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Posting his 15th complete game, Phil Niekro scattered seven hits and struck out 11 to raise his league-leading total to 171 while pitching the Braves to a 3-1 victory over the Expos. The Braves began the scoring with a run in the third inning on singles by Rowland Office and Gary Matthews around a sacrifice by Barry Bonnell. Atlanta Braves 3, Montreal Expos 1Game Played on Saturday, August 6, 1977 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumExpos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 7 1 Braves 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 x - 3 11 0 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cash 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .281 Office cf 5 1 3 1 0 1 .259 Cromartie lf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .296 Bonnell 3b,rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .307 Valentine rf 4 0 2 0 0 2 .310 Montanez 1b 3 0 0 0 2 0 .291 Perez 1b 3 0 0 0 1 3 .280 Burroughs rf 4 0 1 0 1 2 .280 Dawson cf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .292 Royster 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Carter c 2 0 0 0 2 2 .276 Matthews lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .289 Speier ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .232 Pocoroba c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .276 Garrett ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Gilbreath 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .236 Frias ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Rockett ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 .250 Parrish 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .251 Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Rogers p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .106 Unser ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Totals 33 1 7 1 4 11 Totals 34 3 11 3 4 6 Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 10,198 Left on Base: Expos 9, Braves 13 DP: Expos 0, Braves 0 Errors: Speier Doubles: Valentine (25), Matthews (15) Caught Stealing: Dawson (5) Sacrifice Hits: Bonnell (3), Niekro (7) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rogers L(12-10) 8 11 3 2 4 6 0 40 2.67 Totals 8 11 3 2 4 6 0 40 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(11-13) 9 7 1 1 4 11 0 37 4.08 Totals 9 7 1 1 4 11 0 37 Wild Pitches: Rogers 2 (10) Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Dutch Rennert EXPOS 1ST: Cash made an out to second; Cromartie singled; Valentine struck out; Perez walked [Cromartie to second]; Dawson was called out on strikes (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Office grounded out (second to first); Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez walked; Burroughs singled [Montanez to second]; Matthews forced Burroughs (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 0. EXPOS 2ND: Carter walked; Speier flied out to right; Parrish made an out to first; Rogers forced Carter (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Pocoroba was called out on strikes; Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); Rockett singled; Niekro flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 0. EXPOS 3RD: Cash made an out to shortstop; Cromartie made an out to shortstop; Valentine doubled; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Office singled; Bonnell out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Office to second]; Montanez flied out to left; Burroughs walked; Matthews singled [Office scored, Burroughs to second]; Rogers threw a wild pitch [Burroughs to third, Matthews to second]; Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 1. EXPOS 4TH: Dawson singled; Dawson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Carter struck out; Speier walked; Parrish forced Speier (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: Gilbreath was called out on strikes; Rockett singled; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Rockett to second]; Office singled [Rockett scored]; Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 2. EXPOS 5TH: Rogers grounded out (first unassisted); Cash grounded out (third to first); Cromartie singled; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 2. BRAVES 5TH: Montanez walked; Burroughs struck out; Matthews doubled [Montanez to third]; Pocoroba was walked intentionally; Gilbreath forced Montanez (third to catcher) [Matthews to third, Pocoroba to second]; Rockett made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 2. EXPOS 6TH: Perez struck out; Dawson made an out to second; Carter struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 2. BRAVES 6TH: Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Office singled; Bonnell singled [Office to second]; Montanez flied out to center; Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 2. EXPOS 7TH: Speier grounded out (third to first); Parrish struck out; Rogers was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 2. BRAVES 7TH: Matthews reached on an error by Speier [Matthews to first]; Rogers threw a wild pitch [Matthews to second]; Pocoroba grounded out (second to first) [Matthews to third]; Gilbreath singled [Matthews scored (unearned)]; Rockett struck out; Niekro grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 3. EXPOS 8TH: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Cromartie singled; Valentine singled [Cromartie to second]; Perez struck out; Dawson singled [Cromartie scored, Valentine to second]; Carter walked [Valentine to third, Dawson to second]; GARRETT BATTED FOR SPEIER; Garrett grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Expos 1, Braves 3. BRAVES 8TH: FRIAS REPLACED GARRETT (PLAYING SS); Office was called out on strikes; Bonnell singled; Montanez flied out to center; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Braves 3. EXPOS 9TH: ROYSTER REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING 3B); BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Parrish made an out to shortstop; UNSER BATTED FOR ROGERS; Unser made an out to second; Cash struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Braves 3. |
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