Ken Henderson drove in two runs with a homer in the fourth inning and two more with a single in the sixth to lead the Braves to a 7-1 victory over the Expos. Carl Morton, who won 17 games last year, finally gained his first victory of the current season after seven losses. The veteran righthander's arm stiffened after six innings and Bruce Dal Canton finished. Del Unser had a double, triple and homer in only his second game in an Expos' uniform. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 7, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Thursday, July      22, 1976 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Braves       1  0  0    2  0  2    0  0  2  -   7 10  2
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  6  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 3b            3   1   2   0     1   1   .253      Valentine cf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .250
Gilbreath 2b          2   0   0   0     0   1   .274      Unser lf              4   1   3   1     0   0   .233
  Belloir 2b          3   1   0   0     0   1   .214      Jorgensen 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Wynn cf               3   1   0   1     1   2   .225      Garrett 3b,2b         3   0   0   0     1   0   .220
Montanez 1b           5   1   2   1     0   2   .315      Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Paciorek lf           3   1   1   1     2   1   .322      Foote c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .226
Henderson rf          4   1   2   4     1   1   .279      Carter rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Williams c            2   0   0   0     2   1   .212      Frias 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Chaney ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .264        Lyttle ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .271
Morton p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .172        Parrish 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .205
  Dal Canton p        1   1   1   0     0   0   .333      Fryman p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .081
                                                            Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .323
                                                            Lang p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dunning p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   7  10   7     7  12             Totals               32   1   6   1     3   1

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 11,040
Left on Base: Braves 8, Expos 7
DP: Braves 1, Expos 0
Errors: Gilbreath, Belloir
Doubles: Royster (10), Unser (14)
Triples: Unser (3)
Home Runs: Henderson (9), Unser (6)
Caught Stealing: Royster (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Royster (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Wynn (6)
GIDP: Morales (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton W(1-7)           6     4   0   0   2   0   0  24   4.77
Dal Canton SV(1)        3     2   1   1   1   1   1  11   2.15
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   1   1  35

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman L(8-8)           5.1   4   5   5   5   8   1  24   4.03
Kerrigan                1.2   2   0   0   0   3   0   6   3.00
Lang                    1.2   3   2   2   2   1   0  10   4.50
Dunning                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.83
Totals                  9    10   7   7   7  12   1  42

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Terry Tata


BRAVES 1ST: Royster doubled; Gilbreath grounded out (second to
first) [Royster to third]; Wynn hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Royster scored]; Montanez struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser
tripled; Jorgensen reached on a fielder's choice [Unser out at
home (first to catcher)]; Garrett walked [Jorgensen to second];
Foli singled [Jorgensen to third, Garrett to second]; Foote
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 1,
Expos 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Paciorek struck out; Henderson struck out; Williams
walked; Chaney struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter grounded out (third to first); Frias grounded
out (second to first); Fryman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Morton grounded out (third to first); Royster
walked; Royster was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
second to first to shortstop); Gilbreath was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Valentine walked; Unser forced Valentine (third to
second) [Unser to second (error by Gilbreath)]; Jorgensen
grounded out (second to first) [Unser to third]; Garrett
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
1, Expos 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Wynn grounded out (second to first); Montanez struck
out; Paciorek walked; Henderson homered [Paciorek scored];
Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: BELLOIR REPLACED GILBREATH (PLAYING 2B); Foli flied
out to right; Foote singled; Carter forced Foote (third to
second) [Carter to second (error by Belloir)]; Frias grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Chaney flied out to center; Morton was called out on
strikes; Royster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Fryman grounded out (pitcher to first); Valentine
flied out to right; Unser doubled; Jorgensen popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Belloir grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn
walked; Montanez singled [Wynn to second]; Paciorek walked [Wynn
to third, Montanez to second]; Henderson singled [Wynn scored,
Montanez scored, Paciorek to third]; KERRIGAN REPLACED FRYMAN
(PITCHING); Williams struck out; Chaney singled [Henderson to
second, Paciorek out at home (left to catcher)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 5, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Garrett grounded out (third to first); Foli flied out
to center; Foote popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
5, Expos 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Morton singled; Royster out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Morton to second]; Belloir struck out; Wynn
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); Carter
singled; LYTTLE BATTED FOR FRIAS; Lyttle walked [Carter to
second]; MORALES BATTED FOR KERRIGAN; Morales grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Carter to third,
Lyttle out at second]; Valentine was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Expos 0.

BRAVES 8TH: PARRISH REPLACED LYTTLE (PLAYING 3B); GARRETT
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); LANG REPLACED MORALES
(PITCHING); Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); Paciorek
grounded out (second to first); Henderson walked; Williams
walked [Henderson to second]; Chaney forced Williams (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Expos 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Unser homered; Jorgensen grounded out (second to
first); Garrett grounded out (third to first); Foli popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Expos 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Dal Canton singled; Royster singled [Dal Canton to
second]; Belloir forced Royster (third to second) [Dal Canton to
third]; Wynn struck out; Montanez singled [Dal Canton scored,
Belloir to third]; DUNNING REPLACED LANG (PITCHING); Paciorek
singled [Belloir scored, Montanez to third]; Henderson forced
Paciorek (second to shortstop); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 7,
Expos 1.

EXPOS 9TH: Foote flied out to left; Carter grounded out
(shortstop to first); Parrish popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 7, Expos 1.