Two home runs by Gary Carter and another by Ellis Valentine powered the Expos to a 7-5 victory over the sagging Giants, who suffered their seventh straight defeat. Carter had an inside-the-park homer with two mates aboard in the first inning and a solo blast in the seventh. Valentine put the Expos ahead to stay in the fourth frame with a three-run clout that followed a double by Larry Parrish and walk to Chris Speier. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 7, San Francisco Giants 5
Game Played on Sunday, April     29, 1979 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Giants       1  0  3    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  0
Expos        3  0  0    3  0  0    1  0  x  -   7 10  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   2   3   0     1   0   .229      Dawson cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .308
Herndon lf            4   2   2   3     0   0   .300      Scott 2b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .282
  McCovey ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .368      Cromartie lf          4   1   2   0     0   1   .363
Clark rf              1   0   0   1     2   0   .295      Perez 1b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .227
Ivie 1b               4   0   0   1     0   2   .233      Carter c              4   2   2   4     0   0   .339
Madlock 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .148      White rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Parrish 3b            3   1   2   0     1   1   .271
Hill c                3   0   1   0     1   1   .159      Speier ss             2   1   2   0     2   0   .286
LeMaster ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Grimsley p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Tamargo ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .333        Valentine ph        1   1   1   3     0   0   .224
  Metzger pr,ss       1   0   0   0     0   1   .148        Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blue p                2   1   1   0     0   0   .063        Schatzeder p        2   0   1   0     0   1   .250
  Whitfield ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .317
  Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Andrews ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .750

Totals               33   5  10   5     4   4             Totals               33   7  10   7     4   6

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 25,710
Left on Base: Giants 6, Expos 7
DP: Giants 0, Expos 2
Errors: Scott
Doubles: Blue (1), Madlock (2), Tamargo (2), Parrish (6), Cromartie (9)
Triples: Herndon (2)
Home Runs: Herndon (1), Carter 2 (5), Valentine (2)
Stolen Bases: North (4)
Caught Stealing: Herndon (1), Cromartie (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Clark (1)
GIDP: LeMaster 2 (2)
Hit by Pitch: Dawson (2,by Griffin)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(4-2)             5     5   6   6   3   4   2  23   5.63
Griffin                 3     5   1   1   1   2   1  15   4.03
Totals                  8    10   7   7   4   6   3  38

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley                4     6   4   4   2   0   0  18   3.90
Bahnsen                 1.2   3   1   1   0   1   1   8   3.68
Schatzeder W(1-0)       3.1   1   0   0   2   3   0  12   2.38
Totals                  9    10   5   5   4   4   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Griffin (2)
Wild Pitches: Blue (2)

Umpires: HP - John Baird, 1B - Jacques Lauzon, 2B - Mike Spinelli, 3B - Lanny Harris


GIANTS 1ST: North singled to center; North stole second; Herndon
grounded out (pitcher to first) [North to third]; Clark walked;
Ivie forced Clark (shortstop to second) [North scored, Ivie to
second (error by Scott)]; Madlock flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Dawson struck out; Scott grounded out (shortstop to
first); Cromartie singled to shortstop; Perez walked [Cromartie
to second]; Carter hit an inside the park homer to left
[Cromartie scored, Perez scored]; White grounded out (shortstop
to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 3.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans singled to right; Hill flied out to center;
LeMaster grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1,
Expos 3.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish singled to center; Speier walked [Parrish to
second]; Grimsley struck out; Dawson grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Parrish to third, Speier to second]; Scott struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Blue doubled to left; North singled to first [Blue
to third]; Herndon tripled to right [Blue scored, North scored];
Clark hit a sacrifice fly to center [Herndon scored]; Ivie flied
out to left; Madlock doubled to left; Evans grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Expos 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Cromartie struck out; Perez flied out to right;
Carter flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Expos
3.

GIANTS 4TH: Hill walked; LeMaster grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Hill out at second]; Blue
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
4, Expos 3.

EXPOS 4TH: White flied out to center; Parrish doubled to left;
Blue threw a wild pitch [Parrish to third]; Speier walked;
VALENTINE BATTED FOR GRIMSLEY; Valentine homered [Parrish
scored, Speier scored]; Dawson flied out to left; Scott lined to
shortstop; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Expos 6.

GIANTS 5TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); North lined
to left; Herndon homered; Clark grounded out (first unassisted);
Ivie struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Expos 6.

EXPOS 5TH: Cromartie flied out to center; Perez grounded out
(second to first); Carter flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 5, Expos 6.

GIANTS 6TH: Madlock flied out to left; Evans grounded out (first
unassisted); Hill singled to left; TAMARGO BATTED FOR LEMASTER;
Tamargo doubled to right [Hill to third]; METZGER RAN FOR
TAMARGO; WHITFIELD BATTED FOR BLUE; SCHATZEDER REPLACED BAHNSEN
(PITCHING); Whitfield grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Expos 6.

EXPOS 6TH: METZGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); GRIFFIN REPLACED
WHITFIELD (PITCHING); White flied out to right; Parrish walked;
Speier singled to center [Parrish to second]; Schatzeder struck
out; Dawson was hit by a pitch [Parrish to third, Speier to
second]; Scott flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Giants 5, Expos 6.

GIANTS 7TH: North singled to center; On a bunt Herndon forced
North (pitcher to shortstop); Herndon was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Clark walked;
Ivie struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Expos 6.

EXPOS 7TH: Cromartie doubled to center; Perez flied out to
right; Cromartie was caught stealing third (catcher to third);
Carter homered; White flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 5, Expos 7.

GIANTS 8TH: Madlock grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans
grounded out (second to shortstop to first); Hill struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Expos 7.

EXPOS 8TH: Parrish struck out; Speier singled to right;
Schatzeder singled to left [Speier to second]; Dawson flied out
to left; Scott flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
5, Expos 7.

GIANTS 9TH: Metzger struck out; ANDREWS BATTED FOR GRIFFIN;
Andrews grounded out (second to first); North walked; MCCOVEY
BATTED FOR HERNDON; McCovey popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Expos 7.