Monday July 4, 1977
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Montreal Expos 7, Chicago Cubs 6 (Game 2)

Game Played on Monday, July 4, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Expos 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 7 11 2 Cubs 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 - 6 9 0 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Frias ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .138 De Jesus ss 3 2 2 1 2 0 .279 Mejias rf,lf 5 3 3 2 0 0 .375 Gross rf 5 0 1 1 0 1 .264 Cromartie lf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .316 Biittner lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Dawson lf 1 0 1 0 1 0 .283 Clines lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .318 Valentine rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .261 Morales 1b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .182 Ontiveros 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .285 Unser cf 4 1 1 2 1 1 .283 Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .319 Parrish 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .253 Wallis cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .250 Mackanin 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .238 Mitterwald c 3 2 1 1 1 0 .253 Blackwell c 2 1 0 0 1 1 .000 Renko p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Atkinson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Morales ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .315 Kerrigan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 P. Reuschel p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McEnaney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Rogers p 2 0 2 0 0 0 .115 G. Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carter c 1 1 0 0 1 1 .295 Murcer ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .278 Totals 35 7 11 7 5 6 Totals 34 6 9 6 6 4 Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 31,641 Left on Base: Expos 7, Cubs 7 DP: Expos 3, Cubs 0 Errors: Parrish, Rogers Doubles: Morales 2 (2), Frias (1), Mejias (1), Gross (4) Triples: Mejias (1) Home Runs: Unser (5), Mejias (3), Mitterwald (5), Murcer (12) Stolen Bases: Mitterwald (2) Caught Stealing: Dawson (3) Sacrifice Hits: Frias (2) GIDP: Mitterwald (11), Clines (5) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rogers 5 5 4 3 4 3 0 24 2.68 Atkinson W(4-1) 3 4 2 2 1 1 2 12 3.68 Kerrigan 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2.47 McEnaney SV(2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.49 Totals 9 9 6 5 6 4 2 40 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Renko 4 7 4 4 1 3 1 19 2.75 P. Reuschel L(2-1) 2.1 0 1 1 2 1 0 9 1.51 Sutter 1.2 4 2 2 2 1 1 11 1.00 G. Hernandez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.15 Totals 9 11 7 7 5 6 2 41 Wild Pitches: Rogers (4), Sutter (6) Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol (left in the 2nd inning), 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, EXPOS 1ST: Frias grounded out (shortstop to first); Mejias tripled to left; Cromartie grounded out (second to first) [Mejias scored]; Morales doubled to center; Unser homered [Morales scored]; Parrish grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; Gross doubled to right [De Jesus scored]; Biittner grounded out (pitcher to first) [Gross to third]; Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first); Ontiveros struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Cubs 1. EXPOS 2ND: Mackanin struck out; Blackwell walked; Rogers singled to left [Blackwell to second]; Frias doubled to left [Blackwell scored, Rogers to third]; Mejias reached on a fielder's choice [Frias out at third (shortstop to third), Rogers stayed at third]; Cromartie lined to right; HP umpire Ed Sudol injured by a foul ball that struck his collar bone; he left and 2B umpire Bruce Froemming moved to HP; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 1. CUBS 2ND: Trillo grounded out (third to first); Wallis grounded out (first unassisted); Mitterwald walked; Mitterwald stole second; Renko struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 1. EXPOS 3RD: CLINES REPLACED BIITTNER (PLAYING LF); Morales flied to left in foul territory; Unser grounded out (first unassisted); Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 1. CUBS 3RD: De Jesus singled to third; Rogers threw a wild pitch [De Jesus to second]; Gross flied to left in foul territory; Clines singled to center [De Jesus scored]; Buckner singled to right [Clines to second]; Ontiveros walked [Clines to third, Buckner to second]; Trillo lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Ontiveros out at first]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 2. EXPOS 4TH: Mackanin struck out; Blackwell grounded out (second to first); Rogers singled to center; Frias singled to center [Rogers to second, Frias out at second (center to third to first)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 2. CUBS 4TH: Wallis walked; Mitterwald reached on an error by Parrish [Wallis to third, Mitterwald to first]; MORALES BATTED FOR RENKO; Morales singled to right [Wallis scored, Mitterwald to third]; De Jesus forced Morales (shortstop to second) [Mitterwald scored (unearned)]; De Jesus was picked off first but was safe on an error by Rogers [De Jesus to second]; Gross grounded out (second to first) [De Jesus to third]; Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 4. EXPOS 5TH: P. REUSCHEL REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Mejias flied out to left; Cromartie popped to second; Morales flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 4. CUBS 5TH: DAWSON REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING LF); Buckner lined to shortstop; Ontiveros struck out; Trillo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 4. EXPOS 6TH: Unser flied out to right; Parrish walked; Mackanin forced Parrish (pitcher to shortstop); Blackwell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 4. CUBS 6TH: ATKINSON REPLACED BLACKWELL (PITCHING); CARTER REPLACED ROGERS (PLAYING C ); Wallis singled to right; Mitterwald grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wallis out at second]; P. Reuschel grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 4. EXPOS 7TH: Carter walked; Frias out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Carter to second]; SUTTER REPLACED P. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Mejias doubled to left [Carter scored]; Sutter threw a wild pitch [Mejias to third]; Dawson walked; Morales doubled to center [Mejias scored, Dawson to third]; Unser was walked intentionally; Parrish forced Dawson (third to catcher) [Morales to third, Unser to second]; Mackanin forced Parrish (shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Expos 6, Cubs 4. CUBS 7TH: De Jesus singled to center; Gross struck out; Clines grounded into a double play (second to first) [De Jesus out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Cubs 4. EXPOS 8TH: Atkinson lined to right; Carter struck out; Frias grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Cubs 4. CUBS 8TH: Buckner walked; Ontiveros grounded out (catcher to first) [Buckner to second]; Trillo grounded out (third to first); Wallis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Cubs 4. EXPOS 9TH: Mejias homered; Dawson singled to center; G. HERNANDEZ REPLACED SUTTER (PITCHING); Dawson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Andre Dawson ejected by 1B umpire Dick Stello; Morales flied out to right; Unser struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Cubs 4. CUBS 9TH: VALENTINE REPLACED DAWSON (PLAYING RF); MEJIAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Mitterwald homered; MURCER BATTED FOR G. HERNANDEZ; Murcer homered; KERRIGAN REPLACED ATKINSON (PITCHING); De Jesus walked; Gross lined to center; Clines flied out to right; MCENANEY REPLACED KERRIGAN (PITCHING); Buckner lined to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 7, Cubs 6.

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