Three homers, including the first of Dan Schatzeder's major league career, helped power the Expos to an 8-5 victory over the Giants. Schatzeder, who also singled, drove in three runs before the rookie lefthander was lifted with one out in the seventh inning. The Expos had to call on three relievers, with the save going to Stan Bahnsen.

Darrell Evans produced the Giants' first three runs with a pair of homers, but with score tied, 3-3, the Expos broke away in the seventh. Andre Dawson and Ellis Valentine smashed back-to-back homers and another run followed in the same inning on singles by Tony Perez, Gary Carter and Chris Speier. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 8, San Francisco Giants 5
Game Played on Friday, August    25, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Expos        0  1  0    2  0  0    3  2  0  -   8 16  1
Giants       2  0  1    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   5  8  4


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               6   0   1   0     0   1   .251      Herndon cf            4   2   1   0     0   0   .276
Dawson cf             5   2   2   1     0   1   .258        Whitfield ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .297
Valentine rf          5   1   1   1     0   1   .294      Evans 3b              4   3   2   3     1   0   .263
Perez 1b              5   2   3   1     0   1   .286      Clark rf              4   0   2   1     0   1   .310
Cromartie lf          5   0   2   1     0   1   .301      Ivie lf,1b            3   0   1   1     1   0   .307
Carter c              4   0   2   0     1   0   .248      McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .232
Parrish 3b            5   1   1   0     0   3   .266        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Speier ss             4   1   2   1     0   0   .254      Hill c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .230
Schatzeder p          4   1   2   3     0   1   .281      LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .237
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Metzger ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .247
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Andrews 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Bahnsen p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .111        Dwyer ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .238
                                                          Montefusco p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .068
                                                            Madlock ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .306
                                                            Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cruz ph,lf          2   0   1   0     0   1   .223

Totals               44   8  16   8     1  10             Totals               34   5   8   5     4   5

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 15,368
Left on Base: Expos 11, Giants 6
DP: Expos 1, Giants 0
Errors: Dawson, Evans, Moffitt, LeMaster, Andrews
Doubles: Perez (34), Clark 2 (35)
Home Runs: Schatzeder (1), Dawson (23), Valentine (21), Evans 2 (14)
Stolen Bases: Carter (7), Dawson (24)
Caught Stealing: Cromartie (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Speier (2)
GIDP: McCovey (11)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schatzeder W(6-4)       7.1   6   5   5   2   4   2  29   2.36
Garman                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.46
Knowles                 0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   2.47
Bahnsen SV(7)           1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   3.75
Totals                  9     8   5   5   4   5   2  38

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco              5     8   3   2   1   5   1  25   3.82
Minton L(0-1)           1     3   3   3   0   0   2   6   7.62
Curtis                  0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.65
Williams                1.2   4   2   2   0   2   0   8   4.60
Moffitt                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   5   3.33
Totals                  9    16   8   7   1  10   3  46

Umpires: HP - Tony Patch, 1B - Roy Roth, 2B - Hank Tillman, 3B - Jim Cuneo


EXPOS 1ST: substitute umpires worked due to a one-day strike
by the staff umpires; Debut for umpires Hank Tillman, Roy Roth,
Tony Patch and Jim Cuneo; Cash flied out to center; Dawson
struck out; Valentine reached on an error by LeMaster [Valentine
to first]; Perez singled [Valentine to second]; Cromartie flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Herndon singled to center; Evans homered [Herndon
scored]; Clark flied out to left; Ivie grounded out (third to
first); McCovey grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Giants 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter flied out to center; Parrish singled to
center; Speier reached on an error by Andrews [Parrish to third,
Speier to first]; Schatzeder singled [Parrish scored (unearned),
Speier to second]; Cash was credited with a single when a runner
was hit by the batted ball to second [Schatzeder out at second
(second unassisted), Speier stayed at second]; Dawson forced
Cash (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos
1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Hill flied out to right; LeMaster grounded out
(shortstop to first); Andrews made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Valentine struck out; Perez struck out; Cromartie
singled to left; Carter walked [Cromartie to second]; Parrish
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Montefusco struck out; Herndon flied out to left;
Evans homered; Clark struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Giants 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Speier singled; Schatzeder homered [Speier scored];
Cash flied out to right; Dawson flied out to right; Valentine
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3,
Giants 3.

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

EXPOS 5TH: Perez flied out to center; Cromartie grounded out
(third to first); Carter singled to center; Carter stole second;
Parrish struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: LeMaster grounded out (pitcher to first); Andrews
flied out to left; MADLOCK BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; Madlock
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3,
Giants 3.

EXPOS 6TH: MINTON REPLACED MADLOCK (PITCHING); Speier flied out
to center; Schatzeder grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Cash
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Herndon made an out to first; Evans flied out to
right; Clark doubled to left; Ivie was walked intentionally;
McCovey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Giants 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Dawson homered; Valentine homered; Perez singled to
left; CURTIS REPLACED MINTON (PITCHING); Cromartie struck out;
Carter singled [Perez to third]; WILLIAMS REPLACED CURTIS
(PITCHING); Parrish struck out; Speier singled [Perez scored,
Carter to second]; Schatzeder struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 6, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); LeMaster
made an out to shortstop; Andrews flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6, Giants 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Cash grounded out (third to first); Dawson singled to
center; Valentine popped to first in foul territory; Dawson
stole second; Perez doubled to center [Dawson scored]; Cromartie
singled to center [Perez scored]; Cromartie was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 8,
Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: CRUZ BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Cruz singled; Herndon
forced Cruz (third to second); Evans walked [Herndon to second];
GARMAN REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); Clark doubled [Herndon
scored, Evans to third]; Ivie grounded out (third to first)
[Evans scored]; KNOWLES REPLACED GARMAN (PITCHING); McCovey
walked; BAHNSEN REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Hill flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 8, Giants 5.

EXPOS 9TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); IVIE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); MOFFITT REPLACED MCCOVEY (PITCHING);
Carter reached on an error by Evans [Carter to first]; Parrish
reached on an error by Moffitt [Carter to second, Parrish to
first]; Speier out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Carter to third, Parrish to second]; Bahnsen was called out on
strikes; Cash was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 8, Giants 5.

GIANTS 9TH: METZGER BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Metzger flied out to
center; DWYER BATTED FOR ANDREWS; Dwyer singled to center [Dwyer
to third (error by Dawson)]; Cruz struck out; WHITFIELD BATTED
FOR HERNDON; Whitfield walked; Evans lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 8, Giants 5.