Rookie righthander Hal Dues, who came up from Quebec City (Eastern), gained his first major league victory when the Expos defeated the Pirates, 2-1. The Expos scored their runs in the third inning. Chris Speier singled and was forced by Dues. Dave Cash followed with a single and both runners then scored on a double by Andre Dawson. The Pirates, who collected only six hits off Dues, counted their run in the third on a double by Omar Moreno and single by Frank Taveras. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Friday, September 9, 1977 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Expos        0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
Pirates      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .287      Taveras ss            3   0   2   1     0   1   .247
Cromartie lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Dawson cf             4   0   2   2     0   1   .281      Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .346
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .289      Robinson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .302
Valentine rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Oliver lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .299
  Mejias rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Ott c                 4   0   2   0     0   0   .260
Carter c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .275      Berra 3b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .111
Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .245        Dilone ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .128
Speier ss             4   0   2   0     0   0   .231      Moreno cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .248
Dues p                2   1   0   0     0   1   .000      O. Jones p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hairston ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .205        Jackson p           1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Easler ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .273

Totals               33   2   7   2     2   4             Totals               33   1   8   1     1   5

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance:  7,628
Left on Base: Expos 6, Pirates 7
DP: Expos 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Parrish
Doubles: Dawson 2 (21), Ott (12), Moreno (18)
Stolen Bases: Cash (18), Cromartie (8), Taveras (58), Dilone (10)
Caught Stealing: Speier (2), Oliver (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Taveras (8)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dues W(1-0)             6     6   1   1   1   5   0  25   1.50
Stanhouse SV(8)         3     2   0   0   0   0   0  10   3.69
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   5   0  35

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
O. Jones L(3-7)         3     4   2   2   0   1   0  13   5.09
Jackson                 4     1   0   0   2   2   0  15   3.71
Tekulve                 2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.93
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   4   0  35

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Paul Pryor


EXPOS 1ST: Cash flied to right in foul territory; Debut game
for Hal Dues; Cromartie grounded out (second to first);
Dawson doubled to center; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras struck out (catcher to first); Garner lined
to right; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Pirates 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Valentine lined to second; Carter struck out; Parrish
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robinson flied out to center; Oliver grounded out
(third to first); Ott doubled to right; Berra struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Speier singled to right; Dues forced Speier (pitcher
to shortstop); Cash singled to shortstop [Dues to second];
Cromartie grounded out (second to first) [Dues to third, Cash to
second]; Dawson doubled to left [Dues scored, Cash scored];
Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno doubled to right; HAIRSTON BATTED FOR O.
JONES; Hairston grounded out (second to first) [Moreno to
third]; Taveras singled to left [Moreno scored]; Taveras stole
second; Garner made an out to shortstop; Parker flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 4TH: JACKSON REPLACED HAIRSTON (PITCHING); Valentine
popped to second in foul territory; Carter popped to first in
foul territory; Parrish walked; Speier singled to left [Parrish
to second]; Dues struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Robinson made an out to second; Oliver singled to
left; Ott reached on an error by Parrish [Oliver to second, Ott
to first]; Berra struck out; Moreno was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Cash walked; Cromartie popped to third; Dawson flied
out to left; Cash stole second; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Jackson singled to center; Taveras out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Jackson to second]; Garner
grounded out (third to first); Parker grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Carter
lined to third; Parrish popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Robinson popped to catcher; Oliver walked; Oliver
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Ott singled
to center; Berra forced Ott (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Speier lined to center; WHITE BATTED FOR DUES; White
flied out to right; Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: STANHOUSE REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Moreno
grounded out (pitcher to first); EASLER BATTED FOR JACKSON;
Easler flied out to left; Taveras singled to right; Garner
forced Taveras (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 2, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); Cromartie singled
to second; Cromartie stole second; Dawson struck out; Perez
flied out to left; Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING RF); Parker
grounded out (second to first); Robinson flied out to center;
Oliver popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 2, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 9TH: Carter singled to third; Parrish flied out to right;
Speier forced Carter (second to shortstop); Speier was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Ott flied out to right; DILONE BATTED FOR BERRA;
Dilone singled to pitcher; Dilone stole second; Moreno lined
into a double play (first to shortstop) [Dilone out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 1.