Pinch-hitter Jim Fairey drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the ninth inning to give the Expos an 8-6 victory over the Giants. With one away, Bob Bailey and Mike Jorgensen singled. Clyde Mashore struck out, but Ken Singleton walked to load the bases, setting the stage for Fairey's hit. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 8, San Francisco Giants 6
Game Played on Friday, April     28, 1972 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Expos        0  3  2    0  0  0    0  1  2  -   8  9  1
Giants       1  0  4    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   6 13  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Speier ss             5   2   3   1     0   0   .231
Bailey 3b             5   1   2   2     0   1   .263      Fuentes 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
  Wine 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bonds rf              5   1   3   1     0   1   .283
Jorgensen 1b          5   1   2   0     0   2   .188      Kingman 1b            5   1   2   3     0   1   .275
Fairly rf             1   1   0   0     1   0   .154      Henderson cf          4   1   1   1     1   0   .182
  Mashore ph,rf,cf    3   1   1   0     0   1   .200      Maddox lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .286
Singleton lf          4   2   2   2     1   2   .412      Arnold 3b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .154
Day cf                2   1   0   0     0   0   .208      Rader c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Woods ph,cf         0   0   0   0     1   0   .200      Carrithers p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Fairey ph,rf        1   0   1   2     0   0   .429        Bryant p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Boccabella c          4   1   0   0     0   0   .212        Mays ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .158
Foli ss               3   0   1   2     0   0   .281        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Renko p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Strohmayer p        1   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Bateman ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .500
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   8   9   8     4   7             Totals               38   6  13   6     2   6

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance:  5,618
Left on Base: Expos 8, Giants 8
DP: Expos 0, Giants 0
Errors: Boccabella
Doubles: Speier 3 (4)
Triples: Bonds (1)
Home Runs: Singleton (1), Kingman (6), Henderson (1)
Stolen Bases: Jorgensen (1), Singleton (2), Kingman (4), Bonds (3)
Caught Stealing: Henderson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Boccabella (1), Hunt (2), Fuentes (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Foli (2)
Hit by Pitch: Day (1,by Carrithers), Hunt (1,by Carrithers)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko                   2.1   7   5   5   0   0   2  14   5.79
Strohmayer              4.2   4   1   1   1   4   0  18   3.48
Marshall W(2-0)         2     2   0   0   1   2   0   9   2.00
Totals                  9    13   6   6   2   6   2  41

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carrithers              2     4   5   5   1   0   1  14   6.43
Bryant                  6     2   1   1   2   6   0  22   4.26
Johnson L(1-1)          1     3   2   2   1   1   0   7  10.80
Totals                  9     9   8   8   4   7   1  43

Hit by Pitch: Carrithers 2 (3)
Balks: Bryant (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Satch Davidson


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Jorgensen singled to center;
Jorgensen stole second; Fairly flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Speier doubled to center; Fuentes out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Speier to third]; Bonds popped to
catcher in foul territory; Kingman singled to center [Speier
scored]; Kingman stole second; Henderson popped to third in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Giants 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Singleton singled to pitcher; Singleton stole second;
Day was hit by a pitch; Boccabella reached on a fielder's choice
on a sacrifice bunt [Singleton to third, Day to second]; Foli
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Singleton scored]; Renko made an
out to second; Hunt was hit by a pitch [Day to third, Boccabella
to second]; Bailey singled to right [Day scored, Boccabella
scored, Hunt to third]; Jorgensen flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Maddox singled to center; Arnold grounded out
(pitcher to second to first) [Maddox to second]; Rader grounded
out (second to first) [Maddox to third]; Carrithers grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Giants 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Fairly walked; Singleton homered [Fairly scored];
BRYANT REPLACED CARRITHERS (PITCHING); Day grounded out
(shortstop to first); Boccabella flied out to center; Foli flied
out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Speier doubled to left; Fuentes flied out to center;
Bonds tripled to center [Speier scored]; Kingman homered [Bonds
scored]; Henderson homered; STROHMAYER REPLACED RENKO
(PITCHING); Maddox flied out to right; Arnold was called out on
strikes; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Giants 5.

EXPOS 4TH: Strohmayer walked; Hunt out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Strohmayer to second]; Bailey struck out;
Jorgensen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Giants 5.

GIANTS 4TH: Rader grounded out (second to first); Bryant
grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Giants 5.

EXPOS 5TH: MASHORE BATTED FOR FAIRLY; Mashore flied out to left;
Singleton struck out; Day grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Giants 5.

GIANTS 5TH: MASHORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Fuentes struck
out; Bonds singled to second; Kingman flied out to left; Bonds
stole second [Bonds to third (error by Boccabella)]; Henderson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5,
Giants 5.

EXPOS 6TH: Boccabella flied to left in foul territory; Foli
flied out to center; Strohmayer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Giants 5.

GIANTS 6TH: Maddox singled to second; Arnold singled to center
[Maddox to third]; Rader made an out to shortstop; Bryant struck
out; Speier doubled to right [Maddox scored, Arnold to third];
Fuentes grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 5, Giants 6.

EXPOS 7TH: Hunt flied out to center; Bailey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Jorgensen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 5, Giants 6.

GIANTS 7TH: Bonds struck out; Kingman popped to first in foul
territory; Henderson walked; Henderson was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5,
Giants 6.

EXPOS 8TH: Mashore singled to left; Bryant balked [Mashore to
second]; Singleton struck out; WOODS BATTED FOR DAY; Woods
walked; Boccabella forced Woods (third to second) [Mashore to
third]; Foli singled to right [Mashore scored, Boccabella to
third]; BATEMAN BATTED FOR STROHMAYER; Bateman was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 6, Giants 6.

GIANTS 8TH: MARSHALL REPLACED BATEMAN (PITCHING); WOODS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Maddox grounded out (third to first);
Arnold walked; Rader was called out on strikes; MAYS BATTED FOR
BRYANT; Mays singled to center [Arnold to second]; Speier
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 6,
Giants 6.

EXPOS 9TH: JOHNSON REPLACED MAYS (PITCHING); Hunt made an out to
second; Bailey singled to center; Jorgensen singled to right
[Bailey to second]; Mashore struck out; Singleton walked [Bailey
to third, Jorgensen to second]; FAIREY BATTED FOR WOODS; Fairey
singled to center [Bailey scored, Jorgensen scored, Singleton to
second]; Boccabella flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 8, Giants 6.

GIANTS 9TH: FAIREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MASHORE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); WINE REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING 3B);
Fuentes flied out to left; Bonds singled to third; Kingman was
called out on strikes; Henderson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 8, Giants 6.