Two home runs by Willie McCovey, one the 18th grand slam of his major league career, powered the Giants to a 9-2 victory over the Expos. McCovey's 18th and 19th homers, giving him a career total of 484, backed John Montefusco in his first complete game since April 23. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 9, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Monday, August    1, 1977 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Giants       0  2  5    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   9 11  1
Expos        0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 3b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Mackanin 2b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .255
Thomas cf             4   1   0   0     1   2   .242      Speier ss             5   0   1   0     0   0   .236
Clark rf              4   2   3   0     1   1   .274      Valentine rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .302
Thomasson lf,1b       4   1   1   1     1   1   .260      Perez 1b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .277
McCovey 1b            4   2   3   5     0   0   .284      Unser cf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .271
  Whitfield lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Cromartie lf          4   0   2   1     0   2   .284
Harris 2b             4   2   2   0     0   1   .280      Carter c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .281
Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .223      Garrett 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .285
Alexander c           4   1   1   2     0   0   .304      Twitchell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .120
Montefusco p          3   0   0   0     1   1   .103        Alcala p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .045
                                                            Frias ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .216
                                                            Holdsworth p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dawson ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .290
                                                            Atkinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .174
                                                            Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Parrish ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .249

Totals               37   9  11   8     4   6             Totals               37   2  10   1     1  10

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 21,027
Left on Base: Giants 5, Expos 9
DP: Giants 0, Expos 1
Errors: Thomasson, Valentine
Doubles: Clark (12), Perez (18), Cromartie (32), Carter (16)
Triples: Thomasson (3)
Home Runs: Alexander (2), McCovey 2 (19)
Stolen Bases: Clark (8)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco W(4-9)       9    10   2   1   1  10   0  38   3.87
Totals                  9    10   2   1   1  10   0  38

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Twitchell L(2-7)        2.1   7   7   6   3   2   2  16   5.01
Alcala                  0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   5.36
Holdsworth              2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   5.30
Atkinson                2     1   1   1   0   3   1   7   3.38
Kerrigan                2     2   1   1   0   1   0   8   3.07
Totals                  9    11   9   8   4   6   3  41

Wild Pitches: Montefusco (3)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Terry Tata


GIANTS 1ST: Madlock flied out to right; Thomas struck out; Clark
walked; Clark stole second; Thomasson flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Mackanin grounded out (second to first); Speier
grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey singled to center; Harris singled to right
[McCovey to second]; Foli lined into a double play (shortstop to
second) [McCovey out at second]; Alexander homered [Harris
scored]; Montefusco struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez doubled to center; Unser struck out; Cromartie
doubled to center [Perez scored]; Carter grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Cromartie to third]; Garrett flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Madlock made an out to second; Thomas walked; Clark
singled to pitcher [Thomas to second]; Thomasson walked [Thomas
to third, Clark to second]; McCovey homered [Thomas scored,
Clark scored, Thomasson scored]; Harris singled to left; Foli
singled to right [Harris scored (error by Valentine) (unearned)
(no RBI), Foli to second]; ALCALA REPLACED TWITCHELL (PITCHING);
Alexander grounded out (shortstop to first); Montefusco walked;
Madlock flied out to right; 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
7, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: FRIAS BATTED FOR ALCALA; Frias singled to center;
Mackanin grounded out (second to first) [Frias to second];
Speier singled to left [Frias scored (error by Thomasson)
(unearned)]; Valentine grounded out (third to first) [Speier to
second]; Perez struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
7, Expos 2.

GIANTS 4TH: HOLDSWORTH REPLACED FRIAS (PITCHING); Thomas made an
out to third; Clark singled to center; Thomasson popped to
catcher in foul territory; McCovey grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7, Expos 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Unser struck out; Cromartie struck out; Carter struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 7, Expos 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Harris flied out to right; Foli flied out to right;
Alexander flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 7,
Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Garrett walked; DAWSON BATTED FOR HOLDSWORTH;
Montefusco threw a wild pitch [Garrett to second]; Dawson struck
out; Mackanin struck out; Speier made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7, Expos 2.

GIANTS 6TH: ATKINSON REPLACED DAWSON (PITCHING); Montefusco
grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock grounded out
(shortstop to first); Thomas grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 7, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
singled to center; Unser flied out to center; Cromartie was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7, Expos 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Clark struck out; Thomasson struck out; McCovey
homered; Harris was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 8, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: WHITFIELD REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING LF); THOMASSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Carter doubled to right; Garrett
flied out to center; MORALES BATTED FOR ATKINSON; Morales flied
out to right; Mackanin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 8, Expos 2.

GIANTS 8TH: KERRIGAN REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Foli grounded
out (third to first); Alexander grounded out (third to first);
Montefusco grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 8, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: Speier flied out to center; Valentine singled to
right; Perez forced Valentine (third to second); Unser singled
to right [Perez to second]; Cromartie singled to left [Perez to
third, Unser to second]; Carter popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 8, Expos 2.

GIANTS 9TH: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Thomas was
called out on strikes; Clark doubled to right; Thomasson tripled
to center [Clark scored]; Whitfield flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 9, Expos 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Garrett flied out to right; PARRISH BATTED FOR
KERRIGAN; Parrish struck out; Mackanin singled; Speier made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 9, Expos 2.