Starting with two runs before a batter was retired in the first inning, the Dodgers went on to defeat the Expos, 5-1. Davey Lopes and Bill Buckner led off with singles and, after a double steal, both scored on a double by Bill Russell. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    31, 1976 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Dodgers      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  2  -   5 12  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              3   1   1   0     2   0   .227      Rivera lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .279
Buckner lf            5   2   2   0     0   0   .302        Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .348
Russell ss            4   0   2   2     0   0   .298      Garrett 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .235
Garvey 1b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .304      Valentine cf          2   0   1   0     1   0   .271
Cey 3b                3   0   1   1     1   1   .280        White cf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Lacy cf               5   1   3   1     0   0   .293        Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Baker rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Parrish 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .228
Yeager c              2   0   1   0     2   0   .221      Carter rf             2   0   1   0     2   0   .213
Rau p                 2   0   0   0     0   1   .157      Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
  Smith ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .246      Williams 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .217
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Foote c               4   0   2   0     0   1   .218
                                                          Fryman p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .115
                                                            Thornton ph         1   1   1   1     0   0   .199
                                                            Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Unser cf            1   0   1   0     0   0   .225

Totals               33   5  12   5     6   3             Totals               31   1   7   1     6   6

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  9,369
Left on Base: Dodgers 11, Expos 9
DP: Dodgers 2, Expos 2
Errors: Foote
Doubles: Russell (15), Unser (17)
Triples: Garvey (3), Lacy (3), Valentine (1)
Home Runs: Thornton (11)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (42), Buckner (21)
Sacrifice Hits: Rau (6), Baker (1), Russell (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Cey (3)
GIDP: Rau (4), Lopes (7)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau W(13-10)            7     6   1   1   6   5   1  30   2.66
Hough SV(11)            2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.25
Totals                  9     7   1   1   6   6   1  37

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman L(10-10)         7     7   2   2   5   3   0  32   3.43
Murray                  0.1   3   1   1   0   0   0   4   3.01
Taylor                  1.2   2   2   2   1   0   0   7   4.21
Totals                  9    12   5   5   6   3   0  43

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Ed Montague


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to right; Buckner singled to right
[Lopes to second]; Lopes stole third and Buckner stole second;
Russell doubled to center [Lopes scored, Buckner scored]; Garvey
flied out to right; Cey was walked intentionally; Lacy forced
Cey (second to shortstop) [Russell to third]; Baker struck out;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Rivera singled to left; Garrett lined into a double
play (first unassisted) [Rivera out at first]; Valentine walked;
Parrish struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Yeager walked; On a bunt Rau grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Yeager out at second];
Lopes flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos
0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter walked; Foli flied out to center; Williams
flied out to left; Foote singled to left [Carter to third];
Fryman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Russell
popped to second; Garvey tripled to right; Cey struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Rivera walked; Garrett lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [Rivera out at first]; Valentine tripled to
center; Parrish made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Expos 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Lacy singled to center; Baker forced Lacy (third to
second); Yeager walked [Baker to second]; Rau out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Baker to third, Yeager to second]; Lopes
walked; Buckner lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Carter singled to center; Foli grounded out (third to
first) [Carter to second]; Williams walked; Foote singled to
left [Carter out at home (left to catcher), Williams to second];
Fryman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Expos 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell singled to left; Garvey popped to first in
foul territory; Cey singled to right [Russell to second]; Lacy
lined to right; Baker flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Rivera flied out to center; Garrett walked; Valentine
flied out to center; Parrish flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Yeager grounded out (third to first); Rau struck
out; Lopes walked; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Carter walked; Foli made an out to third; Williams
struck out; Foote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Expos 0.

DODGERS 7TH: WHITE REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING CF); Russell
grounded out (third to first); Ellis Valentine left with
strained right knee; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to
first); Cey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: THORNTON BATTED FOR FRYMAN; Thornton homered; Rivera
popped to shortstop; Garrett grounded out (second to first);
White was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Expos 1.

DODGERS 8TH: MURRAY REPLACED THORNTON (PITCHING); Lacy singled
to right; Baker out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Lacy
to second]; Yeager singled to left [Lacy to third]; SMITH BATTED
FOR RAU; Smith singled to left [Lacy scored, Yeager to second];
TAYLOR REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); UNSER REPLACED MURRAY (PLAYING
CF); Lopes grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Smith out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: HOUGH REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Parrish struck out;
Carter flied out to center; Foli popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Expos 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Buckner singled to left; Russell out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Buckner to second]; Buckner was picked
off second but was safe on an error by Foote [Buckner to third];
Garvey walked; Cey out on a sacrifice fly to first in foul
territory [Buckner scored]; Lacy tripled to center [Garvey
scored]; Baker grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Expos 1.

EXPOS 9TH: Williams lined to left; Foote grounded out (third to
first); Unser doubled to center; MORALES BATTED FOR RIVERA;
Morales grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Expos 1.