Ron Cey hit a homer for his 29th run batted in for April, two more than the previous record for the month, to mark the Dodgers 6-4 victory over the Expos. The Dodgers ended the month with a 17-3 record for the fastest start in the history of the Los Angeles franchise. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Montreal Expos 4
Game Played on Saturday, April     30, 1977 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Expos        1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   4  9  4
Dodgers      1  0  0    2  2  0    1  0  x  -   6 11  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   1   2   1     0   0   .343      Lopes 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .301
Speier ss             4   0   0   1     0   0   .200      Russell ss            4   1   2   1     0   0   .330
Cromartie rf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .297      Lacy rf,lf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .375
Perez 1b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .286      Cey 3b                2   1   1   1     2   1   .425
Parrish 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .210      Garvey 1b             4   1   0   0     0   0   .259
Unser cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Monday cf             4   1   1   2     0   1   .264
Carter c              4   0   3   0     0   1   .309      Baker lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .279
Dawson lf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .211        Hale rf             1   0   0   0     0   1   .294
Hannahs p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Yeager c              4   0   2   1     0   0   .368
  Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rhoden p              4   0   1   0     0   0   .231
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               33   4   9   4     0   3             Totals               34   6  11   5     2   3

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 45,024
Left on Base: Expos 4, Dodgers 6
DP: Expos 1, Dodgers 1
Errors: Speier 2, Parrish, Hannahs, Yeager
Doubles: Dawson (3), Cash (6), Cromartie (8), Lacy (2), Russell (6)
Home Runs: Perez (4), Cey (9)
Stolen Bases: Cash (1)
Caught Stealing: Russell (1), Lopes (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Hannahs (2), Dawson (1)
GIDP: Unser (1)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hannahs L(1-2)          7    10   6   1   2   1   1  32   3.86
McEnaney                1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   4.05
Totals                  8    11   6   1   2   3   1  36

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden W(4-0)           8     8   4   3   0   3   1  31   4.85
Hough SV(6)             1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.61
Totals                  9     9   4   3   0   3   1  35

Wild Pitches: Hannahs 2 (2)

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


EXPOS 1ST: Cash singled to right; Cash stole second [Cash to
third (error by Yeager)]; Speier grounded out (second to first)
[Cash scored (unearned)]; Cromartie popped to third in foul
territory; Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to center; Lopes was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Hannahs [Lopes to third]; Russell
singled to right [Lopes scored (unearned)]; Russell was caught
stealing second (catcher to second to shortstop); Lacy popped to
catcher in foul territory; Cey struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 1, Dodgers 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser
flied out to center; Carter was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey flied out to center; Monday flied out to
left; Baker singled to first; Yeager grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Dodgers 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Dawson doubled to center; Hannahs out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Dawson to third]; Cash doubled to right
[Dawson scored]; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cash
to third]; Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Rhoden grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes
singled to right; Lopes was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 2, Dodgers 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Perez singled to right; Parrish struck out; Unser
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Perez out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Lacy doubled to left; Hannahs threw a wild pitch
[Lacy to third]; Cey walked; Garvey hit into a double play
(third to second to catcher) [Garvey to first, Lacy out at home,
Cey out at second]; Monday reached on an error by Speier [Garvey
to second, Monday to first]; Hannahs threw a wild pitch [Garvey
to third, Monday to second]; Baker reached on an error by Speier
[Garvey scored (unearned) (no RBI), Monday to third, Baker to
first]; Yeager singled to left [Monday scored (unearned), Baker
to second]; Rhoden grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R (0 ER),
2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Dodgers 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Carter singled to third; Dawson out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Carter to second]; Hannahs was called
out on strikes; Cash grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes flied out to right; Russell doubled to left;
Lacy reached on an error by Parrish [Russell to third, Lacy to
first]; Cey walked [Lacy to second]; Garvey popped to shortstop;
Monday singled to right [Russell scored (unearned), Lacy scored
(unearned), Cey out at third (right to first), Monday to second
(on throw to 3b)]; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2,
Dodgers 5.

EXPOS 6TH: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Cromartie
flied out to left; Perez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 6TH: Baker popped to second; Yeager grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rhoden singled to left; Lopes forced Rhoden
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Dodgers 5.

EXPOS 7TH: Parrish flied out to center; Unser grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carter singled to center; Dawson popped to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell grounded out (third to first); Lacy
grounded out (second to first); Cey homered; Garvey grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Dodgers 6.

EXPOS 8TH: HALE REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING RF); LACY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); JORGENSEN BATTED FOR HANNAHS; Jorgensen
grounded out (first unassisted); Cash grounded out (second to
first); Speier flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
2, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 8TH: MCENANEY REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Monday
struck out; Hale struck out; Yeager singled to left; Rhoden
grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2,
Dodgers 6.

EXPOS 9TH: Cromartie doubled to left; Perez homered [Cromartie
scored]; HOUGH REPLACED RHODEN (PITCHING); Parrish flied out to
center; Unser grounded out (catcher to first); Carter singled to
third; Dawson forced Carter (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Dodgers 6.