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Tuesday August 26, 1975
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After striking out in three previous times at bat, Gary Thomasson smashed a homer in the eighth inning to lift the Giants to a 4-3 victory over the Expos. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 4, Montreal Expos 3

Game Played on Tuesday, August 26, 1975 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Expos        0  2  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Giants       2  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  7  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bailey lf             5   0   1   0     0   3   .277      Thomas 2b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .265
Mackanin 2b           4   1   1   0     0   2   .250      Sadek c               4   1   1   1     0   1   .233
Carter rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .266      Thomasson cf          4   1   1   1     0   3   .217
Morales 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .292      Matthews lf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .268
Parrish 3b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .277      Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .289
Mangual cf            3   1   0   0     1   1   .244      Speier ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Foote c               4   1   1   2     0   1   .195      Miller 3b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .237
Frias ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .154      Ontiveros rf          2   0   0   0     1   2   .280
  Colbert ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .148      Falcone p             2   0   0   0     1   0   .038
Warthen p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .125
  Foli ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .231

Totals               35   3   8   3     2  12             Totals               29   4   7   4     3   8

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance:  1,795
Left on Base: Expos 7, Giants 4
DP: Expos 2, Giants 1
Errors: Speier
Doubles: Miller (5)
Triples: Sadek (1), Montanez (2)
Home Runs: Foote (7), Thomasson (4)
Caught Stealing: Parrish (3)
GIDP: Montanez (23), Sadek (1)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Warthen L(6-5)          8     7   4   4   3   8   1  32   3.15
Totals                  8     7   4   4   3   8   1  32

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone W(9-9)          9     8   3   3   2  12   1  37   3.96
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2  12   1  37

Wild Pitches: Falcone (6)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Doug Harvey


EXPOS 1ST: Bailey struck out; Mackanin flied out to right;
Carter grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Thomas walked; Sadek tripled to right [Thomas
scored]; Thomasson struck out; Matthews singled to right [Sadek
scored]; Montanez grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Matthews out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Giants 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Morales singled to left; Parrish struck out; Mangual
forced Morales (third to second); Foote homered [Mangual
scored]; Frias singled; Warthen struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Speier made an out to second; Miller doubled to
left; Ontiveros walked; Falcone walked [Miller to third,
Ontiveros to second]; Thomas singled to left [Miller scored,
Ontiveros to third, Falcone to second]; Sadek grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Thomas out at second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Giants 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Bailey grounded out (second to first); Mackanin
struck out; Carter flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Thomasson struck out; Matthews flied out to right;
Montanez tripled to center; Speier grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Giants 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Morales struck out; Parrish lined to center; Mangual
walked; Foote grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Miller flied out to right; Ontiveros was called out
on strikes; Falcone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Giants 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Frias struck out; Warthen grounded out (second to
first); Bailey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Thomas popped to catcher in foul territory; Sadek
grounded out (third to first); Thomasson struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Giants 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Mackanin singled to left; Carter singled to shortstop
[Mackanin to second]; Morales forced Carter (third to second)
[Mackanin to third]; Parrish reached on an error by Speier
[Mackanin scored (RBI), Morales to second, Parrish to first];
Mangual flied out to center; Foote forced Morales (third
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Matthews flied out to center; Montanez flied out to
left; Speier singled to left; Miller flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Giants 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Frias grounded out (pitcher to first); Warthen
singled to center; Bailey singled to shortstop [Warthen to
second]; Falcone threw a wild pitch [Warthen to third, Bailey to
second]; Mackanin struck out; Carter walked; Morales forced
Carter (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 3,
Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Ontiveros was called out on strikes; Falcone flied
out to center; Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Giants 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Parrish singled to left; On a bunt Mangual struck
out; Foote struck out while Parrish was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Sadek was called out on strikes; Thomasson homered;
Matthews was called out on strikes; Montanez struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Giants 4.

EXPOS 9TH: COLBERT BATTED FOR FRIAS; Colbert struck out; FOLI
BATTED FOR WARTHEN; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bailey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
3, Giants 4.



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