Bob Watson hit a two-run homer and Julio Gonzalez doubled with the bases loaded to drive in the Astros' other tallies in a 5-0 victory over the Expos. Joaquin Andujar, the Astros' starter, was hit on the pitching hand by a line drive, and was forced to leave the game after six innings but gained his sixth straight victory with finishing help from Joe Niekro. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 5, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Tuesday, June      14, 1977 (Night game) at Astrodome
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
Astros       0  2  0    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  5  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Cedeno cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .195
Cromartie lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .290      Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Valentine rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .338      Cruz rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .288      Crawford lf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .254
Carter c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .271        Gardner lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .171
Dawson cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .271      Ferguson c            3   1   0   0     1   1   .258
Garrett 3b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .147      Watson 1b             3   2   1   2     0   0   .275
Frias ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .053      Howe 2b               3   1   1   0     0   1   .286
Bahnsen p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Gonzalez ss           3   0   2   3     0   0   .262
  Morales ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .143      Andujar p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .226
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .269        Niekro p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .297
  Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   5   0     1   7             Totals               30   5   5   5     2   4

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance:  7,935
Left on Base: Expos 6, Astros 3
DP: Expos 0, Astros 0
Errors: Cash
Doubles: Gonzalez (12)
Home Runs: Watson (8)
Caught Stealing: Valentine (3)
Hit by Pitch: Cash (2,by Niekro)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(1-2)          4     5   5   4   2   2   1  20   7.30
Stanhouse               3     0   0   0   0   1   0   9   4.54
Walker                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3  10.57
Totals                  8     5   5   4   2   4   1  32

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Andujar W(8-3)          6     4   0   0   1   3   0  22   3.21
Niekro SV(2)            3     1   0   0   0   4   0  11   2.89
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   7   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Niekro (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge


EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); Cromartie
grounded out (second to first); Valentine singled; Valentine was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez grounded out (third to first); Carter flied out
to center; Dawson singled; Garrett made an out to third; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Crawford flied out to left; Ferguson walked; Watson
homered [Ferguson scored]; Howe struck out; Gonzalez singled;
Andujar struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Frias struck out; Bahnsen was called out on strikes;
Cash grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno made an out to shortstop; Cabell made an out
to first; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie grounded out (third to first); Valentine
flied out to center; Perez singled; Carter forced Perez
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Crawford singled; Ferguson flied out to right;
Watson reached on an error by Cash [Crawford to second, Watson
to first]; Howe singled [Crawford to third, Watson to second];
Gonzalez doubled [Crawford scored, Watson scored (unearned),
Howe scored, Gonzalez to third (on throw to home)]; Andujar
reached on a fielder's choice [Gonzalez out at home (shortstop
to catcher)]; Cedeno walked [Andujar to second]; Cabell flied
out to center; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 5.

EXPOS 5TH: Dawson struck out; Garrett walked; Frias grounded out
(pitcher to second to first) [Garrett to second]; MORALES BATTED
FOR BAHNSEN; Morales singled [Garrett to third]; Cash grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 5.

ASTROS 5TH: STANHOUSE REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Cruz grounded
out (shortstop to first); Crawford grounded out (second to
first); Ferguson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 5.

EXPOS 6TH: Cromartie popped to third in foul territory;
Valentine grounded out (third to first); Perez grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Astros 5.

ASTROS 6TH: Watson flied out to right; Howe grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Joaquin Andujar left with injured right hand; hit by
line drive; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 5.

EXPOS 7TH: NIEKRO REPLACED ANDUJAR (PITCHING); Carter grounded
out (shortstop to first); Dawson grounded out (third to first);
Garrett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Astros 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Niekro flied out to center; Cedeno made an out to
shortstop; Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 5.

EXPOS 8TH: Frias grounded out (third to first); UNSER BATTED FOR
STANHOUSE; Unser struck out; Cash was hit by a pitch; Cromartie
singled [Cash to third]; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 5.

ASTROS 8TH: WALKER REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Cruz grounded out
(second to first); Crawford struck out (catcher to first);
Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 5.

EXPOS 9TH: GARDNER REPLACED CRAWFORD (PLAYING LF); Perez struck
out; Carter flied out to left; Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 5.