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1977 Montreal Expos
Manager: Dick Willams 75-87, Finished 5th in NL East
Attendance: 1,433,757 (6th of 12)
Ballpark: Big O
Scores: http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MON/1977-schedule-scores.shtml
Highlights: New stadium Montreal Expos now playing at the much bigger Olympic stadium.
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.
December 16, 1976: Woodie Fryman and Dale Murray were traded by the Expos to the Cincinnati Reds for Tony Pérez and Will McEnaney.
March 15, 1977: Rodney Scott was traded by the Expos to the Texas Rangers for Jeff Terpko.
June 7, 1977: 1977 Major League Baseball Draft
Bill Gullickson was drafted by the Expos in the 1st round (2nd pick).
Scott Sanderson was drafted by the Expos in the 3rd round.
Tim Raines was drafted by the Expos in the 5th round
