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Tuesday June 13, 1978
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Unleashing a 12-hit attack against four pitchers, the Giants beat the Expos, 9-5. Jack Clark drove in four runs with a homer and a double and Darrell Evans added two RBIs with a single and sacrifice fly.

Evans' single in the fifth inning put the Giants in front, 4-3, and Clark followed with a two-base hit that made it 5-3. In the seventh, the Giants got four runs on two walks, a double by Johnnie LeMaster, Evans' sacrifice fly and Clark's three-run homer. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 9, Montreal Expos 5

Game Played on Tuesday, June 13, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Expos        3  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   5  8  3
Giants       2  0  0    0  3  0    4  0  x  -   9 12  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   1   0   0     1   0   .266      Andrews 2b            3   3   2   0     1   1   .245
Speier ss             5   1   1   0     0   1   .285      Evans 3b              3   1   1   2     0   0   .274
Cromartie lf          0   1   0   0     0   0   .274      Clark rf              4   1   2   4     0   0   .313
  Unser lf            3   1   1   0     0   1   .227      Ivie 1b               4   1   2   1     0   0   .354
Perez 1b              4   1   2   3     0   1   .267      Herndon cf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .261
Valentine rf          4   0   2   1     0   0   .273      Hill c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .201
Carter c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .233      Whitfield lf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .282
Papi 3b               3   0   1   1     0   0   .308      LeMaster ss           4   1   2   0     0   1   .214
Mejias cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Knepper p             2   1   0   0     1   1   .083
May p                 2   0   0   0     0   1   .194
  Dues p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Frias ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .214

Totals               33   5   8   5     2   5             Totals               32   9  12   8     2   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 26,277
Left on Base: Expos 6, Giants 2
DP: Expos 2, Giants 0
Errors: Cash, Papi, Garman, Hill
Doubles: Perez (14), Valentine (12), Ivie (3), Clark (18), LeMaster (7)
Home Runs: Clark (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Frias (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Papi (1), Evans (3)
GIDP: Knepper (1), Hill (5)
Hit by Pitch: Cromartie (5,by Knepper)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May L(6-6)              4.2   9   5   5   0   4   0  20   3.87
Dues                    1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.60
Garman                  0     1   3   3   2   0   0   3   6.23
Knowles                 2     1   1   1   0   0   1   7   1.82
Totals                  8    12   9   9   2   4   1  35

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper W(8-3)          9     8   5   5   2   5   0  38   2.28
Totals                  9     8   5   5   2   5   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Knepper (2)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Joe West, 3B - John Kibler


EXPOS 1ST: Cash walked; Speier singled to right [Cash to
second]; Cromartie was hit by a pitch [Cash to third, Speier to
second]; Perez doubled to center [Cash scored, Speier scored,
Cromartie scored, Perez to third (error by Hill)]; Valentine
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carter was walked
intentionally; Papi popped to first; Mejias forced Carter
(shortstop to second); 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Andrews singled to center; Evans flied out to right;
Clark flied out to center; Ivie doubled to left [Andrews
scored]; UNSER REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING LF); Herndon singled
to right [Ivie scored, Herndon out at second (right to
shortstop)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Giants 2.

EXPOS 2ND: May grounded out (second to first); Cash grounded out
(shortstop to first); Speier grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Giants 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Hill was called out on strikes; Whitfield singled to
right; LeMaster singled to right [Whitfield to second]; Knepper
grounded into a double play (second to first) [LeMaster out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Giants 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Unser grounded out (second to first); Perez struck
out; Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 3, Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Andrews was called out on strikes; Evans flied out
to center; Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Giants 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Carter flied out to right; Papi popped to first in
foul territory; Mejias grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Ivie singled to center; Herndon forced Ivie
(shortstop to second); Hill grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Herndon out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 3, Giants 2.

EXPOS 5TH: May struck out; Cash popped to shortstop; Speier
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Whitfield singled to second [Whitfield to second
(error by Cash)]; LeMaster struck out; Knepper was called out on
strikes; Andrews singled to third [Whitfield scored (error by
Papi) (no RBI), Andrews to second]; Evans singled to right
[Andrews scored]; DUES REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Clark doubled to
left [Evans scored]; Ivie popped to catcher in foul territory; 3
R, 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Giants 5.

EXPOS 6TH: Unser was called out on strikes; Perez popped to
third; Valentine doubled to center; Carter grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Giants 5.

GIANTS 6TH: Herndon made an out to first; Hill flied out to
right; Whitfield made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 3, Giants 5.

EXPOS 7TH: Papi singled to left; Mejias singled to pitcher [Papi
to second]; FRIAS BATTED FOR DUES; Frias out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Papi to third, Mejias to second]; Cash popped
to second; Speier popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos
3, Giants 5.

GIANTS 7TH: GARMAN REPLACED FRIAS (PITCHING); LeMaster doubled
to left; Knepper walked; Knepper was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Garman [LeMaster to third, Knepper to
second]; Andrews walked; KNOWLES REPLACED GARMAN (PITCHING);
Evans lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [LeMaster scored];
Clark homered [Knepper scored, Andrews scored]; Ivie grounded
out (shortstop to first); Herndon grounded out (third to first);
4 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Giants 9.

EXPOS 8TH: Unser singled to right; Perez singled to shortstop
[Unser to second]; Valentine singled to right [Unser scored,
Perez to second]; Carter grounded out (pitcher to first) [Perez
to third, Valentine to second]; Papi hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Perez scored]; Mejias grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Giants 9.

GIANTS 8TH: Hill lined to right; Whitfield flied out to center;
LeMaster lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Giants
9.

EXPOS 9TH: GARRETT BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Garrett was called out on
strikes; Cash flied out to right; Speier flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Giants 9.



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