1977 Montreal Expos season

1977 Montreal Expos
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1969)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Olympic Stadium (since 1977)
Montreal (since 1969)
Results
Record	75–87 (.463)
Divisional place	5th
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Bronfman
General manager(s)	Charlie Fox
Manager(s)	Dick Williams
Local television	CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron)
Local radio	CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider) CKAC (French) (Claude Raymond, Jacques Doucet)
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The 1977 Montreal Expos season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 73-87, 26 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies. This was the first year the team played their home games in Olympic Stadium, having left Jarry Park after the 1976 season.

Offseason

• November 6, 1976: Pat Scanlon, Steve Dunning, and Tony Scott were traded by the Expos 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 by the Expos to the Cleveland Indians for Jackie Brown.^[3]
• December 16, 1976: Woodie Fryman and Dale Murray were traded by the Expos to the Cincinnati Reds for Tony Pérez and Will McEnaney.^[4]
• March 15, 1977: Rodney Scott was traded by the Expos to the Texas Rangers for Jeff Terpko.^[5]

Regular season

• April 15, 1977: 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. Greg Luzinski of the Phils and Ellis Valentine of the Expos hit homers in the second inning, the first home runs at the Expos new home.
• April 20, 1977: 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

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Phillies	101	61	0.623	—	60–21	41–40
Pittsburgh Pirates	96	66	0.593	5	58–23	38–43
St. Louis Cardinals	83	79	0.512	18	52–31	31–48
Chicago Cubs	81	81	0.500	20	46–35	35–46
Montreal Expos	75	87	0.463	26	38–43	37–44
New York Mets	64	98	0.395	37	35–44	29–54

Record vs. opponents

1977 National League Records Sources:
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, 1977: Don Carrithers was purchased from the Expos by the Minnesota Twins.^[7]
• April 10, 1977: Tom Walker was signed as a free agent by the Expos.^[8]
• June 7, 1977: 1977 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Bill Gullickson was drafted by the Expos in the 1st round (2nd pick).^[9]
  • Scott Sanderson was drafted by the Expos in the 3rd round.^[10]
  • Tim Raines was drafted by the Expos in the 5th round.^[11]
• June 22, 1977: Joe Pettini was signed by the Expos as an amateur free agent.^[12]
• July 13, 1977: Tom Walker was purchased from the Expos by the California Angels.^[8]

Roster

1977 Montreal Expos
Roster
Pitchers 32 Santo Alcalá 42 Bill Atkinson 22 Stan Bahnsen 31 Jackie Brown 28 Hal Dues 35 Gerry Hannahs 16 Fred Holdsworth 18 Joe Kerrigan 21 Larry Landreth 20 Will McEnaney 45 Steve Rogers 43 Dan Schatzeder 26 Don Stanhouse 48 Jeff Terpko 33 Wayne Twitchell 16 Tom Walker 39 Dan Warthen		Catchers 44 Tim Blackwell  8 Gary Carter  9 Barry Foote 34 José Morales Infielders 30 Dave Cash 19 Tim Foli 38 Pepe Frías 11 Wayne Garrett 16 Mike Jorgensen  5 Pete Mackanin 12 Stan Papi 15 Larry Parrish 24 Tony Pérez  4 Chris Speier		Outfielders 49 Warren Cromartie 10 Andre Dawson 14 Sam Mejías 25 Del Unser 17 Ellis Valentine 37 Jerry White		Manager 23 Dick Williams Coaches  2 Jim Brewer  6 Billy Gardner  3 Mickey Vernon  1 Ozzie Virgil

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
C	Carter, GaryGary Carter	154	522	148	.284	31	84
1B	Pérez, TonyTony Pérez	154	559	158	.283	19	91
2B	Cash, DaveDave Cash	153	650	188	.289	0	43
LF	Cromartie, WarrenWarren Cromartie	155	620	175	.282	5	50
CF	Dawson, AndreAndre Dawson	139	525	148	.282	19	65
RF	Valentine, EllisEllis 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
Mejías, SamSam Mejías	74	101	23	.228	3	8
Morales, JoséJosé Morales	65	74	15	.203	1	9
Frías, PepePepe Frías	53	70	18	.257	0	5
Foli, TimTim Foli	13	57	10	.175	0	3
White, JerryJerry White	16	21	4	.190	0	1

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
Rogers, SteveSteve Rogers	40	301.2	17	16	3.10	206
Bahnsen, StanStan Bahnsen	23	127.2	8	9	4.81	58
Hannahs, GerryGerry Hannahs	8	37	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
Brown, JackieJackie Brown	42	185.2	9	12	4.51	89
Alcalá, SantoSanto Alcalá	32	101.2	2	6	4.69	64
Dues, HalHal Dues	6	23	1	1	4.30	9

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
McEnaney, WillWill McEnaney	69	3	5	3	3.95	38
Atkinson, BillBill Atkinson	55	7	2	7	3.35	56
Terpko, JeffJeff Terpko	13	0	1	0	5.66	14
Walker, TomTom Walker	11	1	1	0	4.74	10

Award winners

1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Ellis Valentine, reserve

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Denver Bears	American Association	Jim Marshall
AA	Québec Métros	Eastern League	Doc Edwards
A	West Palm Beach Expos	Florida State League	Felipe Alou
A-Short Season	Jamestown Expos	New York–Penn League	Pat Daugherty
Rookie	GCL Expos	Gulf Coast League	Ray Bellino

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Denver

Notes

1. Pat Scanlon page at Baseball Reference
2. Roger Freed page at Baseball Reference
3. Andre Thornton page at Baseball Reference
4. Tony Pérez page at Baseball Reference
5. Jeff Terpko page at Baseball Reference
6. 1977 Montreal Expos Roster by Baseball Almanac
7. Don Carrithers page at Baseball Reference
8. Tom Walker page at Baseball Reference
9. Bill Gullickson page at Baseball Reference
10. Scott Sanderson page at Baseball Reference
11. Tim Raines page at Baseball Reference
12. 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.

External links

• 1977 Montreal Expos team page at Baseball Reference
• 1977 Montreal Expos team page at www.baseball-almanac.com