Willie Mays batted in two runs and scored three to enable Juan Marichal to gain his first victory since June 14 as the Giants defeated the Expos, 6-2. Mays plated Bobby Bonds with a single in the first inning. After hitting another single in the sixth, Mays stole second and scored on a double by Ron Hunt. The Giants' superstar added his third single for an RBI in the seventh and crossed the plate on a double by Willie McCovey. Mays then capped his day by drawing a walk in the ninth and coming home on a triple by McCovey. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 6, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Sunday, July      26, 1970 (Day game) at Parc Jarry
Giants       1  1  0    0  0  1    2  0  1  -   6 10  1
Expos        1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  9  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              5   1   2   0     0   1   .302      Staehle 2b            4   1   3   1     0   0   .236
Fuentes ss            5   1   1   0     0   1   .225      Jones lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .230
Mays cf               4   3   3   2     0   0   .286      Staub rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
McCovey 1b            4   0   2   2     1   0   .264        McGinn p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .115
Hart lf               4   0   0   0     1   0   .364      Fairly 1b             2   0   1   0     2   0   .269
Hunt 2b               3   1   1   1     1   0   .290      Gosger cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Gallagher 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .277      Bateman c             4   0   3   0     0   0   .239
Gibson c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .196      Laboy 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Marichal p            4   0   0   0     0   1   .047      Wine ss               1   0   0   0     0   0   .204
                                                            Bailey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .303
                                                            Strohmayer p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Fairey ph,rf        2   1   1   0     0   0   .271
                                                          Marshall p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Brand ph,ss         2   0   0   0     0   0   .247

Totals               36   6  10   5     4   5             Totals               33   2   9   1     2   1

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 18,705
Left on Base: Giants 8, Expos 6
DP: Giants 2, Expos 1
Errors: Mays, Fairly
Doubles: Hunt (11), Bonds (21), McCovey (19), Fairey (8)
Triples: McCovey (1)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (36), Fuentes (2), Mays (3)
Caught Stealing: Fairly (2)
GIDP: Gibson (4), Staub (4), Laboy (9)
Hit by Pitch: Mays (2,by McGinn)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Marichal W(4-9)         9     9   2   2   2   1   0  35   4.99
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   1   0  35

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Marshall L(0-3)         5.1   6   3   3   3   2   0  24   4.82
Reed                    0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.88
Strohmayer              2     3   2   2   0   2   0   9   5.15
McGinn                  1     1   1   1   0   1   0   5   5.28
Totals                  9    10   6   6   4   5   0  41

Passed Balls: Bateman (6)
Hit by Pitch: McGinn (4)
Wild Pitches: Strohmayer (8)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds singled to left; Bonds stole second; Fuentes
struck out; Mays singled to center [Bonds scored]; McCovey
grounded out (first unassisted) [Mays to third (error by
Fairly)]; Hart grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Staehle singled to center; Jones singled to right
[Staehle to third]; Staub grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Staehle scored (no RBI), Jones out at
second]; Fairly made an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Expos 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Hunt walked; Gallagher singled to center [Hunt to
third]; Gibson grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Hunt scored (no RBI), Gallagher out at second]; Marichal
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Gosger flied out to center; Bateman singled to right;
Laboy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Bateman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Expos
1.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds flied out to left; Fuentes singled to left;
Fuentes stole second; Mays flied out to center; McCovey was
walked intentionally; Hart grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Wine grounded out (pitcher to first); Marshall
grounded out (third to first); Staehle grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Hunt flied out to center; Gallagher grounded out
(first to pitcher); Gibson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Jones grounded out (second to first); Staub flied out
to center; Fairly singled to right; Fairly was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2,
Expos 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Marichal was called out on strikes; Bonds grounded
out (pitcher to first); Fuentes grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Gosger grounded out (pitcher to first); Bateman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Laboy made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Mays singled to right; McCovey flied out to right;
Mays stole second; Hart walked; Hunt doubled to left [Hart to
third, Mays scored]; REED REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING);
Gallagher grounded out (shortstop to first); Gibson was walked
intentionally; Marichal popped to pitcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Giants 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: BAILEY BATTED FOR WINE; Bailey grounded out (third to
first); BRAND BATTED FOR REED; Brand popped to first in foul
territory; Staehle singled to center; Jones struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Expos 1.

GIANTS 7TH: BRAND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); STROHMAYER
REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING); Bonds doubled to center; Fuentes
reached on a fielder's choice [Bonds out at third (first to
third)]; Strohmayer threw a wild pitch [Fuentes to second]; Mays
singled to left [Fuentes scored]; Bateman allowed a passed ball
[Mays to second]; McCovey doubled [Mays scored]; Hart flied out
to center; Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); Fairly walked;
Gosger forced Fairly (second to shortstop); Bateman singled to
center [Gosger to second]; Laboy flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Expos 1.

GIANTS 8TH: Gallagher struck out; Gibson struck out; Marichal
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: FAIREY BATTED FOR STROHMAYER; Fairey doubled to
right; Brand grounded out (shortstop to first); Staehle singled
to center [Fairey scored, Staehle to second (error by Mays)];
Jones made an out to shortstop; Staub made an out to third; 1 R,
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Expos 2.

GIANTS 9TH: FAIREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MCGINN REPLACED
STAUB (PITCHING); Bonds struck out; Fuentes flied out to left;
Mays was hit by a pitch; McCovey tripled to right [Mays scored];
Hart grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 6, Expos 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Fairly walked; Gosger flied out to center; Bateman
singled to left [Fairly to second]; Laboy flied out to center;
Fairey popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 6, Expos 2.