The Cubs, who had won eight straight games, were stopped on their streak by Jackie Brown, who pitched the Expos to a 5-0 victory. Brown scattered seven hits in recording his second shutout of the season. Dave Cash batted in the Expos' first two runs with a single and sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 5, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Wednesday, June      29, 1977 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1
Expos        0  1  0    2  2  0    0  0  x  -   5 12  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Cash 2b               4   0   1   2     0   0   .280
Biittner lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Speier ss             3   0   0   0     2   1   .247
Buckner 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Valentine rf          5   0   2   0     0   0   .320
Murcer rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .278      Perez 1b              4   1   0   0     0   0   .261
Morales cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .317        Unser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Ontiveros 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Carter c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Swisher c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .197      Cromartie lf          4   2   3   0     0   0   .310
Kelleher 2b           2   0   1   0     0   0   .324      Dawson cf             4   2   4   1     0   0   .281
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Garrett 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .194
  Gross ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .236      Brown p               4   0   0   0     0   2   .080
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Burris p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .162
  Trillo 2b           2   0   1   0     0   0   .342

Totals               33   0   7   0     0   2             Totals               36   5  12   4     2   3

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 13,249
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Expos 10
DP: Cubs 0, Expos 0
Errors: Swisher
Doubles: Buckner (11), Trillo (14), Morales (18), Cromartie (24)
Stolen Bases: Dawson (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Cash (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris L(9-7)           4.2  10   5   4   1   2   0  26   4.40
Moore                   2.1   2   0   0   1   1   0  10   3.05
Todd                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   9.27
Totals                  8    12   5   4   2   3   0  39

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brown W(5-6)            9     7   0   0   0   2   0  33   3.53
Totals                  9     7   0   0   0   2   0  33

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to center; Biittner grounded out
(first to pitcher); Buckner doubled to center; Murcer struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier
walked; On a bunt Valentine singled to pitcher [Speier to
second]; Perez popped to second; Carter lined to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

CUBS 2ND: Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); Ontiveros
grounded out (first unassisted); Swisher popped to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie singled to right; Dawson singled to left
[Cromartie to second]; Garrett grounded out (first unassisted)
[Cromartie to third, Dawson to second]; Brown reached on a
fielder's choice [Cromartie out at home (shortstop to catcher to
third), Dawson to third]; Cash singled to center [Dawson scored,
Brown to third]; Speier was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 1.

CUBS 3RD: Kelleher singled to pitcher; Burris grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Kelleher to second]; De Jesus grounded out
(shortstop to first); Biittner singled to second [Kelleher out
at home (second to first to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Valentine flied out to right; Perez popped to first
in foul territory; Carter flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 1.

CUBS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Murcer
grounded out (second to first); Morales flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie singled to right; Dawson singled to center
[Cromartie to second]; Garrett reached on a fielder's choice
[Cromartie to third, Dawson to second]; Brown struck out; Cash
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cromartie scored]; Dawson stole
third [Dawson scored (error by Swisher) (unearned), Garrett to
second]; Speier lined to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Expos 3.

CUBS 5TH: Ontiveros lined to left; Swisher grounded out (third
to first); Kelleher grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Valentine singled to shortstop; Perez forced
Valentine (shortstop to second); Carter flied out to right;
Cromartie doubled to right [Perez to third]; Dawson singled to
first [Perez scored, Cromartie to third]; Garrett singled to
center [Cromartie scored, Dawson to second]; MOORE REPLACED
KELLEHER (PITCHING); TRILLO REPLACED BURRIS (PLAYING 2B); Brown
struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 5.

CUBS 6TH: Trillo popped to first in foul territory; De Jesus
grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 5.

EXPOS 6TH: Cash flied out to center; Speier walked; Valentine
flied out to left; Perez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 5.

CUBS 7TH: Buckner flied out to center; Murcer singled to second;
Morales lined to left; Ontiveros struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 5.

EXPOS 7TH: Carter singled to pitcher; Cromartie lined to left;
Dawson singled to center [Carter to second]; Garrett forced
Dawson (shortstop to second) [Carter to third]; Brown grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 5.

CUBS 8TH: Swisher grounded out (third to first); GROSS BATTED
FOR MOORE; Gross singled to center; Trillo doubled to left
[Gross to third]; De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first);
Biittner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Expos 5.

EXPOS 8TH: TODD REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Cash grounded out
(shortstop to first); Speier lined to second; Valentine lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 5.

CUBS 9TH: UNSER REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 1B); Buckner lined to
right; Murcer flied out to left; Morales doubled to right;
Ontiveros flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Expos 5.