A bases-loaded triple by Warren Cromartie highlighted the Expos' support for Don Stanhouse, who pitched a five-hitter and shut out the Pirates, 6-0. Cromartie's triple came in the sixth inning when the Expos knocked out Larry Demery while scoring five runs. Ellis Valentine accounted for the final tally with a homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Tuesday, April     19, 1977 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  5    0  1  x  -   6  9  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   3   .220      Cash 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .385
Moreno cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .182      Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .175
Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .381      Valentine rf          4   2   1   1     0   0   .235
Oliver lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .185      Perez 1b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .306
Kirkpatrick 1b        3   0   0   0     1   0   .100      Parrish 3b            3   1   0   0     1   1   .235
Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Cromartie lf          4   1   1   3     0   0   .371
Garner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Carter c              3   0   2   1     0   1   .267
Dyer c                3   0   1   0     0   1   .292      Dawson cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .152
Demery p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Stanhouse p           2   0   1   0     1   1   .400
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Helms ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  O. Jones p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   5   0     2   5             Totals               31   6   9   6     2   3

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 10,062
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Expos 3
DP: Pirates 2, Expos 1
Errors: Perez, Parrish
Doubles: Dyer (1)
Triples: Cromartie (1)
Home Runs: Valentine (4)
Stolen Bases: Stennett (3), Moreno (2)
GIDP: Oliver (1), Parrish (1), Cash (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Demery L(0-1)           5.2   6   3   3   1   1   0  22   6.30
Forster                 0.1   2   2   2   1   0   0   4  16.20
O. Jones                2     1   1   1   0   2   1   7   2.84
Totals                  8     9   6   6   2   3   1  33

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanhouse W(1-1)        9     5   0   0   2   5   0  34   4.50
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   5   0  34

Wild Pitches: Demery (1)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jerry Crawford


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras struck out; Moreno grounded out (third to
first); Parker popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); Foli grounded
out (third to first); Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Kirkpatrick
reached on an error by Perez [Kirkpatrick to first]; Stennett
singled to right [Kirkpatrick to third]; Stennett stole second;
Garner popped to second; Dyer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez singled to left; Parrish grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Perez out at second]; Cromartie flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Demery grounded out (first unassisted); Taveras
struck out; Moreno walked; Parker grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Carter singled to third; Dawson grounded out (first
unassisted) [Carter to second]; Demery threw a wild pitch
[Carter to third]; Stanhouse walked; Cash grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Stanhouse out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver struck out; Kirkpatrick grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); Stennett flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Foli flied out to center; Valentine grounded out
(second to first); Perez singled to center; Parrish flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner grounded out (pitcher to first); Dyer
grounded out (third to first); Demery singled to third [Demery
to second (error by Parrish)]; Taveras flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Cromartie flied out to right; Carter struck out;
Dawson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Expos 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Moreno singled to left; Moreno stole second; Parker
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Moreno to third]; Oliver
grounded out (third to first); Kirkpatrick walked; Stennett
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Stanhouse singled to center; Cash singled to right
[Stanhouse to second]; Foli flied out to center; Valentine
forced Stanhouse (third unassisted) [Cash to second]; Perez
singled to center [Cash scored, Valentine to third, Perez to
second (on throw)]; FORSTER REPLACED DEMERY (PITCHING); Parrish
was walked intentionally; Cromartie tripled to right [Valentine
scored, Perez scored, Parrish scored]; Carter singled to center
[Cromartie scored]; Dawson flied out to right; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 5.

PIRATES 7TH: Garner grounded out (pitcher to first); Dyer
doubled to right; HELMS BATTED FOR FORSTER; Helms flied out to
center; Taveras struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Expos 5.

EXPOS 7TH: O. JONES REPLACED HELMS (PITCHING); Stanhouse was
called out on strikes; Cash grounded out (third to first); Foli
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 5.

PIRATES 8TH: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Parker
singled to center; Oliver grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Parker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 5.

EXPOS 8TH: Valentine homered; Perez flied out to center; Parrish
was called out on strikes; Cromartie flied out to center; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 6.

PIRATES 9TH: Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first);
Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 6.