Greg Luzinski and Mike Schmidt batted the Phillies to a 6-1 victory over the Expos. Luzinski knocked in two runs with a double in the third inning after Bake McBride was hit by a pitch and Larry Bowa was safe on an error. Schmidt doubled in the fifth and scored on a single by Luzinski. Schmidt tripled in the seventh and scored on an error before hitting a homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 6, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Friday, September 23, 1977 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Phillies     0  0  2    0  1  0    1  0  2  -   6 10  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1 10  3


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .318      Cash 2b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Bowa ss               5   1   1   0     0   1   .277      Speier ss             4   0   2   0     1   1   .234
Schmidt 3b            5   3   3   1     0   0   .274      Dawson cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .279
Luzinski lf           4   0   2   3     1   0   .307      Perez 1b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .293
  Martin pr,lf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .257      Unser rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .270
Johnstone 1b          4   0   0   0     1   0   .283      Carter c              3   0   0   1     0   2   .276
  Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Cromartie lf          4   0   3   0     0   0   .282
Maddox cf             5   0   2   1     0   2   .291      Parrish 3b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .241
Boone c               4   0   0   0     1   3   .282      Rogers p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .098
Sizemore 2b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .285        White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Christenson p         2   0   0   0     0   2   .130        Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garber p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .200

Totals               38   6  10   5     4  10             Totals               35   1  10   1     2   7

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance:  8,400
Left on Base: Phillies 11, Expos 10
DP: Phillies 1, Expos 0
Errors: Perez, Cromartie, Parrish
Doubles: Luzinski (33), Schmidt (25), Cromartie (41), Perez (32)
Triples: Schmidt (11)
Home Runs: Schmidt (37)
Stolen Bases: Martin (6), Cromartie (10)
Caught Stealing: Unser (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Christenson (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Carter (7)
Hit by Pitch: McBride (3,by Rogers)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson W(17-6)     6     7   1   1   2   5   0  26   4.03
Garber SV(17)           3     3   0   0   0   2   0  12   2.36
Totals                  9    10   1   1   2   7   0  38

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(16-15)         7     8   4   2   2   8   0  34   3.08
Kerrigan                2     2   2   2   2   2   1  10   3.10
Totals                  9    10   6   4   4  10   1  44

Passed Balls: Carter (9)
Hit by Pitch: Rogers (5)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride singled to right; Bowa singled to right
[McBride to second]; Schmidt flied out to left; Luzinski flied
out to center; Johnstone walked [McBride to third, Bowa to
second]; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier
singled to right; Dawson struck out; Perez popped to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Boone struck out; Sizemore popped to second;
Christenson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos
0.

EXPOS 2ND: Unser lined to left; Carter grounded out (shortstop
to first); Cromartie doubled to center; Parrish struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: McBride was hit by a pitch; Bowa reached on an
error by Perez [McBride to second, Bowa to first]; Schmidt flied
out to center; Luzinski doubled to left [McBride scored, Bowa
scored (unearned)]; Johnstone lined to right; Maddox struck out;
2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Rogers flied out to center; Cash singled to center;
Speier struck out; Dawson walked [Cash to second]; Perez forced
Dawson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Expos 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Boone grounded out (pitcher to first); Sizemore
singled to left; Christenson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Sizemore to second]; McBride flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Unser singled to right; Carter struck out while Unser
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cromartie
singled to center; Cromartie stole second; Parrish struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa struck out; Schmidt doubled to left; Carter
allowed a passed ball [Schmidt to third]; Luzinski singled to
center [Schmidt scored]; Johnstone forced Luzinski (left to
second); Maddox singled to center [Johnstone to second]; Boone
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Rogers grounded out (second to first); Cash lined to
second; Speier walked; Dawson forced Speier (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Expos 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first);
Christenson struck out; McBride walked; Bowa flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Perez doubled to left; Unser singled to center [Perez
to third]; Carter lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Perez
scored]; Cromartie flied out to right; Parrish forced Unser
(third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Expos 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt tripled to center; Luzinski grounded out
(pitcher to first); Johnstone grounded out (first unassisted)
[Schmidt stayed at third]; Maddox reached on an error by Parrish
[Schmidt scored (unearned) (no RBI), Maddox to second]; Boone
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: GARBER REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PITCHING); WHITE BATTED
FOR ROGERS; White flied out to center; Cash grounded out
(pitcher to first); Speier singled to center; Dawson forced
Speier (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4,
Expos 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: KERRIGAN REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Sizemore
struck out; Garber struck out; McBride flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: Perez popped to second; Unser grounded out (first to
pitcher); Carter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4,
Expos 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: Bowa grounded out (first unassisted); Schmidt
homered; Luzinski walked; MARTIN RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Martin stole
second; Johnstone flied out to center; Maddox singled to left
[Martin scored, Maddox to second (error by Cromartie)]; Boone
walked; Sizemore popped to third; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 6, Expos 1.

EXPOS 9TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HUTTON REPLACED
JOHNSTONE (PLAYING 1B); Cromartie singled to second; Parrish
singled to center [Cromartie to second]; MORALES BATTED FOR
KERRIGAN; Morales struck out; Cash forced Parrish (pitcher to
shortstop) [Cromartie to third]; Speier forced Cash (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 6, Expos 1.