When Hector Cruz fell down in right field going after a drive by Chris Speier, the ball dropped for a two-run double, enabling the Expos to defeat the Cardinals, 4-2. Speier's hit in the eighth inning was his third in four trips and put the Expos ahead, 3-2. Speier then scored himself on a single by Andre Dawson. Steve Rogers posted his 17th victory. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 28, 1977 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Expos        0  0  0    0  1  0    0  3  0  -   4 11  0
Cardinals    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .290      Dwyer lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Speier ss             4   1   3   2     0   1   .236        Bosetti lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Dawson cf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .285      Mumphrey cf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .288
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .287      Templeton ss          4   1   2   0     0   0   .322
  White lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Simmons c             4   0   1   2     0   0   .320
Valentine rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Hernandez 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .294
  Mejias rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .265
Carter c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .279      Cruz rf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .239
Unser lf,1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .273        Brock ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Parrish 3b            3   0   2   0     0   0   .244      Phillips 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .197
  Papi pr,3b          1   1   0   0     0   0   .205      Urrea p               1   0   0   0     2   0   .138
Rogers p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .106        Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rader ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .266

Totals               34   4  11   3     0   7             Totals               34   2   7   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  5,032
Left on Base: Expos 4, Cardinals 7
DP: Expos 0, Cardinals 3
Errors: Templeton
Doubles: Unser (14), Speier (31), Templeton (19), Hernandez (39)
Sacrifice Hits: Rogers (12)
GIDP: Cash (15), Valentine (17), Perez (14)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers W(17-15)         9     7   2   2   2   5   0  36   3.05
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   5   0  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Urrea L(7-6)            7.1  10   4   3   0   7   0  30   3.14
Metzger                 1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.53
Totals                  9    11   4   3   0   7   0  35

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - John McSherry


EXPOS 1ST: Cash struck out; Speier singled to center; Dawson was
called out on strikes; Perez forced Speier (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Dwyer flied out to center; Mumphrey singled to
second; Templeton doubled to right [Mumphrey to third]; Simmons
singled to left [Mumphrey scored, Templeton scored]; Hernandez
was called out on strikes; Reitz grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Valentine grounded out (third to first); Carter was
called out on strikes; Unser flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Phillips
was called out on strikes; Urrea grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Rogers
singled to right; Cash grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Rogers out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Dwyer singled to right; Mumphrey struck out;
Templeton singled to center [Dwyer to third]; Simmons reached on
a fielder's choice [Dwyer out at home (second to catcher),
Templeton to second]; Hernandez grounded out (second to
pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Speier singled to center; Dawson singled to left
[Speier to second]; Perez struck out; Valentine grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Dawson out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Cruz struck
out; Phillips lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Carter grounded out (pitcher to first); Unser doubled
to right; Parrish singled to center [Unser scored (error by
Templeton) (unearned) (no RBI), Parrish to second]; Rogers
struck out; Cash grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Urrea walked; Dwyer forced Urrea (pitcher to
second); Mumphrey grounded out (second to first) [Dwyer to
second]; Templeton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Speier struck out; Dawson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first);
Hernandez doubled to left; Reitz was called out on strikes; Cruz
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Valentine flied out to center; Carter flied out to
center; Unser flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Phillips popped to shortstop; Urrea walked; Dwyer
flied out to center; Mumphrey singled to center [Urrea to
second]; Templeton forced Mumphrey (second unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 8TH: BOSETTI REPLACED DWYER (PLAYING LF); Parrish singled
to left; PAPI RAN FOR PARRISH; Rogers out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Papi to second]; Cash singled to left [Papi
to third]; Speier doubled to right [Papi scored, Cash scored,
Speier to third (on throw to home)]; Dawson singled to center
[Speier scored]; METZGER REPLACED URREA (PITCHING); Perez
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Dawson
out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: PAPI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); WHITE REPLACED
PEREZ (PLAYING LF); UNSER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
Simmons grounded out (second to first); Hernandez grounded out
(first unassisted); Reitz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Carter
singled to center; Unser grounded out (pitcher to second to
first) [Carter to second]; Papi grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: MEJIAS REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING RF); BROCK
BATTED FOR CRUZ; Brock grounded out (second to first); Phillips
grounded out (shortstop to first); RADER BATTED FOR METZGER;
Rader flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4,
Cardinals 2.