Chicago Cubs vs Montreal Expos
September 15, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1977 at Stade Olympique. 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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Chicago Cubs 4, Montreal Expos 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 1 0 0
Biittner lf 3 0 2 0
  Cardenal pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0
Morales cf 4 1 1 1
Murcer rf 4 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 2 1 0 0
Trillo 2b 1 0 1 0
  Kelleher 2b 2 1 1 1
Gordon c 4 0 0 1
Bonham p 3 0 0 0
  Gross rf 0 0 0 0
  Clines ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 5 3
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 5 1 1 0
Papi 3b 5 1 2 1
Dawson cf 4 0 0 0
Perez 1b 4 0 1 0
  Frias pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Valentine rf 3 0 2 1
  Mejias pr,rf 0 0 0 0
  Unser ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Carter c 4 1 3 2
Cromartie lf 4 0 0 0
Speier ss 3 0 0 0
  White rf 1 1 1 0
Twitchell p 2 0 0 0
  McEnaney p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 4
Chicago 100 201 000453
Montreal 200 100 0115101
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham   7.2 8 4 4 1 5
  Sutter  L (7-3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.2
10
5
5
1
7
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Twitchell   8.1 5 4 3 5 6
  McEnaney  W (3-5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
4
3
5
6

  E–DeJesus (31), Murcer (5), Gordon (1), Papi (1).  DP–Chicago 1, Montreal 1.  2B–Chicago Biittner (25,off Twitchell), Montreal Valentine (26,off Bonham); Carter (25,off Bonham).  3B–Chicago Kelleher (2,off Twitchell).  HR–Chicago Morales (11,6th inning off Twitchell 0 on, 0 out), Montreal Carter (26,4th inning off Bonham 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Papi (1,2nd base off Bonham/Gordon); Cash (21,2nd base off Bonham/Gordon); White (1,2nd base off Sutter/Gordon).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:50.  A–7,369.
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