| Jim Fuller smashed his first two homers in an Astros' uniform, each with a man on base, and Floyd Bannister pitched a four-hitter to shut out the Expos, 7-0. [The Sporting News] |
Houston Astros 7, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Wednesday, June 22, 1977 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Astros 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 - 7 11 0 Expos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cedeno cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Cash 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Cabell 3b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .278 Speier ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .245 Cruz rf 4 1 2 1 1 0 .264 Valentine rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .326 Ferguson c 3 1 2 0 1 0 .272 Perez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Howe 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .278 Carter c 4 0 0 0 0 3 .296 Fuller lf 4 2 2 4 0 1 .217 Cromartie lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .293 Cacek 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Dawson cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .272 Gonzalez ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .260 Mackanin 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .257 Bannister p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Alcala p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .067 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Morales ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .136 Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mejias ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 McEnaney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 7 11 7 2 2 Totals 30 0 4 0 3 8 Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 10,070 Left on Base: Astros 5, Expos 6 DP: Astros 1, Expos 0 Doubles: Cruz (15), Dawson (10) Triples: Cromartie (5) Home Runs: Fuller 2 (2) Stolen Bases: Cruz (20) Caught Stealing: Valentine (4) Sacrifice Hits: Bannister (3) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bannister W(3-6) 9 4 0 0 3 8 0 33 4.66 Totals 9 4 0 0 3 8 0 33 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Alcala L(2-5) 4.2 6 5 5 2 1 1 22 7.01 Bahnsen 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7.23 Walker 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 7.59 McEnaney 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 8 3.44 Totals 9 11 7 7 2 2 2 39 Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jerry Crawford ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cabell flied out to center; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (second to first); Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. ASTROS 2ND: Ferguson singled; Howe flied out to center; Fuller homered [Ferguson scored]; Cacek grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Carter struck out; Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 0. ASTROS 3RD: Bannister singled; Cedeno made an out to second; Cabell made an out to second; Cruz walked [Bannister to second]; Ferguson made an out to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Dawson doubled; Mackanin struck out; Alcala struck out; Cash singled [Dawson to third]; Speier made an out to catcher; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 0. ASTROS 4TH: Howe grounded out (second to first); Fuller struck out; Cacek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 0. EXPOS 4TH: Valentine walked; Perez flied out to center; Carter struck out while Valentine was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 0. ASTROS 5TH: Gonzalez singled; Bannister out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Gonzalez to second]; Cedeno flied out to right; Cabell singled [Gonzalez scored, Cabell to second (on throw to home)]; Cruz singled [Cabell scored]; Cruz stole second; Ferguson walked; BAHNSEN REPLACED ALCALA (PITCHING); Howe singled [Cruz scored, Ferguson to second]; Fuller flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 0. EXPOS 5TH: Cromartie singled; Dawson struck out; Mackanin walked [Cromartie to second]; MORALES BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; Morales struck out; Cash flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 0. ASTROS 6TH: WALKER REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Cacek grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bannister made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 0. EXPOS 6TH: Speier walked; Valentine flied out to center; Perez made an out to second; Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 0. ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz doubled; Ferguson singled to center [Cruz out at home (center to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 0. EXPOS 7TH: Cromartie tripled; Dawson flied out to left; Mackanin flied out to center; MEJIAS BATTED FOR WALKER; Mejias grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 0. ASTROS 8TH: MCENANEY REPLACED MEJIAS (PITCHING); Howe singled; Fuller homered [Howe scored]; Cacek grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez struck out; Bannister flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Expos 0. EXPOS 8TH: Cash flied out to left; Speier grounded out (second to first); Valentine grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Expos 0. ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Expos 0. EXPOS 9TH: Perez flied out to center; Carter struck out; Cromartie flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Expos 0.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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