Batting safely in his 12th straight game, Rowland Office hit a homer, double and two singles, driving in four runs, to set the pace for the Braves in a 14-8 victory over the Expos. The Braves' attack also included an inside-the-park homer by Tom Paciorek with a man on base. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 14, Montreal Expos 8
Game Played on Sunday, June      6, 1976 (Day game) at Parc Jarry
Braves       3  1  0    1  0  4    1  4  0  -  14 12  0
Expos        1  1  2    1  1  0    2  0  0  -   8 13  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Office cf             5   3   4   4     1   0   .283      Mangual cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Gilbreath 2b          3   1   0   0     1   1   .325        White cf            5   0   3   1     0   0   .260
Wynn lf               2   2   0   1     3   1   .245      Rivera lf             1   1   0   0     1   0   .258
Henderson rf          4   1   2   1     2   1   .288        Jorgensen ph,lf     3   0   0   0     0   1   .229
Williams c            5   1   0   2     1   1   .225      Mackanin 3b           5   2   2   0     0   0   .236
Paciorek 1b           3   2   3   3     2   0   .255      Thornton 1b,rf        3   2   2   2     2   0   .185
Chaney ss             4   1   1   1     0   2   .252      Carter rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Royster 3b            5   2   1   1     0   1   .216        Morales 1b          5   1   2   2     0   1   .308
Moret p               2   1   1   0     0   0   .071      Foli ss               4   1   2   2     0   0   .260
  Morton p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .143      Foote c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .253
  Devine p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cox 2b                4   1   0   0     0   0   .214
                                                          Warthen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dunning p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .207
                                                            Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Lyttle ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .375
                                                            Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36  14  12  13    10   8             Totals               37   8  13   7     3   3

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 12,063
Left on Base: Braves 9, Expos 7
DP: Braves 1, Expos 0
Errors: Mackanin, Thornton
Doubles: Office (4), Royster (7), Thornton (7), Morales 2 (4), Mackanin (9)
Triples: Paciorek (2), Thornton (2)
Home Runs: Paciorek (1), Office (4)
Stolen Bases: Rivera (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Gilbreath 2 (3), Dunning (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Chaney (2), Wynn (1), Foli (3)
GIDP: Cox (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moret                   2.2   5   4   4   2   1   0  14   4.73
Morton                  3.1   7   4   4   0   0   0  17   5.40
Devine W(1-1)           3     1   0   0   1   2   0  11   3.00
Totals                  9    13   8   8   3   3   0  42

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Warthen                 0.1   0   3   3   5   1   0   6   4.43
Dunning L(0-1)          5.2   7   6   5   4   6   1  28   6.32
Scherman                2     5   5   4   1   0   1  13   4.82
Murray                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.38
Totals                  9    12  14  12  10   8   2  50

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


BRAVES 1ST: Office walked; Gilbreath walked [Office to second];
Wynn was called out on strikes; Henderson walked [Office to
third, Gilbreath to second]; Williams walked [Office scored,
Gilbreath to third, Henderson to second]; Paciorek walked
[Gilbreath scored, Henderson to third, Williams to second];
DUNNING REPLACED WARTHEN (PITCHING); Chaney hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Henderson scored, Williams to third]; WHITE REPLACED
MANGUAL (PLAYING CF); THORNTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
MORALES REPLACED CARTER (PLAYING 1B); Royster flied out to
center; Gary Carter and Pepe Mangual collided on sac fly;
3 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: White grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivera
grounded out (third to first); Mackanin singled to left;
Thornton doubled to right [Mackanin scored]; Morales flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Moret singled; Office singled to right [Moret to
second]; Gilbreath out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Moret to third, Office to second]; Wynn hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Moret scored, Office to third]; Henderson walked;
Williams forced Henderson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 4, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Foli singled to left; Foote singled [Foli to third];
Cox grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Foli scored, Foote out at second]; Dunning struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Expos 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Paciorek tripled to center; Chaney struck out;
Royster was called out on strikes; Moret grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 3RD: White flied out to center; Rivera walked; Rivera
stole second; Mackanin lined to right; Thornton walked; Morales
doubled to left [Rivera scored, Thornton scored]; MORTON
REPLACED MORET (PITCHING); Foli popped to second; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 4, Expos 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Office grounded out (second to first); Gilbreath was
called out on strikes; Wynn walked; Henderson singled to right
[Wynn scored (error by Thornton) (unearned), Henderson to
second]; Williams struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 5, Expos 4.

EXPOS 4TH: Foote singled to right; Cox forced Foote (third to
second); Dunning out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted)
[Cox to second]; White singled to center [Cox scored]; JORGENSEN
BATTED FOR RIVERA; Jorgensen flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 5, Expos 5.

BRAVES 5TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Paciorek
walked; Chaney struck out; Royster flied out to left; Morton was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Expos 5.

EXPOS 5TH: Mackanin popped to second; Thornton popped to first
in foul territory; Morales doubled; Foli singled to center
[Morales scored]; Foote flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 5, Expos 6.

BRAVES 6TH: Office singled to right; Gilbreath out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Office to second]; Wynn
walked; Henderson singled to right [Office scored, Wynn to
third]; Williams forced Henderson (shortstop to second) [Wynn
scored]; Paciorek hit an inside the park homer to center
[Williams scored]; Chaney flied out to center; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 9, Expos 6.

EXPOS 6TH: Cox flied out to right; DWYER BATTED FOR DUNNING;
Dwyer flied out to left; White singled; Jorgensen grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 9, Expos 6.

BRAVES 7TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Royster reached
on an error by Mackanin [Royster to second]; Morton grounded out
(third to first); Office doubled [Royster scored (unearned)];
Gilbreath flied out to center; Wynn was walked intentionally;
Henderson forced Office (third unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 10, Expos 6.

EXPOS 7TH: Mackanin doubled; Thornton tripled [Mackanin scored];
DEVINE REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); Morales struck out; Foli hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Thornton scored]; Foote grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 10, Expos 8.

BRAVES 8TH: Williams popped to catcher in foul territory;
Paciorek singled to left; Chaney singled to shortstop [Paciorek
to third]; Royster doubled [Paciorek scored, Chaney to third];
Devine grounded out (second to first); Office homered [Chaney
scored, Royster scored]; Gilbreath grounded out (third to
first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 14, Expos 8.

EXPOS 8TH: Cox popped to catcher in foul territory; LYTTLE
BATTED FOR SCHERMAN; Lyttle grounded out (second to first);
White singled; Jorgensen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 14, Expos 8.

BRAVES 9TH: MURRAY REPLACED LYTTLE (PITCHING); Wynn flied out to
right; Henderson was called out on strikes; Williams grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 14, Expos
8.

EXPOS 9TH: Mackanin popped to shortstop; Thornton walked;
Morales flied out to right; Foli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 14, Expos 8.