The fourth shutout of year by Ed Halicki enabled the Giants to beat the Expos, 3-0. Jack Clark hit a solo homer in the fourth inning and the Giants added a pair in the sixth on singles by Clark, Mike lvie, Willie McCovey, Johnnie LeMaster and Rob Andrews. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 3, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Thursday, August    17, 1978 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Giants       0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  9  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Herndon cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Cash 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .255
Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .257      Dawson cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .253
Clark rf              4   2   2   1     0   0   .297      Valentine rf          3   0   1   0     0   1   .295
Ivie lf               3   1   2   0     1   0   .312      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .285
  Whitfield lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Cromartie lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .297
McCovey 1b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .226      Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Hill c                4   0   1   0     0   0   .236      Carter c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .246
LeMaster ss           3   0   1   0     1   1   .226      Speier ss             3   0   0   0     0   2   .252
Andrews 2b            3   0   2   1     0   0   .248      Grimsley p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .169
Halicki p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .116        Twitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
                                                            Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .209
                                                            Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125

Totals               31   3   9   3     3   2             Totals               29   0   4   0     1   4

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 20,019
Left on Base: Giants 6, Expos 5
DP: Giants 1, Expos 3
Doubles: Hill (10)
Home Runs: Clark (20)
Caught Stealing: Dawson (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Halicki (8), Andrews (4)
GIDP: McCovey 2 (9), Clark (9), Perez (9)
Hit by Pitch: Valentine (2,by Halicki), Carter (5,by Halicki)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki W(6-6)          9     4   0   0   1   4   0  32   2.73
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   4   0  32

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(14-9)        5.2   9   3   3   1   1   1  26   3.35
Twitchell               2.1   0   0   0   2   0   0   7   5.67
Bahnsen                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.14
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   2   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Halicki 2 (5)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Terry Tata


GIANTS 1ST: On a bunt Herndon grounded out (pitcher to first);
Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Clark lined to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash flied out to right; Dawson singled to left;
Valentine was hit by a pitch [Dawson to second]; Perez grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Valentine out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Ivie flied out to left; McCovey grounded out (first
to pitcher); Hill doubled to left; LeMaster grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie singled to right; Parrish flied out to
left; Carter was hit by a pitch [Cromartie to second]; Speier
struck out; Grimsley forced Cromartie (third unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Andrews singled to center; Halicki out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Andrews to second]; Herndon
flied out to right; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson
singled to shortstop; Valentine singled to left [Dawson to
second]; Dawson was caught stealing third (catcher to third);
Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Expos 0.

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

EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted); Parrish
made an out to shortstop; Carter made an out to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 0.

GIANTS 5TH: LeMaster walked; Andrews out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [LeMaster to second]; Halicki grounded out
(shortstop to first); Herndon grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier grounded out (third to first); Grimsley flied
out to left; Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Evans flied out to left; Clark singled to right;
Ivie singled to left [Clark to second]; McCovey singled to left
[Clark scored, Ivie to second]; Hill flied out to left; LeMaster
singled to shortstop [Ivie to third, McCovey to second]; Andrews
singled to left [Ivie scored, McCovey to third, LeMaster to
second]; TWITCHELL REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Halicki forced
Andrews (third to second); 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 3,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Dawson flied out to left; Valentine struck out; Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
3, Expos 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Herndon grounded out (second to first); Evans
walked; Clark grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Cromartie flied out to right; Parrish made an out to
first; Carter flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
3, Expos 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Ivie walked; McCovey grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Ivie out at second]; Hill popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 8TH: WHITFIELD REPLACED IVIE (PLAYING LF); Speier was
called out on strikes; UNSER BATTED FOR TWITCHELL; Unser flied
out to left; Cash walked; Dawson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Expos 0.

GIANTS 9TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); LeMaster struck
out; Andrews grounded out (second to first); Halicki made an out
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 9TH: Valentine flied out to center; Perez struck out;
Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 3, Expos 0.