Montreal jumped on top of Pittsburgh in the bottom of the 6th inning as they scored 2 runs on 3 base hits. The biggest moment was provided by Vance Law who made the home-town crowd a happy bunch when he ripped a one-base hit bringing in two baserunners. Montreal out-hit Pittsburgh for the game, 14 hits to 10.
The win was credited to Joe Hesketh(14-8) who went 7 innings allowing 5 runs. Gary Lucas got the save, his 1st. Rick Reuschel(19-7) was the losing pitcher. He was knocked around, surrendering 6 runs in 5 and 2/3 innings.
