A slugging show by Willie Mays and Willie McCovey enabled the Giants to win the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 8-7, but the Expos came back to cop the second contest, 7-5. Mays batted in three runs in the lidlifter and McCovey accounted for four. After Mays singled a run across in the first inning, McCovey smashed a homer. Rich Robertson accounted for the only run not produced by the Giants' Willies by hitting a double to score Al Gallagher in the third.

The Expos, however, routed Robertson in the fourth while piling up six runs. John Cumberland, in relief, balked with the bases loaded and uncorked a wild pitch to allow another run to score. The Giants loaded the bases in the eighth and Mays singled, driving in two runs. McCovey followed with a two-run double for the winning blow.

In the nightcap, Rusty Staub tripled with two men on base for the Expos in the fifth inning and John Bateman broke a 4-4 tie with a homer in the sixth. Then, in the seventh, a bases-loaded grounder by Bateman added what proved to be the deciding run. Jim Ray Hart was the big gun for the Giants, accounting for four RBIs with a pair of homers. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 8, Montreal Expos 7 (Game 1)

Game Played on Friday, July 24, 1970 (Night game) at Parc Jarry

Giants       3  1  0    0  0  0    0  4  0  -   8 10  1
Expos        0  0  0    6  0  0    0  1  0  -   7 11  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              4   2   2   0     1   2   .296      Jones lf              3   1   2   1     2   1   .227
Hunt 2b               3   1   0   0     1   0   .292      Fairly 1b             4   1   0   0     1   1   .265
  McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Staub rf              4   0   1   1     1   1   .291
Mays cf               4   2   3   3     1   1   .281      Gosger cf             3   1   2   0     0   0   .316
McCovey 1b            5   1   2   4     0   0   .262        Phillips ph,cf      2   0   1   0     0   1   .242
Dietz c               5   0   0   0     0   3   .326      Bateman c             5   1   1   1     0   0   .235
Hart lf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .358      Laboy 3b              4   1   2   0     1   1   .228
Gallagher 3b          3   2   2   0     2   0   .286      Staehle 2b            4   1   0   1     0   0   .226
Lanier ss             5   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Wine ss               1   0   0   0     0   0   .196
Robertson p           2   0   1   1     0   0   .085        Fairey ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .268
  Cumberland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .059        Brand ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .244
  Taylor ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Renko p               2   1   0   1     1   0   .167
  Davison p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Strohmayer p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  F. Johnson ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .239        McGinn p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .115
  Heise 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .239        Raymond p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bailey ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .315
                                                            Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   8  10   8     5   7             Totals               36   7  11   5     6   5

Time of Game: 3:07
Left on Base: Giants 9, Expos 9
DP: Giants 1, Expos 1
Errors: Bonds, Brand
Doubles: Robertson (2), Bonds (20), McCovey (17), Gosger (5), Staub (17)
Home Runs: McCovey (24)
Stolen Bases: Staub (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Staehle (2)
GIDP: Lanier (7), Staub (3)
Hit by Pitch: Taylor (4,by Renko), Hunt (22,by Renko)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Robertson               3.2   6   5   5   3   1   0  19   4.95
Cumberland              1.1   1   1   1   1   0   0   6   3.99
Davison W(2-3)          2     0   0   0   1   3   0   7   7.94
McMahon SV(9)           2     4   1   1   1   1   0  11   3.48
Totals                  9    11   7   7   6   5   0  43

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(5-7)            7.2   7   7   7   5   7   1  38   4.43
Strohmayer              0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   4.99
McGinn                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.24
Raymond                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.88
Marshall                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.73
Totals                  9    10   8   8   5   7   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Renko 2 (5)
Wild Pitches: Robertson (14), Cumberland (1)
Balks: Cumberland (1)

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Tony Venzon


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds walked; Hunt grounded out (third to first)
[Bonds to second]; Mays singled to center [Bonds scored];
McCovey homered [Mays scored]; Dietz struck out; Hart grounded
out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Jones walked; Fairly forced Jones (first to
shortstop); Staub grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Fairly out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3,
Expos 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Gallagher walked; Lanier struck out; Robertson
doubled to center [Gallagher scored]; Bonds doubled to left
[Robertson to third]; Hunt flied out to right; Mays walked;
McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Giants 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Gosger singled to center; Robertson threw a wild
pitch [Gosger to second]; Bateman made an out to second; Laboy
struck out; Staehle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Expos 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Dietz grounded out (third to first); Hart flied out
to right; Gallagher flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Wine grounded out (second to first); Renko walked;
Jones walked [Renko to second]; Fairly flied to right in foul
territory [Renko to third]; Staub popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Expos 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Lanier grounded out (shortstop to first); Robertson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Gosger doubled to right [Gosger to third (error by
Bonds)]; Bateman singled to center [Gosger scored]; Laboy
singled to right [Bateman to third]; Staehle hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Bateman scored]; FAIREY BATTED FOR WINE; Fairey
singled to right [Laboy to third]; Renko forced Fairey (second
to shortstop) [Laboy scored]; Jones singled [Renko to second];
CUMBERLAND REPLACED ROBERTSON (PITCHING); Fairly walked [Renko
to third, Jones to second]; Cumberland balked [Fairly to second,
Jones to third, Renko scored]; Cumberland threw a wild pitch
[Fairly to third, Jones scored]; Staub doubled to right [Fairly
scored]; Gosger flied out to right; 6 R, 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 4, Expos 6.

GIANTS 5TH: BRAND REPLACED FAIREY (PLAYING SS); Hunt reached on
an error by Brand [Hunt to second]; Mays singled [Hunt stayed at
second]; McCovey made an out to second; Dietz struck out; Hart
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
4, Expos 6.

EXPOS 5TH: Bateman flied out to center; Laboy made an out to
second; Staehle flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 4, Expos 6.

GIANTS 6TH: Gallagher singled to center; Lanier grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Gallagher to second]; TAYLOR BATTED FOR
CUMBERLAND; Taylor was hit by a pitch; Bonds struck out; Hunt
was hit by a pitch [Gallagher to third, Taylor to second]; Mays
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 4, Expos 6.

EXPOS 6TH: DAVISON REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Brand grounded
out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Renko grounded out
(shortstop to first); Jones was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Expos 6.

GIANTS 7TH: McCovey flied out to center; Dietz struck out; Hart
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4,
Expos 6.

EXPOS 7TH: Fairly struck out; Staub walked; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR
GOSGER; Staub stole second; Phillips struck out; Bateman
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4,
Expos 6.

GIANTS 8TH: PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Gallagher
walked; Lanier flied out to left; F. JOHNSON BATTED FOR DAVISON;
F. Johnson flied out to right; Bonds singled to left [Gallagher
to second]; Hunt walked [Gallagher to third, Bonds to second];
STROHMAYER REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Mays singled to center
[Hunt to third, Bonds scored, Gallagher scored]; MCGINN REPLACED
STROHMAYER (PITCHING); McCovey doubled to left [Mays scored,
Hunt scored]; RAYMOND REPLACED MCGINN (PITCHING); Dietz grounded
out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 8, Expos
6.

EXPOS 8TH: HEISE REPLACED F. JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); MCMAHON
REPLACED HUNT (PITCHING); Laboy singled to right; Staehle forced
Laboy (second to shortstop); Brand flied out to center; BAILEY
BATTED FOR RAYMOND; Bailey singled to left [Staehle to second];
Jones singled to center [Bailey to second, Staehle scored];
Fairly flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 8,
Expos 7.

GIANTS 9TH: MARSHALL REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING); Hart grounded
out (shortstop to first); Gallagher singled; Lanier grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Gallagher
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 8, Expos 7.

EXPOS 9TH: Staub struck out; Phillips singled to left; Bateman
flied out to center; Laboy walked [Phillips to second]; Staehle
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 8,
Expos 7.

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