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Montreal Expos @ Atlanta Braves

1977-08-07 · Day game · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · Att: 5410 · 2:29

Atlanta Braves defeated Montreal Expos 6–2. Atlanta Braves put up 2 in the 5th. Dick Ruthven earned the win. Rod Gilbreath went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MON	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	5
ATL	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	2		6	10

W: Dick Ruthven L: Jackie Brown SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jerry Dale · 1B: Andy Olsen · 2B: Dutch Rennert · 3B: Bob Engel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Montreal Expos — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dave Cash	4	1	1	0	0	0
Warren Cromartie	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ellis Valentine	3	0	0	1	1	0
Andre Dawson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Wayne Garrett	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jose Morales	3	1	2	1	1	1
Del Unser	4	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Mackanin	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jackie Brown	1	0	1	0	0	0
Larry Parrish	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Carter	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tony Perez	1	0	0	0	0	1

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rowland Office	5	1	2	0	0	0
Barry Bonnell	3	1	0	0	0	0
Willie Montanez	4	1	2	1	0	0
Jeff Burroughs	3	0	0	0	1	2
Gary Matthews	3	1	1	0	1	1
Biff Pocoroba	3	1	1	1	1	0
Rod Gilbreath	4	1	2	2	0	0
Pat Rockett	4	0	1	1	0	0
Dick Ruthven	3	0	1	0	1	2

Montreal Expos — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jackie Brown	4.2	6	2	2
Fred Holdsworth	1.1	2	0	1
Santo Alcala	2.0	2	2	2

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Ruthven	9.0	5	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dave Cash: 3
Warren Cromartie: 9
Ellis Valentine: W
Andre Dawson: K

Bot 1

Rowland Office: D
Barry Bonnell: 43.2-3#
Willie Montanez: 3/G
Jeff Burroughs: W
Gary Matthews: 7

Top 2

Wayne Garrett: 5
Jose Morales: K/C
Del Unser: 7

Bot 2

Biff Pocoroba: 3
Rod Gilbreath: 8
Pat Rockett: 63

Top 3

Pete Mackanin: E6.B-1
Jackie Brown: 34/SH.1-2
Dave Cash: 8
Warren Cromartie: 43

Bot 3

Dick Ruthven: S
Rowland Office: 7
Barry Bonnell: 46(1)/FO
Willie Montanez: SB2
Willie Montanez: S.2-H
Jeff Burroughs: K

Top 4

Ellis Valentine: 8
Andre Dawson: 8
Wayne Garrett: W
Jose Morales: S.1-2
Del Unser: 9

Bot 4

Gary Matthews: W
Biff Pocoroba: SB2#
Biff Pocoroba: 7
Rod Gilbreath: 3
Pat Rockett: S.2-H
Dick Ruthven: K

Top 5

Pete Mackanin: 43
Jackie Brown: S
Dave Cash: 9
Warren Cromartie: 9

Bot 5

Rowland Office: S
Barry Bonnell: HP.1-2
Willie Montanez: 46(1)/FO.2-H(E6/TH1)(NR)#
Jeff Burroughs: 5
Gary Matthews: S.1-2#
Biff Pocoroba: S.2-H;1-3
Rod Gilbreath: CSH(252)

Top 6

Ellis Valentine: 7
Andre Dawson: S
Wayne Garrett: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Rod Gilbreath: S
Pat Rockett: 6(1)3/GDP
Dick Ruthven: K

Top 7

Jose Morales: HR
Del Unser: 8
Pete Mackanin: 43
Larry Parrish: 2/FL

Bot 7

Rowland Office: 53
Barry Bonnell: 7
Willie Montanez: S
Jeff Burroughs: K

Top 8

Dave Cash: D
Warren Cromartie: 43.2-3
Ellis Valentine: 43.3-H
Andre Dawson: 4

Bot 8

Gary Matthews: K
Biff Pocoroba: W
Rod Gilbreath: HR.1-H
Pat Rockett: 7
Dick Ruthven: W
Rowland Office: 46(1)/FO

Top 9

Wayne Garrett: 7
Jose Morales: W
Del Unser: 8
Gary Carter: W.1-2
Tony Perez: K/C