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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 2Game Played on Wednesday, September 28, 1977 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IIExpos 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.
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