Tom Seaver won his eighth game in a row for the Reds with a three-hitter and struck out six to raise his career total to 2,501 while shutting out the Expos, 6-0. The Reds sent Seaver on the way to victory with two runs in the first inning. Joe Morgan singled, George Foster walked and, after a wild pitch, both runners scored on a single by Dan Driessen. Morgan added to the Reds' lead with a homer in the third. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Wednesday, August    31, 1977 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Reds         2  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   6  9  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Cromartie lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Morgan 2b             3   2   2   1     1   0   .304      Dawson cf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .279
Foster lf             3   1   0   0     1   1   .310      Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Driessen 1b           4   2   3   2     0   0   .294      Carter c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .276
Geronimo cf           4   1   2   1     0   1   .257      Unser rf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .267
Summers rf            3   0   0   1     0   0   .182      Parrish 3b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .249
Plummer c             4   0   1   1     0   1   .149      Speier ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Seaver p              4   0   0   0     0   2   .179      Twitchell p           0   0   0   0     1   0   .171
                                                            Frias ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
                                                            Alcala p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .074
                                                            Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .194
                                                            Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   6   9   6     2   6             Totals               29   0   3   0     2   6

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 18,840
Left on Base: Reds 3, Expos 4
DP: Reds 1, Expos 2
Errors: Carter
Doubles: Rose (33), Geronimo (19)
Home Runs: Morgan (21)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (42), Driessen (27)
Sacrifice Flies: Summers (1)
GIDP: Summers (2), Foster (16), Cash (12)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(16-5)          9     3   0   0   2   6   0  31   2.77
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2   6   0  31

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Twitchell L(3-10)       6     6   4   4   1   4   1  24   4.77
Alcala                  2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7   4.99
Kerrigan                1     2   2   2   0   1   0   5   3.22
Totals                  9     9   6   6   2   6   1  36

Wild Pitches: Twitchell (5)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Concepcion lined to second;
Morgan singled to left; Morgan stole second; Foster walked;
Twitchell threw a wild pitch [Morgan to third, Foster to
second]; Driessen singled to center [Morgan scored, Foster
scored]; Driessen stole second [Driessen to third (error by
Carter)]; Geronimo struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (second to first); Cromartie flied
out to left; Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Expos 0.

REDS 2ND: Summers grounded out (pitcher to first); Plummer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Seaver flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez flied out to left; Carter struck out; Unser
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Expos 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose flied out to right; Concepcion flied to right in
foul territory; Morgan homered; Foster grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Parrish singled to center; Speier out on an unknown
play; Twitchell walked [Parrish to second]; Cash grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Twitchell out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Expos 0.

REDS 4TH: Driessen singled to right; Geronimo singled to left
[Driessen to second]; Summers grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Driessen to third, Geronimo out
at second]; Plummer singled to third [Driessen scored]; Seaver
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie flied out to left; Dawson walked; Perez
flied out to right; Carter popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 0.

REDS 5TH: Rose flied out to left; Concepcion struck out; Morgan
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Unser struck out; Parrish flied out to right; Speier
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
4, Expos 0.

REDS 6TH: Foster struck out; Driessen grounded out (first
unassisted); Geronimo grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: FRIAS BATTED FOR TWITCHELL; Frias struck out; Cash
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cromartie flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 0.

REDS 7TH: ALCALA REPLACED FRIAS (PITCHING); Summers grounded out
(first to pitcher); Plummer struck out; Seaver popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Dawson singled to center; Perez singled to center
[Dawson to second]; Carter flied out to left; Unser struck out;
Parrish struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 0.

REDS 8TH: Rose doubled to left; Concepcion grounded out
(shortstop to first); Morgan was walked intentionally; Foster
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Morgan
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Speier popped to shortstop; MORALES BATTED FOR
ALCALA; Morales flied out to right; Cash grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 0.

REDS 9TH: KERRIGAN REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Driessen singled
to shortstop; Geronimo doubled to right [Driessen scored,
Geronimo to third (on throw to home)]; Summers hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Geronimo scored]; Plummer popped to second;
Seaver struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Expos 0.

EXPOS 9TH: Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Dawson
flied out to right; Perez popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 6, Expos 0.