Wilson, B.Boone
TEAM RISP- Expos: 1 for 4 Redbirds: 2 for 6
In a good matchup it was the Columbus Redbirds 6, the Montreal Expos 4 at
Busch Stadium.
Phil Niekro(1-1) gave a fine effort for Columbus. He surrendered 5 hits and
no walks in 8 innings and surrendered 2 'round-trippers'. Columbus had 9
hits for the game and Montreal had 6.
Tug McGraw was credited with his 1st save. Ken Brett(0-1) took the loss in
relief. He surrendered 3 hits and 1 walk in 1/3 of an inning.