Willie McCovey hit the 521st homer of his major league career, tying the veteran slugger with Ted Williams for eighth place on the all-time list, to mark the Giants' 3-2 victory over the Expos. McCovey's smash started the Giants' scoring in the fourth inning.

Rennie Stennett doubled and Johnny LeMaster singled for another tally in the seventh. After the Expos came back to tie the score in their half, the Giants registered their winning run when Stennett singled and Milt May doubled in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 3, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       3, 1980 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Giants       0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  1  -   3  8  2
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  7  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              5   0   1   0     0   3   .280      White lf,cf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .278
Evans 3b              1   0   1   0     3   0   .231      Bernazard 2b          5   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Clark rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .203      Dawson cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .246
McCovey 1b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .200        Hutton lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Whitfield lf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Valentine rf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .247
  Wohlford ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .192      Parrish 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Stennett 2b           4   2   2   0     0   0   .274        Macha pr,3b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
May c                 3   0   1   1     1   0   .255      Carter c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .260
  Sadek pr,c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cromartie 1b          3   0   1   1     0   0   .314
LeMaster ss           4   0   1   1     0   0   .175      Scott ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .195
Whitson p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Sanderson p           0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Office ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Moffitt p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        LeFlore ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .275
  Herndon ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .246        Norman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Holland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tamargo ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .000

Totals               31   3   8   3     5   6             Totals               32   2   7   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 18,622
Left on Base: Giants 7, Expos 9
DP: Giants 0, Expos 3
Errors: Whitfield, LeMaster, Scott
Doubles: Stennett (6), Evans (1), May (5), Carter (3), LeFlore (3)
Home Runs: McCovey (1)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (9)
Caught Stealing: North (3), Evans (1), Dawson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitson (2), Sanderson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Cromartie (1)
GIDP: McCovey (1)
Hit by Pitch: Parrish (1,by Whitson), Macha (1,by Moffitt)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Whitson                 6.1   5   2   2   1   4   0  26   4.18
Lavelle                 0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.63
Moffitt W(1-0)          1     0   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.15
Holland SV(1)           1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   5   0  38

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sanderson               7     5   2   2   4   3   1  27   5.48
Norman                  0.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   4   5.87
Sosa L(2-2)             1.1   2   1   1   0   2   0   6   3.60
Totals                  9     8   3   3   5   6   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Whitson (2), Moffitt (1)
Wild Pitches: Sanderson (1)
Balks: Sosa (1)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Jerry Crawford


GIANTS 1ST: North singled to second; North was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Evans walked; Clark singled to
center [Evans to second]; McCovey struck out while Evans was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: White struck out; Bernazard made an out to shortstop;
Dawson singled to center; Dawson was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted); Stennett
grounded out (shortstop to first); May flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish
flied out to right; Carter flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 0.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster reached on an error by Scott; Whitson out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [LeMaster to second];
Sanderson threw a wild pitch [LeMaster to third]; North was
called out on strikes; Evans walked; Clark flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Cromartie singled to left; Scott flied out to left;
Sanderson reached on an error by LeMaster on a sacrifice bunt
[Cromartie to third, Sanderson to second]; White made an out to
first; Bernazard grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 0.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey homered; Whitfield grounded out (third to
first); Stennett popped to third in foul territory; May flied
out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Dawson flied out to left; Valentine struck out;
Parrish was hit by a pitch; MACHA RAN FOR PARRISH; Carter flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 0.

GIANTS 5TH: MACHA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); LeMaster grounded
out (third to first); Whitson was called out on strikes; North
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Cromartie flied out to center; Scott grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sanderson walked; White singled to left
[Sanderson to second]; Bernazard struck out; Expos Manager
Dick Williams ejected by HP umpire Andy Olsen sometime in
sixth; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Evans walked; Clark flied out to right; McCovey
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Evans out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Dawson grounded out (third to first); Valentine flied
out to center; Macha struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
1, Expos 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Whitfield flied out to center; Stennett doubled to
right; May was walked intentionally; LeMaster singled to right
[Stennett scored, May to third]; Whitson hit into a double play
(left to third to second) [LeMaster out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Carter doubled to left [Carter to third (error by
Whitfield)]; Cromartie hit a sacrifice fly to center [Carter
scored]; Scott singled to left; OFFICE BATTED FOR SANDERSON;
LAVELLE REPLACED WHITSON (PITCHING); LEFLORE BATTED FOR OFFICE;
LeFlore doubled to center [Scott scored]; LeFlore stole third;
White reached on a fielder's choice [LeFlore out at home (third
to catcher)]; Bernazard grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 2.

GIANTS 8TH: NORMAN REPLACED LEFLORE (PITCHING); North was called
out on strikes; Evans doubled to left; Clark was walked
intentionally; McCovey forced Clark (second to shortstop) [Evans
to third]; WOHLFORD BATTED FOR WHITFIELD; SOSA REPLACED NORMAN
(PITCHING); Wohlford forced McCovey (second to shortstop); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: WOHLFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MOFFITT
REPLACED LAVELLE (PITCHING); Dawson flied out to center;
Valentine struck out; Macha was hit by a pitch; Carter flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 2.

GIANTS 9TH: WHITE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); HUTTON
REPLACED DAWSON (PLAYING LF); Stennett singled to shortstop; May
doubled to left [Stennett scored]; SADEK RAN FOR MAY; LeMaster
reached on a fielder's choice [Sadek out at third (pitcher to
shortstop to third)]; Sosa balked [LeMaster to second]; HERNDON
BATTED FOR MOFFITT; Herndon struck out (strikeout was charged to
Moffitt); North struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3,
Expos 2.

EXPOS 9TH: SADEK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); HOLLAND REPLACED
HERNDON (PITCHING); Cromartie flied out to left; Scott singled
to left; TAMARGO BATTED FOR SOSA; Tamargo walked [Scott to
second]; White flied out to center [Scott to third]; Bernazard
forced Tamargo (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 3, Expos 2.