Tony Perez hit a two-run homer in the third inning, then delivered a run-producing single in a four-run fifth to lead the Expos to a 7-2 victory that ended the Reds' five-game winning streak. Johnny Bench rapped his 29th homer in the second and Gary Carter belted his 23rd in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 7, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Monday, August    29, 1977 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Reds         1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  0
Expos        0  0  2    0  4  0    1  0  x  -   7 12  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Cash 2b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .290
Morgan 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .305      Cromartie lf          4   1   2   1     0   1   .284
Griffey rf            2   0   0   1     0   1   .323      Dawson cf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .277
  Billingham p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Perez 1b              4   2   2   3     0   0   .285
  Summers ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .192      Carter c              4   2   3   2     0   1   .281
  Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mejias rf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Foster lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .309        Unser ph,rf         2   0   1   1     0   0   .271
Driessen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .288      Parrish 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .245
Bench c               4   1   1   1     0   2   .273      Speier ss             3   0   0   0     1   0   .233
Geronimo cf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .255      Holdsworth p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Concepcion ss         3   0   1   0     0   1   .275        Stanhouse p         2   0   1   0     0   1   .209
Capilla p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .069
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Lum rf              1   0   0   0     0   0   .174

Totals               31   2   5   2     1   8             Totals               34   7  12   7     2   4

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 22,476
Left on Base: Reds 4, Expos 5
DP: Reds 2, Expos 0
Doubles: Geronimo (18), Morgan (20), Parrish (14), Cromartie (39), Carter (22)
Triples: Morgan (4)
Home Runs: Bench (29), Perez (15), Carter (23)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion (25), Dawson (15)
Sacrifice Flies: Griffey (1)
GIDP: Speier (10), Cromartie (13)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Capilla L(6-6)          4.1   7   4   4   2   3   1  21   4.92
Murray                  0.2   3   2   2   0   0   0   5   4.84
Billingham              2     2   1   1   0   0   1   7   5.23
Sarmiento               1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.10
Totals                  8    12   7   7   2   4   2  36

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holdsworth W(2-0)       5     4   2   2   0   3   1  19   3.97
Stanhouse SV(5)         4     1   0   0   1   5   0  14   3.91
Totals                  9     5   2   2   1   8   1  33

Wild Pitches: Capilla (4), Holdsworth (1)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Andy Olsen


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan tripled
to right; Griffey out on a sacrifice fly to left in foul
territory [Morgan scored]; Foster popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash singled to center; Cromartie struck out; Dawson
lined to shortstop; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen flied out to center; Bench homered; Geronimo
doubled to right; Concepcion struck out; Capilla struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter struck out; Mejias grounded out (second to
first); Parrish doubled to right; Capilla threw a wild pitch
[Parrish to third]; Speier walked; Holdsworth flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan popped to
shortstop; Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Cash flied out to center; Cromartie singled to right;
Dawson forced Cromartie (shortstop unassisted); Dawson stole
second; Perez homered [Dawson scored]; Carter singled to left;
Mejias flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos
2.

REDS 4TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen
grounded out (second to pitcher); Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Parrish walked; Speier grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Parrish out at second]; Holdsworth struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 2.

REDS 5TH: Geronimo flied out to right; Concepcion singled to
left; Concepcion stole second; Holdsworth threw a wild pitch
[Concepcion to third]; Capilla reached on a fielder's choice
[Concepcion out at home (third to catcher)]; Rose flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Cash singled to left; Cromartie doubled [Cash
scored]; Dawson grounded out (second to first) [Cromartie to
third]; MURRAY REPLACED CAPILLA (PITCHING); Perez singled to
left [Cromartie scored]; Carter doubled to left [Perez scored];
UNSER BATTED FOR MEJIAS; Unser singled to center [Carter
scored]; Parrish flied out to center; Speier forced Unser
(shortstop to second); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 6.

REDS 6TH: UNSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); STANHOUSE REPLACED
HOLDSWORTH (PITCHING); Morgan doubled to right; Griffey struck
out; Foster walked; Driessen struck out; Bench struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 6.

EXPOS 6TH: LUM REPLACED MURRAY (PLAYING RF); BILLINGHAM REPLACED
GRIFFEY (PITCHING); Stanhouse singled to right; Cash popped to
second; Cromartie grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Stanhouse out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos
6.

REDS 7TH: Geronimo struck out; Concepcion flied out to center;
Lum popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 2, Expos 6.

EXPOS 7TH: Dawson out on an unknown play; Perez grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Carter homered; Unser grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 7.

REDS 8TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied out
to center; SUMMERS BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Summers grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 7.

EXPOS 8TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED SUMMERS (PITCHING); Parrish flied
out to right; Speier flied out to center; Stanhouse struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 7.

REDS 9TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Driessen struck
out; Bench flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Expos 7.