Rookie Dan Schatzeder pitched a six-hitter and singled to drive in the first run when the Expos stopped the Cardinals, 2-0. Tony Perez tripled, scoring Pepe Frias in the eighth inning, and reached the 90 runs batted in plateau for the 11th consecutive season. Frias was the pinch-runner for Chris Speier, who had doubled. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Thursday, September 22, 1977 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  x  -   2  8  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .291
  Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Speier ss             4   0   2   0     0   0   .232
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Frias pr,ss         0   1   0   0     0   0   .246
Mumphrey cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Dawson cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .281
Templeton ss          4   0   0   0     0   2   .320      Perez 1b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .294
Simmons c             2   0   1   0     2   0   .324        Mejias pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .294      Unser rf,1b           3   0   2   0     1   0   .267
Freed rf              3   0   2   0     0   0   .421      Carter c              2   1   1   0     1   1   .278
  Anderson pr,rf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Cromartie lf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .279
Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Tyson 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .245      Schatzeder p          3   0   1   1     0   1   .333
Denny p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .104
  Duncan ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Bosetti lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .246

Totals               32   0   6   0     2   4             Totals               29   2   8   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance:  5,233
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Expos 8
DP: Cardinals 1, Expos 1
Errors: Denny
Doubles: Simmons (23), Tyson (14), Unser (13), Speier (29)
Triples: Perez (6)
Stolen Bases: Brock (33)
Caught Stealing: Unser (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Cromartie (2)
GIDP: Tyson (9), Speier (13)
Hit by Pitch: Carter (4,by Denny)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny L(7-8)            7     6   1   1   2   4   0  28   4.67
Metzger                 0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   3.61
Hrabosky                0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   4.63
Totals                  8     8   2   2   3   4   0  34

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schatzeder W(2-0)       9     6   0   0   2   4   0  34   0.92
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   4   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Denny (5)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Bob Engel


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Mumphrey
grounded out (third to first); Templeton grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (third to first); Speier singled to
center; Speier was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Denny [Speier to second]; Dawson walked; Perez struck out; Unser
walked [Speier to third, Dawson to second]; Carter struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons doubled to left; Hernandez popped to
shortstop; Freed reached on a fielder's choice [Simmons out at
third (shortstop to second to third)]; Reitz singled to left
[Freed to second]; Tyson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie struck out; Parrish grounded out (third to
first); Schatzeder flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Denny popped to third; Brock grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Cash singled to right; Speier grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Cash out at second]; Dawson
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton grounded out (third to first); Simmons
grounded out (third to first); Hernandez grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser
doubled to right; Carter was hit by a pitch; Cromartie flied out
to left; Parrish forced Carter (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Freed singled to left; Reitz popped to first;
Tyson doubled to left [Freed to third]; On a bunt Denny grounded
out (pitcher to first) [Freed stayed at third]; Brock grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos
0.

EXPOS 5TH: Schatzeder struck out; Cash grounded out (shortstop
to first); Speier grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Mumphrey grounded out (third to first); Templeton
struck out; Simmons walked; Hernandez was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Dawson grounded out (third to first); Perez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Unser singled to center; Unser was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Freed singled to left; ANDERSON RAN FOR FREED;
Reitz popped to second; Tyson grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Anderson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Carter singled
to center; Cromartie out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Carter to second]; Parrish grounded out (third to first);
Schatzeder singled to right [Carter scored]; Cash forced
Schatzeder (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Expos 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: DUNCAN BATTED FOR DENNY; Duncan flied out to
right; Brock singled to left; Brock stole second; Mumphrey
popped to second; Templeton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: METZGER REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); BOSETTI REPLACED
DUNCAN (PLAYING LF); Speier doubled to left; FRIAS RAN FOR
SPEIER; Dawson popped to second; Perez tripled to left [Frias
scored]; MEJIAS RAN FOR PEREZ; HRABOSKY REPLACED METZGER
(PITCHING); Unser reached on a fielder's choice [Mejias out at
home (first to catcher to third)]; Carter walked [Unser to
second]; Cromartie flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Expos 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: MEJIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); UNSER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); FRIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS);
Simmons walked; Hernandez flied out to center; Keith
Hernandez ejected by HP umpire Harry Wendelstedt; Anderson
flied out to right; Reitz popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 2.