The Expos ended their 12-game losing streak when Earl Williams walloped a three-run homer in the ninth inning to beat the Padres, 7-4. The Expos scored their first four runs in the seventh on singles by Larry Parrish and Del Unser, doubles by Tim Foli and Gary Carter and a single by Jerry White. After the Padres came back to tie the score, Foli and Carter singled in the ninth and Williams hit his homer off Butch Metzger, who absorbed his first defeat after 10 straight victories in relief. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 7, San Diego Padres 4
Game Played on Saturday, August    28, 1976 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  3  -   7 13  0
Padres       0  0  1    0  0  0    1  2  0  -   4 12  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White lf              5   0   1   1     0   2   .252      Grubb lf,1b           5   1   3   0     0   0   .294
Garrett 2b            5   0   2   0     0   0   .235      Fuentes 2b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .284
Valentine cf          3   0   0   0     2   3   .270      W. Davis cf           4   1   1   0     1   0   .271
Parrish 3b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .228      Winfield rf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .279
Unser rf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .225      Ivie 1b,3b            3   1   2   0     1   0   .310
Foli ss               4   2   2   1     0   0   .261      Kendall c             4   0   3   1     0   0   .258
Carter c              4   2   2   2     0   1   .214      Rader 3b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Jorgensen 1b          1   0   0   0     1   0   .244        Turner ph,lf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .346      Hernandez ss          2   0   1   0     0   0   .257
  Williams 1b         1   1   1   3     0   0   .218        McCovey ph          1   0   0   1     0   0   .203
Stanhouse p           3   0   1   0     0   1   .256        Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Freisleben p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .194
  Murray p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Melendez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .239
                                                          Griffin p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .063
                                                            Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kubiak ph,ss        2   0   1   0     0   0   .249

Totals               37   7  13   7     3   9             Totals               35   4  12   3     3   1

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 10,545
Left on Base: Expos 6, Padres 8
DP: Expos 0, Padres 0
Doubles: Stanhouse (2), Foli (29), Carter (6), Grubb 2 (18), Winfield (25)
Triples: Ivie (2)
Home Runs: Williams (11)
Caught Stealing: Unser (6), Hernandez (6), W. Davis (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Fuentes (13)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanhouse               6.1   7   2   2   1   1   0  25   3.33
Taylor                  1     3   2   2   0   0   0   6   3.75
Murray W(4-8)           1.2   2   0   0   2   0   0   8   2.93
Totals                  9    12   4   4   3   1   0  39

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin                 6     8   4   4   1   6   0  25   5.22
Tomlin                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.40
Metzger L(10-1)         1.2   4   3   3   2   3   1  10   2.02
Freisleben              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.67
Totals                  9    13   7   7   3   9   1  40

Wild Pitches: Stanhouse 2 (5), Freisleben (7)

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - John McSherry


EXPOS 1ST: White grounded out (second to first); Garrett singled
to center; Valentine struck out; Parrish flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Grubb doubled to center; Fuentes out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Grubb to third]; W. Davis grounded out
(first unassisted); Winfield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Padres 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Unser singled to right; Unser was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Foli flied out to center; Carter
lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); Kendall
singled to second; Rader lined to right; Hernandez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Jorgensen grounded out (first unassisted); Stanhouse
doubled to center; White grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Stanhouse to third]; Garrett grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Griffin popped to first; Grubb doubled to center;
Stanhouse threw a wild pitch [Grubb to third]; Stanhouse threw a
wild pitch [Grubb scored]; Fuentes grounded out (second to
first); W. Davis grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Valentine was called out on strikes; Parrish singled
to left [Parrish out at second (left to second)]; Unser grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield flied out to right; Ivie tripled to center;
Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Foli grounded out (third to first); Carter struck
out; Jorgensen walked; Stanhouse struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Hernandez singled to left; Griffin made an out to
catcher; Hernandez was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Grubb lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Padres 1.

EXPOS 6TH: White struck out; Garrett grounded out (first
unassisted); Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Fuentes grounded out (first to pitcher); W. Davis
walked; W. Davis was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Winfield flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Padres 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Parrish singled to left; Unser singled to center
[Parrish to second]; Foli doubled to left [Parrish scored, Unser
to third]; Carter doubled to center [Unser scored, Foli scored];
TOMLIN REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR
JORGENSEN; Morales lined to right; Stanhouse grounded out (third
to first); White singled to center [Carter scored]; Garrett
grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4,
Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED MORALES (PLAYING 1B); Ivie singled
to center; Kendall singled to center [Ivie to second]; TURNER
BATTED FOR RADER; Turner lined to center [Ivie to third];
MCCOVEY BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; TAYLOR REPLACED STANHOUSE
(PITCHING); McCovey grounded out (first unassisted) [Ivie
scored, Kendall to second]; KUBIAK BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Kubiak
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Padres 2.

EXPOS 8TH: KUBIAK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); TURNER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); METZGER REPLACED MCCOVEY (PITCHING); GRUBB
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); IVIE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); Valentine walked; Valentine was picked off first (pitcher
to first); Parrish flied to left in foul territory; Unser struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: Grubb singled to right; On a bunt Fuentes forced
Grubb (third to shortstop); W. Davis singled to center [Fuentes
to second]; Winfield doubled to right [Fuentes scored, W. Davis
to third]; MURRAY REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Ivie was walked
intentionally; Kendall singled to right [W. Davis scored,
Winfield out at home (right to catcher), Ivie to third]; On a
bunt Turner grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 4, Padres 4.

EXPOS 9TH: Foli singled to left; Carter singled to left [Foli to
second]; Williams homered [Foli scored, Carter scored]; Murray
struck out; White struck out; Garrett singled to right;
Valentine walked [Garrett to second]; FREISLEBEN REPLACED
METZGER (PITCHING); Freisleben threw a wild pitch [Garrett to
third, Valentine to second]; Parrish flied out to left; 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 7, Padres 4.

PADRES 9TH: MELENDEZ BATTED FOR FREISLEBEN; Melendez grounded
out (second to first); Kubiak singled to center; Grubb flied out
to center; Fuentes walked [Kubiak to second]; W. Davis flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 7, Padres 4.