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.Pat Scanlon page at Baseball Reference December 6, 1976: Roger Freed was drafted from the Expos by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1976 rule 5 draft.Roger Freed page at Baseball Reference December 10, 1976: Andre Thornton was traded to the Cleveland Indians for Jackie Brown.Andre Thornton page at Baseball Reference December 16, 1976: Woodie Fryman and Dale Murray were traded to the Cincinnati Reds for Tony Pérez and Will McEnaney.Tony Pérez page at Baseball Reference March 15, 1977: Rodney Scott was traded to the Texas Rangers for Jeff Terpko.Jeff Terpko page at Baseball Reference

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 Valentine1977 Montreal Expos Roster by Baseball Almanac

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 6: Don Carrithers was purchased by the Minnesota Twins.Don Carrithers page at Baseball Reference April 10: Tom Walker was signed as a free agent.Tom Walker page at Baseball Reference June 7: 1977 Major League Baseball draft Bill Gullickson was selected in the 1st round (2nd pick).Bill Gullickson page at Baseball Reference Scott Sanderson was selected in the 3rd round.Scott Sanderson page at Baseball Reference Tim Raines was selected in the 5th round.Tim Raines page at Baseball Reference June 22: Joe Pettini was signed as an amateur free agent.Joe Pettini page at Baseball-Reference July 13: Tom Walker was purchased by the California Angels.

Roster 1977 Montreal Expos Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches (Pitching) (First Base) (Hitting) (Third Base)

Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 154 522 148 .284 31 84 1B 154 559 158 .283 19 91 2B 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 155 620 175 .282 5 50 CF 139 525 148 .282 19 65 RF 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 Del Unser 113 289 79 .273 12 40 Wayne Garrett 68 159 43 .270 2 22 74 101 23 .228 3 8 Pete Mackanin 55 85 19 .224 1 6 65 74 15 .203 1 9 53 70 18 .257 0 5 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 16 21 4 .190 0 1 Mike Jorgensen 19 20 4 .200 0 0

Pitching = Indicates franchise record 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 40 301.2 17 16 3.10 206 Wayne Twitchell 22 139.0 6 5 4.21 93 23 127.2 8 9 4.81 58 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 42 185.2 9 12 4.51 89 Don Stanhouse 47 158.1 10 10 3.41 89 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 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 Joe Kerrigan 66 3 5 11 3.22 43 69 3 5 3 3.95 38 55 7 2 7 3.35 56 13 0 1 0 5.66 14 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

References

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