The Expos shocked the crowd of 43,367 at the Philadelphia opener by smashing three homers in one inning to defeat the Phillies. 4-3. Greg Luzinski batted in the Phils' runs with a bases-loaded double in the third inning. Montreal Expos 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3Game Played on Saturday, April 9, 1977 (Day game) at Veterans StadiumExpos 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 - 4 6 0 Phillies 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cash 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .500 Maddox cf 5 1 0 0 0 2 .000 Foli ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bowa ss 2 1 1 0 2 0 .500 Valentine rf 4 1 1 2 0 1 .250 Schmidt 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .333 Perez 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250 Luzinski lf 4 0 2 3 0 0 .500 Parrish 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Johnstone rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Carter c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .250 Hutton 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Dawson cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .000 Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Mejias cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McCarver c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Cromartie lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Carlton p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Unser lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Iorg ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rogers p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mackanin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tolan ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Brown p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 32 4 6 4 2 6 Totals 33 3 7 3 4 4 Time of Game: 2:03 Attendance: 43,367 Left on Base: Expos 3, Phillies 7 DP: Expos 1, Phillies 2 Errors: Luzinski Doubles: Cromartie (1), Luzinski (1), McCarver (1) Home Runs: Valentine (1), Perez (1), Carter (1) GIDP: Foli (1), Cromartie (1), Luzinski (1) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rogers 4 5 3 3 2 1 0 18 6.75 Brown W(1-0) 5 2 0 0 2 3 0 19 0.00 Totals 9 7 3 3 4 4 0 37 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Carlton L(0-1) 7 6 4 4 2 5 3 28 5.14 Garber 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00 Totals 9 6 4 4 2 6 3 34 Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jerry Crawford EXPOS 1ST: Cash singled to right; Foli grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cash out at second]; Valentine made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox struck out; Bowa walked; Schmidt singled to third [Bowa to second]; Luzinski grounded into a double play (second to first) [Schmidt out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 0. EXPOS 2ND: Perez popped to first in foul territory; Parrish made an out to second; Carter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Johnstone grounded out (pitcher to first); Hutton popped to first; Sizemore flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 0. EXPOS 3RD: Dawson walked; Cromartie grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Dawson out at second]; Rogers grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: McCarver flied out to left; Carlton singled to center; Maddox forced Carlton (pitcher to shortstop); Bowa singled to pitcher [Maddox to second]; Schmidt walked [Maddox to third, Bowa to second]; Luzinski doubled [Maddox scored, Bowa scored, Schmidt scored]; Johnstone grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 3. EXPOS 4TH: Cash reached on an error by Luzinski [Cash to second]; Foli flied out to left; Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 4TH: Hutton flied out to center; Sizemore made an out to shortstop; McCarver doubled to right; Carlton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 3. EXPOS 5TH: Parrish walked; Carter forced Parrish (third to second); Dawson struck out; Cromartie doubled to center [Carter to third]; MACKANIN BATTED FOR ROGERS; Mackanin grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 5TH: BROWN REPLACED MACKANIN (PITCHING); Maddox flied out to right; Bowa grounded out (second to first); Schmidt flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Phillies 3. EXPOS 6TH: Cash singled to right; Foli flied out to center; Valentine homered [Cash scored]; Perez homered; Parrish was called out on strikes; Carter homered; Dawson was called out on strikes; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski singled to right; Johnstone struck out; Hutton popped to first in foul territory; Sizemore forced Luzinski (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Phillies 3. EXPOS 7TH: Cromartie popped to catcher; Brown was called out on strikes; Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 7TH: UNSER REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING LF); McCarver popped to third; IORG BATTED FOR CARLTON; Iorg grounded out (second to first); Debut game for Dane Iorg; Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Phillies 3. EXPOS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); Foli flied out to left; Valentine struck out; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 8TH: Bowa walked; Schmidt flied out to left [Bowa to second]; Luzinski flied out to right; Johnstone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Phillies 3. EXPOS 9TH: Parrish popped to first in foul territory; Carter grounded out (third to first); Dawson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 9TH: MEJIAS REPLACED DAWSON (PLAYING CF); Hutton struck out; Sizemore singled to catcher; McCarver grounded out (first unassisted) [Sizemore to second]; TOLAN BATTED FOR GARBER; Tolan walked; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 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