The Dodgers utilized homers by Steve Garvey, Bill Buckner and Rick Rhoden to defeat the Expos, 4-3. Garvey homered with Buckner aboard in the first inning, Buckner hit for the circuit in the third and Rhoden then provided his own winning run with the first homer of his major league career in the fifth. The blow proved decisive because the Expos rallied for their three runs in the seventh on a double by Barry Foote, a pass to Jim Dwyer and round-tripper by Jim Lyttle. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Montreal Expos 3
Game Played on Saturday, June      12, 1976 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   3  5  1
Dodgers      2  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mangual cf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .278      Lopes 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .257
Jorgensen lf          4   0   1   0     0   2   .230      Buckner lf            3   2   2   1     1   0   .307
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garvey 1b             4   1   2   2     0   0   .321
  Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     0   1   .325
Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Ferguson rf           3   0   1   0     1   2   .213
Morales 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .317        Simpson rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
Roenicke rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .211      Baker cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Mackanin 3b,2b        4   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Yeager c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .248
Foote c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .250      Russell ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .307
Cox 2b                1   0   0   0     1   0   .158      Rhoden p              3   1   1   1     0   0   .321
  Dwyer ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .230
  Parrish pr,3b       1   1   0   0     0   1   .222
Warthen p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyttle ph,lf        2   1   1   3     0   0   .353

Totals               32   3   5   3     4   5             Totals               29   4   7   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 22,794
Left on Base: Expos 6, Dodgers 5
DP: Expos 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Cox
Doubles: Foote (5), Yeager (7)
Home Runs: Lyttle (1), Garvey (5), Buckner (3), Rhoden (1)
Caught Stealing: Buckner (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Cey (1)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Warthen L(1-6)          6     5   4   4   2   3   3  24   4.62
Granger                 0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.45
Scherman                1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   4.60
Totals                  8     7   4   4   3   4   3  33

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden W(5-0)           9     5   3   3   4   5   1  36   3.44
Totals                  9     5   3   3   4   5   1  36

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Andy Olsen


EXPOS 1ST: Mangual struck out; Jorgensen struck out; Foli
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Buckner
walked; Garvey homered [Buckner scored]; Cey popped to catcher
in foul territory; Ferguson walked; Baker forced Ferguson
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Morales lined to second; Roenicke flied out to
center; Mackanin popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Yeager grounded out (third to first); Russell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rhoden flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Foote walked; Cox walked [Foote to second]; Warthen
popped to first; Mangual flied out to center; Jorgensen struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes flied out to center; Buckner homered; Garvey
flied out to center; Cey was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Foli popped to second; Morales flied out to right;
Roenicke singled to right; Mackanin popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Ferguson singled to left; Baker forced Ferguson
(third to second) [Baker to second (error by Cox)]; Yeager
struck out; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Foote popped to second; Cox grounded out (shortstop
to first); Warthen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Rhoden homered; Lopes grounded out (third to
first); Buckner singled to right; Buckner was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Garvey
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Mangual flied out to right; Jorgensen popped to
second; Foli singled to center; Morales forced Foli (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Cey flied to right; Ferguson struck out; Baker
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 4.

EXPOS 7TH: Roenicke was called out on strikes; Mackanin popped
to second; Foote doubled to center; DWYER BATTED FOR COX; Dwyer
walked; PARRISH RAN FOR DWYER; LYTTLE BATTED FOR WARTHEN; Lyttle
homered [Foote scored, Parrish scored]; Mangual walked;
Jorgensen singled to right [Mangual to third]; Foli popped to
shortstop in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3,
Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 7TH: GRANGER REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); LYTTLE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PARRISH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
3B); MACKANIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Yeager doubled to
right; Russell flied out to center; Rhoden flied out to center;
Lopes walked; SCHERMAN REPLACED GRANGER (PITCHING); Buckner
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3,
Dodgers 4.

EXPOS 8TH: Morales flied out to right; Roenicke grounded out
(pitcher to first); Mackanin flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 3, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 8TH: Garvey singled to left; Cey out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Garvey to second]; Ferguson struck out; Baker
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Dodgers 4.

EXPOS 9TH: SIMPSON REPLACED FERGUSON (PLAYING RF); Foote
grounded out (third to first); Parrish was called out on
strikes; Lyttle grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 3, Dodgers 4.