Going for it all.... in Montreal!

[Big T]

June 6th, 1977


San Diego 6 Montreal 0
The Expos out hit the Padres 8 to 6 butcould not get on the board. Expos SP Eric Marks (5-4) allowed 6 runson 5 hits with 3 BB's and 3 K's over 5.1 innings for the loss. TheExpos left runners in scoring position 4 times in the loss.


San Diego Padres SP Aaron Stovallallowed 0 runs on 8 hits with 3 K's over a complete game 6-0 shut outof the Expos. The 32 year old is now 3-5 with a 2.67 ERA in 11starts. Stovall's best season was 1972 while with the Red Sox when hewent 7-9 with a 3.72 ERA in 22 starts.


June 7th, 1977


San Diego 9 Montreal 1
The Padres bury the Expos out hittingMontreal 13 to 5. Expos SP Eddie Hernanez (1-10) allowed 6 runs on 8hits with 3 BB's and 2 K's over 5.2 innings. The Expos had 3 errorson the field.


June 8th, 1977


San Diego 4 Montreal 2
The Expos offense again left runners inscoring position with 2 outs, 6 times. Expos SP Carlos Vera (3-4)allowed 4 runs on 6 hits with 5 BB's and 2 K's over 6 innings. LFYue-jiu Zhou accounted for 3 of the Expos 7 hits including his 3rddouble of the year. Expos 1B Darren Maher hit a 2-run single with thebases loaded to score the Expos only runs.


The Expos have activated 3B GilbertoLuna from the DL today. In making room the Expos have demoted 1BBrooks Drennan to AAA Seattle. The 26 year old is hitting .160 with 0HR and 2 RBI's in 20 games, mostly in pinch hit situations as he onlystarted 2 games. The 26 year old Luna was hitting .241 with 0 HR and4 RBI's in 17 games before getting injured.


New York Yankees LF Victor Morales was3 for 5 with a HR and 6 RBI's in a 8-6 loss to the Indians. The 30year old is now hitting .288 with 11 HR's and 40 RBI's in 47 games.In 6 seasons over his MLB career, Morales best season was 1975 whenhe hit .283 with 23 HR's and 51 RBI's in 99 games for the Yankees.


Minnesota Twins 3B Victor Rubio was 2for 4 with a HR and 4 RBI's in a 11-0 win over the Blue Jays. The 26year old is now hitting ..352 with 14 HR's and 45 RBI's in 48 games.In his 4th season in the the MLB, he previous best season was 1976when he hit .276 with 13 HR's and 53 RBI's in 48 games.


June 9th, 1977


Montreal 5 Los Angeles 2
The Expos snap a 4-game losing streakin beating the Dodgers. Expos SP Javier Trevino (8-3) allowed 2 runson 8 hits with 5 K's over 6.1 innings before leaving the game with aninjury while pitching. CL Aiden Beasley got the final 3 outs for his13th save. Expos took advantage of 4 doubles including SP JavierTrevino's 4th of the year.


Chicago Cubs SP Justin Chrzanowskiallowed 0 runs on 3 hits with 12 K's in a complete game 7-0 shut outwin over the Cardinals. The 34 year old is now 5-2 with a 1.89 ERA in11 starts. In his 9th season in the MLB, Chrzanowski's best seasonwould be 1970 when he was 12-4 with a 1.52 ERA in 21 starts with thePadres.


Toronto Blue Jays SP David Lara allowed0 runs on 4 hits with 12 K's over 8 innings in a 1-0 win over theAthletics. The 26 year old is now 3-1 with a 1.39 ERA in 11 starts.In his 4th season in the MLB, his best season previous was 1976 whenhe was 7-10 with a 4.10 ERA in 21 starts with the Blue Jays.


Toronto Blue Jays SS Blake Sanders hadhis hitting streak snapped at 23 games. The 32 year old is nowhitting .382 with 4 HR's and 30 RBI's in 48 games. In his 9th seasonin the MLB, Sanders's previous best season was 1971 when he hit .398with 4 HR's and 66 RBI's in 96 games for the Phillies.


We have reached the 50-game half way point of the season. Montreal Expos analysis to follow.

[Big T]

June 10th, 1977 MLB Standings

NL East	W/L	Pct	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	25-23	.521
St Louis Cardinals	26-24	.520
Chicago Cubs	26-24	.520
Montreal Expos	24-26	.480	2
New York Mets	23-27	.460	3
Philadelphia Phillies	21-29	.420	5
NL West	W/L	Pct	GB
Los Angeles Dodgers	33-16	.673
Houston Astros	30-20	.600	3 1/2
Atlanta Braves	27-23	.540	6 1/2
San Francisco Giants	25-24	.510	8
San Diego Padres	22-27	.449	11
Cincinnati Reds	15-34	.306	18

AL East	W/L	Pct	GB
Baltimore Orioles	29-20	.592
Boston Red Sox	29-21	.580	1/2
Toronto Blue Jays	25-25	.500	4 1/2
Detroit Tigers	24-26	.480	5 1/2
New York Yankees	21-28	.429	8
Chicago White Sox	18-32	.360	11 1/2
AL West	W/L	Pct	GB
Oakland Athletics	33-17	.660
Minnesota Twins	27-23	.540	6
California Angels	26-24	.520	7
Cleveland Indians	25-25	.500	8
Kansas City Royals	22-27	.449	10 1/2
Seattle Mariners	19-30	.388	13 1/2

National League Hitters	Team	Games	HR	RBI	BA
Stowe, Doug	NYN	50	15	38	.374
Cortes, Gregorio	HOU	49	11	43	.325
Leland, Mike	SF	49	7	38	.343
Josey, John	CHN	50	8	28	.373
Valle, Ismael	CIN	48	3	15	.311
Huber, Matt	ATL	49	3	26	.331
Cuellar, Willie	SF	49	2	30	.268
Cordero, Willie	SD	40	9	30	.316
Woodbury, Chris	LAN	49	6	35	.313
Masse, Steve	ATL	45	7	25	.367
American League Hitters	Team	Games	HR	RBI	BA
Sanders, Blake	TOR	48	4	30	.382
Cruz, Miguel	MIN	49	7	25	.331
Rubio, Victor	MIN	49	15	48	.354
Ramos, Jose	CLE	49	10	28	.320
Ruiz, Ivan	OAK	49	12	48	.328
Tolmie, Glen	SEA	47	11	36	.331
Shapiro, Josh	BAL	49	4	19	.321
Johnson, Butch	BAL	42	3	29	.321
Kumasaka, Hitomaro	OAK	49	2	21	.297
Osorio, Luis	TOR	42	8	37	.277
National League Pitchers	Team	GS	W-L	ERA	K's
Chrzanowski, Justin	CHN	11	5-2	1.89	96
Reisinger, Marshall	ATL	11	4-3	2.75	73
Cregg, Aaron	STL	11	3-6	3.50	73
Navarro, Rene	STL	10	5-1	1.34	56
Trevino, Javier	MTL	11	8-3	1.76	60
Green, Robby	LAN	11	4-4	2.44	72
Church, Jeff	HOU	11	4-4	3.84	53
Cabrera, Willie	STL	11	6-3	4.46	75
Engebretson, Brad	LAN	9	5-2	2.37	49
Garcia, Roberto	SF	10	3-2	2.93	49
American League Pitchers	Team	GS	W-L	ERA	Ks
Prestage, Sean	CLE	11	5-2	1.83	69
Drew, Travis	BOS	11	6-2	3.50	65
Wieland, Adalgiso	MIN	11	4-4	2.87	58
Lara, David	TOR	11	3-1	1.39	99
Maravilla, Juan	MIN	11	5-1	2.77	64
Fukuoka, Shoitsu	MIN	10	6-1	3.36	49
Trevino, Arturo	BOS	10	4-0	2.63	51
Decker, Don	DET	11	4-2	2.43	51
Segner, Jake	CHA	11	2-2	3.79	58
Mendoza, Robert	SEA	10	4-4	3.78	49

[Big T]

June 10th, 1977 Montreal Expos Stats and Musings

1976 Final Expos Stats
Team Batting Stats
Batting Ave	.239	12th
Slugging Per	.350	12th
OPS	.656	12th
Runs Scored	355	12th
Home Runs	52	12th
Strikeouts	793	10th
Stolen Bases	176	1st
Team Pitching Stats
Earned Run Average	3.36	2nd
Starters ERA	3.56	3rd
Bullpen ERA	2.88	1st
Runs Allowed	358	1st
Opponents Average	0.239	2nd
Home Runs Allowed	54	1st
Strikeouts	691	9th
Defense Eff	.703	1st
June 10th, 1977
Team Batting Stats
Batting Ave	.253	7th
Slugging Per	.367	8th
OPS	.675	10th
Runs Scored	176	11th
Home Runs	25	11th
Strikeouts	377	9th
Stolen Bases	93	1st
Team Pitching Stats
Earned Run Average	3.40	3rd
Starters ERA	3.43	3rd
Bullpen ERA	3.30	5th
Runs Allowed	183	3rd
Opponents Average	0.228	2nd
Home Runs Allowed	26	1st
Strikeouts	342	10th
Defense Eff	.719	1st

The Expos did not have a great 25 games in the 2nd quarter. The offense took a step back and could not cash in runners. The Expos changed hitting coaches on June 9th, 1977 with hope to get the offense going. The pitching still remains a strong point despite the tough seasons that Hernanez and Marks are having. Their is certainly concern that Trevino will miss some serious time.

Montreal Starters	AGE	W-L	ERA	GS	IP	K	WHIP	K/9
Trevino, Javier	30	8-3	1.76	11	87	60	0.72	6.2
Taft, Jamari	29	5-1	1.89	10	71	57	1.01	7.2
Hernanez, Eddie	24	1-10	4.92	11	67	59	1.51	7.8
Marks, Eric	29	5-4	5.08	10	56	42	1.39	6.7
Vera, Carlos	23	3-4	4.65	8	50	26	1.41	4.6

The Expos have to be concerned about SP Javier Trevino as he has an undiagnosed injury. Firstly because he is our #1 starts, secondly he is up for a contract renewal which is likely going to lead to a trade and its hard to trade him if he is injured. Trevino is on pace for 16 wins but it will depend on what the trainers find out. SP Jamari Taft looks like he is going to be the Expos #1 if Trevino goes. Last year was a break out season for Taft, he was 9-6 with a 3.46 ERA in 22 starts. SP Eddie Hernanez has seen is Whip go from 1.10 last year to 1.51 and his opp batting average from .208 to .260. He is certainly expected to bounce back in the second half. SP Eric Marks is carrying a career high ERA of 5.08, his previous high was 3.71 in 1975. Surprizingly his Whip, SLG and opp average are not that different from years past. The Expos expect a better second half from him. SP Carlos Vera has struggled in his last 3 starts, 20.1 IPs, 14 ER's, 4 HR's and 9 BB's for a 6.19 ERA. The Expos still have high hopes for him.

Montreal Relievers	AGE	W-L	ERA	Save	IP	K	WHIP	K/9
Gibson, Will	25	0-2	1.31	0	20	10	1.02	4.4
Marland, Dave	30	0-0	2.25	0	16	13	1.19	7.3
Jones, Robbie	32	0-1	2.40	0	15	22	1.47	13.2
Holmgren, Mark	29	0-0	6.00	0	15	22	1.60	13.2
Beasley, Aidan	27	0-0	1.98	13	13	14	0.66	9.2
Muckenfuss, Chris	27	1-1	7.62	0	13	7	1.62	4.8
Deck, Jesse	32	1-0	1.42	0	12	7	0.95	5.0
Gonzalez, Eddie	26	0-0	6.35	0	5	3	2.65	4.8

LHP Jesse Deck is looking a lot more like the pitcher they signed as a free agent in October 1975. He is ahead of pretty much all his career average including a career best 1.47 ERA in 1973 and a 1.03 Whip in 1974, both years with the Cardinals. RHP Will Gibson has been the 1st guy the Expos go to, to get RHB out in critical situations. For his career he holds RHB's to just a .183 batting average. RHP Mark Holmgren has struggled somewhat this year, he had 3.03 and 3.05 ERA's in his previous 2 seasons. LHP Robbie Jones has made a living getting lefties out, and they are only hitting .160 this year and he has held lefty hitters to a .176 career against him. LHP Dave Marland has been pretty successful getting both lefties and righties out. He has a career 1.08 whip and 2.16 ERA in 41 innings. RHP Chris Muckenfuss has had difficulty getting any body out, but RHB opponents are hitting .438 with a 1.264 OPS. He is getting demoted to AAA Seattle. The Expos have recalled 26 year old Eddie Gonzales, the RHP is 2-2 with a 2.25 ERA in 16 innings in AAA. CL Aiden Beasley has been 13 for 13 in save opportunities. In fact over the past 2 years he is 33 for 34.

Montreal Catchers	AGE	GMS	AB	HR	RBI	AVG	OPS	SB
Capellan, David	25	35	102	2	9	.235	.603	0
Samms, Nate	35	27	83	0	8	.289	.698	0

C David Capellan is in his 3rd season as an Expos, this is the 1st season he is hitting over .200. He is a decent defensive catcher but is a place holder until the Expos can find a bonafide starter to replace Nate Samms. Samms is slowly riding off into the sun set. Offensively he has been acceptable, but with just 1 HR in his last 93 games started, he is no longer the feared hitter he once was.

Montreal Infielders	AGE	GMS	AB	HR	RBI	AVG	OPS	SB
Maher, Darren	23	49	185	9	24	.254	.791	0
Nichols, Chris	25	44	163	1	16	.294	.747	16
Sanchez, David	26	39	122	3	20	.311	.805	7
Sullivan, Mike	26	33	97	0	12	.227	.658	1
Duran, Ricardo	23	34	97	1	13	.299	.789	1
Luna, Gilberto	26	18	61	0	4	.230	.556	10
Drennan, Brooks	26	20	25	0	2	.160	.476	4

1B Darren Maher has cooled off considerably after his hot start to the season. He has hit just 1 HR in his last 19 games and has seen his BA drop from .313 to .254 over the same time. 2B Chris Nichols is having a good offensive season for Montreal. In his 3rd season with the Expos he is flirting with .300 for a BA. 3B Gilberto Luna has struggled and off course been out of the line up due to injury. The Expos will send him to AAA for some fine tuning. The Expos will recall 3B Vince Bowman from AAA Seattle. The 26 year old Bowman is hitting .266 with 3 HR's and 14 RBI's in 42 AAA games. 3B Mike Sullivan is in his rookie season with the Expos, he was called up when Luna was injured. He is a career .245 hitter with 4 HR's and 36 RBI's in 79 AAA games. SS Ricardo Duran has cooled off a lot since May 10th (25 games for the Expos) when he was hitting .500. He is hitting .400 with 10 RBIs with runners in scoring position though. SS David Sanchez is in his 4th season with the Expos. He is having his best season at the plate with his previous highs of .251 batting average, 9 HR's and 31 RBI's in 1976.

Montreal Outfielders	AGE	GMS	AB	HR	RBI	AVG	OPS	SB
De La Torre, David	30	47	185	6	19	.254	.724	7
Garnett, Matt	27	47	179	3	16	.274	.738	25
Plantz, Danny	28	24	91	0	2	.132	.383	7
Zhou, Yue-jiu	22	34	73	0	7	.329	.760	12
Garrido, Jorge	27	16	34	0	3	.059	.268	0
Torres, Domingo	29	16	28	0	2	.286	.655	1
Rodriquez, Raul	23	13	25	0	2	.120	.305	2

LF David de la Torre has given the Expos exactly what they expected, a above average hitter and good defense. He could very well end up with 10 or more HR's and over 40 RBI's this year. CF Mat Garnett has put forced into CF duty with Danny Plantz sent down on May 10th. He is on pace for a career high 50 steals and has done a pretty good job at the lead off spot batting .293 with 3 HRs and 14 RBI's in his 133 at bats at lead off. LF Jorge Garrido is going back to AAA as his .059 batting average is not cutting it. LF The Expos have been getting some offense from LF Domingo Torres. He is a nice left hand bat and is 4 for 8 in pinch hit situations. Rookie LF Yue-jiu Zhou has been effective when called upon. The Expos expect him to hit for average, a sound defender and speed to burn. The Expos will recall 28 year old Danny Plantz from AAA Seattle. In 25 AAA games he hit .216 with 2 HR's and 9 RBI's. After a great season last year for Montreal when he was .251 7 HR's and 30 RBI's in 96 games, he struggled the first quarter of the season.

[Big T]

June 10th, 1977


Los Angeles 7 Montreal 2
The Expos got out hit 10 to 4 and thegame was never really close. Expos SP Jamari Taft (5-2) allowed 4runs (3 earned) on 8 hits with 5 K's over 7 innings. Offensively theonly highlight was that 35 year old C Nate Samms hit his 1st HR ofthe season, only his 2nd in his last 94 starts.


The Los Angeles Dodgers announced afterthe game that SP Brad Engebretson will miss the remainder of theseason with bone chips in his elbow. The 31 year old is 6-2 with a2.39 ERA in 10 starts this year. Engebretson was on pace for a careerseason this year, in his 8 previous MLB seasons his best was 1976with the Red Sox when he was 10-5 with a 2.69 ERA in 20 starts.


June 11th, 1977


Montreal 6 Los Angeles 3 (12)
The Expos get a 3-run HR from 1B DarrenMaher in the bottom of the 12th to win the game. PH David Capellanled off the inning with a double and the Dodgers intentionally walkedRF David de la Torre after CF Danny Plantz used a Sac bunt to moveCapellan to third which set up Maher's heroics. Expos SP Eric Marksleft the game after just 2 outs due to an injury. The Expos relied onits bull pen to win the game. LHP Jesse Deck (2-0) got the credit fora win. C Nate Samms had 3 hits. Maher had 3 RBI's including his 10thHR of the season.


St Louis Cardinals SP Aaron Creggallowed 0 runs on 2 hits with 10 K's over 8 innings in a 5-3 loss tothe Cubs. The 34 year old is now 3-6 with a 3.15 ERA in 12 starts.Cregg was a 1972 Cy Young Award winner with the Expos in 1972 when hewas 10-8 with a 2.27 ERA in 21 starts. He is also a 6-time All Star.


Minnesota Twins SP Adalgiso Wielandallowed 2 runs on 2 hits with 8 K's over 7 innings in a 5-4 loss tothe Yankees. The 24 year old is now 4-4 with a 2.84 ERA in 12 starts.Wieland was an All-Star for the 1st time in his career in 1977.


June 12th, 1977


Montreal 9 Philadelphia 1
The Expos got 12 hits while holding thePhillies to just 3. Expos SP Eddie Hernanez (2-10) allowed 1 run on 3hits with 6 K's over 7.2 innings and might have pitched longer if notfor a 66 minute rain delay in the 8th inning. CF Danny Plantz had 2hits and 3 runs scored. 1B Darren Maher had 3 runs scored and RFYue-jiu Zhou had 3 hits and 4 RBI's including his 4th and 5th doublesof the year.


Minnesota Twins SP Shoitsu Fukuokaallowed 0 runs on 3 hits with 8 K's over 9 innings in a 7-0 win overthe Indians. The 26 year old is now 7-1 with a 2.96 ERA in 11 starts.Fukuoka was the 1974 AL Rookie of the Year and won a 1976 Gold Gloveat the pitchers position.


Montreal Expos LF Yue-jiu Zhou was 3for 4 at the plate with 4 RBIs in a 9-1 win over the Phillies. The 22year old is now hitting .329 with 0 HR's and 11 RBI's in 37 games.


The Montreal Expos were dealt a hugeblow today when it was announced that SP Javier Trevino will miss theremainder of the season with a torn ulnar collateral ligament. The 30year old is expected to miss up to 12 months. Trevino is now 8-3 witha 1.76 ERA in 11 starts for Montreal. The 2-time All Star wasarguably on pace for his best season of his career. The Expos willpromote 24 year old SP Joey Caputo from AAA Seattle. The RHP is 5-2with a 3.48 ERA in 11 starts in AAA this season. For his career,Caputo is 10-3 with a 2.49 ERA in 22 career AAA games including 17starts.


The Montreal Expos are now ranked 13thin the MLB Power Rankings.

NL East	W/L	Pct	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	29-23	.558
Chicago Cubs	28-25	.528	1 1/2
St Louis Cardinals	27-26	.509	2 1/2
Montreal Expos	26-27	.491	3 1/2
New York Mets	25-28	.472	4 1/2
Philadelphia Phillies	21-32	.396	8 1/2

[Big T]

June 13th, 1977


Montreal 9 Philadelphia 0
The Expos got a 4 run top of the 6th tomake it 7-0 courtesy of CF David de la Torres 3-run double and wineasily. Expos SP Carlos Vera (4-4) allowed 0 runs on 3 hits butallowed 6 BB's and had 8 K's over 6.1 innings. LF Mat Garrett scored3 times for Montreal as did RF Yue-jiu Zhou while adding his 1stcareer triple. CF David de la Torre finished the game with 5 RBI's.


Chicago Cubs 1B John Josey extends hi****ting streak to 20 games in a 8-0 loss to the Mets. The 30 year oldis now hitting .376 with 8 HR's and 34 RBI's in 54 games. Josey wasawarded the 1975 NL Rookie of the Year, 2-time Best hitter at hisposition and 3-time All Star and he is only in his 4th MLB season.


The Montreal Expos pitching depth willget further tested as it was announced that SP Eric Marks will missup to 6 weeks with an elbow strain. The 29 year old is 5-4 with a5.02 ERA in 11 starts. Marks finished 3rd in Rookie of the yearvoting in 1973 and was selected as an All Star in 1974. The Exposhave promoted SP Jim Pearcy from AAA Seattle. The 24 year old is 4-2with a 3.27 ERA in 11 starts. For his career in AAA, Pearcy is 10-3with a 3.54 ERA in 28 starts. The Expos now have 4 of 5 SP's at theage of 24 or less.


June 14th, 1977


Montreal 10 Philadelphia 3
The Expos had a 7-run top of the 5th totake a 10-1 lead and beat the Phillies handily again. The Exposscored 10 runs on 10 hits of which just 2 were for extra bases, bothdoubles. SP Jamari Taft (6-2) allowed 3 runs on 4 hits with 3 K'sover 6.2 innings in the win. 2B Chris Nichols was 4 for 4 with 3RBIs.


Chicago White Sox SP Jake Segnerallowed 0 runs on 1 hit with 7 Ks over 7 innings in a 4-0 win overthe Orioles. The 31 year old is now 3-2 with a 3.39 ERA in 12 starts.Segner was the 1971 NL Cy Young Award winner, the 1971 NL MVP, a 1969World Series MVP and an 1969 World Series winner. As well he is a7-time All Star.


Toronto Blue Jays SP David Lara allowed0 runs on 3 hits with 6 K's over 8 innings in a 2-1 loss to the RedSox. The 26 year old is now 3-1 with a 1.25 ERA in 12 starts. Lara isa 2-time All Star.


Montreal Expos 2B Chris Nichols went 4for 4 with 3 RBI's in a 10-3 win over the Phillies. The 25 year oldis now hitting .308 with 1 HR and 19 RBI's in 46 games.


Chicago Cubs 1B John Josey had hi****ting streak snapped at 20 games in a 7-4 loss to the Mets. The 30year old is now hitting .368 with 8 HR's and 34 RBI's.


June 15th, 1977


Montreal 5 New York 4
The Expos got a walk off RBI single byLF Yue-jiu Zhou to beat the Mets. The Mets roughed up SP Jim Pearcymaking his 1st MLB start with a 3-run 1st inning and Pearcy onlylasted 83 pitches giving up 4 runs on 5 hits with 3 BB's and 4 K'sover 4 innings. LHP Dave Marland (1-0) got the win for his work inthe 9th. The Expos got 3 hits from LF Yue-jiu Zhou and they had 10hits in total.


June 16th, 1977


New York 4 Montreal 2
The Mets got an early 3-run inning offanother Expos SP making his MLB debute. Expos SP Joey Caputo (0-1)allowed 4 runs on 8 hits with 5 BB's and 1 K over 6 innings in theloss. The Expos got 8 hits including 2 from PH/C Nate Samms and 1BDarren Maher.


Minnesota Twins SP Adalgiso Wielandallowed 1 run on 3 hits with 9 K's over 7 innings in a 3-2 win overthe Orioles. The 24 year old is now 4-4 with a 2.72 ERA in 13 starts.In his 4th season in the MLB, the 3 previous seasons in relief he hada career best 1.71 ERA in 26 innings in 1974 for the Twins.


June 17th, 1977


Montreal 6 New York 2
The Expos scored 3 runs in the bottomof the 6th to take a 6-1 lead and held on for the win. SS RicardoDuran hit a 2-run double in the 6th for a key hit. SP Eddie Hernanez(3-10) allowed 1 run on 5 hits with 4 BB's and 9 K's over 5.1 inningsin the win. The Expos got multiple hits from CF Danny Plantz, 3BVince Bowman and RF Yue-jiu Zhou. SS Ricardo Duran had 3 RBI's.


June 18th, 1977


The Montreal Expos are off today.


St Louis Cardinals were dealt a hugeblow when they learned that SP Rene Navarro will miss the remainderof the season and up to 14 months with a torn flexor tendon in hiselbow. The 30 year old is 5-1 with a 1.50 ERA in 11 starts. Navarrohad a career best 2.10 ERA in 1974 with the Cardinals in 18 starts.


June 19th, 1977


Chicago 4 Montreal 1
The Expos gave up 2 runs in the bottomof the 3rd and 4th innings and that is all the Cubs would need. ExposSP Jamari Taft (6-3) allowed 4 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits with 3 K'sover 7 innings in the loss. The Expos were held to just 7 hitsincluding 2 by 2B Chris Nichols.


Chicago Cubs SP Justin Chrzanowskiallowed 0 runs on 4 hits with 12 K's over 7 innings in a 4-1 win overthe Expos. The 34 year old is 6-2 with a 1.91 ERA in 13 starts.Chrzanowski had a career best 1.52 ERA in 1970 when he had 21 startsfor the Padres.


The Montreal Expos are now ranked 9thin the MLB Power Rankings.

NL East	W/L	Pct	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	33-25	.569
St Louis Cardinals	31-28	.525	2 1/2
Montreal Expos	30-29	.508	3 1/2
Chicago Cubs	29-30	.492	4 1/2
New York Mets	29-30	.492	4 1/2
Philadelphia Phillies	23-36	.390	10 1/2

[Big T]

June 20th, 1977


Montreal 6 Chicago 3
The Expos got a 3-run top of the 2nd totake a 4-1 lead and set them up for the win. Expos SP Carlos Vera(5-4) allowed 2 runs on 6 hits with 3 BB's and 1 K over 7 innings forthe win. CL Aiden Beasley needed just 11 pitches to dispatch the Cubsin order for his 14th save. 2B Mat Garnett had 3 hits including his4th HR of the year while CF Danny Plantz had 2 HR's and 4 RBIs, his1st two HR's of the year.


Montreal Expos CF Danny Plantz was 2for 4 with 2 HR's and 4 RBI's in a 6-3 win over the Cubs. The 28 yearold is now hitting .169 with 2 HR's and 9 RBI's in 32 games. Plantzwas originally drafted 34th overall by the Blue Jays in 1972. He wastraded to the Expos by Toronto on May 14th, 1974.


June 21st, 1977


Montreal 3 Chicago 1
The Expos scored 2 runs in the top ofthe 7th to make it 3-0 and held on to win. Expos SP Jim Pearcey (1-0)got his 1st MLB win with a 1 run, 3 hit and 5 K effort over 7.1innings. CL Aiden Beasley got the final 3 outs in order for his 15thsave. The Expos got 3 hits from RF Domingo Torres and C Nate Samms.CF Danny Plantz had his 3rd triple of the year while RF DomingoTorres hit his 1st HR of the year, 25th of his career.


Montreal Expos SP Jim Pearcey allowed 1run on 3 hits with 5 Ks over 7.1 innings in a 3-1 win over the Cubs.The 24 year old Pearcey is now 1-0 with a 3.97 ERA in 2 starts.Pearcey was the Expos 1st round, 10th overall pick in the 1975 draft.He was ranked the 56th overall MLB prospect in April 1977.


June 22nd, 1977


Montreal 3 San Francisco 0
The Expos got single runs in the first3 innings for the win. Expos SP Eddie Hernanez (4-10) won for the 3rdstraight start and brought his ERA below 4.00 for the first time thisseason. Hernanez allowed 0 runs on 4 hits with 7 Ks over 8 innings inthe win. CL Aiden Beasley got 3 straight batters after giving up alead off double in the 9th for his 16th save. The Expos had just 6hits including a solo HR from 3B Vince Bowman, his 1st of the year.


Montreal Expos SP Eddie Hernanezallowed 0 runs on 4 hits with 7 K's over 8 innings in a 3-0 win overthe Cubs. The 24 year old is now 4-10 with a 3.96 ERA in 14 starts.Hernanez was originally signed as a minor league prospect by theRoyals on October 2nd, 1969. He was traded to Montreal in May 1972along with RF Yue-jui Zhou. Hernanez was named the MLB's #24 prospectin April 1975.


June 23rd, 1977


San Francisco 5 Montreal 4
The Expos may have gone to the well tomuch when they send CL Aiden Beasley out to protect a lead for the4th straight night. Beasley (0-1) allowed 2 runs on 3 hits with 2BB's while getting just 2 outs in blowing his 1st save of the year.Expos SP Joey Caputo allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits with 4 BB'sand 2 K's over 6.2 innings and left with a 4-3 lead. The Expos hadjust 7 hits including 2 from 1B Darren Maher.


June 24th, 1977


San Francisco 7 Montreal 0
The Giants scored in 2 innings, but 4runs in one and 3 more in another for a easy 7-0 win. Expos SP JamariTaft (6-4) allowed 4 runs (1 earned) on 6 hits with 6 K's over 7innings in the loss. The Expos had just 4 hits and 1 extra base hit,a double by SP Jamari Taft.


San Francisco Giants SS Willie Cuellarwent 3 for 4 with a triple and HR with 4 RBI's in a 7-0 win over theExpos. The 21 year old is now hitting .262 with 3 HR's and 35 RBI'sin 63 games. Cuellar was a minor league signing out of Puerto Rico bythe Giants in April 1972. On April 15th, 1976 Cuellar was ranked theMLB's #12 prospect.


June 25th, 1977


Montreal 3 Houston 2 (10)
The Astros scored in the top of the10th and things looked bleak. The Expos sent veteran C Nate Samms tohit and he promptly hits a double. CF Danny Plantz hits a 0-outsingle to give the Expos runners and 1st and 3rd. After Plantz swipes2nd, it sets up 3B Vince Bowman's heroic's, a 2-run walk off singlefor the win. Expos SP Carlos Vera allowed 1 run on 5 hits with 1 Kover 6 innings, but it was RHP Will Gibson (1-2) with the win. It wasGibson's 1st career MLB win. CF Danny Plantz was the only player with2 hits.


June 26th, 1977


The Montreal Expos-Houston Astros gamewas postponed due to poor weather.


The Montreal Expos are currently ranked8th in the MLB Power Rankings.

NL East	W/L	Pct	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	37-28	.569
St Louis Cardinals	36-30	.545	1 1/2
Montreal Expos	34-31	.523	3
Chicago Cubs	32-34	.485	5 1/2
New York Mets	31-35	.470	6 1/2
Philadelphia Phillies	24-42	.364	13 1/2

[Big T]

June 27th, 1977


Game 1
Houston 3 Montreal 2
The Expos out hit the Astros 10 to 9but did not out scored them. The Astros took a 3-2 lead in the top ofthe 8th. Expos SP Eddie Hernanez (4-11) pitched well enough to win,he allowed 3 runs on 9 hits with 7 K's but allowed 4 BB's in acomplete game loss. SS David Sanchez had 3 hits including his 4th HRof the year.


Game 2
The Expos and Astros were postponed forgame 2 due to poor weather.


The Montreal Expos announced that LFMat Garnett will miss up to 5 weeks with a strained hamstring. The 27year old is hitting .258 with 4 HR's and 21 RBI's in 61 games. Forhis career, Garnett is hitting .264 with 15 HR's and 94 RBI's in 284career MLB games. The Expos have promoted LF Jorge Garrido from AAASeattle, the 27 year old is hitting .320 with 8 HR's and 20 RBI's in31 AAA games. For his MLB career, Garrido is hitting .059 with 0 HR'sand 3 RBI's in 16 games.


Los Angeles Dodgers SP Robby Greenallowed 0 runs on 3 hits with 9 K's in a complete game 4-0 win overthe Pirates. The 36 year old is now 6-5 with a 2.45 ERA in 15 starts.For his career, Green is 102-32 with a 2.61 ERA in 186 MLB starts.


June 28th, 1977


Cincinnati 3 Montreal 1
The Expos again had difficulty gettinghits and wasted a pretty good pitching effort. The Reds out hit theExpos 6 to 4. Expos SP Jim Pearcy (1-1) allowed 3 runs on 5 hits with9 K's but gave up 4 BB's over 6 innings in the loss. The Exposoffense was held to a double and 3 singles.


Houston Astros 3B Gregorio Cortes was 3for 4 with 4 RBI's in a 13-6 win over the Giants. The 24 year old isnow hitting .337 with 12 HR's and 54 RBI's in 66 games. For hiscareer, Cortes is hitting .311 with 69 HR's and 248 RBI's in 360 MLBgames.


New York Mets LF Doug Stowe was 3 for 4with a HR and 3 RBI's and was only a single short of the cycle in a4-3 win over the Cardinals. The 27 year old is hitting .378 with 19HR's and 50 RBI's in 68 games. For his career, Stowe is hitting .285with 77 HR's and 213 RBI's in 354 career MLB games.


June 29th, 1977


Cincinnati 6 Montreal 4
The Expos got offense today, but couldnot keep the Reds off the board. The Reds got a big 4 run bottom ofthe 3rd to take a 4-0 lead and the Expos never really got close.Expos SP Jamari Taft (6-5) allowed 4 runs on 10 hits with 5 K's overjust 4.1 innings. The Expos did have 11 hits including 1B DarrenMaher's 11th HR and LF Jorge Garrido's 1st career MLB HR.


Los Angeles Dodgers 2B Chris Woodburywas 4 for 4 with 2 HR's and 4 RBI's in a 5-0 win over the Braves. The31 year old is now hitting .322 with 10 HR's and 47 RBI's in 67games. For his career, Woodbury is hitting .329 with 98 HR's and 478RBI's in 776 MLB games.


June 30th, 1977


Cincinnati 14 Montreal 4
The Expos get clobbered by the Redsbeing out hit 17 to 9. The Reds scored 4 runs twice, once in the 3rdto take a 7-0 lead and 4 more in the 6th to take a 11-1 lead. ExposSP Carlos Vera (5-5) allowed 7 runs on 9 hits over just 3 innings.The Expos got 3 RBI's courtesy of 1B Darren Maher's 12th HR in the8th. The Expos also got a solo shot from CF Danny Plantz, his 3rd ofthe year.


Houston Astros 3B Gregorio Cortes wasnamed the NL Player of the Month. The 24 year old is hitting .343with 14 HR's and 60 RBI's in 68 games. For his career, Cortes i****ting .312 with 71 HR's and 254 RBI's in 362 career MLB games.


July 1st, 1977


The Montreal Expos are off today.


July 2nd, 1977


Montreal 4 St Louis 3 (10)
The Expos get a walk off RBI single by2B Chris Nichols to score SS David Sanchez from 2nd for the win inthe bottom of the 10th. Expos SP Eddie Hernanez allowed 1 run on 3hits with 10 K's over 7 innings and left the game with a 3-1 lead. CLAiden Beasley blew his 2nd save the of the year giving up a run on 2hits. RHP Eddie Gonzalez (1-0) shut down Cardinal offense in the 10thfor the win.


Minnesota Twins SP Adalgiso Wielandallowed 0 runs on 2 hits with 4 K's over 8 innings in a 1-0 loss tothe White Sox. The 24 year old is now 4-6 with a 2.67 ERA in 16starts. Last season Wieland was 2-2 with 1 save, a 4.62 ERA in 38games for the Twins.


Seattle Mariners SP Robert Mendozaallowed 0 runs on 3 hits with 4 K's over 8 innings in a 3-0 win overthe Yankees. The 33 year old is now 7-5 with a 2.81 ERA in 15 starts.Last year Mendoza was 5-4 with 1 save, a 4.55 ERA in 21 gamesincluding 13 starts for the Mariners.


Toronto Blue Jays SP David Lara willmiss the remainder of the season with elbow strain. It is expected hewill miss up to 8 weeks. The 26 year old is now 3-2 with a 1.38 ERAin 15 starts. Last year Lara was 7-10 with a 4.10 ERA in 21 startsfor the Blue Jays.


July 3rd, 1977


St Louis 5 Montreal 4
The Cardinals out hit the Expos 10 to 9and broke a 3-3 tie in the 7th off of usually reliable LHP DaveMarland for the win. Marland (1-1) allowed 1 run on 2 hits over 2.1innings for the loss. Montreal SP Jesse Deck made his 1st career MLB start, he allowed 4 runs (3 earned) on 8 hits with 5 K's for the game. The Expos got 3 hits for SS Ricardo Duran. 2BChris Nichols and SS Ricardo Duran had back to back triples in the6th inning for Montreal. For Nichols it was his 4th and for Duran itwas his 1st.


Chicago Cubs SP Justin Chrzanowskiallowed 0 runs on 2 hits with 11 K's in a complete game 3-0 win overthe Astros. The 34 year old is now 7-2 with a 1.82 ERA in 16 starts.Last year, Chrzanowski was 9-3 with a 1.86 ERA in 20 starts for theCubs.


The Montreal Expos have traded SS TonyDelgado along with CF Roberto Salinas to the Seattle Mariners inexchange for LHP Jim Lea and 2B Miguel Cravalho. The 24 year oldDelgado was currently with AAA Seattle where he is hitting .248 with0 HR's and 11 RBI's in 35 AAA games. In 110 career games for theExpos he hit .243 with 2 HR's and 25 RBI's in 110 games. The 22 yearold Salinas is hitting .200 with 0 HR's and 11 RBI's in 39 games withthe Expos A team. The 25 year old Lea is 2-1 with 1 save, a 3.06 ERAin 34 games with the Mariners. The 22 year old Cravlaho is hitting.151 with 1 HR and 5 RBI's in 23 games for the Mariners A team.


The Montreal Expos are currently ranked17th in the MLB Power Rankings.


The Montreal Expos according to BNNhave a 1.8% chance of winning the NL East.

NL East	W/L	Pct	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	41-30	.577
St Louis Cardinals	40-32	.556	1 1/2
Chicago Cubs	36-36	.500	5 1/2
Montreal Expos	35-36	.493	6
New York Mets	32-40	.444	9 1/2
Philadelphia Phillies	26-46	.361	15 1/2

[Big T]

July 4th, 1977


The Montreal Expos (35-36) will send LHP Jamari Taft (6-5, 2.44) to the hill to face LHP Willie Cabrera (6-5 4.33) and the St Louis Cardinals (40-32) in Montreal. St Louis leads the seasonal series 4-3.


The Montreal Expos get a walk off RBI single with 2 out by 1B Darren Maher in the bottom of the 10th for the win. Montreal SP Jamari Taft did not factor in the decision, but was the player of the game with his 5 hit, 10 strikeout effort over 6.2 innings allowing 3 ERs. RHP Will Gibson (2-2) got the win getting the final 5 outs without allowing a runner.


On Maher's game winning RBI, PH Vince Bowman had a single, then was PR for by Jorge Garrido who stole 2nd base with his 1st steal of the season. This set up the winning run. RF Yue-jiu Zhou had 3 hits including his 8th double. PH Ricardo Duran hit his 2nd triple as well in the win. 2B Chris Nichols hit his 2nd HR of the season in the 8th to tie the score 4-4.

[Big T]

July 5th, 1977

The Montreal Expos (36-36) will travel to Pittsburgh to face the NL East leading Pirates (42-30). Montreal will start RHP Carlos Vera (5-5, 4.46) against RHP Danny Matias (4-1, 2.43). Montreal has won 4 of 6 against the Pirates this season.

The Montreal Expos continued their dominance of the Pirates this season with a 6-2 win. Montreal basically base hit the Pirates to death in this one as the Expos had 13 hits, all singles. SS Ricardo Duran had 4 of those singles to lead the Expos.

Today's player of the game was Expos SP Carlos Vera . He left the game with a 6-1 lead and let the bull pen do the rest. The 23 year old Vera is now 6-5 with a 4.20 ERA in 13 starts. This is his 2nd season in the MLB, last year he was 1-1 with a 2.43 ERA in 5 starts.



San Francisco Giants SP Roberto Garcia had 7 Ks and allowed 5 hits in a complete game 6-0 win over the Cardinals. The 30 year old is now 5-2 with a 2.61 ERA in 16 starts. In his only other MLB season, last year he was 3-4 with a 4.39 ERA in 10 starts.

Boston Red Sox SP Travis Drew allowed 6 hits and struck out 8 over 8 innings in a 3-1 win over the Tigers. The 34 year old Drew is now 7-6 with a 4.13 ERA in 16 starts. In his 9th season in the MLB, Drew has achieved a 3.4 WAR 3 times including most recently in 1976 when he was 12-3 with a 2.96 ERA in 20 starts for the Red Sox.

Kansas City Royals 1B Justin Schmidt hits HR #200 today in a 3-2 win over the Orioles. The 33 year old is now hitting .179 with 8 HRs and 29 RBIs in 54 games this year. Schmidt started his career in 1969 with the Toronto Blue Jays. He signed as a free agent for the Royals in 1973. Other than his 200 HRs, Schmidt has 728 hits, 560 RBIs and a career .236 batting average in 808 MLB games. Schmidt's best WAR season was 1970 with the Blue Jays when he hit .240 with 29 HRs and 78 RBIs in 96 games.

[Big T]

July 6th, 1977

The Montreal Expos (37-36) are up against the Pittsburgh Pirates (42-31) in game two of the series. Montreal has won 5 of 7 so far this year. Montreal will start 24 year old RHP Jim Pearcy (1-1, 4.15) while the Pirates will go with 27 year old RHP Preston Sims (2-7, 4.92)

The Expos could not find enough offense and lose a close on 4-3. The Pirates got a key run in the 5th for the win. Pirate RF Shane Ruiz hit a RBI single in the 5th with runners on 1st and 2nd with 2 outs.

Pirates 3B Matt Betty was the player of the game, he had 3 hits and 2 RBIs including a HR. For the season, the 27 year old is now hitting .242 with 9 HRs and 36 RBI's in 71 games. Betty's best WAR season was last year when he hit .312 with 21 HRs and 73 RBIs in 99 games for the Pirates.

Montreal SP James Pearcey gets the loss and falls to (1-2).



Toronto Blue Jays SS Blake Sanders had a 5 for 5 day at the plate including a HR in a 8-5 loss to the Yankees. The 33 year old is now hitting .368 with 5 HRs and 36 RBI's in 72 games. Sanders best WAR season was 1971 when he hit .398 with 4 HRs and 66 RBIs in 96 games for the Phillies.

[Big T]

July 7th, 1977

The Montreal Expos (37-37) will finish up with their series with the Pittsburgh Pirates (43-31) Montreal will send RHP Eddie Hernanez (4-11, 3.70) to the mound to face LHP Logan Clayton (9-4, 2.83). Montreal has won 5 of the 8 meeting this season so far.



The Expos won 2 out of 3 on a trip to Pittsburgh, a team they need to beat to be able to claw back into a playoff run. LF David de la Torre had a 2 for 5 game with 3 RBIs including his 7th HR of the year. 1B Darren Maher stroked his 13th HR of the season as well. CF Darren Plantz had his 15th SB of the season while PR David Sanchez stole his 10th base after substituting for C Nate Samms after a single in the critical 2 run 8th inning.

LHP David Marland (2-1) got the win for getting 2 outs in the 7th, CL Aiden Beasley collected his 17th save, although he face 5 hitters and gave up 2 hits in his inning of work.

Pirates 3B Matt Betty was the player of the game for the 2nd time in this series. Betty was 3 for 5 with 3 RBIs including a HR. For the season, the 27 year old is hitting .250 with 10 HRs and 39 RBI's in 72 games. Betty was an NL All Star last season at 3B.

Los Angeles Dodgers SP Robby Green allowed 2 hits and struck out 11 in a 1-0 win over the Cubs. The 36 year old is now 6-5 with a 2.21 ERA in 17 starts. Green's best season based on WAR was 1971 when he was 13-3 with a 2.24 ERA in 22 starts for the White Sox.

[Big T]

July 8th, 1977

MLB Standings and Top Performers

[Big T]

July 8th, 1977

Montreal Expos Stats and Musings.

We are closing in on the trade deadline and with us being 5 games out and 25 to play.... we still have a chance. The odds according to the BNN is that the Expos have a 4.9% chance of getting in the playoffs by winning the NL East Division. It appears we are going to lose SP Javier Trevino for nothing. With Trevino out for the rest of the season and his demand for $17.0 M per season well out of our budget, he is gone.



If we are to improve this team for a shot at the playoffs, we definitely need to improve the offense. Although improved from last year, with the injuries to the pitching staff, the importance is even greater.



Injuries have forced the Expos to bring RHP James Pearcey and RHP Joey Caputo up from AAA a little sooner then planned. After a 11 win season last year, the expectations for SP Eddie Hernanez were high. SP Jamari Taft has been very good, but wasn't expected to have to carry the team this year.

CL Aiden Beasley has been pretty effective in closing situations, he had 20 saves in 1976 but had a 0.83 ERA in 32 innings. LHP Robbie Jones continues to be a great lefty specialist.



Rookie LF Yue-jiu Zhou has been a pleasant surprize in his rookie season. I think that the Expos have found an outfielder that can start for many years to come. Veteran LF Dave de la Torre as well has been good offensively. He is second on the team in HR's. Last year SS Ricardo Duran was considered light hitting, although not hitting for power, he is hitting for average this year. CF Danny Plantz is having a difficult season, but the Expos need for him to develop into more then a defensive specialist. He did hit .251 for the Expos with 7 HRs and 30 RBIs last year. Montreal hopes that 1B Darren Maher will meet the Expos expectations. He had 9 HRs and 36 RBIs last year, so an improvement.

[Big T]

July 8th, 1977

The Montreal Expos have completed a trade. The Expos have sent LF Jorge Garrido to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for LHP Jordan Hall. The 27 year old Garrido is hitting .196 with 1 HR and 6 RBI's in 24 games for Montreal this season. The 26 year old Hall is currently 0-0 with a 4.73 ERA in 31 games for the Giants this season. The Expos have assigned Hall to the AAA Pilots.

The Montreal Expos have completed another trade. The Expos have sent LF Domingo Torres and CF Alex Gomez to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for LF Luis Sanchez, SS Shawn Acree and LF Tyler Triche. The 29 year old Torres was hitting .347 with 1 HR and 4 RBIs in 34 games for Montreal. The 22 year old Gomez was hitting .317 with 5 HRs and 27 RBIs in 58 AA games for Montreal. The 34 year old Sanchez is hitting .343 with 3 HRs and 32 RBIs in 56 games for the Phillies. The 20 year old Acree is hitting .207 with 0 HR and 4 RBIs in 41 A games for the Phillies. The 24 year old Triche is hitting .242 with 8 HRs and 38 RBIs in 59 AAA games for the Phillies. Triche has been promoted to the Expos.

The Montreal Expos (38-37) will face the Atlanta Braves (41-35) in Atlanta for a 3 game set. The Expos will send RHP Joey Caputo (0-1, 5.63) to the hill. The Braves go with LHP Mark Bates (6-5, 4.39) Atlanta has won 4 of 6 games so far this season.



Expos 2B David Sanchez hits a 3-run HR in the top of the 8th to give the Expos a 4-2 lead. Sanchez had 2 hits with his 5th HR of the year and had 3 RBI's.

Expos CF Danny Plantz was named the Player of the Game. Plantz had a 3 for 5 game with a HR, triple and a double. He also scored two times and had 3 RBIs. The 28 year old is now hitting .192 with 4 HRs and 16 RBIs in 48 games. Plantz had his best WAR season last year as he hit .251 with 7 HRs and 30 RBIs in 96 games which included a league leading 45 SB's.

Montreal RHP Will Gibson (3-2) got the win for his 2 innings of work allowing 1 hit.

The Expos also got a solo HR by 1B Darren Maher, his 14th of the year.

Around the MLB

Minnesota Twins SP Shoitsu Fukuoka allowed 3 hits and struck out 7 in a 5-0 win over the Mariners. The 26 year old now is 9-3 with a 2.92 ERA in 16 starts. Fukuoka is currently having his best WAR season, exceeding the 1975 season when he was 11-8 with a 3.84 ERA in 22 starts for the Twins.

Houston Astros SP Jeff Church allowed 4 hits and struck out 8 in a 9-0 win over the Cardinals. The 30 year old now is 7-6 with a 3.32 ERA in 17 starts. Church had his best WAR season in 1975 when he was 8-8 with a 3.34 ERA in 20 starts for the Dodgers and Twins.

St Louis Cardinals have been dealt a huge blow as they announced SP Aaron Cregg is done for the season. Cregg has been diagnosed with shoulder inflammation and is expected to miss up to 6 months. The 34 year old is 4-7 with a 3.16 ERA in 17 starts. Cregg had his best WAR season in 1972 when he was 10-8 with a 2.27 ERA in 21 starts for the Montreal Expos. He led all starting pitchers with a 0.85 WHIP that season.

[Big T]

July 9th, 1977

The Montreal Expos (39-37) play game 2 of the 3 game series with the Atlanta Braves (41-36). The Expos will send LHP Jamari Taft (6-5, 2.54 ERA) to the hill to face RHP Marshall Reisinger (4-6, 2.90). The Braves have won 4 of 7 so far this series against the Expos.



Montreal Expos SP Jamari Taft improved to 7-5 with his 7 inning effort. CL Aiden Beasley collected save 18 in 20 tries this season. Expos RF David de la Torre hit a critical 2 run HR in the 1st, his 8th HR of the year.

Montreal 2B Chris Nichols was the player of the game, he was 3 for 4 with 3 runs scored and a HR, his 3rd of the season. Nichols added 2 SBs to increase his total to 25 on the season. The 25 year old is now hitting .302 with 3 HRs and 26 RBIs in 63 games. For his career, his best WAR season is this year as he is only in his 3rd season with Montreal with limited playing time the previous 2 seasons.

[Big T]

July 10th, 1977

The Montreal Expos have traded LHP Dave Marland and 3B Chris Fischer to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for C Bobby Rodriquez and 3B Zachary Edwards. The 30 year old Marland is 2-1 with a 2.08 ERA in 26 games this season for Montreal. The 23 year old Fischer is hitting .319 with 5 HRs and 39 RBIs in 50 AA games for Montreal. The 26 year old Rodriquez is hitting .225 with 0 HRs and 5 RBIs in 41 games for the Cubs. The 23 year old Edwards is hitting .250 with 4 HRs and 18 RBIs in 48 AA games with the Cubs.

The Montreal Expos have traded C David Capellan to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for RHP Dave Frame and 2B Sami Sarbans. The 25 year old Capellan is hitting .229 with 2 HRs and 11 RBIs in 54 game for Montreal. The 25 year old Frame is 2-5 with a 3.95 ERA in 36 games for the Giants. The 18 year old Sarbans has not played this season but hit .396 with 4 HRs and 30 RBIs in 26 High school games last year.

The Montreal Expos have traded 3B Mike Sullivan to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for CF Pat Reber and SS Mike Howard. The 26 year old Sullivan is hitting .223 with 0 HRs and 13 RBIs in 43 games for Montreal. The 25 year old Reber is hitting .230 with 1 HR and 10 RBIs in 29 AAA games for the Phillies. The 25 year old Howard is hitting .279 with 3 HRs and 27 RBIs in 66 AA games for the Phillies.

The Montreal Expos have promoted 3B Gilberto Luna from AAA Seattle. The 26 year old is hitting .248 with 1 HR and 12 RBIs in 27 AAA games this season.

The Montreal Expos have promoted LHP Jim Lea from AAA Seattle. The 25 year old was 2-1 with 1 save, a 3.06 ERA in 34 games with the Mariners before his July 3rd, 1977 trade to the Expos.

The Montreal Expos (40-37) will wrap up the series with the Atlanta Braves (41-37) tonight after winning the first two games of this series. Montreal will start RHP Carlos Vera (6-5, 4.20) against LHP Joey Wise (6-4, 3.57). The Expos and Braves have split 8 meetings so far this season.



Montreal overcame a pretty good pitching effort of Atlanta SP Joey Wise. Montreal SP Carlos Vera improved to 7-5. CL Aiden Beasley converted his 19th save in 21 opportunities today.

Montreal got a key hit from 1B Darren Maher in the 8th, with the score tied 2-2 Maher hit a run scoring double to give the Expos the lead for good. With the win the Expos swept the Braves in this series.

As mentioned despite the loss Braves SP Joey Wise was the player of the game. Wise is now 6-4 with a 3.46 ERA in 13 starts this season. This is the 24 year old 2nd season in the MLB, last year he was 2-2 with a 2.93 ERA in 28 games including 3 starts for the Braves.

Cincinnati Reds 1B Shintaro Hasegawa was named the NL Player of the Week. The 30 year old is hitting .325 with 10 HRs and 52 RBIs in 79 games this year. Hasegawa is a 3 time All Star and 2 time Gold Glover.

Cleveland Indians 1B Jeremy Thrams was named the AL Player of the Week. The 31 year old Thrams is hitting .338 with 18 HRs and 68 RBIs in 79 games. Thrams is a 2-time top hitter at his position and a 4-time All Star.



The Montreal Expos are currently ranked 4th in the MLB Team Power Rankings. The Montreal Expos chances of a post season berth have increased to 20.3%.

[Big T]

July 11th, 1977

The San Diego Padres (32-46) are in town to face the Montreal Expos (41-37) in the 1st of 3 games. The Padres will start RHP Zack Chasteen (0-7, 5.66) while the Expos go with RHP Jim Pearcey (1-2, 4.37) There are over 35000 in the house to see if Montreal can improve on their 3-3 record against the Padres.



The Expos got a strong performance by SP Jim Pearcey with his 5.2 inning performance stretching the Padres losing streak to 7 games. Pearcey, the player of the game is now 2-2 with a 3.49 ERA in 5 starts. Pearcey was named the MLB's #56 prospect in April 1977. Pearcey also drove in 2 runs in the 4th inning with his 1st career MLB double.

RF Luis Sanchez had 3 hits for the Expos while another new comer in C Bobby Rodriquez hit his 1st HR of the season in just his 3rd at bat as an Expos.

Padres SP Zach Chasteen left the game in the 1st inning with a injury.

Around the MLB.....

Minnesota Twins 3B Victor Rubio had a 3 for 4 day at the plate with a HR and 3 RBIs in a 15-11 loss to the Blue Jays. The 26 year old now is hitting .320 with 23 HRs and 71 RBIs in 78 games. Rubio was selected to the 1977 AL All Star team.

The Montreal Expos have expanded their roster per the MLB rules. The Expos have promoted the following players from AAA Seattle.

SP Jordan Hall, the 26 year old was acquired in a trade on July 8th with the Giants. He was 0-0 with a 4.73 ERA in 31 games for the Giants.

SP Dan Marlow, the 27 year old was acquired in a trade on July 11th, 1974 with the Blue Jays. He is 9-4 with a 3.87 ERA in 15 starts in AAA.

RHP Chris Muckenfuss, the 27 year old was acquired in a trade on July 9th, 1974 with the Royals. He is 1-0 with a 1.72 ERA in 9 games in AAA.

RHP David Frame, the 25 year old was acquired in a trade on July 10th with the Giants. He was 2-5 with a 3.95 ERA in 36 games with the Giants.

C Ricky Shvartsman, the 28 year old was acquired in a trade on July 7th, 2001 with the Reds. He is hitting .254 with 7 HRs and 34 RBIs in 62 AAA games.

1B Brooks Drennan, the 26 year old was acquired in a trade on December 1st, 1976 with the Braves. He is hitting .245 with 4 HRs and 17 RBIs in 30 AAA games.

CF Pat Reber, the 25 year old was acquired in a trade on July 10th with the Phillies. He is hitting .231 with 1 HR and 11 RBIs in 30 AAA games.

[Big T]

July 12th, 1977

The San Diego Padres (32-47) are in town to face the heating up Montreal Expos (42-37). The Padres will send veteran RHP Aaron Stovall (3-6, 2.42) to the mound in front of over 35,000 again in Montreal. The Expos will counter with RHP Eddie Hernanez (4-11, 3.94). Montreal has won 4 of 7 so far this season between the two teams.

It was an interesting first inning to say the least, LF Zhou hits a lead-off double and tries to stretch into a triple and gets thrown out at 3rd. With two outs, RF David de la Torre gets thrown out at home after a 3B Vince Bowman single. Could be up 2-0 but still tied 0-0.



Montreal Expos SP Eddie Hernanez did all he could do and was the player of the game. The 24 year old is now 4-11 with a 3.75 ERA in 18 starts. On April 15th, 1975 Hernanez was named the MLB's #24 prospect. That same season he was named to the AAA All Star Team. Hernandez was named one of the 4 players of the night according to BNN.

Expos RHP Eddie Gonzalez took the loss and is now 1-1. The Expos used 6 relievers in the game now that the rosters have been expanded. Aggressive base running may have been the difference for the Expos as besides the two runners getting thrown out extending hits, the Expos got caught stealing 3 times.

1B Darren Maher had a 3 for 6 day at the plate including the Expos only run on his 15th HR of the season. RF David de la Torre hit his 1st triple of the season as well.

Around the MLB.....

Cincinnati Reds 1B Shintaro Hasegawa extended his hitting streak to 20 games in a 4-0 win over the Cardinals. The 30 year old is now hitting .327 with 10 HRs and 53 RBIs in 81 games. Hasegawa is a 3-time All Star and a 2-time Gold Glover at 1B.

[Big T]

July 13th, 1977

The San Diego Padres (33-47) will finish off a 3 game set with the Montreal Expos (42-38) in Montreal today. There are just under 34,000 fans in the house to see former Expos RHP Luke Clemment (4-5, 3.87) face LHP Dan Marlow (0-0, 0.00) who is making his 1st career MLB start. The teams are tied 4-4 head to head so far this season.



Former Expos SP Luke Clemmet took a bite out of the Expos post season chances by pitching and hitting his way to the player of the game. Clemmet had not only pitched a solid 6 innings, he was 2 for 2 with a double and 3 RBIs at the dish. The 26 year old is now 5-5 with a 3.91 ERA in 17 starts. Clemmet won a AAA Championship while with the Cubs organization. The double that Clemmet hit was his 5th of the year giving him 8 RBIs this year.

Montreal RF Luis Sanchez was 3 for 4 at the plate with a run scored. C Bobby Rodriquez hit his 1st triple of the season in the 3rd inning. SP Dan Marlow loses his 1st career start and starts his MLB career 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA.

Around the MLB.....

Cincinnati Reds 1B Shintaro Hasegawa had his hitting streak snapped at 20 games. The 30 year old is not hitting .398 with 10 HRs and 53 RBIs in 82 games.

Houston Astros 3B Gregorio Cortes was 3 for 5 with 2 HRs and 4 RBIs in a 4-3 win over the Pirates. The 24 year old is now hitting .326 with 17 HRs and 68 RBIs in 80 games. Cortes won the 1976 Best Hitter at 3B and 1976 NL MVP award. Cortes is also a 4-time All Star.

July 14th, 1977

The Expos are off today.

Chicago White Sox SS Ben Nelson had a 3 for 6 game with a HR and 6 RBIs in a 18-9 win over the Red Sox. The 37 year old is now hitting .284 with 20 HRs and 58 RBIs in 81 games. Nelson is a 2-time MLB MVP, a 2-time Gold Glover, a 6-time All Star and 3-time Best Hitter at his position.

[Big T]

July 15th, 1977

The Montreal Expos (42-39) travel to California to face the Los Angeles Dodgers (46-35) for a 3-game set. Montreal will start LHP Jamari Taft (7-5, 2.69) and he will be facing RHP Pat Quinn (6-3, 2.35) The teams have split 6 games 3-3 so far this year.



Los Angeles Dodgers SP Pat Quinn dominated the Expos hitters and was named the player of the game. Quinn had the complete game shut out and had his no hitter broken in the 7th inning. The 32 year old is now 7-3 with a 2.18 ERA in 18 starts. Quinn had his career Best ERA in 1973 when he was 15-2 with a 2.00 ERA in 22 starts for the Dodgers.

The Expos hitters had a combined 3 singles and 1 walk, so never put any pressure on the Dodger hurler. SP Jamari Taft falls to 7-6 with the loss.

San Francisco Giants 3B Mike Leland had a 2 for 4 game with 2 HRs and 4 RBIs in a 5-0 win over the Padres. The 30 year old is now hitting .316 with 13 HRs and 56 RBIs in 81 games. Leland had a career high batting average in 1972 when he hit .315 with 14 HRs and 41 RBIs in 97 games for the Giants.