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Friday June 2, 1978
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With two out in the 10th inning, the Giants scored on a pass to Terry Whitfield, single by Darrell Evans and double by Willie McCovey to defeat the Expos, 6-5. Larry Parrish hit a three-run homer in the second to put the Expos ahead, 3-2, but the Giants moved in front, 5-3, before Ellis Valentine tied the score by hitting for the circuit with a man on base in the ninth. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 6, Montreal Expos 5

Game Played on Friday, June 2, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique

Giants       1  1  0    1  1  0    1  0  0    1  -   6 11  0
Expos        0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  -   5  9  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 2b            5   1   2   0     1   0   .313      Cash 2b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .292
Whitfield lf          4   1   1   2     1   1   .288      Papi ss               4   0   0   0     1   1   .267
Evans 3b              5   0   2   0     1   1   .264      Carter c              5   0   0   0     0   2   .232
McCovey 1b            4   0   1   1     2   2   .217      Perez 1b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .253
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Mejias pr,lf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .182
Clark rf              4   0   0   0     1   0   .315      Valentine rf          4   1   1   2     0   1   .277
Herndon cf            4   2   2   0     1   1   .263      Cromartie lf,1b       4   1   2   0     0   0   .282
LeMaster ss           3   0   1   1     2   0   .194      Dawson cf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .261
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Parrish 3b            4   1   2   3     0   0   .256
  James 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Twitchell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sadek c               3   2   2   1     2   0   .255        Schatzeder p        1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Montefusco p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .080        Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .206
  Harris ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .060        Dues p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Atkinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .667
                                                            Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
                                                            Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Speier ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .286

Totals               35   6  11   5    11   6             Totals               38   5   9   5     1   7

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 18,410
Left on Base: Giants 13, Expos 4
DP: Giants 1, Expos 2
Errors: Papi, Parrish
Doubles: LeMaster (4), McCovey (8), Dawson (3), Parrish (14)
Triples: Herndon (3)
Home Runs: Parrish (5), Valentine (7)
Stolen Bases: Madlock (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Montefusco 2 (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Whitfield (3)
GIDP: Clark (2), Carter (5)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco              8     8   5   5   0   6   2  32   3.56
Lavelle W(4-3)          1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   3.25
Moffitt SV(3)           0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.33
Totals                 10     9   5   5   1   7   2  39

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Twitchell               1.1   3   2   2   3   1   0  10   5.96
Schatzeder              3.2   3   2   2   4   4   0  17   2.76
Dues                    1     3   1   1   2   0   0   8   3.77
Atkinson                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.96
Knowles L(2-1)          3     2   1   1   2   1   0  11   1.71
Totals                 10    11   6   6  11   6   0  49

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel


GIANTS 1ST: Madlock singled to left; Whitfield struck out while
Madlock stole second; Evans walked; McCovey forced Evans (first
to shortstop) [Madlock scored (error by Papi) (no RBI), McCovey
to second]; Clark walked; Herndon walked [McCovey to third,
Clark to second]; LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash flied out to center; Papi popped to third;
Carter was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
1, Expos 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Sadek singled to left; Montefusco out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Sadek to second]; Madlock singled to
left [Sadek to third, Madlock to second (error by Parrish)];
SCHATZEDER REPLACED TWITCHELL (PITCHING); Whitfield hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Sadek scored]; Evans struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez struck out; Valentine struck out; Cromartie
singled to second; Dawson doubled to center [Cromartie to
third]; Parrish homered [Cromartie scored, Dawson scored];
Schatzeder grounded out (catcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 3.

GIANTS 3RD: McCovey struck out; Clark grounded out (second to
first); Herndon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2,
Expos 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Papi flied
out to left; Carter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2,
Expos 3.

GIANTS 4TH: LeMaster popped to first in foul territory; Sadek
walked; Montefusco out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Sadek to second]; Madlock was walked intentionally; Whitfield
singled to center [Sadek scored, Madlock to second]; Evans flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Expos 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Perez flied out to right; Valentine popped to second
in foul territory; Cromartie flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 3, Expos 3.

GIANTS 5TH: McCovey walked; Clark grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [McCovey out at second]; Herndon
singled to right; LeMaster doubled to left [Herndon scored];
Sadek was walked intentionally; Montefusco struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Expos 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Dawson popped to catcher; Parrish doubled to right;
GARRETT BATTED FOR SCHATZEDER; Garrett flied out to center; Cash
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
4, Expos 3.

GIANTS 6TH: DUES REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Madlock grounded
out (third to first); Whitfield grounded out (shortstop to
first); Evans singled to right; McCovey walked [Evans to
second]; Clark grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 4, Expos 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Papi made an out to shortstop; Carter popped to
second in foul territory; Perez singled to center; Valentine
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Expos
3.

GIANTS 7TH: Herndon tripled to center; LeMaster walked; Sadek
singled to center [Herndon scored, LeMaster to second]; ATKINSON
REPLACED DUES (PITCHING); On a bunt Montefusco forced LeMaster
(third to shortstop) [Sadek to second]; Madlock forced
Montefusco (second unassisted) [Sadek to third]; Whitfield
forced Madlock (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
5, Expos 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Cromartie singled to center; Dawson struck out;
Parrish flied to left in foul territory; UNSER BATTED FOR
ATKINSON; Unser flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
5, Expos 3.

GIANTS 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Evans grounded
out (shortstop to first); McCovey was called out on strikes;
Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5,
Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Cash flied out to right; Papi struck out; Carter
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
5, Expos 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); LeMaster
walked; Sadek hit into a double play (center to first) [LeMaster
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Expos 3.

EXPOS 9TH: Perez singled to center; MEJIAS RAN FOR PEREZ;
Valentine homered [Mejias scored]; LAVELLE REPLACED LEMASTER
(PITCHING); HARRIS REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PLAYING SS); Cromartie
grounded out (first unassisted); Dawson was called out on
strikes; Parrish flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 5, Expos 5.

GIANTS 10TH: MEJIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CROMARTIE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Harris popped to third in foul
territory; Madlock grounded out (catcher unassisted); Whitfield
walked; Evans singled to right [Whitfield to third]; McCovey
doubled to left [Whitfield scored, Evans out at home (left to
shortstop to catcher)]; Giants coach Dave Bristol ejected by
HP Umpire Jerry Dale; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Expos
5.

EXPOS 10TH: SPEIER BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Speier grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cash singled to right; Papi walked [Cash
to second]; MOFFITT REPLACED MCCOVEY (PITCHING); JAMES REPLACED
LAVELLE (PLAYING 1B); Carter grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Cash to third, Papi out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Expos 5.



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