Tony Perez cracked a two-run homer and Gary Carter added his 27th circuit clout of the season as the Expos blanked the Pirates, 5-0. Dan Schatzeder, starting his first major league game, pitched 6 1/3 innings to garner his first victory. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Friday, September 16, 1977 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1
Expos        2  1  0    0  0  1    0  1  x  -   5 14  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Cash 2b               5   1   3   1     0   0   .291
  Ott ph,c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Papi 3b               5   0   0   0     0   3   .242
Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Dawson cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .276
Parker rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .340      Perez 1b              4   1   2   2     0   2   .297
Robinson 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .303      Valentine rf          3   0   2   0     0   0   .307
Oliver lf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .302        Mejias pr,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Macha 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Carter c              4   1   1   1     0   1   .279
Dyer c                2   0   1   0     1   0   .242      Cromartie lf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .279
  Demery pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .158      Speier ss             4   1   3   1     0   0   .232
  Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Schatzeder p          3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  Tolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .191        Stanhouse p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Moreno cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .252
Kison p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .246
  Gonzalez ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .277
  Edwards pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  O. Jones p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Hairston ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .222
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Easler ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .400

Totals               32   0   6   0     4   5             Totals               38   5  14   5     0   7

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance:  7,026
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Expos 9
DP: Pirates 0, Expos 0
Errors: Mendoza
Doubles: Cash (37), Speier 3 (28), Valentine (27)
Triples: Cash (6)
Home Runs: Perez (19), Carter (27)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison L(8-9)            4     8   3   3   0   3   2  19   4.82
O. Jones                2     5   1   1   0   2   0  11   5.08
Tekulve                 2     1   1   0   0   2   0   8   2.97
Totals                  8    14   5   4   0   7   2  38

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schatzeder W(1-0)       6.1   5   0   0   4   5   0  27   1.69
Stanhouse SV(9)         2.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   9   3.56
Totals                  9     6   0   0   4   5   0  36

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Bill Williams


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied out to center; Garner flied out to
center; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash doubled to right; Papi struck out; Dawson struck
out; Perez homered [Cash scored]; Valentine grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Robinson singled to left; Oliver grounded out
(second to first) [Robinson to second]; Macha grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Robinson to third]; Robinson was out trying
to advance to home (catcher to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter homered; Cromartie flied out to left; Speier
doubled to center; Schatzeder flied out to right; Cash singled
to right [Speier out at home (right to catcher to third to
pitcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno
singled to right; Kison made an out to second; Taveras grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Expos 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Papi flied out to left; Dawson singled to third;
Perez struck out; Valentine singled to left [Dawson to second];
Carter forced Valentine (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Garner popped to third; Parker walked; Robinson
walked [Parker to second]; Oliver struck out; Macha was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie flied out to left; Speier doubled to right;
Schatzeder flied out to left; Cash flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Dyer walked; Moreno was called out on strikes;
GONZALEZ BATTED FOR KISON; Gonzalez walked [Dyer to second];
EDWARDS RAN FOR GONZALEZ; Taveras flied out to left; Garner
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 5TH: O. JONES REPLACED EDWARDS (PITCHING); Papi was called
out on strikes; Dawson grounded out (third to first); Perez
singled to right; Valentine doubled to left [Perez to third];
MEJIAS RAN FOR VALENTINE; Carter was called out on strikes; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 3.

PIRATES 6TH: MEJIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Parker flied
out to right; Robinson was called out on strikes; Oliver singled
to second; Macha forced Oliver (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Cromartie singled to left; Speier doubled to right
[Cromartie scored]; Schatzeder singled to third [Speier to
third]; Cash reached on a fielder's choice [Speier out at home
(pitcher to catcher to pitcher to third to catcher), Schatzeder
to third]; Papi flied out to right; Dawson forced Cash (first to
shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Dyer singled to right; DEMERY RAN FOR DYER; Moreno
flied out to center; HAIRSTON BATTED FOR O. JONES; Hairston
singled to left [Demery to second]; STANHOUSE REPLACED
SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); OTT BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Ott popped to
second; Garner forced Hairston (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 4.

EXPOS 7TH: OTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MENDOZA REPLACED
DEMERY (PLAYING SS); TEKULVE REPLACED HAIRSTON (PITCHING); Perez
struck out; Mejias popped to first; Carter flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson
grounded out (third to first); Oliver singled to right; Macha
forced Oliver (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Expos 4.

EXPOS 8TH: Cromartie flied out to center; Speier reached on an
error by Mendoza [Speier to first]; Stanhouse grounded out
(third to first) [Speier to second]; Cash tripled to center
[Speier scored (unearned)]; Papi was called out on strikes; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 5.

PIRATES 9TH: TOLAN BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Tolan grounded out
(second to first); Moreno flied out to left; EASLER BATTED FOR
TEKULVE; Easler grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 5.