Dick Ruthven, who missed two months of the season with a tendon injury, gained his first victory since April 18 when the Braves defeated the Expos, 6-2. The Braves built up a 4-0 lead before Jose Morales hit his first homer of the season for the Expos in the seventh inning. After the Expos counted again in the eighth, Rod Gilbreath assured Ruthven's victory by smashing a homer with a man on base in the Braves' half. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 6, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Sunday, August    7, 1977 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  5  1
Braves       0  0  1    1  2  0    0  2  x  -   6 10  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .281      Office cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .262
Cromartie lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Bonnell 3b            3   1   0   0     0   0   .303
Valentine rf          3   0   0   1     1   0   .308      Montanez 1b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .294
Dawson cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .291      Burroughs rf          3   0   0   0     1   2   .278
Garrett 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .266      Matthews lf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .289
Morales c             3   1   2   1     1   1   .204      Pocoroba c            3   1   1   1     1   0   .277
Unser 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Gilbreath 2b          4   1   2   2     0   0   .240
Mackanin ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Rockett ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .250
  Carter ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .276      Ruthven p             3   0   1   0     1   2   .231
Brown p               1   0   1   0     0   0   .159
  Holdsworth p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Parrish ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Alcala p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .045
  Perez ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .279

Totals               31   2   5   2     4   3             Totals               32   6  10   5     4   5

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  5,410
Left on Base: Expos 7, Braves 7
DP: Expos 1, Braves 1
Errors: Mackanin, Rockett
Doubles: Cash (24), Office (10)
Home Runs: Morales (1), Gilbreath (5)
Stolen Bases: Bonnell (4), Matthews (15)
Caught Stealing: Matthews (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Brown (2)
GIDP: Garrett (2), Rockett (4)
Hit by Pitch: Bonnell (1,by Brown)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brown L(8-9)            4.2   6   4   4   2   2   0  23   3.83
Holdsworth              1.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.95
Alcala                  2     2   2   2   2   2   1  10   5.26
Totals                  8    10   6   6   4   5   1  37

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven W(4-8)          9     5   2   2   4   3   1  36   4.10
Totals                  9     5   2   2   4   3   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Brown (3)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Bob Engel


EXPOS 1ST: Cash made an out to first; Cromartie flied out to
right; Valentine walked; Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Office doubled; Bonnell grounded out (second to
first) [Office to third]; Montanez grounded out (first
unassisted); Burroughs walked; Matthews flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Garrett made an out to third; Morales was called out
on strikes; Unser flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Pocoroba made an out to first; Gilbreath flied out
to center; Rockett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Mackanin reached on an error by Rockett [Mackanin to
first]; Brown out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Mackanin to second]; Cash flied out to center; Cromartie
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Ruthven singled; Office flied out to left; Bonnell
forced Ruthven (second to shortstop); Bonnell stole second;
Montanez singled [Bonnell scored]; Burroughs struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Valentine flied out to center; Dawson flied out to
center; Garrett walked; Morales singled [Garrett to second];
Unser flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Braves
1.

BRAVES 4TH: Matthews walked; Matthews stole second; Pocoroba
flied out to left; Gilbreath made an out to first; Rockett
singled [Matthews scored]; Ruthven struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Mackanin grounded out (second to first); Brown
singled; Cash flied out to right; Cromartie flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Office singled; Bonnell was hit by a pitch [Office
to second]; Montanez forced Bonnell (second to shortstop)
[Office scored (error by Mackanin) (no RBI)]; Burroughs made an
out to third; Matthews singled [Montanez to second]; HOLDSWORTH
REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Pocoroba singled [Montanez scored,
Matthews to third]; Matthews was caught stealing home (catcher
to third to catcher); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Valentine flied out to left; Dawson singled; Garrett
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Dawson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Gilbreath singled; Rockett grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Gilbreath out at second]; Ruthven
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 4.

EXPOS 7TH: Morales homered; Unser flied out to center; Mackanin
grounded out (second to first); PARRISH BATTED FOR HOLDSWORTH;
Parrish popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: ALCALA REPLACED PARRISH (PITCHING); Office grounded
out (third to first); Bonnell flied out to left; Montanez
singled; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Braves 4.

EXPOS 8TH: Cash doubled; Cromartie grounded out (second to
first) [Cash to third]; Valentine grounded out (second to first)
[Cash scored]; Dawson made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Matthews struck out; Pocoroba walked; Gilbreath
homered [Pocoroba scored]; Rockett flied out to left; Ruthven
walked; Office forced Ruthven (second to shortstop); 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Braves 6.

EXPOS 9TH: Garrett flied out to left; Morales walked; Unser
flied out to center; CARTER BATTED FOR MACKANIN; Carter walked
[Morales to second]; PEREZ BATTED FOR ALCALA; Perez was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Braves 6.