The Dodgers came away with a 4-1 victory over the Expos behind the four-hit pitching of Doug Rau when rain stopped the game with two out in the top half of the seventh inning. The Expos counted their lone run in the fourth, tying the score at 1-1, when Tony Perez singled and Gary Carter doubled.

The Dodgers broke away in the sixth with two runs on a single by Davey Lopes, triple by Bill Russell and double by Reggie Smith. Singles by Steve Garvey and pinch-hitter Manny Mota, plus Steve Yeager's forceout of pinch-runner Glenn Burke, added a tally in the seventh before the rain descended. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Friday, July      29, 1977 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  0  2    1  -   4  6  1
Expos        0  0  0    1  0  0    x  -   1  4  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              2   2   1   0     1   0   .273      Cash 2b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Russell ss            3   1   1   1     0   0   .277      Speier ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Smith rf              2   0   1   1     1   0   .298      Valentine rf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Cey 3b                2   0   1   1     0   0   .262      Perez 1b              2   1   1   0     0   0   .271
Garvey 1b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .293      Carter c              2   0   1   1     0   0   .283
Baker lf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .275      Cromartie lf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Simpson cf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dawson cf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .291
  Mota ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .450      Parrish 3b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .251
  Burke pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Rogers p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .115
Yeager c              3   0   0   1     0   1   .275
Rau p                 2   0   0   0     0   0   .160

Totals               23   4   6   4     2   3             Totals               20   1   4   1     0   3

Time of Game: 1:36   Attendance: 41,721
Left on Base: Dodgers 2, Expos 2
DP: Dodgers 2, Expos 1
Errors: Cey, Perez
Doubles: Smith (19), Carter (15)
Triples: Russell (6)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (32), Garvey (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Rogers (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Cey (6)
GIDP: Parrish (6), Speier (7)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau W(12-2)             6     4   1   1   0   3   0  21   3.63
Totals                  6     4   1   1   0   3   0  21

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(11-9)          6.2   6   4   3   2   3   0  26   2.72
Totals                  6.2   6   4   3   2   3   0  26

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (first unassisted); Russell
flied out to left; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier struck
out; Valentine flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Expos 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey flied to right in foul territory; Garvey flied
out to center; Baker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez flied out to right; Carter flied out to right;
Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 0, Expos 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Simpson grounded out (shortstop to first); Yeager
flied out to left; Rau grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Dawson reached on an error by Cey [Dawson to first];
Parrish struck out; Rogers out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Dawson to second]; Cash grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Expos 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Russell grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Lopes to third]; Smith walked; Perez
dropped a foul fly hit by Cey for an error; Cey sacrifice flied
into a double play (center to first to shortstop) [Lopes scored
(unearned), Smith out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Speier flied out to right; Valentine flied to left in
foul territory; Perez singled to left; Carter doubled to left
[Perez scored]; Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Expos 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker
struck out; Simpson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Dawson singled to third; Parrish grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Dawson out at second]; Rogers
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Expos 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Yeager struck out; Rau grounded out (second to
first); Lopes singled to center; Russell tripled to left [Lopes
scored]; Smith doubled to left [Russell scored]; Cey singled to
third [Smith out at home (third to first to catcher)]; 2 R, 4 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Cash singled to left; Speier grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Cash out at second];
Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Expos 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey singled to third; Garvey stole second; Baker
struck out; MOTA BATTED FOR SIMPSON; Mota singled to center
[Garvey to third]; BURKE RAN FOR MOTA; Yeager forced Burke
(shortstop to second) [Garvey scored]; game called after 1:23
rain delay; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Expos 1.