The Dodgers scored four runs in the sixth inning to overcome the Expos, 6-3. Bill Buckner's homer, a run-producing single by Bill Russell and two-run single by Steve Yeager were the decisive blows in the rally. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Montreal Expos 3
Game Played on Monday, August    23, 1976 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Dodgers      0  2  0    0  0  4    0  0  x  -   6  8  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivera lf,rf          5   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .225
Garrett 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .232      Buckner lf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .306
Valentine cf          4   2   2   0     0   1   .280      Lee rf                4   0   0   0     0   0   .147
Parrish 3b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .227      Garvey 1b             3   2   1   0     1   1   .306
Carter rf,c           3   0   0   1     0   0   .211      Cey 3b                2   1   0   0     2   0   .281
Williams 1b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .217      Russell ss            4   2   2   1     0   0   .301
Foote c               3   0   1   2     0   0   .215      Lyttle cf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .296
  White lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Yeager c              3   0   2   3     0   0   .220
Frias ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .178      John p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .102
  Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .357
  Foli ss             1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Stanhouse p           3   0   0   0     0   2   .250
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Thornton ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .191

Totals               35   3   8   3     2   3             Totals               29   6   8   6     4   2

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 16,508
Left on Base: Expos 8, Dodgers 6
DP: Expos 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Lopes
Doubles: Parrish (21), Thornton (11), Garvey (27)
Home Runs: Buckner (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Carter (2), John 2 (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Yeager (2)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanhouse L(8-8)        5.1   7   6   6   3   0   1  26   3.35
Taylor                  2.2   1   0   0   1   2   0  10   3.13
Totals                  8     8   6   6   4   2   1  36

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(7-8)             9     8   3   3   2   3   0  38   3.19
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   3   0  38

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dick Stello


EXPOS 1ST: Rivera flied to right in foul territory; Garrett
popped to third in foul territory; Valentine singled to left;
Parrish flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (second to first); Buckner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lee grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
grounded out (third to first); Foote flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey walked; Cey flied out to center; Russell
singled to shortstop [Garvey to second]; Lyttle singled to right
[Garvey scored, Russell to third, Lyttle to second (on throw)];
Yeager hit a sacrifice fly to left [Russell scored]; John
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Dodgers 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Frias grounded out (pitcher to first); Stanhouse
struck out; Rivera grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
flied out to right; Lee grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Dodgers 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Garrett singled to center; Valentine forced Garrett
(third to second); Parrish doubled to left [Valentine to third];
Carter grounded out (third to first) [Valentine scored];
Williams walked; Foote singled to right [Parrish scored,
Williams to second]; Frias flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey flied
out to right; Russell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Dodgers 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Stanhouse was called out on strikes; Rivera flied out
to center; Garrett grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Lyttle grounded out (second to first); Yeager
singled to left; John out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Yeager to second]; Lopes grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Dodgers 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Valentine singled to left; Parrish singled to second
[Valentine to second]; Carter out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher
to second) [Valentine to third, Parrish to second]; Williams was
walked intentionally; Foote reached on a fielder's choice
[Valentine scored (RBI), Parrish to third, Williams to second
(error by Lopes; assist by Cey)]; MORALES BATTED FOR FRIAS;
Morales made an out to first; Stanhouse grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: FOLI REPLACED MORALES (PLAYING SS); Buckner
homered; Barry Foote ejected by HP umpire Jim Quick;
WHITE REPLACED FOOTE (PLAYING LF); CARTER CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING C ); RIVERA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Lee made an
out to shortstop; Garvey doubled to left; Cey was walked
intentionally; Russell singled to left [Garvey scored, Cey to
third, Russell to second (on throw)]; Lyttle was walked
intentionally; Yeager singled to left [Cey scored, Russell
scored, Lyttle to second]; TAYLOR REPLACED STANHOUSE (PITCHING);
John out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Lyttle to
third, Yeager to second]; Lopes was called out on strikes; 4 R,
4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Dodgers 6.

EXPOS 7TH: Rivera grounded out (second to first); Garrett
grounded out (pitcher to first); Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 7TH: Buckner singled to second; Lee grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Buckner to second]; Garvey struck out; Cey was
walked intentionally; Russell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Expos 3, Dodgers 6.

EXPOS 8TH: Parrish grounded out (third to first); Carter lined
to center; Williams lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
3, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 8TH: Lyttle flied out to center; Yeager grounded out
(shortstop to first); John flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 3, Dodgers 6.

EXPOS 9TH: White grounded out (first unassisted); Foli grounded
out (third to first); THORNTON BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Thornton
doubled to right; Rivera singled to center [Thornton to third];
Garrett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 3, Dodgers 6.