George Foster cracked a three-run homer in the fifth inning and added a solo swat in the ninth to close out the Reds' scoring in a 9-4 victory over the Expos. After Foster's smash in the fifth produced a 4-3 lead, the Reds erupted for four runs in the sixth, two scoring on a triple by Pete Rose. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 9, Montreal Expos 4
Game Played on Friday, June      17, 1977 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Reds         0  0  1    0  3  4    0  0  1  -   9 12  1
Expos        1  0  2    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4 11  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   1   1   2     0   1   .321      Cash 2b               3   2   2   0     2   0   .295
Griffey rf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .327      Speier ss             5   1   2   0     0   0   .251
Morgan 2b             4   1   3   2     0   1   .302      Valentine rf          5   0   1   1     0   0   .329
  Knight pr,2b        1   1   0   0     0   0   .429      Perez 1b              5   1   2   1     0   1   .290
Driessen 1b           4   1   2   1     1   0   .277      Cromartie lf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .290
Foster lf             5   2   2   4     0   0   .315      Carter c              3   0   2   2     0   0   .275
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     1   0   .301      Dawson cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Geronimo cf           3   1   1   0     2   1   .293      Parrish 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .264
Plummer c             4   1   2   0     1   1   .189      Rogers p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .095
Billingham p          3   0   0   0     0   0   .184        McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murray p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .158
                                                            Atkinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .294

Totals               38   9  12   9     6   4             Totals               36   4  11   4     3   3

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 26,284
Left on Base: Reds 9, Expos 9
DP: Reds 1, Expos 1
Errors: Knight, Rogers 2
Doubles: Perez (11)
Triples: Rose (3)
Home Runs: Foster 2 (17)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (23), Concepcion (17)
Caught Stealing: Parrish (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Billingham (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Carter (4)
GIDP: Billingham (2), Dawson (3)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(8-3)       7.1  11   4   4   2   2   0  33   3.88
Murray                  1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   7   4.50
Totals                  9    11   4   4   3   3   0  40

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(8-5)           5.1   8   7   6   4   4   1  28   2.47
McEnaney                0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   4   3.23
Walker                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   9.35
Atkinson                2     1   1   1   1   0   1   8   3.26
Totals                  9    12   9   8   6   4   2  45

Wild Pitches: McEnaney (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry


REDS 1ST: Rose reached on an error by Rogers [Rose to second];
Griffey walked; Morgan struck out; Driessen flied out to left;
Foster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash walked; Speier singled to center [Cash to
third]; Valentine singled to center [Cash scored, Speier to
second]; Perez struck out; Cromartie made an out to shortstop;
Carter flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos
1.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion flied out to right; Geronimo grounded out
(shortstop to first); Plummer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Dawson grounded out (third to first); Parrish singled
to right; Parrish was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Rogers lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Expos 1.

REDS 3RD: Billingham grounded out (third to first); Rose
grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffey singled to shortstop;
Griffey was picked off first but was safe on an error by Rogers
[Griffey to second]; Morgan singled to center [Griffey scored
(unearned)]; Morgan stole second; Driessen walked; Foster popped
to first in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Cash singled to right; Speier singled to right [Cash
to third]; Valentine popped to shortstop; Perez singled to left
[Cash scored, Speier to second]; Cromartie walked [Speier to
third, Perez to second]; Carter hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Speier scored]; Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 3.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion walked; Concepcion stole second; Geronimo
struck out; Plummer singled to center [Concepcion to third];
Billingham grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Plummer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Expos 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Rogers
struck out; Cash flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Expos 3.

REDS 5TH: Rose was called out on strikes; Griffey grounded out
(first unassisted); Morgan singled to center; Driessen singled
to right [Morgan to third]; Foster homered [Morgan scored,
Driessen scored]; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first);
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier lined to second; Valentine grounded out (third
to first); Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 3.

REDS 6TH: Geronimo walked; Plummer singled to left [Geronimo to
second]; Billingham out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Geronimo to third, Plummer to second]; Rose tripled to right
[Geronimo scored, Plummer scored]; MCENANEY REPLACED ROGERS
(PITCHING); Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan
singled [Rose scored]; KNIGHT RAN FOR MORGAN; McEnaney threw a
wild pitch [Knight to second]; Driessen singled [Knight scored];
Foster grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 8, Expos 3.

EXPOS 6TH: KNIGHT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Cromartie
grounded out (first to pitcher); Carter singled to left; Dawson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Carter out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Expos 3.

REDS 7TH: WALKER REPLACED MCENANEY (PITCHING); Concepcion
grounded out (third to first); Geronimo singled to left; Plummer
walked [Geronimo to second]; Billingham grounded out (shortstop
to second) [Geronimo to third, Plummer to second]; Jack
Billingham faked a bunt and swung; Rose flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 8, Expos 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Parrish singled; GARRETT BATTED FOR WALKER; Garrett
forced Parrish (second to shortstop); Cash singled to left
[Garrett to second]; Speier flied out to right; Valentine
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 8,
Expos 3.

REDS 8TH: ATKINSON REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Griffey grounded
out (first unassisted); Knight grounded out (third to first);
Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 8, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Perez doubled to left; Cromartie grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Perez to third]; Carter singled to left
[Perez scored]; MURRAY REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Dawson
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Carter to second]; Parrish
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8,
Expos 4.

REDS 9TH: Foster homered; Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to
first); Geronimo walked; Plummer popped to first; Murray
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 9,
Expos 4.

EXPOS 9TH: UNSER BATTED FOR ATKINSON; Unser struck out; Cash
walked; Speier reached on an error by Knight (assist by
Driessen) [Cash to second, Speier to first]; Valentine forced
Cash (shortstop to third) [Speier to second]; Perez popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 9, Expos 4.