Del Unser batted in four runs with a single, double and homer to lead the Expos' attack in a 10-4 victory over the Braves. Unser drove in one run with a single in the first inning, another with a double in the fourth and completed his big day with a two-run homer in the sixth. Chris Speier and Dave Cash each knocked in two runs for the Expos. Jeff Burroughs hit a homer with two men on base for the Braves. [The Sporting News] |
Montreal Expos 10, Atlanta Braves 4
Game Played on Sunday, August 21, 1977 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Braves 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 6 2 Expos 4 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 x - 10 12 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Matthews lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .284 Cash 2b 5 3 4 2 0 0 .286 Gilbreath 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .240 Frias pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Burroughs rf 4 1 1 3 0 0 .278 Cromartie lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Unser rf 5 2 3 4 0 0 .267 Pocoroba c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .286 Perez 1b 3 1 1 0 2 0 .279 Moore 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .244 Carter c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .279 Office cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Blackwell c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Rockett ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .261 Parrish 3b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .252 Ruthven p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Mejias cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Asselstine ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .205 Speier ss 3 2 2 2 1 0 .240 Theiss p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bahnsen p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Stanhouse p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .195 Totals 29 4 6 4 5 2 Totals 34 10 12 9 5 4 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 2,539 Left on Base: Braves 4, Expos 7 DP: Braves 0, Expos 2 Errors: Moore 2 Doubles: Montanez (22), Cash 2 (29), Unser (11) Triples: Matthews (3), Cash (5), Speier (4) Home Runs: Burroughs (32), Unser (12) Caught Stealing: Pocoroba (2) Sacrifice Hits: Ruthven (3), Mejias (1), Stanhouse (4) GIDP: Matthews (9), Office (8) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruthven L(4-10) 6 11 9 5 4 3 1 33 4.04 Theiss 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 3.86 Totals 8 12 10 6 5 4 1 41 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bahnsen 3.2 5 4 4 3 0 1 18 4.99 Stanhouse W(9-9) 5.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 17 4.03 Totals 9 6 4 4 5 2 1 35 Wild Pitches: Bahnsen (4) Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ed Montague BRAVES 1ST: Matthews walked; Gilbreath walked [Matthews to second]; Burroughs homered [Matthews scored, Gilbreath scored]; Montanez lined to left; Pocoroba singled; Bahnsen threw a wild pitch [Pocoroba to second]; Moore grounded out (second to first) [Pocoroba to third]; Office grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cash tripled; Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted); Unser singled [Cash scored]; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Unser to second]; Carter singled [Unser stayed at second]; Parrish walked [Unser to third, Carter to second]; Mejias reached on an error by Moore [Unser scored (unearned) (no RBI), Carter to third, Parrish to second]; Speier singled [Carter scored (unearned), Parrish scored (unearned), Mejias to second]; Bahnsen struck out; 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 4. BRAVES 2ND: Rockett walked; Ruthven out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Rockett to second]; Matthews tripled [Rockett scored]; Gilbreath made an out to third; Burroughs made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Expos 4. EXPOS 2ND: Cash lined to right; Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Unser grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Expos 4. BRAVES 3RD: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Pocoroba singled; Pocoroba was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Expos 4. EXPOS 3RD: Perez walked; Carter forced Perez (third to second); Parrish grounded out (third to first) [Carter to second]; Mejias popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Expos 4. BRAVES 4TH: Office grounded out (first to pitcher); Rockett singled; Ruthven forced Rockett (pitcher to shortstop); STANHOUSE REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Matthews forced Ruthven (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Expos 4. EXPOS 4TH: Speier tripled; Stanhouse made an out to second; Cash doubled [Speier scored]; Cromartie struck out; Unser doubled [Cash scored]; Perez was walked intentionally; Carter grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Expos 6. BRAVES 5TH: Gilbreath struck out; Burroughs lined to center; Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Expos 6. EXPOS 5TH: Parrish walked; Mejias out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Parrish to second]; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first) [Parrish to third]; Stanhouse struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Expos 6. BRAVES 6TH: Pocoroba struck out; Moore grounded out (third to first); Office grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Expos 6. EXPOS 6TH: Cash singled; Cromartie made an out to shortstop; Unser homered [Cash scored]; Perez singled to third [Perez to second (error by Moore)]; Carter singled to center [Perez scored (unearned), Carter out at second (center to first to shortstop)]; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Expos 9. BRAVES 7TH: BLACKWELL REPLACED CARTER (PLAYING C ); Rockett grounded out (second to first); ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR RUTHVEN; Asselstine walked; Matthews grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Asselstine out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Expos 9. EXPOS 7TH: THEISS REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PITCHING); Mejias struck out; Speier walked; Stanhouse out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Speier to second]; Cash doubled [Speier scored]; FRIAS RAN FOR CASH; Cromartie grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Expos 10. BRAVES 8TH: FRIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs flied out to center; Montanez doubled; Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Expos 10. EXPOS 8TH: Unser made an out to third; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Blackwell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Expos 10. BRAVES 9TH: Moore walked; Office grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Moore out at second]; Rockett grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Expos 10.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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