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Tuesday August 15, 1978
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Coming from behind in the late innings, the Expos downed the Giants, 4-3. The Giants led, 3-1, going into the bottom of the eighth but the Expos tied the game on an RBI single by Warren Cromartie and a homer by Gary Carter. With two out in the ninth, Ellis Valentine smashed a round-tripper to win the game. [The Sporting News]


Montreal Expos 4, San Francisco Giants 3

Game Played on Tuesday, August 15, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique

Giants       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  5  2
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  1  -   4 11  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 2b            2   2   0   0     3   0   .305      Cash 2b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Evans 3b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .259      Dawson cf             5   0   2   1     0   0   .253
Clark rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Valentine rf          5   1   1   1     0   0   .296
Ivie 1b               4   0   1   1     0   1   .307      Perez 1b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .288
Cruz lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Cromartie lf          4   0   3   1     0   0   .297
Herndon cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .285      Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .268
LeMaster ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .228      Carter c              4   1   1   1     0   0   .249
Hill c                2   0   0   0     1   1   .238      Speier ss             3   0   2   0     1   0   .256
Barr p                3   0   0   0     0   1   .135      Schatzeder p          3   1   0   0     0   0   .269
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Unser ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  McCovey ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .227        Papi ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .268
  Williams pr,p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dues p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .214

Totals               31   3   5   3     5   4             Totals               37   4  11   4     2   2

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 21,414
Left on Base: Giants 7, Expos 9
DP: Giants 2, Expos 1
Errors: Evans 2, Carter, Schatzeder
Doubles: Cromartie 2 (27), Speier (13), Perez (32)
Triples: LeMaster (3)
Home Runs: Evans (11), Carter (14), Valentine (20)
Sacrifice Hits: Hill (1)
GIDP: Madlock (6), Schatzeder (2), Parrish (13)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr                    7     6   1   1   2   2   0  30   3.46
Moffitt                 0.2   4   2   2   0   0   1   5   3.43
Curtis                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.82
Williams L(1-3)         0.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   3   4.36
Totals                  8.2  11   4   4   2   2   2  39

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schatzeder              7     3   3   2   4   4   1  29   2.14
Bahnsen                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.22
Dues W(5-4)             1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.09
Totals                  9     5   3   2   5   4   1  37

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor


GIANTS 1ST: Madlock walked; Evans homered [Madlock scored];
Clark flied out to right; Ivie struck out; Cruz struck out; 2 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash singled to center; Dawson singled to left [Cash
to second]; Valentine flied out to center; Perez struck out;
Cromartie grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Giants 2, Expos 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Herndon flied out to right; LeMaster flied out to
center; Hill was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish struck out; Carter reached on an error by
Evans; Speier reached on an error by Evans [Carter to second];
Schatzeder grounded into a double play (third to first) [Carter
out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 0.

GIANTS 3RD: On a bunt Barr grounded out (pitcher to first);
Madlock walked; Evans lined to right; Clark singled to left
[Madlock to second]; Ivie made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Cash flied out to right; Dawson made an out to
second; Valentine grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Cruz flied out to center; Herndon grounded out
(second to first); LeMaster tripled; Hill was walked
intentionally; Barr struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Perez flied out to center; Cromartie doubled to
right; Parrish grounded out (third to first); Carter grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Expos
0.

GIANTS 5TH: Madlock flied out to right; Evans grounded out
(first unassisted); Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier doubled; Schatzeder grounded out (pitcher to
first); Cash lined to third; Dawson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Ivie flied out to center; Cruz flied out to right;
Herndon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Valentine flied out to right; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cromartie doubled to right; Parrish
walked; Carter forced Parrish (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 0.

GIANTS 7TH: LeMaster flied out to center; Hill made an out to
second; Barr made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Speier walked; Schatzeder forced Speier (third to
second); Cash grounded out (second to first) [Schatzeder to
second]; Dawson singled to center [Schatzeder scored]; Valentine
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
2, Expos 1.

GIANTS 8TH: Madlock walked; On a bunt Evans reached on an error
by Schatzeder [Madlock to third, Evans to second]; BAHNSEN
REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); Clark grounded out (third to
first); Ivie singled to center [Madlock scored (unearned), Evans
out at home (center to catcher)]; Cruz flied out to right; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: MOFFITT REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Perez doubled to
right; Cromartie singled to center [Perez scored]; On a bunt
Parrish grounded into a double play (catcher to shortstop to
second) [Cromartie out at second]; Carter homered; Speier
singled to center; UNSER BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; CURTIS REPLACED
MOFFITT (PITCHING); PAPI BATTED FOR UNSER; Papi grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Expos 3.

GIANTS 9TH: DUES REPLACED PAPI (PITCHING); Herndon singled to
left; On a bunt LeMaster reached on an error by Carter [Herndon
to second]; Hill out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Herndon to third, LeMaster to second]; MCCOVEY BATTED FOR
CURTIS; McCovey was walked intentionally; WILLIAMS RAN FOR
MCCOVEY; Madlock grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Williams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
3, Expos 3.

EXPOS 9TH: WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); Cash made an out
to third; Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine
homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Expos 4.



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