The Expos bounced back after absorbing an 11-1 pounding in the first game of a doubleheader and beat the Giants in the second game, 3-2. In the first inning of the lidlifter, Willie McCovey hit a grand-slam homer off Bill Stoneman after the Giants had loaded the bases on walks to Bobby Bonds and Willie Mays around a single by Ron Hunt. McCovey also hit a bases-empty homer in the fifth and Bonds rapped one in the sixth before Dick Dietz wound up the Giants' bombardment with a grand slam in the eighth. A single by Bonds and passes to Hunt and McCovey set the stage for Dietz' smash off Carroll Sembera. Mike McCormick breezed to victory with a three-hitter.

Carl Morton, who started his career in the minors as an outfielder, made his first major league start in the nightcap and was the Expos' winner. Mack Jones backed the rookie with a triple and double. Ken Henderson drove in the Giants' runs with a homer in the sixth inning. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 11, Montreal Expos 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, April     26, 1970 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  3  0
Giants       4  1  0    0  1  1    0  4  x  -  11 13  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Qualls cf             3   0   0   1     0   0   .000      Bonds rf              4   3   3   1     1   1   .353
  Sembera p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hunt 2b               3   2   2   0     1   0   .372
  Boccabella ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Mays cf               4   1   2   1     1   1   .283
Sutherland 2b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .136      McCovey 1b            3   3   2   5     2   1   .211
Staub rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .326        Burda 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Bailey lf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .100      Henderson lf          4   1   1   0     1   1   .394
Laboy 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .116      Dietz c               5   1   1   4     0   3   .411
Fairly 1b,cf          3   0   0   0     0   2   .250      Davenport 3b          4   0   2   0     1   1   .400
Brand c               3   1   1   0     0   0   .154      Lanier ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .148
Wine ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .277      McCormick p           4   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Stoneman p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .125
  Hiatt ph,1b         2   0   1   0     0   0   .400

Totals               29   1   3   1     1   3             Totals               35  11  13  11     7  11

Time of Game: 2:30
Left on Base: Expos 2, Giants 8
DP: Expos 1, Giants 2
Errors: Lanier
Doubles: Hiatt (2)
Home Runs: McCovey 2 (6), Bonds (3), Dietz (6)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (7), Mays (1), Hunt (1)
GIDP: Laboy (1), Sutherland (1)
Hit by Pitch: Hunt (1,by Sembera)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoneman L(1-3)         5     9   6   6   3   7   2  26   5.52
Sembera                 3     4   5   5   4   4   2  17  18.90
Totals                  8    13  11  11   7  11   4  43

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCormick W(1-1)        9     3   1   1   1   3   0  30   4.30
Totals                  9     3   1   1   1   3   0  30

Hit by Pitch: Sembera (1)
Wild Pitches: Sembera 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Ed Vargo


EXPOS 1ST: Qualls grounded out (shortstop to first); Sutherland
grounded out (third to first); Staub popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds walked; Hunt singled to left [Bonds to third];
Mays walked [Hunt to second]; McCovey homered [Bonds scored,
Hunt scored, Mays scored]; Henderson singled to right; Dietz
popped to catcher in foul territory; Davenport singled to left
[Henderson to second]; Lanier popped to first; McCormick flied
out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Giants 4.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey made an out to third; Laboy grounded out
(first unassisted); Fairly struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Giants 4.

GIANTS 2ND: Bonds singled to center; Bonds stole second; Hunt
grounded out (pitcher to first); Mays singled to center [Bonds
scored]; Mays stole second; Mays was out trying to advance to
third (shortstop unassisted); Bobby Wine caught Willie Mays
with the hidden ball trick; McCovey struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Giants 5.

EXPOS 3RD: Brand grounded out (pitcher to first); Wine flied out
to right; Stoneman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Giants 5.

GIANTS 3RD: Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); Dietz
struck out; Davenport singled to left; Lanier flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Giants 5.

EXPOS 4TH: Qualls grounded out (third to first); Sutherland
grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Giants 5.

GIANTS 4TH: McCormick struck out; Bonds struck out; Hunt singled
to left; Hunt stole second; Mays was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Giants 5.

EXPOS 5TH: Bailey walked; Laboy grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bailey out at second]; Fairly
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Giants 5.

GIANTS 5TH: McCovey homered; Henderson made an out to shortstop;
Dietz struck out; Davenport walked; Lanier was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Giants 6.

EXPOS 6TH: Brand singled to center; Wine flied out to right;
HIATT BATTED FOR STONEMAN; Hiatt doubled to left [Brand to
third]; Qualls grounded out (second to first) [Hiatt to third,
Brand scored]; Sutherland grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 6.

GIANTS 6TH: HIATT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); FAIRLY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); SEMBERA REPLACED QUALLS (PITCHING);
McCormick grounded out (third to first); Bonds homered; Hunt was
hit by a pitch; Mays singled to left [Hunt to second]; McCovey
walked [Hunt to third, Mays to second]; Henderson was called out
on strikes; Dietz was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 7.

EXPOS 7TH: Staub popped to third in foul territory; Bailey flied
out to center; Laboy popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 7.

GIANTS 7TH: Davenport flied out to center; Lanier grounded out
(pitcher to first); McCormick was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 7.

EXPOS 8TH: Fairly grounded out (pitcher to first); Brand flied
out to center; Wine singled to center; Hiatt forced Wine (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 7.

GIANTS 8TH: Bonds singled to center; Hunt walked [Bonds to
second]; Sembera threw a wild pitch [Hunt to second, Bonds to
third]; Mays lined into a double play (shortstop to third)
[Bonds out at third]; McCovey was walked intentionally; Sembera
threw a wild pitch [McCovey to second, Hunt to third]; Henderson
was walked intentionally; Dietz homered [Hunt scored, McCovey
scored, Henderson scored]; Davenport struck out; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 11.

EXPOS 9TH: BOCCABELLA BATTED FOR SEMBERA; Boccabella reached on
an error by Lanier; Sutherland grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Boccabella out at second]; BURDA
REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); Staub grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 11.