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Thursday May 7, 1970
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Breaking loose on the biggest scoring outburst in their two-year history, the Expos outslugged the Giants, 15-8. The Expos' previous record for most runs in a game was 11, achieved four times last season. The Expos' 15 hits included three apiece by Jim Fairey and Carl Morton. Fairey batted in three runs with a homer and added an RBI with a single. Mack Jones also homered for the Expos. Willie Mays had a homer for the Giants. [The Sporting News]


Montreal Expos 15, San Francisco Giants 8

Game Played on Thursday, May 7, 1970 (Night game) at Parc Jarry

Giants       1  2  0    1  2  0    0  0  2  -   8 11  0
Expos        3  0  0    2  6  1    1  2  x  -  15 15  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf,cf           4   0   0   1     0   2   .330      Staehle 2b            4   2   2   2     1   0   .250
Hunt 2b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .329      Jones lf              3   3   2   1     2   1   .209
Mays cf               3   2   1   1     1   0   .267        Hahn cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Burda 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Staub rf              4   1   1   1     1   1   .296
McCovey 1b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .200      Fairly 1b             3   2   1   2     3   0   .256
  Whitaker lf         1   1   0   0     0   0   .115      Fairey cf,lf          5   3   3   4     1   0   .258
Henderson lf,rf       4   1   1   0     1   0   .343      Brand 3b              6   0   2   1     0   1   .270
Dietz c               5   0   2   4     0   0   .375      Hiatt c               4   1   1   2     2   1   .378
Fuentes 3b            4   2   2   0     1   0   .238      Wine ss               4   1   0   0     1   1   .207
Lanier ss             4   1   3   1     0   0   .230      Morton p              5   2   3   1     0   0   .364
Perry p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .095        Raymond p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bryant p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mason ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reberger p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .095
  McCormick p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   8  11   7     4   2             Totals               38  15  15  14    11   5

Time of Game: 3:17   Attendance:  6,505
Left on Base: Giants 8, Expos 13
DP: Giants 0, Expos 1
Errors: Brand 2
Doubles: McCovey (5), Dietz (7), Brand (2), Morton 2 (2), Fairly (3), Fairey (1)
Home Runs: Mays (4), Fairey (1), Jones (1)
Stolen Bases: Fuentes (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Perry (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Bonds (1), Staehle (1)
GIDP: Taylor (2)
Hit by Pitch: Staub (1,by Perry), Jones (3,by Perry)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(3-4)            4.1   7   9   9   7   1   1  29   5.25
Bryant                  0     0   2   2   2   0   0   2   4.32
Linzy                   0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   5.64
Reberger                2     3   2   1   2   3   0  11   7.77
McCormick               1     3   2   2   0   1   1   6   4.60
Totals                  8    15  15  14  11   5   2  52

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton W(3-0)           8.2  11   8   5   4   2   1  42   2.64
Raymond SV(4)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.38
Totals                  9    11   8   5   4   2   1  43

Passed Balls: Dietz 2 (7)
Hit by Pitch: Perry 2 (3)
Wild Pitches: Perry (3)

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Frank Dezelan


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Hunt grounded out (right to
first); Mays homered; McCovey walked; Henderson grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Staehle grounded out (second to first); Jones struck
out; Staub was hit by a pitch; Fairly walked [Staub to second];
Fairey homered [Staub scored, Fairly scored]; Brand grounded out
(third to first); 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 3.

GIANTS 2ND: Dietz flied out to center; Fuentes walked; Lanier
singled [Fuentes to second]; Perry reached on an error by Brand
(assist by Fairly) [Fuentes scored (unearned) (no RBI), Lanier
to third, Perry to second]; Bonds hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Perry to third, Lanier scored (unearned)]; Hunt flied out to
center; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Expos 3.

EXPOS 2ND: Hiatt walked; Wine forced Hiatt (first to shortstop);
Morton flied out to left; Staehle walked [Wine to second]; Jones
was hit by a pitch [Wine to third, Staehle to second]; Staub
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 3, Expos 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Mays grounded out (shortstop to first); McCovey
flied out to left; Henderson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 3, Expos 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Fairly grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Fairey grounded out (first to pitcher); Brand doubled; Hiatt
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Expos 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Dietz grounded out (second to first); Fuentes
singled to center; Fuentes stole second; Lanier singled to
center [Fuentes scored]; Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Lanier to second]; Bonds struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 4, Expos 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Wine grounded out (pitcher to first); Morton doubled
to right; Perry threw a wild pitch [Morton to third]; Staehle
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Morton scored]; Jones walked; Staub
singled [Jones to third]; Fairly doubled [Staub to third, Jones
scored]; Fairey was walked intentionally; Brand flied out to
right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 4, Expos 5.

GIANTS 5TH: Hunt grounded out (third to first); Mays reached on
an error by Brand; McCovey doubled to right [Mays to third];
Henderson was walked intentionally; Dietz singled to right
[Henderson to third, McCovey scored, Mays scored (unearned)];
Fuentes popped to catcher in foul territory; Lanier grounded out
(second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 6, Expos
5.

EXPOS 5TH: Hiatt grounded out (shortstop to first); Wine walked;
Morton singled to left [Wine to second]; Staehle singled to left
[Morton to second, Wine scored]; Jones walked [Morton to third,
Staehle to second]; BRYANT REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Staub
walked [Morton scored, Staehle to third, Jones to second];
Fairly walked [Staehle scored, Jones to third, Staub to second];
LINZY REPLACED BRYANT (PITCHING); Fairey singled [Fairly to
second, Staub to third, Jones scored]; Brand forced Staub
(pitcher to catcher) [Fairey to second, Fairly to third]; Hiatt
singled to right [Brand to third, Fairey scored, Fairly scored];
Wine forced Hiatt (second to shortstop); 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 6, Expos 11.

GIANTS 6TH: MASON BATTED FOR LINZY; Mason grounded out (third to
first); Bonds flied out to right; Hunt popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Expos 11.

EXPOS 6TH: REBERGER REPLACED MASON (PITCHING); Morton flied out
to center; Staehle singled to right; Dietz allowed a passed ball
[Staehle to second]; Jones singled [Staehle to third]; Staub
struck out; Dietz allowed a passed ball [Jones to third, Staehle
scored (unearned)]; Fairly walked; Fairey grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 6, Expos 12.

GIANTS 7TH: Mays walked; McCovey popped to first in foul
territory; Henderson flied out to center; Dietz made an out to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Expos 12.

EXPOS 7TH: BURDA REPLACED MAYS (PLAYING 1B); WHITAKER REPLACED
MCCOVEY (PLAYING LF); BONDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
HENDERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Brand was called out
on strikes; Hiatt walked; Wine struck out; Morton doubled to
center [Hiatt scored]; Staehle grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Expos 13.

GIANTS 8TH: Fuentes singled to center; Lanier singled to center
[Fuentes to second]; TAYLOR BATTED FOR REBERGER; Taylor grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Fuentes to
third, Lanier out at second]; Bonds made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Expos 13.

EXPOS 8TH: MCCORMICK REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Jones homered;
Staub made an out to second; Fairly flied out to center; Fairey
doubled; Brand singled to center [Fairey scored]; Hiatt struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Expos 15.

GIANTS 9TH: HAHN REPLACED JONES (PLAYING CF); FAIREY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Hunt singled to left; Burda forced Hunt
(second to shortstop); Whitaker forced Burda (second to
shortstop); Henderson singled to right [Whitaker to second];
Dietz doubled to right [Henderson scored, Whitaker scored];
RAYMOND REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); Fuentes grounded out (third
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 8, Expos 15.



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