Del Unser batted in four runs with a single, double and homer to lead the Expos' attack in a 10-4 victory over the Braves. Unser drove in one run with a single in the first inning, another with a double in the fourth and completed his big day with a two-run homer in the sixth. Chris Speier and Dave Cash each knocked in two runs for the Expos. Jeff Burroughs hit a homer with two men on base for the Braves. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 10, Atlanta Braves 4
Game Played on Sunday, August    21, 1977 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Braves       3  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  6  2
Expos        4  0  0    2  0  3    1  0  x  -  10 12  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Matthews lf           3   1   1   1     1   0   .284      Cash 2b               5   3   4   2     0   0   .286
Gilbreath 2b          3   1   0   0     1   1   .240        Frias pr,2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Burroughs rf          4   1   1   3     0   0   .278      Cromartie lf          5   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Unser rf              5   2   3   4     0   0   .267
Pocoroba c            4   0   2   0     0   1   .286      Perez 1b              3   1   1   0     2   0   .279
Moore 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .244      Carter c              4   1   2   1     0   0   .279
Office cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .245        Blackwell c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .118
Rockett ss            3   1   1   0     1   0   .261      Parrish 3b            2   1   0   0     2   0   .252
Ruthven p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Mejias cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .273
  Asselstine ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .205      Speier ss             3   2   2   2     1   0   .240
  Theiss p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bahnsen p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .111
                                                            Stanhouse p         2   0   0   0     0   1   .195

Totals               29   4   6   4     5   2             Totals               34  10  12   9     5   4

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  2,539
Left on Base: Braves 4, Expos 7
DP: Braves 0, Expos 2
Errors: Moore 2
Doubles: Montanez (22), Cash 2 (29), Unser (11)
Triples: Matthews (3), Cash (5), Speier (4)
Home Runs: Burroughs (32), Unser (12)
Caught Stealing: Pocoroba (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Ruthven (3), Mejias (1), Stanhouse (4)
GIDP: Matthews (9), Office (8)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven L(4-10)         6    11   9   5   4   3   1  33   4.04
Theiss                  2     1   1   1   1   1   0   8   3.86
Totals                  8    12  10   6   5   4   1  41

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen                 3.2   5   4   4   3   0   1  18   4.99
Stanhouse W(9-9)        5.1   1   0   0   2   2   0  17   4.03
Totals                  9     6   4   4   5   2   1  35

Wild Pitches: Bahnsen (4)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ed Montague


BRAVES 1ST: Matthews walked; Gilbreath walked [Matthews to
second]; Burroughs homered [Matthews scored, Gilbreath scored];
Montanez lined to left; Pocoroba singled; Bahnsen threw a wild
pitch [Pocoroba to second]; Moore grounded out (second to first)
[Pocoroba to third]; Office grounded out (first unassisted); 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash tripled; Cromartie grounded out (first
unassisted); Unser singled [Cash scored]; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Unser to second]; Carter singled [Unser
stayed at second]; Parrish walked [Unser to third, Carter to
second]; Mejias reached on an error by Moore [Unser scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Carter to third, Parrish to second]; Speier
singled [Carter scored (unearned), Parrish scored (unearned),
Mejias to second]; Bahnsen struck out; 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 4.

BRAVES 2ND: Rockett walked; Ruthven out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Rockett to second]; Matthews tripled
[Rockett scored]; Gilbreath made an out to third; Burroughs made
an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Expos 4.

EXPOS 2ND: Cash lined to right; Cromartie grounded out (second
to first); Unser grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 4, Expos 4.

BRAVES 3RD: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Pocoroba
singled; Pocoroba was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 4, Expos 4.

EXPOS 3RD: Perez walked; Carter forced Perez (third to second);
Parrish grounded out (third to first) [Carter to second]; Mejias
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Expos 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Office grounded out (first to pitcher); Rockett
singled; Ruthven forced Rockett (pitcher to shortstop);
STANHOUSE REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Matthews forced Ruthven
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Expos 4.

EXPOS 4TH: Speier tripled; Stanhouse made an out to second; Cash
doubled [Speier scored]; Cromartie struck out; Unser doubled
[Cash scored]; Perez was walked intentionally; Carter grounded
out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Expos 6.

BRAVES 5TH: Gilbreath struck out; Burroughs lined to center;
Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 4, Expos 6.

EXPOS 5TH: Parrish walked; Mejias out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Parrish to second]; Speier grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Parrish to third]; Stanhouse struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Expos 6.

BRAVES 6TH: Pocoroba struck out; Moore grounded out (third to
first); Office grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 4, Expos 6.

EXPOS 6TH: Cash singled; Cromartie made an out to shortstop;
Unser homered [Cash scored]; Perez singled to third [Perez to
second (error by Moore)]; Carter singled to center [Perez scored
(unearned), Carter out at second (center to first to
shortstop)]; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (2
ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Expos 9.

BRAVES 7TH: BLACKWELL REPLACED CARTER (PLAYING C ); Rockett
grounded out (second to first); ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR RUTHVEN;
Asselstine walked; Matthews grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Asselstine out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Expos 9.

EXPOS 7TH: THEISS REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PITCHING); Mejias struck
out; Speier walked; Stanhouse out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Speier to second]; Cash doubled [Speier scored];
FRIAS RAN FOR CASH; Cromartie grounded out (first to pitcher); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Expos 10.

BRAVES 8TH: FRIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Gilbreath
grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs flied out to
center; Montanez doubled; Pocoroba grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Expos 10.

EXPOS 8TH: Unser made an out to third; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Blackwell grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Expos 10.

BRAVES 9TH: Moore walked; Office grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Moore out at second]; Rockett
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4,
Expos 10.