Going into the game hitting only .237, Larry Parrish picked up a heavier bat and used it to smash three homers and two singles in the first 5-for-5 day of his career as the Expos defeated the Cardinals, 14-4. The Expos put the game away with an eight-run outburst in the first inning. Parrish accounted for two RBIs with a single.

The Expos' third baseman singled and scored in the third before beginning his homer barrage with a drive in the fifth. After Del Unser hit a two-run homer in the seventh, Parrish also connected for the circuit. His third homer came in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 14, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Game Played on Sunday, May       29, 1977 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Expos        8  0  1    0  1  0    3  0  1  -  14 14  0
Cardinals    1  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   4  8  2


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .282      Mumphrey rf,lf        3   2   1   0     2   0   .350
  Frias ph,2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Templeton ss          5   0   1   0     0   1   .298
Speier ss             3   1   1   1     2   0   .213      Scott cf              4   1   3   2     1   1   .359
Valentine rf          5   1   2   0     0   0   .329      Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .331
Carter c              5   1   2   1     0   1   .304        Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cromartie lf          5   2   2   1     0   0   .299        Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Unser 1b              4   2   1   2     1   0   .341      Freed 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .385
Dawson cf             4   1   0   1     1   0   .223      Reitz 3b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Parrish 3b            5   5   5   5     0   0   .264        Urrea p             0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Warthen p             4   0   0   0     0   1   .125        Rader c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .400
                                                          Youngblood lf,3b      4   0   1   0     0   0   .238
                                                          Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .196
                                                          Forsch p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Schultz p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Anderson ph,rf      3   1   1   1     0   1   .250

Totals               40  14  14  12     4   2             Totals               34   4   8   3     6   5

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 15,219
Left on Base: Expos 4, Cardinals 9
DP: Expos 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Mumphrey 2
Doubles: Carter 2 (7), Mumphrey (6), Scott (7), Youngblood (2)
Home Runs: Parrish 3 (5), Unser (4), Scott (2), Anderson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Warthen (1)
GIDP: Valentine (4), Simmons (9)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Warthen W(2-2)          9     8   4   4   6   5   2  40   6.67
Totals                  9     8   4   4   6   5   2  40

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(7-2)           0.1   4   7   7   3   0   0   8   3.75
Schultz                 3.2   4   2   0   0   0   0  16   1.11
Urrea                   3     4   4   4   1   2   3  13   3.13
Metzger                 2     2   1   1   0   0   1   8   4.55
Totals                  9    14  14  12   4   2   4  45

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming


EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (second to first); Speier walked;
Valentine singled to left [Speier to second]; Carter doubled to
right [Speier scored, Valentine to third]; Cromartie singled to
right [Valentine scored, Carter to third]; Unser walked
[Cromartie to second]; Dawson walked [Carter scored, Cromartie
to third, Unser to second]; Parrish singled to right [Cromartie
scored, Unser scored, Dawson to third]; SCHULTZ REPLACED FORSCH
(PITCHING); Warthen flied out to right; Cash singled to right
[Dawson scored, Parrish scored (error by Mumphrey) (no RBI),
Cash to second]; Speier singled to center [Cash scored
(unearned)]; Valentine popped to first in foul territory; 8 R (7
ER), 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 8, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey doubled to right; Templeton struck out;
Scott doubled to left [Mumphrey scored]; Simmons flied out to
center [Scott to third]; Freed walked; Reitz lined to shortstop;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 8, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter flied out to right; Cromartie grounded out
(shortstop to first); Unser flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 8, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Youngblood grounded out (third to first); Tyson
flied out to center; Schultz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 8, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Dawson flied out to right; Parrish singled to left;
Warthen out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Parrish to
second]; Cash reached on an error by Mumphrey [Parrish scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Cash to third]; Speier flied out to center;
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 9, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Mumphrey grounded out (third to first); Templeton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott homered; Simmons
singled to shortstop; Freed flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 9, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Valentine singled to center; Carter flied out to
right; Cromartie flied out to center; Unser flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 9, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz lined to left; Youngblood flied out to
right; Tyson walked; ANDERSON BATTED FOR SCHULTZ; Anderson was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 9, Cardinals
2.

EXPOS 5TH: ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); URREA REPLACED
REITZ (PITCHING); YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
MUMPHREY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Dawson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Parrish homered; Warthen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cash grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 10, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Mumphrey walked; Templeton singled to center
[Mumphrey to second]; Scott walked [Mumphrey to third, Templeton
to second]; Simmons grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Mumphrey scored (no RBI), Templeton to third,
Scott out at second]; Freed grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 10, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Speier walked; Valentine grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Speier out at second]; Carter
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 10, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Urrea walked; Youngblood flied out to right;
Tyson was called out on strikes; Anderson flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 10, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Cromartie singled to second; Unser homered [Cromartie
scored]; Dawson grounded out (second to first); Parrish homered;
Warthen was called out on strikes; FRIAS BATTED FOR CASH; Frias
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 13,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: FRIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Mumphrey
walked; Templeton flied out to center; Scott struck out; Simmons
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 13, Cardinals
3.

EXPOS 8TH: METZGER REPLACED SIMMONS (PITCHING); RADER REPLACED
URREA (PLAYING C ); Speier flied out to right; Valentine flied
out to center; Carter doubled to right; Cromartie lined to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 13, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Freed lined to left; Rader lined to right;
Youngblood doubled to center; Tyson flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 13, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 9TH: Unser flied out to center; Dawson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Parrish homered; Warthen grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 14, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Anderson homered; Mumphrey lined to second;
Templeton grounded out (second to first); Scott singled to left;
CRUZ BATTED FOR METZGER; Cruz flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 14, Cardinals 4.