Montreal Expos vs Chicago Cubs
July 5, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 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 9, Chicago Cubs 8

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 4 2 2 0
  Mackanin lf 0 0 0 0
Speier ss 4 1 1 0
Valentine rf 2 0 1 0
  Mejias pr,rf 4 0 0 0
Perez 1b 4 3 3 3
  Frias pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Carter c 6 0 1 0
  Blackwell c 0 0 0 0
Cromartie lf 5 0 1 1
  Unser cf,1b 0 0 0 0
Dawson cf,lf,cf 4 2 3 4
Garrett 3b 3 1 2 0
Bahnsen p 3 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  McEnaney p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 14 8
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 5 0 1 1
Gross lf 3 2 2 0
  Clines ph 1 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 2 0
  Mitterwald 1b 1 0 0 0
Murcer rf 5 1 2 0
Morales cf 5 2 3 1
Trillo 2b 5 2 2 1
Ontiveros 3b 5 1 3 3
Swisher c 4 0 0 1
Krukow p 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Wallis ph 1 0 0 0
  Reuschel p 1 0 0 0
  Rosello ph 1 0 1 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 8 16 7
Montreal 221 001 0219141
Chicago 010 012 1038161
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen  W (3-2) 6.0 9 4 3 0 4
  Walker   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  McEnaney  SV (3) 2.2 6 3 3 0 0
Totals
9.0
16
8
7
1
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Krukow  L (7-6) 2.2 7 5 3 4 2
  Hernandez   1.1 0 0 0 2 0
  Reuschel   4.0 6 3 3 2 2
  Todd   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
14
9
7
9
4

  E–Perez (8), Trillo (15).  2B–Chicago Gross (5,off Bahnsen); Ontiveros (9,off McEnaney).  3B–Montreal Perez (3,off Todd), Chicago Morales (4,off Bahnsen); Ontiveros (3,off Bahnsen).  HR–Montreal Dawson 2 (10,3rd inning off Krukow 0 on, 1 out,8th inning off P Reuschel 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Bahnsen (1,off Krukow).  IBB–Dawson (3,by G Hernandez); Garrett (3,by P Reuschel).  SF–Swisher (1,off Bahnsen).  SB–Cromartie (3,2nd base off Krukow/Swisher); Perez (3,2nd base off Krukow/Swisher); Dawson (9,2nd base off P Reuschel/Swisher).  IBB–G Hernandez (5,Dawson); P Reuschel (4,Garrett).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–(none), 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–3:23.  A–9,780.
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