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Sunday April 17, 1977
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Ellis Valentine hit a homer in the eighth inning to lift the Expos to a 2-1 victory over the Phillies. The Expos scored initially in the third on a double by Andre Dawson and single by Dave Cash. The Phillies pulled even in the top half of the eighth with a double by Ted Sizemore and single by Bob Boone. [The Sporting News]


Montreal Expos 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1

Game Played on Sunday, April 17, 1977 (Day game) at Stade Olympique

Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  3  0
Expos        0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   2  7  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .065      Cash 2b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .433
Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .233
Schmidt 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .160      Valentine rf          4   1   2   1     0   1   .269
Luzinski lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .320      Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .192
Iorg 1b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .188      Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .269
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cromartie lf          3   0   2   0     0   0   .360
Martin rf             2   0   1   0     0   1   .286        Unser lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hutton ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .143      Carter c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .227
Sizemore 2b           2   1   1   0     1   0   .348      Dawson cf             2   1   1   0     1   1   .167
Boone c               3   0   1   1     0   1   .316        Mejias cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Twitchell p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Rogers p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnstone ph        0   0   0   0     0   0   .286        McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brown ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               29   1   3   1     1  10             Totals               28   2   7   2     2   4

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance: 29,115
Left on Base: Phillies 2, Expos 5
DP: Phillies 1, Expos 0
Errors: Unser
Doubles: Sizemore (3), Dawson (1), Cromartie (3)
Home Runs: Valentine (3)
Stolen Bases: Valentine (2)
Caught Stealing: Martin (1), Cash (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Rogers (1)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Twitchell               7     6   1   1   2   4   0  27   2.77
Garber L(0-2)           1     1   1   1   0   0   1   4   5.40
Totals                  8     7   2   2   2   4   1  31

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers                  7.2   3   1   1   1   9   0  26   1.83
McEnaney W(1-1)         1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   7.36
Totals                  9     3   1   1   1  10   0  30

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Dutch Rennert


PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox grounded out (second to first); Bowa
grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash lined to first; Foli popped to third; Valentine
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski popped to second; Iorg grounded out
(shortstop to first); Martin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez grounded out (second to first); Parrish flied
out to center; Cromartie singled to left; Carter flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Boone
struck out; Twitchell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Dawson doubled to right; Rogers out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Dawson to third]; Cash singled to left
[Dawson scored]; Cash was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Foli struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Expos 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox grounded out (catcher to first); Bowa
grounded out (first unassisted); Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Valentine singled to center; Valentine stole second;
Perez struck out; Parrish flied out to left; Cromartie flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Luzinski popped to first; Iorg popped to
shortstop; Martin singled to left; Martin was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Carter lined to center; Dawson struck out; Rogers
grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Expos 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Sizemore walked; Boone grounded out (third to
first) [Sizemore to second]; Twitchell struck out; Maddox flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Cash flied out to center; Foli grounded out (third to
first); Valentine popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Expos 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa struck out; Schmidt struck out; Luzinski
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Perez singled to center; Parrish hit into a double
play (pitcher to first) [Perez out at second]; Cromartie doubled
to center; Carter was walked intentionally; Dawson walked
[Cromartie to third, Carter to second]; Rogers grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: UNSER REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING LF); MEJIAS
REPLACED DAWSON (PLAYING CF); Iorg struck out; HUTTON BATTED FOR
MARTIN; Hutton struck out; Sizemore doubled to center; Boone
singled to left [Sizemore scored, Boone to second (error by
Unser)]; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR TWITCHELL; MCENANEY REPLACED
ROGERS (PITCHING); BROWN BATTED FOR JOHNSTONE; Brown struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HUTTON STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); GARBER REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); Cash
grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli grounded out (third to
first); Valentine homered; Perez popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: Maddox flied out to right; Bowa flied out to
center; Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Expos 2.



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