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KCR  5
@BAL  0
 BOS  6
MIN  5
 MIL 10
@CHW  1
 CLE 10
SEA  6
 DET 12
CAL  9
 NYY  1
TEX  0
 OAK  6
@TOR  2
 ATL  6
NYM  4
 CIN  9
PHI  0
 HOU  7
MON  2
 LAD 11
STL  0
 PIT 10
@SDP  1
 SFG  4
CHC  1
Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 8,587

 Sunday, August 28, 1977
Time of Game: 2:25
Expos
2
59-70
Lost 3
5th, 19½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           1  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  6  4
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   2  5  X    7  9  0
W: Floyd Bannister (5-7), L: Steve Rogers (14-13)
 Astros
7
62-69
Won 5
3rd, 16½ GB

Batting Stats

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Cash 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .716              4   2   
W Cromartie LF                4   1   1   0    0   2  .282  .724              1   0   
A Dawson CF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .280  .791              1   0   2B
T Perez 1B                    3   0   2   1    1   0  .283  .811              4   2   2B
G Carter C                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .276  .840             10   0   2B
S Mejias RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .765              1   0   
L Parrish 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .692              1   2   
C Speier SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .673              1   3   
S Rogers P                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .101  .246              1   0   
  W McEnaney P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
Totals                       33   2   6   0    2   3                         24   9
Batting Events
2B: A Dawson (18, off F Bannister); T Perez (24, off F Bannister); G Carter (21, off F Bannister).
TB: G Carter 3; T Perez 3; A Dawson 2; W Cromartie.
RBI: G Carter (61); T Perez (72).
2-out RBI: G Carter; T Perez.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
Fielding Events
E: C Speier (19); S Mejias (2); G Carter (6); L Parrish (16).
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Puhl CF                     4   2   2   0    1   1  .296  .774              4   0   
W Howard LF                   5   1   3   0    0   0  .244  .568              1   0   
A Howe 2B                     4   2   0   0    0   1  .261  .760              1   4   SH
J Cruz RF                     3   1   2   1    2   1  .298  .833              5   0   2B
J Ferguson 1B                 5   1   2   4    0   2  .251  .800             10   0   HR
E Herrmann C                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .277  .664              3   0   
R Sperring 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .193  .498              1   4   
R Metzger SS                  1   0   0   0    3   0  .179  .521              2   1   
F Bannister P                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .453              0   1   SH
  B McLaughlin P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .111              0   0   
Totals                       33   7   9   0    7   9                         27  10
Batting Events
2B: J Cruz (28, off S Rogers).
HR: J Ferguson (16, off S Rogers; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
SH: A Howe (1, off S Rogers); F Bannister (5, off S Rogers).
TB: J Ferguson 5; W Howard 3; J Cruz 3; T Puhl 2.
RBI: J Ferguson 4 (57); J Cruz (67).
2-out RBI: J Ferguson 2; J Cruz.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 4 for 14.

Pitching Stats

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Rogers, L (14-13)            7.2   9   7   7    7   9   1   3.10   41     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 0· 9     35    -     1.84  -0.36
W McEnaney                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.68    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8     9   7   7    7   9   1          42     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 0· 9           -  
Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Bannister, W (5-7)           8     6   2   2    2   2   0   4.39   32     -       ·  ·     10·12· 0· 6     62    -     0.86   0.14
B McLaughlin                   1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.97    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9     6   2   2    2   3   0          35     -       ·  ·     10·14· 0· 6           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Jerry Crawford.
Time of Game: 2:25.
Attendance: 8,587.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Montreal Expos                            Houston Astros                               
1. Dave Cash                    2B       1. Terry Puhl                   CF
2. Warren Cromartie             LF       2. Wilbur Howard                LF
3. Andre Dawson                 CF       3. Art Howe                     2B
4. Tony Perez                   1B       4. Jose Cruz                    RF
5. Gary Carter                   C       5. Joe Ferguson                 1B
6. Sam Mejias                   RF       6. Ed Herrmann                   C
7. Larry Parrish                3B       7. Rob Sperring                 3B
8. Chris Speier                 SS       8. Roger Metzger                SS
9. Steve Rogers                  P       9. Floyd Bannister               P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b7 1 123 RR 26% 64% 0-2 HOU J. Ferguson S. Rogers Single; Puhl Scores; Howe Scores; Cruz to 2B
b8 1 123 RRO 17% 94% 2-2 HOU A. Howe S. Rogers Groundout: SS-C/Forceout at Hm; Puhl Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/No RBI; Howard Scores/No RBI; Howe to 3B
t3 2 12- R -12% 26% 1-0 MON G. Carter F. Bannister Double; Dawson Scores; Perez to 3B
t1 2 1-- R -12% 41% 0-0 MON T. Perez F. Bannister Double; Cromartie Scores
b8 1 12- 11% 77% 2-2 HOU W. Howard S. Rogers Single; Metzger to 3B; Puhl to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 MON D. Cash F. Bannister Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 1 --- -2% 50% 0-0 MON W. Cromartie F. Bannister Single
t1 1 1-- O 3% 52% 0-0 MON A. Dawson F. Bannister Flyball: CF
t1 2 1-- R -12% 41% 0-0 MON T. Perez F. Bannister Double; Cromartie Scores
t1 2 -2- -1% 39% 1-0 MON G. Carter F. Bannister Single; Perez to 3B
t1 2 1-3 O 4% 44% 1-0 MON S. Mejias F. Bannister Flyball: RF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Expos' Steve Rogers facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 41% 0-1 HOU T. Puhl S. Rogers Strikeout
b1 1 --- O -2% 40% 0-1 HOU W. Howard S. Rogers Flyball: 3B
b1 2 --- O -1% 39% 0-1 HOU A. Howe S. Rogers Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Floyd Bannister facing 7-8-9
t2 0 --- O 2% 41% 1-0 MON L. Parrish F. Bannister Flyball: 2B
t2 1 --- O 1% 42% 1-0 MON C. Speier F. Bannister Flyball: CF
t2 2 --- O 1% 43% 1-0 MON S. Rogers F. Bannister Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Expos' Steve Rogers facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- 4% 47% 0-1 HOU J. Cruz S. Rogers Walk
b2 0 1-- O -4% 43% 0-1 HOU J. Ferguson S. Rogers Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 1 1-- O -3% 40% 0-1 HOU E. Herrmann S. Rogers Flyball: RF
b2 2 1-- 2% 42% 0-1 HOU R. Sperring S. Rogers Walk; Ferguson to 2B
b2 2 12- 4% 46% 0-1 HOU R. Metzger S. Rogers Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Ferguson to 3B; Sperring to 2B; Metzger to 1B
b2 2 123 O -8% 38% 0-1 HOU F. Bannister S. Rogers Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- O 2% 40% 1-0 MON D. Cash F. Bannister Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- O 1% 41% 1-0 MON W. Cromartie F. Bannister Strikeout
t3 2 --- -2% 39% 1-0 MON A. Dawson F. Bannister Double
t3 2 -2- -1% 38% 1-0 MON T. Perez F. Bannister Walk
t3 2 12- R -12% 26% 1-0 MON G. Carter F. Bannister Double; Dawson Scores; Perez to 3B
t3 2 -23 O 4% 30% 2-0 MON S. Mejias F. Bannister Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Expos' Steve Rogers facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- 5% 35% 0-2 HOU T. Puhl S. Rogers Walk
b3 0 1-- 7% 42% 0-2 HOU W. Howard S. Rogers Single; Puhl to 2B
b3 0 12- O -1% 41% 0-2 HOU A. Howe S. Rogers Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Puhl to 3B; Howard to 2B
b3 1 -23 O -9% 32% 0-2 HOU J. Cruz S. Rogers Strikeout
b3 2 -23 O -7% 25% 0-2 HOU J. Ferguson S. Rogers Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Floyd Bannister facing 7-8-9
t4 0 --- O 2% 27% 2-0 MON L. Parrish F. Bannister Flyball: 3B
t4 1 --- O 1% 28% 2-0 MON C. Speier F. Bannister Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 2 --- O 1% 29% 2-0 MON S. Rogers F. Bannister Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Expos' Steve Rogers facing 6-7-8
b4 0 --- O -3% 26% 0-2 HOU E. Herrmann S. Rogers Strikeout
b4 1 --- 3% 29% 0-2 HOU R. Sperring S. Rogers Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Sperring to 1B
b4 1 1-- 5% 34% 0-2 HOU R. Metzger S. Rogers Walk; Sperring to 2B
b4 1 12- O -4% 30% 0-2 HOU F. Bannister S. Rogers Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Sperring to 3B; Metzger to 2B
b4 2 -23 O -7% 23% 0-2 HOU T. Puhl S. Rogers Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
t5 0 --- O 2% 24% 2-0 MON D. Cash F. Bannister Flyball: LF
t5 1 --- O 1% 25% 2-0 MON W. Cromartie F. Bannister Strikeout
t5 2 --- -1% 25% 2-0 MON A. Dawson F. Bannister Walk
t5 2 1-- O 2% 26% 2-0 MON T. Perez F. Bannister Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Expos' Steve Rogers facing 2-3-4
b5 0 --- O -3% 23% 0-2 HOU W. Howard S. Rogers Flyball: SS
b5 1 --- O -2% 21% 0-2 HOU A. Howe S. Rogers Flyball: LF
b5 2 --- 3% 24% 0-2 HOU J. Cruz S. Rogers Double
b5 2 -2- O -4% 20% 0-2 HOU J. Ferguson S. Rogers Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Floyd Bannister facing 5-6-7
t6 0 --- O 2% 22% 2-0 MON G. Carter F. Bannister Flyball: SS
t6 1 --- O 1% 23% 2-0 MON S. Mejias F. Bannister Flyball: RF
t6 2 --- O 1% 23% 2-0 MON L. Parrish F. Bannister Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Expos' Steve Rogers facing 6-7-8
b6 0 --- O -3% 20% 0-2 HOU E. Herrmann S. Rogers Strikeout
b6 1 --- O -2% 18% 0-2 HOU R. Sperring S. Rogers Groundout: SS-1B
b6 2 --- 2% 20% 0-2 HOU R. Metzger S. Rogers Walk
b6 2 1-- O -3% 17% 0-2 HOU F. Bannister S. Rogers Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Floyd Bannister facing 8-9-1
t7 0 --- O 1% 18% 2-0 MON C. Speier F. Bannister Flyball: RF
t7 1 --- O 1% 19% 2-0 MON S. Rogers F. Bannister Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 2 --- O 1% 19% 2-0 MON D. Cash F. Bannister Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Expos' Steve Rogers facing 1-2-3
b7 0 --- 7% 26% 0-2 HOU T. Puhl S. Rogers Single
b7 0 1-- 11% 37% 0-2 HOU W. Howard S. Rogers Single; Puhl to 2B
b7 0 12- O -6% 31% 0-2 HOU A. Howe S. Rogers Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Puhl to 3B
b7 1 1-3 7% 38% 0-2 HOU J. Cruz S. Rogers Walk; Howe to 2B
b7 1 123 RR 26% 64% 0-2 HOU J. Ferguson S. Rogers Single; Puhl Scores; Howe Scores; Cruz to 2B
b7 1 12- O -5% 60% 2-2 HOU E. Herrmann S. Rogers Groundout: 1B-P; Cruz to 3B; Ferguson to 2B
b7 2 -23 O -10% 50% 2-2 HOU R. Sperring S. Rogers Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 2.
Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Tied 2-2, Astros' Floyd Bannister facing 2-3-4
t8 0 --- O 5% 55% 2-2 MON W. Cromartie F. Bannister Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1 --- O 3% 58% 2-2 MON A. Dawson F. Bannister Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 2 --- -3% 55% 2-2 MON T. Perez F. Bannister Single
t8 2 1-- O 5% 60% 2-2 MON G. Carter F. Bannister Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Expos' Steve Rogers facing 8-9-1
b8 0 --- 6% 67% 2-2 HOU R. Metzger S. Rogers Walk
b8 0 1-- O -6% 60% 2-2 HOU F. Bannister S. Rogers Flyball: 1B
b8 1 1-- 6% 67% 2-2 HOU T. Puhl S. Rogers Single; Metzger to 2B
b8 1 12- 11% 77% 2-2 HOU W. Howard S. Rogers Single; Metzger to 3B; Puhl to 2B
b8 1 123 RRO 17% 94% 2-2 HOU A. Howe S. Rogers Groundout: SS-C/Forceout at Hm; Puhl Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/No RBI; Howard Scores/No RBI; Howe to 3B
b8 2 --3 R 3% 98% 4-2 HOU J. Cruz S. Rogers Single to RF; Howe Scores; Cruz to 3B/Adv on E9
b8 2 --3 RR 2% 100% 5-2 HOU J. Ferguson S. Rogers Home Run; Cruz Scores
Will McEnaney replaces Steve Rogers pitching and batting 9th
b8 2 --- O 0% 100% 7-2 HOU E. Herrmann W. McEnaney Flyball: CF
5 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 7.
Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-7, Astros' Bo McLaughlin facing 6-7-8
Bo McLaughlin replaces Floyd Bannister pitching and batting 9th
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 2-7 MON S. Mejias B. McLaughlin Flyball: SS
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 2-7 MON L. Parrish B. McLaughlin Strikeout
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 2-7 MON C. Speier B. McLaughlin Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 7.

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