Showing new life at 39, Willie McCovey hit his fourth homer of the season for the Giants, who defeated the Expos, 6-5. McCovey connected with a man on base in the fourth inning. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 6, Montreal Expos 5
Game Played on Sunday, April     24, 1977 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Giants       0  0  0    4  0  1    0  0  1  -   6 11  1
Expos        1  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  2  -   5 10  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas ss             5   0   3   1     0   0   .259      Cash 2b               5   1   1   0     0   0   .345
Andrews 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .192      Foli ss               4   0   1   1     0   0   .175
Madlock 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .305      Cromartie lf          5   1   1   0     0   0   .308
Evans lf,1b           4   0   0   0     1   0   .357      Perez 1b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .275
McCovey 1b            4   1   1   2     0   0   .314      Parrish 3b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .255
  Lavelle p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Unser rf              2   0   1   1     1   0   .200
Clark rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .297        Mejias ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Thomasson cf,lf       1   1   0   0     3   0   .316      Carter c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .302
Hill c                4   1   2   0     0   0   .344      Dawson cf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .208
  LeMaster pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Stanhouse p           2   0   1   0     0   0   .429
  Sadek c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .188        Atkinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
Barr p                3   0   1   2     0   0   .167        Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Herndon cf          1   1   0   0     0   0   .273        McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Foote ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  11   6     4   0             Totals               35   5  10   4     2   0

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 16,836
Left on Base: Giants 8, Expos 7
DP: Giants 0, Expos 1
Errors: Clark, Atkinson
Doubles: Cromartie (7), Perez (2), Foli (5), Unser (1)
Home Runs: McCovey (4)
Stolen Bases: Thomas (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Madlock (1), Dawson (1), Foli (1)
GIDP: McCovey (4)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr W(3-1)             7.1   8   3   3   2   0   0  32   4.88
Lavelle SV(3)           1.2   2   2   0   0   0   0   7   1.00
Totals                  9    10   5   3   2   0   0  39

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanhouse L(1-2)        5     8   5   4   3   0   1  25   5.14
Atkinson                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
McEnaney                3     3   1   1   1   0   0  13   4.38
Totals                  9    11   6   5   4   0   1  41

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Sudol


GIANTS 1ST: Thomas singled; Andrews grounded out (second to
first) [Thomas to second]; Madlock grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Thomas to third]; Evans grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash flied out to center; Foli grounded out (third to
first); Cromartie doubled to center; Perez doubled to left
[Cromartie scored]; Parrish flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 1.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey flied out to right; Clark grounded out
(second to first); Thomasson walked; Hill forced Thomasson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Unser flied out to left; Carter walked; Dawson made
an out to shortstop; Stanhouse singled [Carter to second]; Cash
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0,
Expos 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Barr popped to catcher in foul territory; Thomas
flied out to left; Andrews grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Foli doubled; Cromartie grounded out (pitcher to
first); Perez reached on a fielder's choice [Foli out at third
(pitcher to third to second)]; Parrish flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Madlock singled to left; Evans popped to third in
foul territory; McCovey homered [Madlock scored]; Clark flied
out to right; Thomasson walked; Hill singled to center
[Thomasson to second]; Barr singled [Thomasson scored, Hill to
second]; Thomas singled [Hill scored, Barr to third]; Thomas
stole second; Andrews grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Unser walked; Carter flied out to left; Dawson forced
Unser (third to second); Stanhouse flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Expos 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Madlock singled to left; Evans flied out to center;
McCovey grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Madlock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4,
Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Cash flied out to right; Foli grounded out (pitcher
to first); Cromartie flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 4, Expos 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Clark singled; Thomasson walked [Clark to second];
ATKINSON REPLACED STANHOUSE (PITCHING); Thomasson was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Atkinson [Clark to third,
Thomasson to second]; Hill flied out to center; Barr grounded
out (third to first) [Clark scored (unearned), Thomasson to
third]; Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Perez singled to left; Parrish singled [Perez to
second]; Unser doubled to center [Perez scored, Parrish to
third]; Carter popped to catcher in foul territory; Dawson hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Parrish scored, Unser to third]; MORALES
BATTED FOR ATKINSON; Morales flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 5, Expos 3.

GIANTS 7TH: MCENANEY REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Andrews flied
out to center; Madlock grounded out (third to first); Evans
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
5, Expos 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); Foli grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cromartie grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Expos 3.

GIANTS 8TH: McCovey made an out to second; Clark flied out to
center; Thomasson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 5, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish
singled; LAVELLE REPLACED MCCOVEY (PITCHING); HERNDON REPLACED
BARR (PLAYING CF); THOMASSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
EVANS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); MEJIAS BATTED FOR UNSER;
Mejias flied out to right; Carter grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Expos 3.

GIANTS 9TH: MEJIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Hill singled;
LEMASTER RAN FOR HILL; On a bunt Herndon forced LeMaster
(catcher to shortstop); Thomas singled [Herndon to second];
Andrews singled [Herndon to third, Thomas to second]; Madlock
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Herndon scored, Thomas to third,
Andrews to second]; Evans was walked intentionally; Lavelle
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants
6, Expos 3.

EXPOS 9TH: SADEK REPLACED LEMASTER (PLAYING C ); Dawson singled;
FOOTE BATTED FOR MCENANEY; Foote flied out to right; Cash
singled to right [Dawson scored (error by Clark) (unearned),
Cash to third]; Foli hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cash scored
(unearned)]; Cromartie grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Expos 5.