Chris Speier walked in the eighth inning, advanced on Bob Shirley's balk and scored the winning run on Warren Cromartie's single as the Expos edged the Padres, 6-5. Ellis Valentine hit a two-run homer, his 20th of the season, in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 6, San Diego Padres 5
Game Played on Monday, August    8, 1977 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    5  0  0  -   5  8  1
Expos        0  2  0    0  3  0    0  1  x  -   6  6  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards rf,lf        4   0   1   0     1   2   .261      Cash 2b               3   0   2   0     2   0   .283
Almon ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .259      Cromartie lf          4   1   1   1     1   0   .293
Turner lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .244      Valentine rf          4   1   1   2     1   0   .308
  Shirley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .104      Perez 1b              3   1   0   0     2   0   .277
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Dawson cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .287
  Scanlon ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .208      Carter c              2   0   0   0     2   0   .275
Ivie 1b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .282      Garrett 3b            2   1   1   0     1   0   .269
Hendrick cf           3   1   1   1     1   1   .299        Parrish ph,3b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Tenace c              3   1   0   0     1   1   .228      Speier ss             2   2   0   1     1   1   .231
Champion 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .233      Bahnsen p             3   0   1   2     0   1   .100
Ashford 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .248        Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Wehrmeister p         2   0   0   0     0   1   .222        Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Winfield ph,rf      2   1   1   2     0   0   .287        Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   8   5     4   8             Totals               29   6   6   6    10   3

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 22,613
Left on Base: Padres 7, Expos 10
DP: Padres 1, Expos 0
Errors: Ashford, Valentine
Doubles: Ashford 2 (10), Cash (25), Bahnsen (2)
Home Runs: Hendrick (15), Valentine (20)
Sacrifice Hits: Almon (16)
Sacrifice Flies: Speier (1)
GIDP: Cromartie (10)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wehrmeister             6     5   5   3   7   3   1  30   4.50
Shirley L(6-15)         1.2   1   1   1   2   0   0   8   4.16
Spillner                0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.34
Totals                  8     6   6   4  10   3   1  40

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen                 6     6   4   4   2   4   1  26   5.38
Stanhouse W(8-8)        2     2   1   1   2   2   0  10   4.18
Kerrigan SV(9)          1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.01
Totals                  9     8   5   5   4   8   1  39

Wild Pitches: Wehrmeister (2)
Balks: Shirley (5)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - John Kibler


PADRES 1ST: Richards struck out; Almon singled; Turner made an
out to third; Ivie flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash doubled; Cromartie flied out to center;
Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez made an out
to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Expos 0.

PADRES 2ND: Hendrick struck out; Tenace made an out to
shortstop; Champion flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Dawson lined to center; Carter made an out to
catcher; Garrett singled; Speier reached on an error by Ashford
[Garrett to second]; Bahnsen doubled [Garrett scored (unearned),
Speier scored (unearned)]; Cash walked; Cromartie flied out to
left; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Expos 2.

PADRES 3RD: Ashford doubled; On a bunt Wehrmeister struck out;
Richards made an out to second; Almon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Valentine grounded out (third to first); Perez
walked; Dawson flied out to left; Carter walked [Perez to
second]; Garrett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 0, Expos 2.

PADRES 4TH: Turner grounded out (second to first); Ivie flied
out to left; Hendrick grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Speier struck out; Bahnsen lined to center; Cash
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Expos 2.

PADRES 5TH: Tenace flied out to center; Champion grounded out
(pitcher to first); Ashford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Cromartie walked; Valentine homered [Cromartie
scored]; Perez walked; Dawson struck out; Carter walked [Perez
to second]; Garrett walked [Perez to third, Carter to second];
Speier hit a sacrifice fly to center [Perez scored]; Wehrmeister
threw a wild pitch [Carter to third]; Bahnsen struck out; 3 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Expos 5.

PADRES 6TH: Wehrmeister grounded out (third to first); Richards
singled to right [Richards to second (error by Valentine)];
Almon flied out to center [Richards to third]; Turner walked;
Ivie forced Turner (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 0, Expos 5.

EXPOS 6TH: Cash singled; Cromartie grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Cash out at second]; Valentine
popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Expos 5.

PADRES 7TH: Hendrick homered; Tenace walked; Champion singled
[Tenace to second]; Ashford doubled [Tenace scored, Champion to
third]; STANHOUSE REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); WINFIELD BATTED
FOR WEHRMEISTER; Winfield singled [Champion scored, Ashford
scored]; Richards walked [Winfield to second]; Almon out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Winfield to third, Richards
to second]; Turner struck out; Ivie singled [Winfield scored,
Richards to third, Ivie to second (on throw to home)]; Hendrick
was walked intentionally; Tenace struck out; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Padres 5, Expos 5.

EXPOS 7TH: RICHARDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); SHIRLEY
REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); WINFIELD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
RF); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson grounded
out (pitcher to first); Carter grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Expos 5.

PADRES 8TH: Champion flied out to right; Ashford lined to right;
Winfield flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5,
Expos 5.

EXPOS 8TH: PARRISH BATTED FOR GARRETT; Parrish grounded out
(shortstop to first); Speier walked; MORALES BATTED FOR
STANHOUSE; Shirley balked [Speier to second]; Morales flied out
to right; Cash was walked intentionally; Cromartie singled
[Speier scored, Cash to second]; SPILLNER REPLACED SHIRLEY
(PITCHING); Valentine walked [Cash to third, Cromartie to
second]; Perez flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres
5, Expos 6.

PADRES 9TH: PARRISH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); KERRIGAN
REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Richards struck out; Almon grounded
out (second to first); SCANLON BATTED FOR SPILLNER; Scanlon
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Expos 6.