Montreal Expos vs Chicago Cubs
July 4, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1977 at Wrigley Field. The Montreal Expos defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 19, Chicago Cubs 3

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 3 1 1 0
  Frias pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Speier ss 6 1 2 1
  Mackanin 2b 0 0 0 0
Valentine rf 5 2 2 5
Perez 1b 4 0 1 0
  Unser pr,1b 1 1 0 0
Carter c 6 3 2 0
Cromartie lf 5 3 5 2
  Mejias pr,lf 1 2 1 0
Dawson cf 6 2 3 5
Garrett 3b 2 1 1 1
  Parrish ph,3b 2 1 1 3
Brown p 5 1 1 0
Totals 46 19 20 17
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 3 2 2 0
Gross lf 4 1 3 1
Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0
Murcer rf 3 0 0 2
Morales cf 4 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 2 0 0 0
  Todd p 1 0 0 0
  Biittner p 1 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 4 0 3 0
Swisher c 4 0 0 0
Burris p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Kelleher 2b 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
Montreal 421 020 14519201
Chicago 200 000 010393
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Brown  W (6-6) 9.0 9 3 2 2 5
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
2
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Burris  L (9-8) 0.1 4 4 4 1 0
  Moore   4.0 7 5 4 1 3
  Todd   3.1 4 4 4 3 3
  Biittner   1.1 5 6 6 1 3
Totals
9.0
20
19
18
6
9

  E–Cromartie (4), Morales (4), Ontiveros (8), Kelleher (1).  DP–Montreal 2.  2B–Montreal Cromartie 3 (27,off Moore 2,off Todd); Dawson (12,off Moore), Chicago DeJesus (13,off Brown); Gross (3,off Brown).  HR–Montreal Valentine 2 (15,1st inning off Burris 2 on, 0 out,9th inning off Biittner 1 on, 1 out); Parrish (8,8th inning off Biittner 2 on, 2 out); Dawson (8,9th inning off Biittner 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Cash (1,off Moore).  IBB–Garrett 2 (2,by Moore,by Todd).  SF–Murcer (7,off Brown).  CS–Garrett (1,3rd base by Moore/Swisher).  SB–Buckner (4,2nd base off Brown/Carter).  BK–Moore 2 (3).  IBB–Moore (4,Garrett); Todd (2,Garrett).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:59.
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