Houston Astros 7, Montreal Expos 2
Regular Season Game 131
Played on Sunday, August 28, 1977 (D) at Astrodome

MON N    1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  4
HOU N    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  5  x  -   7  9  0
Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cash 2b                       4   0   0   0       0   0       4   2
Cromartie lf                  4   1   1   0       0   2       1   0
Dawson cf                     3   1   1   0       1   0       1   0
Perez 1b                      3   0   2   1       1   0       4   2
Carter c                      4   0   2   1       0   0      10   0
Mejias rf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Parrish 3b                    4   0   0   0       0   1       1   2
Speier ss                     4   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
Rogers p                      3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  McEnaney p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   2   6   2       2   3      24   9

FIELDING - 
E: Carter (6), Mejias (2), Parrish (16), Speier (19).

BATTING - 
2B: Perez (24,off Bannister); Dawson (18,off Bannister); Carter (21,off Bannister).
Team LOB: 6.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Puhl cf                       4   2   2   0       1   1       4   0
Howard lf                     5   1   3   0       0   0       1   0
Howe 2b                       4   2   0   0       0   1       1   4
Cruz rf                       3   1   2   1       2   1       5   0
Ferguson 1b                   5   1   2   4       0   2      10   0
Herrmann c                    5   0   0   0       0   2       3   0
Sperring 3b                   3   0   0   0       1   1       1   4
Metzger ss                    1   0   0   0       3   0       2   1
Bannister p                   3   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  McLaughlin p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   7   9   5       7   9      27  10

BATTING - 
2B: Cruz (28,off Rogers).
HR: Ferguson (16,8th inning off Rogers 1 on 2 out).
SH: Howe (1,off Rogers); Bannister (5,off Rogers).
Team LOB: 11.

PITCHING
Montreal Expos               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Rogers L(14-13)               7.2   9   7   7   7   9   1  41
McEnaney                      0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Totals                        8     9   7   7   7   9   1  42


Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bannister W(5-7)              8     6   2   2   2   2   0  32
McLaughlin                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     6   2   2   2   3   0  35


Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Jerry Crawford
Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 8587


Starting Lineups:

   Montreal Expos                Houston Astros           
1. Cash                2b        Puhl                cf
2. Cromartie           lf        Howard              lf
3. Dawson              cf        Howe                2b
4. Perez               1b        Cruz                rf
5. Carter              c         Ferguson            1b
6. Mejias              rf        Herrmann            c
7. Parrish             3b        Sperring            3b
8. Speier              ss        Metzger             ss
9. Rogers              p         Bannister           p

EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (third to first); Cromartie
singled; Dawson flied out to center; Perez doubled [Cromartie
scored]; Carter singled [Perez to third]; Mejias flied out to
right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl struck out; Howard made an out to third; Howe
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish made an out to second; Speier flied out to
center; Rogers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz walked; Ferguson forced Cruz (shortstop to
second); Herrmann flied out to right; Sperring walked [Ferguson
to second]; Metzger reached on an error by Parrish [Ferguson to
third, Sperring to second, Metzger to first]; Bannister grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Cromartie
struck out; Dawson doubled; Perez walked; Carter doubled [Dawson
scored, Perez to third]; Mejias flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl walked; Howard singled [Puhl to second]; Howe
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Puhl to third, Howard
to second]; Cruz struck out; Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Parrish made an out to third; Speier grounded out
(third to first); Rogers grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Herrmann struck out; Sperring reached on an error by
Speier [Sperring to first]; Metzger walked [Sperring to second];
Bannister out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Sperring to
third, Metzger to second]; Puhl grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Cash flied out to left; Cromartie struck out; Dawson
walked; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Howard made an out to shortstop; Howe flied out to
left; Cruz doubled; Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Expos 2, Astros 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Carter made an out to shortstop; Mejias flied out to
right; Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Herrmann struck out; Sperring grounded out
(shortstop to first); Metzger walked; Bannister struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Speier flied out to right; Rogers grounded out
(second to first); Cash grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Puhl singled; Howard singled [Puhl to second]; Howe
forced Howard (third to second) [Puhl to third]; Cruz walked
[Howe to second]; Ferguson singled [Puhl scored, Howe scored,
Cruz to second]; Herrmann grounded out (first to pitcher) [Cruz
to third, Ferguson to second]; Sperring struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 2.

EXPOS 8TH: Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Dawson
grounded out (third to first); Perez singled; Carter flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Metzger walked; Bannister made an out to first; Puhl
singled [Metzger to second]; Howard singled [Metzger to third,
Puhl to second]; Howe forced Metzger (shortstop to catcher)
[Puhl scored (error by Carter) (no RBI), Howard scored (no RBI),
Howe to third]; Cruz singled to right [Howe scored, Cruz to
third (error by Mejias)]; Ferguson homered [Cruz scored];
MCENANEY REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Herrmann flied out to
center; 5 R, 4 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 7.

EXPOS 9TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Mejias made
an out to shortstop; Parrish struck out; Speier flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Expos            2   6   4    6
 Astros           7   9   0   11


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