A leadoff homer by Mike Ivie in the seventh inning lifted the Giants to a 1-0 victory over the Expos behind the four-hit pitching of John Curtis. Dan Schatzeder, who was the loser, gave up only two singles before being beaten by Ivie's smash. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 1, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Wednesday, July      11, 1979 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  3  1
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
North cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Cromartie lf          4   0   2   0     0   1   .284
Strain 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Scott 2b,ss           3   0   0   0     1   1   .221
Clark rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Dawson cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Ivie 1b               4   1   1   1     0   2   .275      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .289
Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Carter c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .283
Herndon lf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .301      Valentine rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .267
LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Parrish 3b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .287
Littlejohn c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .167      Mason ss              1   0   0   0     1   0   .160
Curtis p              1   0   0   0     1   0   .125        Cash ph,2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .476
                                                          Schatzeder p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .208
                                                            Macha ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .207
                                                            Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   1   3   1     1   4             Totals               32   0   4   0     2   7

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance: 15,012
Left on Base: Giants 3, Expos 7
DP: Giants 0, Expos 0
Errors: LeMaster
Home Runs: Ivie (12)
Stolen Bases: Clark (6), Scott (24)
Sacrifice Hits: Curtis (4), North (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis W(5-5)           9     4   0   0   2   7   0  34   3.84
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   7   0  34

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schatzeder L(4-2)       8     3   1   1   1   3   1  28   2.55
Bahnsen                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.79
Totals                  9     3   1   1   1   4   1  31

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Steve Fields


GIANTS 1ST: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Strain
singled to left; Clark forced Strain (third to second); Clark
stole second; Ivie struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie flied out to center; Scott grounded out
(third to first); Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Herndon
struck out; LeMaster popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez struck out (catcher to first); Carter flied out
to center; Valentine popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Littlejohn singled to left; Curtis out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Littlejohn to second]; North
flied out to center; Strain grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Parrish struck out; Mason walked; Schatzeder struck
out; Cromartie singled to center [Mason to third]; Scott walked
[Cromartie to second]; Dawson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark grounded out (third to first); Ivie popped to
first in foul territory; Evans grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Perez lined to right; Carter flied out to center;
Valentine made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Expos 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Herndon flied out to left; LeMaster flied out to
right; Littlejohn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Parrish popped to third in foul territory; Mason
grounded out (second to first); Schatzeder grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Curtis walked; North out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Curtis to second]; Strain grounded out (third to
first); Clark popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Cromartie struck out; Scott was called out on
strikes; Dawson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Expos 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Ivie homered; Evans made an out to second; Herndon
struck out; LeMaster grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Carter
singled to center; Valentine struck out; Parrish singled to
center [Carter to third]; CASH BATTED FOR MASON; Cash grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 0.

GIANTS 8TH: CASH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SCOTT CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Littlejohn flied out to center; Curtis
grounded out (second to first); North flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 8TH: MACHA BATTED FOR SCHATZEDER; Macha grounded out
(second to first); Cromartie singled to left; Scott reached on
an error by LeMaster [Cromartie to third, Scott to first]; Scott
stole second; Dawson flied out to right; Perez grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 0.

GIANTS 9TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED MACHA (PITCHING); Strain lined to
shortstop; Clark grounded out (third to first); Ivie was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 9TH: Carter grounded out (third to first); Valentine
grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 0.