The Expos erupted for eight runs in the seventh inning and defeated the Giants, 10-2, behind the four-hit pitching of Steve Rogers. In the Expos' big inning, Ellis Valentine batted in two runs with a single, Andre Dawson drove in two with a triple and Larr yParrish capped the outburst by hitting a homer with a man on base. The only runs off Rogers came on a pinch-homer by Randy Elliott in the eighth. [The Sporting News]
Montreal Expos 10, San Francisco Giants 2

Game Played on Tuesday, August 2, 1977 (Night game) at Stade Olympique

Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  4  0
Expos        1  1  0    0  0  0    8  0  x  -  10 14  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harris 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .279      Frias 2b              5   1   2   1     0   0   .238
Whitfield cf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .289      Speier ss             4   2   2   1     1   0   .239
Clark rf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .270      Valentine rf          5   1   3   3     0   0   .306
Thomasson lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Perez 1b              4   1   1   0     1   1   .277
McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Dawson cf             3   1   2   2     1   0   .294
Evans 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .252        Mejias cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Foli ss               2   0   1   0     1   1   .225      Carter c              3   1   0   0     1   2   .279
  LeMaster pr,ss      0   0   0   0     0   0   .198      Cromartie lf          3   1   1   1     0   0   .284
Hill c                3   1   0   0     0   0   .249      Parrish 3b            3   2   3   2     1   0   .258
Knepper p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Rogers p              2   0   0   0     1   0   .111
  Andrews ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .263
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Elliott ph          1   1   1   2     0   0   .243
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   4   2     1   8             Totals               33  10  14  10     6   3

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 16,015
Left on Base: Giants 2, Expos 7
DP: Giants 1, Expos 1
Doubles: Harris (10), Speier (19)
Triples: Speier (3), Dawson (6)
Home Runs: Elliott (4), Parrish (9)
Stolen Bases: Valentine (11)
Caught Stealing: Evans (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Rogers (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Cromartie (2)
GIDP: Valentine (15)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper L(4-6)          5     6   2   2   3   2   0  22   3.67
Williams                1.1   5   7   7   3   1   0  11   4.41
Curtis                  0.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   3   6.06
Moffitt                 1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.68
Totals                  8    14  10  10   6   3   1  41

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers W(12-9)          9     4   2   2   1   8   1  31   2.69
Totals                  9     4   2   2   1   8   1  31

Wild Pitches: Williams (2)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Vargo


GIANTS 1ST: Harris doubled to center; Whitfield grounded out
(first unassisted) [Harris to third]; Clark grounded out
(shortstop to first); Thomasson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Frias grounded out (first to pitcher); Speier tripled
to center; Valentine singled to center [Speier scored];
Valentine stole second; Perez was called out on strikes; Dawson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
0, Expos 1.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
singled to center; Foli struck out while Evans was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter was called out on strikes; Cromartie singled
to second; Parrish walked [Cromartie to second]; Rogers walked
[Cromartie to third, Parrish to second]; Frias singled to right
[Cromartie scored, Parrish to third, Rogers out at third (right
to catcher to shortstop)]; Speier made an out to shortstop; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Hill grounded out (first unassisted); Knepper struck
out; Harris flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Expos 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Dawson singled to center;
Carter made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
0, Expos 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield was called out on strikes; Clark was
called out on strikes; Thomasson made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie flied out to left; Parrish singled to
right; Rogers out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Parrish to second]; Frias made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 2.

GIANTS 5TH: McCovey made an out to second; Evans popped to third
in foul territory; Foli singled to center; Hill grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier walked; Valentine grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Speier out at second]; Perez
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 2.

GIANTS 6TH: ANDREWS BATTED FOR KNEPPER; Andrews was called out
on strikes; Harris flied out to right; Whitfield grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED ANDREWS (PITCHING); Dawson walked;
Williams threw a wild pitch [Dawson to second]; Dawson was out
trying to advance to third (catcher to third); Carter was called
out on strikes; Cromartie flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Clark struck out; Thomasson made an out to
shortstop; McCovey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Parrish singled to right; Rogers flied out to right;
Frias singled to center [Parrish to second]; Speier doubled to
right [Parrish scored, Frias to third]; Valentine singled to
right [Frias scored, Speier scored, Valentine to second (on
throw to home)]; Perez was walked intentionally; Dawson tripled
[Valentine scored, Perez scored]; Carter was walked
intentionally; CURTIS REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Cromartie
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Dawson scored, Carter to second];
Parrish homered [Carter scored]; Rogers flied out to right; 8 R,
6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 10.

GIANTS 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED DAWSON (PLAYING CF); Evans grounded
out (pitcher to first); Foli walked; LEMASTER RAN FOR FOLI; Hill
forced LeMaster (shortstop to second); ELLIOTT BATTED FOR
CURTIS; Elliott homered [Hill scored]; Harris was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 10.

EXPOS 8TH: MOFFITT REPLACED ELLIOTT (PITCHING); LEMASTER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Frias flied out to left; Speier made an
out to first; Valentine singled to center; Perez singled to
center [Valentine to third]; Mejias grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 10.

GIANTS 9TH: Whitfield grounded out (third to first); Clark was
called out on strikes; Thomasson grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 10.
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