Ron Fairly smashed a grand-slam homer, drove in another run with a single and also stole home to mark a great night for the Expos, who defeated the Giants, 10-5. As result of the victory, the expansion club pulled out of the cellar in Eastern division, moving one-half game ahead of the Cardinals, who lost to the Reds.

The Giants began the game with a four-run blast in the first inning, two counting on a homer by Jim Ray Hart. The Expos came back with three in their half. Fairly drove in a run with a single and later pilfered home on the front end of a double steal with John Bateman. After adding a marker in the second, the Expos put the game away with a six-run outburst in the fourth. A walk to Bobby Wine and singles by Carl Morton, Marv Staehle and Jim Gosger produced one run and left the bases loaded for Fairly, who smashed his grand slam off Frank Reberger. Mack Jones then supplied the Expos' finishing touch with another homer. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 10, San Francisco Giants 5
Game Played on Saturday, July      25, 1970 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Giants       4  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   5  9  2
Expos        3  1  0    6  0  0    0  0  x  -  10  8  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds cf              5   2   4   0     0   0   .301      Staehle 2b            4   2   1   1     1   0   .226
Hunt 2b               2   0   0   0     1   1   .290      Gosger cf             4   1   1   1     1   0   .314
  Mason 2b            1   0   0   0     1   0   .107      Staub rf              2   2   0   0     3   0   .289
Hart lf               5   1   2   2     0   0   .387      Fairly 1b             4   2   2   5     1   1   .268
McCovey 1b            3   1   1   1     2   0   .260      Jones lf              2   1   1   1     1   1   .230
Dietz c               3   1   0   0     1   2   .322        Bailey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .305
Gallagher 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .278        Hahn lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .248
F. Johnson rf         4   0   1   2     0   1   .239      Bateman c             4   0   0   1     0   0   .232
Heise ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Laboy 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .226
  Fuentes ph,ss       1   0   0   0     1   0   .225      Wine ss               3   2   1   0     1   0   .205
Reberger p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Morton p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .182
  Cumberland p        1   0   0   0     0   1   .056
  Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .203
  Davison p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   9   5     6   5             Totals               31  10   8   9     8   3

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 25,287
Left on Base: Giants 8, Expos 6
DP: Giants 0, Expos 2
Errors: McCovey, Heise
Doubles: McCovey (18), Hart (3), Wine (14)
Home Runs: Hart (4), Fairly (11), Jones (13)
Stolen Bases: Fairly (8), Bateman (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Gallagher (5), Morton (5)
GIDP: Hart (2), Gallagher (7)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reberger L(2-4)         4     7  10  10   6   2   2  24   7.33
Cumberland              3     1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3.82
Davison                 1     0   0   0   2   1   0   6   7.32
Totals                  8     8  10  10   8   3   2  40

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton W(13-6)          9     9   5   5   6   5   1  40   3.76
Totals                  9     9   5   5   6   5   1  40

Wild Pitches: Reberger 2 (10)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds singled to right; Hunt popped to catcher in
foul territory; Hart homered [Bonds scored]; McCovey doubled to
right; Dietz was walked intentionally; Gallagher out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Dietz to second, McCovey to
third]; F. Johnson singled to center [Dietz scored, McCovey
scored]; Heise flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Staehle walked; Reberger threw a wild pitch [Staehle
to second]; Gosger grounded out (first unassisted) [Staehle to
third]; Staub walked; Fairly singled to center [Staub to second,
Staehle scored]; Jones walked [Staub to third, Fairly to
second]; Bateman forced Jones (third to second) [Fairly to
third, Staub scored]; Fairly stole home and Bateman stole
second; Reberger threw a wild pitch [Bateman to third]; Laboy
flied out to right; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Expos 3.

GIANTS 2ND: Reberger flied out to left; Bonds singled to left;
Hunt walked [Bonds to second]; Hart grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Hunt out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Expos 3.

EXPOS 2ND: Wine doubled to right; Morton out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Wine to third]; Staehle grounded out (second
to pitcher) [Wine scored]; Gosger popped to third in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Expos 4.

GIANTS 3RD: McCovey walked; Dietz struck out; Gallagher made an
out to second; F. Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Expos 4.

EXPOS 3RD: Staub made an out to shortstop; Fairly walked; Jones
was called out on strikes; Bateman forced Fairly (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Expos 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Heise grounded out (third to first); Reberger
singled to right; Bonds singled to right [Reberger to second];
Hunt was called out on strikes; Hart grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Expos 4.

EXPOS 4TH: Laboy struck out; Wine walked; Morton singled to
right [Wine to second]; Staehle singled [Morton to second, Wine
to third]; Gosger singled [Wine scored, Morton out at home
(center to second to catcher), Staehle to third, Gosger to
second (on throw to home)]; Staub walked; Fairly homered
[Staehle scored, Gosger scored, Staub scored]; Jones homered;
Bateman grounded out (shortstop to first); 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 4, Expos 10.

GIANTS 5TH: McCovey walked; Dietz flied out to right; Gallagher
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[McCovey out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Expos
10.

EXPOS 5TH: MASON REPLACED HUNT (PLAYING 2B); CUMBERLAND REPLACED
REBERGER (PITCHING); Laboy singled to left; Wine flied out to
center; Morton grounded out (first unassisted) [Laboy to third
(error by Heise; assist by McCovey)]; Staehle grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Expos 10.

GIANTS 6TH: F. Johnson struck out; FUENTES BATTED FOR HEISE;
Fuentes popped to third in foul territory; Cumberland was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Expos 10.

EXPOS 6TH: FUENTES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Gosger grounded
out (first unassisted); Staub made an out to shortstop; Fairly
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
4, Expos 10.

GIANTS 7TH: Bonds singled to center; Mason made an out to
second; Hart doubled to center [Bonds to third]; McCovey
grounded out (first unassisted) [Hart to third, Bonds scored];
Dietz struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Expos 10.

EXPOS 7TH: BAILEY BATTED FOR JONES; Bailey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bateman flied out to center; Laboy flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Expos 10.

GIANTS 8TH: HAHN REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING LF); Gallagher made an
out to first; F. Johnson flied out to center; Fuentes walked;
TAYLOR BATTED FOR CUMBERLAND; Taylor flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Expos 10.

EXPOS 8TH: DAVISON REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Wine grounded out
(catcher to first); Morton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Staehle reached on an error by McCovey; Gosger walked [Staehle
to second]; Staub walked [Staehle to third, Gosger to second];
Fairly struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 5, Expos 10.

GIANTS 9TH: Bonds flied out to center; Mason walked; Hart forced
Mason (shortstop to second); McCovey made an out to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Expos 10.