Dave Freisleben hurled only the second complete game of the season by a Padre pitcher as San Diego took a doubleheader opener from the Expos, 4-3. Montreal managed a split, scoring four times in the top of the 15th inning in the second game and winning, 5-2. Gene Richards plated the Padres' deciding run in the opener with a one-out single scoring Jerry Turner, who had swiped second after entering the game as the pinch-runner for Gene Tenace, who had drawn a walk as a pinch-hitter. The Expos, down by three in the third, tied the score on Chris Speier's two-run homer and an RBI double by Tony Perez.

Perez, pinch-hitting with one out in the final inning of the marathon nightcap, doubled to score Larry Parrish from second with the tie-breaker. Jose Morales, who had walked and taken third on Perez' hit, was replaced by pinch- runner Pepe Frias. Dave Cash drew an intentional pass and, after Speier struck out, Del Unser walked to force in a run. Ellis Valentine followed with a two-run single. The Padres, who hadn't scored since the first inning, managed a lone run in the home half of the 15th. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 4, Montreal Expos 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, July      26, 1977 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Expos        0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Padres       3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   4 10  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .280      Richards lf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .244
Speier ss             4   1   1   2     0   0   .238      Almon ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Valentine rf          3   1   2   0     1   1   .312      Ivie 1b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .283
Perez 1b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .264      Winfield rf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .291
Cromartie lf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .296      Hendrick cf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .294
Carter c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .279      Scanlon 3b            4   0   1   2     0   1   .179
Dawson cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .286        Ashford 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Garrett 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Roberts c             3   0   2   1     0   0   .228
Brown p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .100        Kingman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .212
  Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .280        Davis c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .180
  Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Champion 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .237
                                                            Tenace ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .219
                                                            Turner pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .261
                                                          Freisleben p          3   0   1   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Rettenmund ph       0   0   0   0     0   0   .320

Totals               33   3   8   3     3   7             Totals               32   4  10   4     3   2

Time of Game: 2:18
Left on Base: Expos 6, Padres 8
DP: Expos 0, Padres 1
Doubles: Perez (15)
Home Runs: Speier (4)
Stolen Bases: Winfield (10), Turner (9)
Caught Stealing: Valentine (5), Almon (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Richards (2), Rettenmund (3)
GIDP: Dawson (5)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brown                   8     9   3   3   2   2   0  34   3.40
Kerrigan L(1-3)         0.1   1   1   1   1   0   0   3   2.48
Totals                  8.1  10   4   4   3   2   0  37

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freisleben W(3-5)       9     8   3   3   3   7   1  36   5.10
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   7   1  36

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Bill Williams


EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier flied
out to center; Valentine singled to center; Perez walked
[Valentine to second]; Cromartie struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards flied to left in foul territory; Almon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ivie singled to center;
Winfield singled to center [Ivie to third]; Winfield stole
second; Hendrick walked; Scanlon singled to right [Ivie scored,
Winfield scored, Hendrick to third]; Roberts singled to
shortstop [Hendrick scored, Scanlon to second]; Champion forced
Scanlon (third unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0,
Padres 3.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter lined to center; Dawson singled to right;
Garrett made an out to shortstop; Brown grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 2ND: Freisleben singled to center; Richards out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Freisleben to second]; Almon
flied out to right [Freisleben to third]; Ivie flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Padres 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Cash singled to second; Speier homered [Cash scored];
Valentine walked; Perez doubled to center [Valentine scored];
Cromartie was called out on strikes; Carter grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dawson struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 3RD: Winfield flied out to right; Hendrick popped to
third in foul territory; Scanlon grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Padres 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Garrett lined to right; Brown was called out on
strikes; Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 4TH: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Champion
grounded out (first to pitcher); Freisleben grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Padres 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine
struck out; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 5TH: Richards lined to third; Almon flied out to center;
Ivie singled to center; Winfield forced Ivie (third to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Padres 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted); Carter
singled to center; Dawson struck out; Garrett flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 6TH: Hendrick struck out; Scanlon flied out to center;
Roberts singled to left; Champion made an out to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Padres 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Brown struck out; Cash flied out to center; Speier
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3,
Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: Freisleben grounded out (second to first); Richards
grounded out (second to first); Almon singled to right; Almon
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 3, Padres 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Valentine singled to left; Valentine was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cromartie flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 8TH: Ivie lined to shortstop; Winfield walked; Hendrick
singled to left [Winfield to third]; Scanlon struck out; KINGMAN
BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Kingman grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Padres 3.

EXPOS 9TH: DAVIS REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING C ); ASHFORD REPLACED
SCANLON (PLAYING 3B); Carter walked; Dawson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Carter out at
second]; Garrett singled to center; UNSER BATTED FOR BROWN;
Unser flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 9TH: KERRIGAN REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); TENACE BATTED
FOR CHAMPION; Tenace walked; TURNER RAN FOR TENACE; RETTENMUND
BATTED FOR FREISLEBEN; Turner stole second; Rettenmund out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Turner to third]; Richards
singled to right [Turner scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
3, Padres 4.