Bob Forsch became the first Cardinal pitcher to win 20 games since 1971 and helped his own cause with a two-run double in a 5-3 victory over the Expos. Steve Carlton, now with the Phillies, was the last previous Redbird hurler in the charmed circle.

The Cards scored four of their runs in the second inning. After three passes loaded the bases, Mike Tyson knocked in a pair with a single and Forsch followed with his double. Andre Dawson hit a homer and sacrifice fly for the Expos. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, Montreal Expos 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 27, 1977 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Expos        0  0  0    1  0  0    1  1  0  -   3  8  0
Cardinals    0  4  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   5  7  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .290      Brock lf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .270
Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   2   .232        Dwyer lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .353
Dawson cf             3   1   1   2     0   0   .283      Mumphrey cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Perez 1b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .289      Templeton ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .321
Valentine rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .299      Simmons c             3   2   1   0     1   0   .320
Carter c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .280      Hernandez 1b          2   1   1   0     2   0   .294
Unser lf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .274      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .267
Parrish 3b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .240      Cruz rf               2   1   1   0     1   1   .241
Schatzeder p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Tyson 2b              1   1   1   2     0   0   .245
  Frias ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .242        Phillips 2b         2   0   1   0     0   0   .203
  Brown p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Freed ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .410
  Mackanin ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .213        Oberkfell 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Atkinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Forsch p              3   0   1   2     0   0   .167
  White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   8   3     1   6             Totals               30   5   7   5     4   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  6,883
Left on Base: Expos 5, Cardinals 7
DP: Expos 0, Cardinals 2
Errors: Templeton
Doubles: Cash (41), Forsch (4), Simmons (24), Hernandez (38)
Home Runs: Dawson (18)
Caught Stealing: Carter (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Dawson (3)
GIDP: Parrish (11)
Hit by Pitch: Cruz (1,by Kerrigan)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schatzeder L(2-1)       2     2   4   4   3   3   0  11   2.49
Brown                   3     4   1   1   1   1   0  14   4.51
Atkinson                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.46
Kerrigan                1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.06
McEnaney                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.96
Totals                  8     7   5   5   4   4   0  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(20-6)          9     8   3   3   1   6   1  35   3.32
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   6   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Kerrigan (3)

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


EXPOS 1ST: John Denny ejected by 1B umpire Paul Runge for
refusing to stop talking to fans before the game; Cash
grounded out (third to first); Speier grounded out (third to
first); Dawson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Mumphrey grounded out (second
to first); Templeton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carter walked; Carter was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons walked; Hernandez walked [Simmons to
second]; Reitz struck out; Cruz walked [Simmons to third,
Hernandez to second]; Tyson singled to left [Simmons scored,
Hernandez scored, Cruz to third]; Forsch doubled to left [Cruz
scored, Tyson scored]; Brock struck out; Mumphrey flied out to
left; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 4.

EXPOS 3RD: Unser grounded out (second to first); Parrish flied
out to center; FRIAS BATTED FOR SCHATZEDER; Frias was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 3RD: BROWN REPLACED FRIAS (PITCHING); Templeton
grounded out (third to first); Simmons flied out to center;
Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 0, Cardinals 4.

EXPOS 4TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED TYSON (PLAYING 2B); Cash doubled to
left; Speier reached on a fielder's choice [Cash to third];
Dawson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cash scored]; Perez lined
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Speier out at first]; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz lined to left; Cruz singled to left;
Phillips singled to left [Cruz to second]; Forsch out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Cruz to third, Phillips to
second]; Brock grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 4.

EXPOS 5TH: DWYER REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Valentine reached
on an error by Templeton [Valentine to first]; Carter popped to
second; Unser singled to left [Valentine to second]; Parrish
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Valentine out at
third]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Mumphrey grounded out (first unassisted);
Templeton flied out to center; Simmons doubled to right;
Hernandez was walked intentionally; Reitz singled to left
[Simmons scored, Hernandez to third, Reitz to second (on
throw)]; Cruz struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cardinals 5.

EXPOS 6TH: MACKANIN BATTED FOR BROWN; Mackanin grounded out
(third to first); Cash singled to right; Speier struck out;
Dawson forced Cash (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 1, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: ATKINSON REPLACED MACKANIN (PITCHING); Phillips
flied out to center; Forsch flied out to left; Dwyer grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cardinals 5.

EXPOS 7TH: Perez singled to left; Valentine singled to third
[Perez to second]; Carter popped to second; Unser struck out;
Parrish singled to right [Perez scored, Valentine to third];
WHITE BATTED FOR ATKINSON; White grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: KERRIGAN REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Mumphrey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Templeton flied out to
center; Simmons lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Cardinals 5.

EXPOS 8TH: Cash flied out to center; Speier was called out on
strikes; Dawson homered; Perez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hernandez doubled to left; Reitz grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Hernandez to third]; Cruz was hit by a
pitch; MCENANEY REPLACED KERRIGAN (PITCHING); FREED BATTED FOR
PHILLIPS; Freed popped to shortstop; Forsch grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 5.

EXPOS 9TH: OBERKFELL REPLACED FREED (PLAYING 2B); Valentine
grounded out (third to first); Carter was called out on strikes;
Unser singled to right; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 5.