1977 Montreal Expos season
1977 Montreal Expos | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Olympic Stadium | |
City | Montreal | |
Record | 75–87 (.463) | |
Divisional place | 5th | |
Owners | Charles Bronfman | |
General managers | Charlie Fox | |
Managers | Dick Williams | |
Television | CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron) | |
Radio | CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider) CKAC (French) (Claude Raymond, Jacques Doucet) | |
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The 1977 Montreal Expos season was the ninth season in the history of the franchise. The team finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 75–87, 26 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies. This was the Expos' first year in Olympic Stadium, after playing their first eight seasons at Jarry Park.
Offseason
- November 6, 1976: Pat Scanlon, Steve Dunning, and Tony Scott were traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Greif, Ángel Torres and Sam Mejías.[1]
- December 6, 1976: Roger Freed was drafted from the Expos by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1976 rule 5 draft.[2]
- December 10, 1976: Andre Thornton was traded to the Cleveland Indians for Jackie Brown.[3]
- December 16, 1976: Woodie Fryman and Dale Murray were traded to the Cincinnati Reds for Tony Pérez and Will McEnaney.[4]
- March 15, 1977: Rodney Scott was traded to the Texas Rangers for Jeff Terpko.[5]
Spring training
The Expos held spring training at City Island Ball Park in Daytona Beach, Florida, their fifth season there.
Regular season
- April 15: The Expos set an attendance record for a regular season game as 57,592 fans attend the first game at Olympic Stadium. They were defeated 7 to 2 by the eventual National League East Champion Philadelphia Phillies. Ellis Valentine of the Expos homered in the third inning for the first home run at the Expos' new home.
- April 20: Catcher Gary Carter hit three home runs in one game.
Opening Day starters
- Gary Carter
- Dave Cash
- Warren Cromartie
- Andre Dawson
- Tim Foli
- Larry Parrish
- Tony Pérez
- Don Stanhouse
- Ellis Valentine[6]
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Philadelphia Phillies | 101 | 61 | .623 | — | 60–21 | 41–40 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 96 | 66 | .593 | 5 | 58–23 | 38–43 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 79 | .512 | 18 | 52–31 | 31–48 |
Chicago Cubs | 81 | 81 | .500 | 20 | 46–35 | 35–46 |
Montreal Expos | 75 | 87 | .463 | 26 | 38–43 | 37–44 |
New York Mets | 64 | 98 | .395 | 37 | 35–44 | 29–54 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 4–14 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 2–10 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 1–11 | |||||
Chicago | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–11 | |||||
Cincinnati | 14–4 | 5–7 | — | 5–13 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 5–7 | |||||
Houston | 9–9 | 6–6 | 13–5 | — | 9–9 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 5–7 | |||||
Los Angeles | 13–5 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 9–9 | — | 7–5 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 12–6 | 14–4 | 6–6 | |||||
Montreal | 6–6 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 10–8 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 12–6 | |||||
New York | 5–7 | 9–9 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–10 | — | 5–13 | 4–14 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–10 | |||||
Philadelphia | 10-2 | 12–6 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | — | 8–10 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 11–7 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 9–3 | 11–7 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 14–4 | 10–8 | — | 10–2 | 2–10 | 9–9 | |||||
San Diego | 7–11 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 2–10 | — | 8–10 | 8–4 | |||||
San Francisco | 10–8 | 3–9 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 4–14 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 10–2 | 10–8 | — | 7–5 | |||||
St. Louis | 11–1 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 6: Don Carrithers was purchased by the Minnesota Twins.[7]
- April 10: Tom Walker was signed as a free agent.[8]
- June 7: 1977 Major League Baseball Draft
- Bill Gullickson was selected in the 1st round (2nd pick).[9]
- Scott Sanderson was selected in the 3rd round.[10]
- Tim Raines was selected in the 5th round.[11]
- June 22: Joe Pettini was signed as an amateur free agent.[12]
- July 13: Tom Walker was purchased by the California Angels.[8]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Gary Carter | 154 | 522 | 148 | .284 | 31 | 84 |
1B | Tony Pérez | 154 | 559 | 158 | .283 | 19 | 91 |
2B | Dave Cash | 153 | 650 | 188 | .289 | 0 | 43 |
SS | Chris Speier | 139 | 531 | 125 | .235 | 5 | 38 |
3B | Larry Parrish | 123 | 402 | 99 | .246 | 11 | 46 |
LF | Warren Cromartie | 155 | 620 | 175 | .282 | 5 | 50 |
CF | Andre Dawson | 139 | 525 | 148 | .282 | 19 | 65 |
RF | Ellis Valentine | 127 | 508 | 149 | .293 | 25 | 76 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Del Unser | 113 | 289 | 79 | .273 | 12 | 40 |
Wayne Garrett | 68 | 159 | 43 | .270 | 2 | 22 |
Sam Mejías | 74 | 101 | 23 | .228 | 3 | 8 |
Pete Mackanin | 55 | 85 | 19 | .224 | 1 | 6 |
José Morales | 65 | 74 | 15 | .203 | 1 | 9 |
Pepe Frías | 53 | 70 | 18 | .257 | 0 | 5 |
Tim Foli | 13 | 57 | 10 | .175 | 0 | 3 |
Barry Foote | 15 | 49 | 12 | .245 | 2 | 8 |
Stan Papi | 13 | 43 | 10 | .233 | 0 | 4 |
Tim Blackwell | 16 | 22 | 2 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
Jerry White | 16 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Jorgensen | 19 | 20 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Steve Rogers | 40 | 301.2 | 17 | 16 | 3.10 | 206 |
Wayne Twitchell | 22 | 139.0 | 6 | 5 | 4.21 | 93 |
Stan Bahnsen | 23 | 127.2 | 8 | 9 | 4.81 | 58 |
Gerry Hannahs | 8 | 37.0 | 1 | 5 | 4.86 | 21 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Jackie Brown | 42 | 185.2 | 9 | 12 | 4.51 | 89 |
Don Stanhouse | 47 | 158.1 | 10 | 10 | 3.41 | 89 |
Santo Alcalá | 32 | 101.2 | 2 | 6 | 4.69 | 64 |
Fred Holdsworth | 14 | 42.1 | 3 | 3 | 3.19 | 21 |
Dan Warthen | 12 | 35.0 | 2 | 3 | 7.97 | 26 |
Hal Dues | 6 | 23.0 | 1 | 1 | 4.30 | 9 |
Dan Schatzeder | 6 | 21.2 | 2 | 1 | 2.49 | 14 |
Larry Landreth | 4 | 9.1 | 0 | 2 | 9.64 | 5 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Joe Kerrigan | 66 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3.22 | 43 |
Will McEnaney | 69 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3.95 | 38 |
Bill Atkinson | 55 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3.35 | 56 |
Jeff Terpko | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.66 | 14 |
Tom Walker | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.74 | 10 |
Award winners
1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Ellis Valentine, reserve
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Denver
Notes
- ^ Pat Scanlon page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Roger Freed page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Andre Thornton page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tony Pérez page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jeff Terpko page at Baseball Reference
- ^ 1977 Montreal Expos Roster by Baseball Almanac
- ^ Don Carrithers page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Tom Walker page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bill Gullickson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Scott Sanderson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tim Raines page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Joe Pettini page at Baseball-Reference
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.