Four-hit pitching by Dick Ruthven, together with homers by Rowland Office, Earl Williams and Jim Wynn, featured the Braves' 8-0 victory over the Astros. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 8, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Saturday, June      5, 1976 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Braves       1  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  5  -   8  7  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Office cf             3   2   3   3     1   0   .267      Mangual cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .286
Gilbreath 2b          5   1   1   2     0   0   .351      Dwyer rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .211
Wynn lf               3   1   1   2     2   1   .248      Jorgensen lf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .234
Henderson rf          4   0   0   0     1   1   .282      Thornton 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .174
Williams c            5   1   1   1     0   1   .240      Foote c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Evans 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .174      Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Chaney ss             3   1   1   0     1   0   .252      Parrish 3b            2   0   0   0     1   1   .226
Royster 3b            2   1   0   0     1   0   .217      Cox 2b                3   0   0   0     0   1   .300
Ruthven p             1   1   0   0     1   1   .174      Kirby p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Lyttle ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .429
                                                            Dunning p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Morales ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Rivera pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
                                                            Lang p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   8   7   8     7   4             Totals               30   0   4   0     3   4

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 18,230
Left on Base: Braves 6, Expos 6
DP: Braves 1, Expos 2
Errors: Dunning, Lang
Doubles: Lyttle (1), Foli (11), Morales (2)
Triples: Gilbreath (1)
Home Runs: Office (3), Williams (5), Wynn (6)
Caught Stealing: Office (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Royster (7), Ruthven (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Office (3)
GIDP: Henderson (7), Williams (3)
Hit by Pitch: Ruthven (1,by Dunning)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven W(6-5)          9     4   0   0   3   4   0  33   2.52
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3   4   0  33

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby L(0-4)            6     3   2   2   6   1   2  24   5.45
Dunning                 2     1   1   0   0   2   0   9   5.40
Lang                    0.1   2   4   4   1   0   0   5   9.45
Granger                 0.2   1   1   1   0   1   1   3   3.76
Totals                  9     7   8   7   7   4   3  41

Hit by Pitch: Dunning (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale


BRAVES 1ST: Office homered; Gilbreath flied out to right; Wynn
walked; Henderson grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop) [Wynn out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Mangual struck out; Dwyer lined to shortstop;
Jorgensen walked; Thornton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams flied out to left; Evans flied out to
right; Chaney walked; Royster forced Chaney (third to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Foote grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli popped
to shortstop; Parrish walked; Cox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Ruthven struck out; Office singled; Office was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Gilbreath
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Kirby grounded out (shortstop to first); Mangual
singled; Dwyer hit into a double play (left to first) [Mangual
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Wynn walked; Henderson walked [Wynn to second];
Williams grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Wynn to third, Henderson out at second]; Evans popped to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Jorgensen grounded out (pitcher to first); Thornton
popped to shortstop; Foote flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Chaney grounded out (third to first); Royster popped
to third; Ruthven walked; Office walked [Ruthven to second];
Gilbreath flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Foli flied out to center; Parrish struck out; Cox
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Wynn popped to first; Henderson grounded out (first
unassisted); Williams homered; Evans flied out to left; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: LYTTLE BATTED FOR KIRBY; Lyttle doubled to right;
Mangual lined to shortstop; Dwyer walked; Jorgensen flied out to
center [Lyttle to third]; Thornton forced Dwyer (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Expos 0.

BRAVES 7TH: DUNNING REPLACED LYTTLE (PITCHING); Chaney singled
to center; Royster reached on an error by Dunning on a sacrifice
bunt [Chaney to second, Royster to first]; Ruthven was hit by a
pitch [Chaney to third, Royster to second]; Office hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Chaney scored (unearned)]; Gilbreath
grounded out (second to first) [Royster to third, Ruthven to
second]; Wynn struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Foote popped to second; Foli doubled to right;
Parrish popped to catcher in foul territory; Cox grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Henderson struck out; Williams grounded out (third
to first); Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 8TH: MORALES BATTED FOR DUNNING; Morales doubled to right;
RIVERA RAN FOR MORALES; Mangual flied out to center; Dwyer
popped to first; Jorgensen grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 0.

BRAVES 9TH: LANG REPLACED RIVERA (PITCHING); Chaney grounded out
(second to first); Royster walked; Ruthven reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Royster to third (error by
Lang), Ruthven to second]; Office singled to center [Ruthven to
third, Royster scored]; Gilbreath tripled to center [Ruthven
scored, Office scored]; GRANGER REPLACED LANG (PITCHING); Wynn
homered [Gilbreath scored]; Henderson grounded out (first to
pitcher); Williams was called out on strikes; 5 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 8, Expos 0.

EXPOS 9TH: Thornton flied out to left; Foote flied out to
center; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 8, Expos 0.