Breaking a tight game apart, the Dodgers erupted for six runs in the 10th inning and defeated the Expos, 8-2. Bill Russell singled and Reggie Smith homered for the Dodgers' initial pair in the first. The Expos, after picking up a run on singles by Ellis Valentine and Tony Perez around a passed ball in the fourth, tied the score with the aid of two errors in the seventh.

In the Dodgers' 10th, Boog Powell walked and yielded the paths to pinch-runner Glenn Burke. When Johnny Oates bunted, Stan Bahnsen threw wildly to second in an attempted forceout. Another forceout attempt failed on a bunt by Manny Mota, loading the bases. Davey Lopes took advantage of the opportunity and singled, driving in two runs. The Dodgers went on to add four more runs on a single by Russell, infield out by Smith, intentional pass to Steve Garvey and singles by Dusty Baker and Lee Lacy. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Sunday, July      31, 1977 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Dodgers      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    6  -   8 11  2
Expos        0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0    0  -   2  5  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   1   1   2     0   0   .274      Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Russell ss            5   2   3   0     0   0   .281      Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .237
Smith rf              5   1   2   3     0   0   .299      Valentine rf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .303
Garvey 1b             4   1   2   0     1   1   .297      Perez 1b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .275
Baker lf              5   0   2   2     0   0   .277      Cromartie lf          4   1   0   0     0   0   .281
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .056      Carter c              4   0   1   0     0   2   .282
Lacy 3b,lf            5   0   1   1     0   0   .283      Dawson cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Simpson cf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Garrett 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .291
  Powell ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .273      Bahnsen p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .077
  Burke pr,cf         1   1   0   0     0   0   .218        Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Oates c               3   1   0   0     1   0   .309
Hooton p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .156
  Mota ph             0   1   0   0     0   0   .450
  Martinez 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .303

Totals               39   8  11   8     3   4             Totals               34   2   5   1     1   5

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 41,825
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Expos 3
DP: Dodgers 0, Expos 2
Errors: Lopes, Lacy, Bahnsen
Home Runs: Smith (19)
Caught Stealing: Cash (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Mota (1)
GIDP: Lacy (3)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(9-5)           9     4   2   0   1   5   0  31   2.56
Hough                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.50
Totals                 10     5   2   0   1   5   0  35

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(6-4)          9     7   4   3   2   4   1  35   5.15
Kerrigan                1     4   4   4   1   0   0   8   3.03
Totals                 10    11   8   7   3   4   1  43

Passed Balls: Oates (4)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Russell
singled to left; Smith homered [Russell scored]; Garvey struck
out; Baker flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash flied out to center; Speier flied out to right;
Valentine popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); Simpson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Oates flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez made an out to first; Cromartie flied out to
center; Carter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Expos 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Hooton struck out; Lopes grounded out (second to
first); Russell singled to left; Smith flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Dawson popped to first in foul territory; Garrett
flied out to center; Bahnsen grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey singled to center; Baker flied out to
center; Lacy grounded out (third to first) [Garvey to second];
Simpson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); Speier struck
out; Valentine singled to third; Oates allowed a passed ball
[Valentine to second]; Perez singled to center [Valentine scored
(unearned)]; Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Oates grounded out (first unassisted); Hooton made
an out to second; Lopes flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Carter grounded out (third to first); Dawson lined to
center; Garrett walked; Bahnsen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell lined to shortstop; Smith singled to right;
Garvey singled to right [Smith to second]; Baker lined into a
double play (shortstop to second) [Smith out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); Speier grounded
out (shortstop to first); Valentine grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Lacy flied out to left; Simpson grounded out
(second to first); Oates walked; Hooton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Cromartie
reached on an error by Lacy [Cromartie to first]; Carter struck
out; Dawson singled to right [Cromartie scored (error by Lopes)
(unearned)]; Dawson was out trying to advance to second (catcher
to shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Lopes flied out to right; Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: Garrett popped to third in foul territory; Bahnsen
struck out; Cash singled to right; Cash was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Expos 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Garvey made an out to second; Baker singled to
second; Lacy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Baker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Expos 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); Valentine
flied to left in foul territory; Perez grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Expos 2.

DODGERS 10TH: POWELL BATTED FOR SIMPSON; Powell walked; BURKE
RAN FOR POWELL; Oates reached on an error by Bahnsen [Burke to
second, Oates to first]; MOTA BATTED FOR HOOTON; KERRIGAN
REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Mota reached on a fielder's choice
on a sacrifice bunt [Burke to third, Oates to second]; Lopes
singled to center [Burke scored (unearned), Oates scored, Mota
to second]; Russell singled to third [Mota to third, Lopes to
second]; Smith grounded out (first unassisted) [Mota scored,
Lopes to third, Russell to second]; Garvey was walked
intentionally; Baker singled to center [Lopes scored, Russell
scored, Garvey to third]; Lacy singled to right [Garvey scored,
Baker out at third (right to third)]; Burke grounded out (first
unassisted); 6 R (5 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Expos 2.

EXPOS 10TH: HOUGH REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); BURKE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); MARTINEZ REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING 3B); LACY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Cromartie flied out to right;
Carter singled to third; Dawson forced Carter (third to second);
Garrett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 8, Expos 2.