The Dodgers exploded for seven runs in the first inning, including a homer by Rick Rhoden with two men on base, and defeated the Expos, 7-4. Walks to Davey Lopes, Reggie Smith and Ron Cey set the stage for the Dodgers' outburst. Steve Garvey singled, driving in two runs, and Dusty Baker doubled, accounting for another pair. After Joe Simpson singled, Rhoden climaxed the inning with his circuit clout. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Montreal Expos 4
Game Played on Saturday, July      30, 1977 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Dodgers      7  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   7  8  0
Expos        1  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   4 10  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              2   1   1   0     3   1   .275      Cash 2b               5   1   3   2     0   0   .279
Russell ss            4   0   1   0     1   0   .277      Speier ss             5   0   1   1     0   0   .240
Smith rf              1   1   0   0     1   0   .297      Valentine rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .303
  Burke cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Perez 1b              3   0   2   0     1   1   .275
Cey 3b                4   1   1   0     1   2   .262      Cromartie lf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .284
Garvey 1b             4   1   2   2     0   2   .295      Carter c              4   1   1   1     0   1   .282
Baker lf              4   1   1   2     0   1   .275      Dawson cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .292
Simpson cf,rf         3   1   1   0     1   0   .200      Garrett 3b            3   1   2   0     1   0   .297
Yeager c              4   0   0   0     0   3   .271      Brown p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Rhoden p              3   1   1   3     0   0   .226        Holdsworth p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rautzhan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mejias ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .279
  Garman p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Alcala p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .045
                                                            Mackanin ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .260
                                                            Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Unser ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .271
                                                            Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .178
                                                            Atkinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Parrish ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               33   7   8   7     7   9             Totals               35   4  10   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 34,435
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Expos 7
DP: Dodgers 2, Expos 2
Doubles: Baker (15), Perez (17), Garrett (5)
Triples: Cash (4)
Home Runs: Rhoden (2), Carter (16)
Stolen Bases: Lopes 3 (35), Simpson (1)
GIDP: Russell (13), Burke (3), Speier 2 (9)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden W(12-7)          6     9   4   4   1   3   1  26   4.05
Rautzhan                0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Garman SV(6)            2.1   0   0   0   2   1   0   9   1.93
Totals                  9    10   4   4   3   4   1  38

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brown L(7-8)            0.1   3   6   6   3   0   0   7   3.80
Holdsworth              1.2   3   1   1   2   1   1  10   5.94
Alcala                  3     0   0   0   2   3   0  10   5.40
Stanhouse               2     2   0   0   0   2   0   7   4.23
Atkinson                2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   3.33
Totals                  9     8   7   7   7   9   1  40

Wild Pitches: Rhoden (3)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Russell flied out
to center; Smith walked; Cey walked [Lopes to third, Smith to
second]; Garvey singled to left [Lopes scored, Smith scored, Cey
to second]; Baker doubled to left [Cey scored, Garvey scored];
Simpson singled to center [Baker to third]; HOLDSWORTH REPLACED
BROWN (PITCHING); Simpson stole second; Yeager struck out;
Rhoden homered [Baker scored, Simpson scored]; Lopes walked;
Lopes stole second; Russell walked; Smith flied out to center; 7
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash tripled to right; Speier grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Cash scored]; Valentine lined to center; Perez
singled to left; Cromartie struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 7, Expos 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey singled to center; Garvey singled to center
[Cey to second]; Baker forced Cey (shortstop to third) [Garvey
to second]; Simpson flied out to center; Yeager flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: BURKE REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING CF); SIMPSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Carter lined to left; Dawson lined to
third; Garrett walked; MEJIAS BATTED FOR HOLDSWORTH; Mejias
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7,
Expos 1.

DODGERS 3RD: ALCALA REPLACED MEJIAS (PITCHING); Rhoden grounded
out (shortstop to first); Lopes walked; Russell grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lopes out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Cash singled to right; 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 7, Expos 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Burke flied out to center; Cey flied out to left;
Garvey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Perez doubled to center; Rhoden threw a wild pitch
[Perez to third]; Cromartie struck out; Carter reached on a
fielder's choice [Perez out at home (third to catcher)]; Dawson
made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Expos 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Baker struck out; Simpson walked; Yeager struck
out; Rhoden flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
7, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Garrett doubled to left; MACKANIN BATTED FOR ALCALA;
Mackanin grounded out (second to first) [Garrett to third]; Cash
singled to center [Garrett scored]; Speier grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Cash out at second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Expos 2.

DODGERS 6TH: STANHOUSE REPLACED MACKANIN (PITCHING); Lopes
singled to center; Lopes stole second; Russell singled to left
[Lopes to third]; Burke grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Lopes stayed at third, Russell out at
second]; Cey struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Expos
2.

EXPOS 6TH: Valentine grounded out (second to first); Perez
struck out; Cromartie popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Expos 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey struck out; Baker grounded out (third to
first); Simpson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Carter homered; Dawson singled to right; Garrett
singled to left [Dawson to second]; UNSER BATTED FOR STANHOUSE;
RAUTZHAN REPLACED RHODEN (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR UNSER;
Morales grounded out (third to first) [Dawson to third, Garrett
to second]; Cash grounded out (shortstop to first) [Dawson
scored, Garrett stayed at second]; Speier singled to left
[Garrett to third]; GARMAN REPLACED RAUTZHAN (PITCHING);
Valentine forced Speier (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 7, Expos 4.

DODGERS 8TH: ATKINSON REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Yeager struck
out; Garman flied out to center; Lopes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Expos 4.

EXPOS 8TH: Perez walked; Cromartie flied out to center; Carter
struck out; Dawson walked [Perez to second]; Garrett grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Expos
4.

DODGERS 9TH: Russell grounded out (third to first); Burke
grounded out (third to first); Cey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 7, Expos 4.

EXPOS 9TH: PARRISH BATTED FOR ATKINSON; Parrish grounded out
(third to first); Cash grounded out (third to first); Speier
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7,
Expos 4.