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Bob Watson hit a grand-slam homer and drove in another run with a double to supply the Astros' principal punch in a 7-1 victory over the Expos. Jackie Brown, who started for the Expos, walked the bases loaded in the first inning before becoming the victim of Watson's jackpot wallop. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 7, Montreal Expos 1Game Played on Sunday, September 4, 1977 (Day game) at Stade OlympiqueAstros 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 7 7 0
Expos 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Puhl lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Cash 2b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .290
Howard lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Cromartie lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .281
Cabell 3b,1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .277 Dawson cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .279
Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .240 Perez 1b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .287
Cruz rf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .297 Carter c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .276
Ferguson c 2 2 0 0 3 0 .254 Unser rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .263
Watson 1b 3 2 2 5 0 0 .282 Parrish 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .249
Metzger ph,ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Speier ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .230
Howe 2b,3b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .258 Brown p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130
Gonzalez ss,2b 2 0 0 1 1 1 .254 Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Niekro p 4 0 2 1 0 1 .135 Mackanin ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .216
Alcala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .074
Mejias ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .244
Atkinson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Frias ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218
Totals 33 7 7 7 8 2 Totals 29 1 5 1 0 4
Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 22,293
Left on Base: Astros 9, Expos 1
DP: Astros 3, Expos 0
Errors: Parrish
Doubles: Watson (31), Cedeno (28), Howard (5), Cash (34)
Home Runs: Watson (15)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (40), Cedeno 2 (48)
Caught Stealing: Cabell (18)
Sacrifice Flies: Gonzalez (2)
GIDP: Parrish (10), Cromartie (14)
Hit by Pitch: Puhl (1,by Alcala)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Niekro W(11-5) 9 5 1 1 0 4 0 29 2.91
Totals 9 5 1 1 0 4 0 29
Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Brown L(9-12) 0.2 1 4 4 5 0 1 7 4.52
Schatzeder 2.1 2 2 2 2 0 0 12 7.71
Alcala 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 13 4.94
Atkinson 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 11 3.53
Totals 9 7 7 7 8 2 1 43
Hit by Pitch: Alcala (3)
Wild Pitches: Niekro (5), Brown (2), Schatzeder (1), Alcala (6)
Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Terry Tata
ASTROS 1ST: Puhl popped to shortstop; Cabell walked; Cabell was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cedeno walked; Cruz
walked [Cedeno to second]; Brown threw a wild pitch [Cedeno to
third]; Cruz stole second; Ferguson walked; Watson homered
[Cedeno scored, Cruz scored, Ferguson scored]; Howe walked;
SCHATZEDER REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Gonzalez walked [Howe to
second]; Debut game for Dan Schatzeder; Schatzeder threw
a wild pitch [Howe to third, Gonzalez to second]; Niekro flied
out to center; 4 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 0.
EXPOS 1ST: Cash doubled; Cromartie flied out to center; Dawson
flied out to right; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Cash to third];
Perez singled [Cash scored]; Carter flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 1.
ASTROS 2ND: Puhl flied out to center; Cabell popped to
shortstop; Cedeno reached on an error by Parrish; Cedeno stole
second; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB. Astros 4, Expos 1.
EXPOS 2ND: Unser singled; Parrish grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Unser out at second]; Speier
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 1.
ASTROS 3RD: Ferguson walked; Watson doubled [Ferguson scored];
Howe grounded out (second to first) [Watson to third]; Gonzalez
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Watson scored]; Niekro singled;
Puhl forced Niekro (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 6, Expos 1.
EXPOS 3RD: MACKANIN BATTED FOR SCHATZEDER; Mackanin struck out;
Cash singled; Cromartie lined into a double play (pitcher to
first) [Cash out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6,
Expos 1.
ASTROS 4TH: ALCALA REPLACED MACKANIN (PITCHING); Cabell flied
out to left; Cedeno doubled; Cedeno stole third; Cruz popped to
second; Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Expos 1.
EXPOS 4TH: Dawson grounded out (second to first); Perez grounded
out (third to first); Carter grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Expos 1.
ASTROS 5TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Howe singled;
Alcala threw a wild pitch [Howe to second]; Gonzalez struck out;
Niekro singled [Howe scored]; Puhl was hit by a pitch [Niekro to
second]; Cabell popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros
7, Expos 1.
EXPOS 5TH: Unser grounded out (first to pitcher); Parrish popped
to third; Speier grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Astros 7, Expos 1.
ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno flied out to left; Cruz grounded out (third
to first); Ferguson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Expos 1.
EXPOS 6TH: MEJIAS BATTED FOR ALCALA; Mejias struck out; Cash
singled; Cromartie grounded into a double play (catcher to
shortstop to first) [Cash out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 7, Expos 1.
ASTROS 7TH: ATKINSON REPLACED MEJIAS (PITCHING); METZGER BATTED
FOR WATSON; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe
flied out to left; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Expos 1.
EXPOS 7TH: CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); METZGER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
GONZALEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); HOWARD REPLACED PUHL
(PLAYING LF); Dawson popped to shortstop; Perez struck out;
Carter flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7,
Expos 1.
ASTROS 8TH: Niekro struck out; Howard doubled; Cabell reached on
a fielder's choice [Howard out at third (pitcher to shortstop to
third)]; Cedeno grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Astros 7, Expos 1.
EXPOS 8TH: Unser flied out to left; Parrish grounded out
(shortstop to first); Speier flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Astros 7, Expos 1.
ASTROS 9TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Ferguson
walked; Metzger grounded out (second to first) [Ferguson to
second]; Howe grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Astros 7, Expos 1.
EXPOS 9TH: FRIAS BATTED FOR ATKINSON; Frias grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cash grounded out (third to first);
Cromartie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Expos 1.
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