Five walks, together with doubles by Jerry Morales and Steve Ontiveros, accounted for four runs in the first inning and carried the Cubs to a 7-3 win over the Expos. Starter Dan Warthen passed the first four batters, Ivan DeJesus, Gene Clines, Larry Biittner and Bobby Murcer, to force in DeJesus before Jeff Terpko relieved.

A double by Morales drove in Clines and Biittner, but Murcer was called out for interference when coach Peanuts Lowrey grabbed him as he rounded third base. Manny Trillo then walked and Ontiveros doubled to score Morales with the fourth run of the frame. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 7, Montreal Expos 3
Game Played on Wednesday, May       25, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Expos        0  0  0    1  0  1    1  0  0  -   3 11  1
Cubs         4  0  0    0  1  1    1  0  x  -   7  8  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     1   0   .289      De Jesus ss           2   1   0   0     2   1   .316
Cromartie lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .306      Clines lf             1   1   0   0     3   0   .390
  Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Buckner ph          0   0   0   1     0   0   .359
  Mejias lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cardenal pr,lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .172
Garrett 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Gross lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  Parrish ph,3b       2   1   1   0     0   1   .242      Biittner 1b           4   2   1   0     1   0   .309
Perez 1b              4   1   1   0     1   1   .270      Murcer rf             4   0   1   2     1   1   .290
Valentine rf          5   0   2   1     0   1   .329      Morales cf            5   1   2   2     0   0   .276
Unser cf              3   1   3   1     0   0   .356      Trillo 2b             3   0   0   0     2   1   .368
  Dawson ph,cf        1   0   0   0     1   0   .236      Ontiveros 3b          4   0   2   2     0   0   .331
Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .194      Swisher c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Foote c               2   0   1   0     2   0   .303        G. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Warthen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Terpko p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sutter p            0   1   0   0     1   0   .000
  Frias ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Burris p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .130
  Brown p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mitterwald c        2   1   2   0     0   0   .284
  Mackanin ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Atkinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Carter ph,lf        2   0   1   1     0   0   .317
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   3  11   3     5   4             Totals               30   7   8   7    10   3

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance:  9,088
Left on Base: Expos 12, Cubs 11
DP: Expos 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Unser
Doubles: Carter (5), Parrish (4), Morales (7), Ontiveros (4)
Triples: Unser (1), Valentine (1)
Stolen Bases: Dawson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: De Jesus (5)
GIDP: Speier (2)
Hit by Pitch: Buckner (1,by McEnaney)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Warthen L(1-2)          0     0   3   3   4   0   0   4   7.84
Terpko                  2     2   1   1   2   0   0   8   5.75
Brown                   1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.62
Atkinson                2     2   1   1   1   1   0  10   2.45
Kerrigan                1.2   3   2   2   3   0   0  11   2.96
McEnaney                1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.86
Totals                  8     8   7   7  10   3   0  42

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris W(7-4)           5.2   9   2   2   3   1   0  28   4.08
G. Hernandez            0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   4   1.90
P. Reuschel             0.1   0   0   0   2   1   0   3   1.09
Sutter SV(11)           2.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   7   0.73
Totals                  9    11   3   3   5   4   0  42

Hit by Pitch: McEnaney (1)

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


EXPOS 1ST: Cash singled to right; Cromartie flied out to center;
Garrett lined to center; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; Clines walked [De Jesus to second];
Biittner walked [De Jesus to third, Clines to second]; Murcer
walked [De Jesus scored, Clines to third, Biittner to second];
TERPKO REPLACED WARTHEN (PITCHING); Morales doubled to center
[Clines scored, Biittner scored, Murcer out at home (third
unassisted)]; Bobby Murcer called out because 3B coach
Peanuts Lowrey grabbed Murcer as he rounded 3B and was called
for interference; Trillo walked; Ontiveros doubled to right
[Morales scored, Trillo out at home (right to shortstop to
catcher)]; Swisher grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 4.

EXPOS 2ND: Valentine singled to shortstop; Unser singled to left
[Valentine to second]; Speier grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Valentine to third, Unser out at
second]; Foote popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 2ND: Burris flied out to left; De Jesus flied out to right;
Clines walked; Biittner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 4.

EXPOS 3RD: FRIAS BATTED FOR TERPKO; Frias grounded out (second
to first); Cash walked; Cromartie popped to shortstop; Garrett
lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 3RD: BROWN REPLACED FRIAS (PITCHING); Murcer struck out;
Morales singled to left; Trillo struck out; Ontiveros forced
Morales (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cubs 4.

EXPOS 4TH: Perez singled to shortstop; Valentine flied out to
center; Unser tripled to center [Perez scored]; Speier grounded
out (shortstop to first); Foote walked; MACKANIN BATTED FOR
BROWN; Mackanin popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 4TH: ATKINSON REPLACED MACKANIN (PITCHING); Swisher flied
out to left; Burris reached on an error by Unser [Burris to
second]; De Jesus struck out; Clines grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 4.

EXPOS 5TH: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Cromartie
singled to right; Garrett lined to left; Perez walked [Cromartie
to second]; Valentine forced Perez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 5TH: Biittner singled to center; Murcer grounded out (first
unassisted) [Biittner to second]; Morales popped to second;
Trillo walked; Ontiveros singled to right [Biittner scored,
Trillo to second]; Swisher flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 5.

EXPOS 6TH: Unser singled to center; Speier popped to first;
Foote singled to right [Unser to third]; CARTER BATTED FOR
ATKINSON; Carter doubled to right [Unser scored, Foote to
third]; Cash lined to third; G. HERNANDEZ REPLACED SWISHER
(PITCHING); MITTERWALD REPLACED BURRIS (PLAYING C ); Cromartie
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos
2, Cubs 5.

CUBS 6TH: CARTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); KERRIGAN REPLACED
CROMARTIE (PITCHING); Mitterwald singled to left; De Jesus out
on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Mitterwald to second];
Clines walked; Biittner flied out to left; Murcer singled to
right [Mitterwald scored, Clines to second]; Morales lined to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 6.

EXPOS 7TH: PARRISH BATTED FOR GARRETT; Parrish doubled to
center; Perez grounded out (second to first) [Parrish to third];
Valentine tripled to center [Parrish scored]; DAWSON BATTED FOR
UNSER; P. REUSCHEL REPLACED G. HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Dawson
walked; Dawson stole second; Speier struck out; Foote walked;
SUTTER REPLACED P. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Carter flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 6.

CUBS 7TH: PARRISH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); DAWSON STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); Trillo grounded out (third to first);
Ontiveros grounded out (first to pitcher); Sutter walked;
Mitterwald singled to left [Sutter to second]; De Jesus walked
[Sutter to third, Mitterwald to second]; BUCKNER BATTED FOR
CLINES; MCENANEY REPLACED CARTER (PITCHING); MEJIAS REPLACED
KERRIGAN (PLAYING LF); Buckner was hit by a pitch [Sutter
scored, Mitterwald to third, De Jesus to second]; CARDENAL RAN
FOR BUCKNER; Biittner popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 7.

EXPOS 8TH: CARDENAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Cash lined to
left; Mejias popped to third; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 7.

CUBS 8TH: Murcer flied out to center; Morales grounded out
(shortstop to first); Trillo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 7.

EXPOS 9TH: GROSS REPLACED CARDENAL (PLAYING LF); Perez flied out
to center; Valentine struck out; Dawson grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 7.