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Tuesday June 21, 1977
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Steve Rogers pitched a four-hitter for his third shutout of the season and batterymate Gary Carter rapped four singles in four trips as the Expos defeated the Astros, 6-0. Carter batted in two runs. Rogers struck out three to raise his league-leading total to 99. The Expos' righthander also led the league in starts, 18; complete games, 10, and innings pitched, 136 2/3. [The Sporting News]


Montreal Expos 6, Houston Astros 0

Game Played on Tuesday, June 21, 1977 (Night game) at Stade Olympique

Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Expos        0  0  0    1  0  0    1  4  x  -   6 11  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .183      Cash 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .289
Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Speier ss             2   2   1   0     2   0   .249
Cruz rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Cromartie lf          4   1   2   2     0   0   .290
Ferguson c            3   0   2   0     0   0   .266      Valentine rf          4   2   2   1     0   0   .331
Howe 2b,ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Carter c              4   1   4   2     0   0   .303
Cacek 1b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .143      Unser 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .285
Fuller lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .158      Dawson cf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .271
Metzger ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .188      Garrett 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .140
  Watson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Rogers p              3   0   0   0     1   0   .089
  Pentz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Boswell ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .220

Totals               30   0   4   0     0   3             Totals               31   6  11   6     5   2

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 15,851
Left on Base: Astros 3, Expos 6
DP: Astros 3, Expos 2
Errors: Cash
Doubles: Speier (10), Valentine 2 (18), Dawson (9)
Triples: Cromartie (4), Dawson (2)
Stolen Bases: Garrett (1)
Caught Stealing: Cash (7), Carter (2)
GIDP: Howe (4), Watson (6), Valentine (9), Unser (2)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(4-5)           7     7   2   2   4   1   0  28   3.27
Pentz                   0     3   4   4   1   0   0   4   3.91
McLaughlin              1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.50
Totals                  8    11   6   6   5   2   0  36

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers W(9-5)           9     4   0   0   0   3   0  30   2.30
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0   3   0  30

Passed Balls: Ferguson 2 (11)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Andy Olsen


ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno flied out to left; Cabell grounded out (third
to first); Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash walked; Cash was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Speier walked; Cromartie singled [Speier to second];
Valentine grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Cromartie out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Expos 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Ferguson flied out to right; Howe flied out to left;
Cacek grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter singled; Unser flied out to center; Dawson
struck out while Carter was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Fuller grounded out (first unassisted); Metzger
grounded out (third to first); Forsch grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Rogers
grounded out (first unassisted); Cash grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell
grounded out (third to first); Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Speier doubled; Ferguson allowed a passed ball
[Speier to third]; Cromartie grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Speier scored]; Valentine grounded out (second to first);
Carter singled; Unser flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Ferguson singled; Howe grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Ferguson out at second]; Cacek
singled; Fuller reached on an error by Cash [Cacek to second];
Metzger struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Dawson flied out to center; Garrett flied out to
right; Rogers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Forsch grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno
grounded out (third to first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Cash grounded out (second to first); Speier grounded
out (first unassisted); Cromartie grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Cruz flied out to left; Ferguson singled; Howe
struck out; Cacek struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Valentine doubled; Carter singled [Valentine scored];
Unser grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Carter out at second]; Dawson doubled; Ferguson allowed a
passed ball [Dawson to third]; Garrett walked; Garrett stole
second; Rogers walked; Cash flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Fuller singled; WATSON BATTED FOR METZGER; Watson
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to shortstop to
first) [Fuller out at second]; BOSWELL BATTED FOR FORSCH;
Boswell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); PENTZ REPLACED
WATSON (PITCHING); BOSWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Speier
walked; Cromartie tripled [Speier scored]; Valentine doubled
[Cromartie scored]; Carter singled [Valentine scored];
MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED PENTZ (PITCHING); Unser struck out; Dawson
tripled [Carter scored]; Garrett flied out to right; Rogers
flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 6.

ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Cabell grounded out
(third to first); Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 6.



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