San Diego Padres vs Montreal Expos
May 21, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1977 at Stade Olympique. The San Diego Padres defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 11, Montreal Expos 8

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards cf 6 2 0 0
Almon ss 3 2 1 0
  Valentine ph,ss 3 1 0 0
Rettenmund lf 7 2 2 4
Winfield rf 8 2 3 3
Ivie 1b 4 0 0 0
  Fingers p 2 0 0 0
  Melendez ph 1 0 0 0
  Sawyer p 2 0 0 0
Rader 3b 8 1 2 2
Champion 2b 9 0 1 2
Davis c 3 0 0 0
  Sutherland ph 1 0 1 0
  Hendrick pr 0 0 0 0
  Roberts c 5 0 0 0
Owchinko p 2 0 0 0
  Wehrmeister p 0 0 0 0
  Turner ph 1 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Tenace 1b 6 1 3 0
Totals 71 11 13 11
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 11 1 4 2
Cromartie lf 8 0 2 0
Dawson cf 4 1 1 2
  Unser ph,cf 7 0 3 0
Perez 1b 10 0 2 1
Valentine rf 9 1 3 1
Mackanin ss 10 1 3 0
Parrish 3b 8 1 3 1
Foote c 4 1 2 0
  Frias pr 0 0 0 0
  Morales c 4 0 0 0
Warthen p 1 1 1 0
  Kerrigan p 0 0 0 0
  Carter ph 0 0 0 0
  Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0
  Atkinson p 0 0 0 0
  Garrett ph 1 1 1 1
  Brown p 2 0 0 0
  Speier ph 1 0 0 0
  Terpko p 0 0 0 0
  Mejias ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 82 8 25 8
San Diego 300 003 010 001 000 000 00311130
Montreal 010 041 010 001 000 000 0008252
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Owchinko   4.1 9 5 5 1 0
  Wehrmeister   1.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Tomlin   1.1 1 1 1 1 1
  Fingers   5.2 8 1 1 3 2
  Sawyer  W (2-3) 8.0 5 0 0 3 4
Totals
21.0
25
8
8
8
8
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Warthen   5.2 3 6 3 4 8
  Kerrigan   2.1 3 1 1 1 1
  Atkinson   4.0 4 1 1 4 0
  Brown   6.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Terpko  L (0-1) 3.0 3 3 3 4 1
Totals
21.0
13
11
8
13
12

  E–Perez (4), Parrish (8).  DP–San Diego 3, Montreal 3.  2B–San Diego Winfield (9,off Kerrigan); Sutherland (3,off Atkinson); Tenace (8,off Atkinson), Montreal Cromartie (15,off Owchinko); Cash 2 (11,off Owchinko,off Fingers); Valentine 2 (9,off Fingers,off Sawyer).  3B–Montreal Dawson (1,off Owchinko); Mackanin (1,off Wehrmeister).  HR–San Diego Winfield (8,1st inning off Warthen 1 on, 1 out); Rader (5,12th inning off Atkinson 0 on, 1 out); Rettenmund (3,21st inning off Terpko 2 on, 1 out), Montreal Valentine (7,2nd inning off Owchinko 0 on, 1 out); Garrett (1,12th inning off Fingers 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Rettenmund (2,off Warthen); Richards (1,off Terpko); Kerrigan (1,off Wehrmeister); Atkinson (1,off Fingers).  SF–Rettenmund (2,off Warthen); Perez (4,off Wehrmeister).  IBB–Winfield 2 (3,by Warthen,by Terpko); Richards 2 (6,by Atkinson 2); Cromartie 2 (2,by Fingers 2); Valentine (1,by Fingers); Parrish (3,by Sawyer); Morales (1,by Sawyer).  HBP–Parrish (1,by Tomlin).  SB–Richards (9,2nd base off Warthen/Foote); Mackanin (1,2nd base off Fingers/Roberts).  CS–Winfield (4,2nd base by Warthen/Foote).  HBP–Tomlin (1,Parrish).  IBB–Fingers 3 (4,Cromartie 2,Valentine); Sawyer 2 (4,Parrish,Morales); Warthen (1,Winfield); Atkinson 2 (5,Richards 2); Terpko (1,Winfield).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–5:33.  A–16,892.
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