The Expos posted their fourth straight victory, 3-1 over the the Giants. Montreal scored three runs in the fourth inning on a single by Rowland Office, RBI double by Andre Dawson, safe bunt by Gary Carter and two-run double by Warren Cromartie. Steve Rogers scattered nine hits in going the route. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 3, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Monday, August    25, 1980 (Night game) at Stade Olympique
Giants       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  0
Expos        0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  8  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .244      LeFlore lf            3   0   0   0     1   2   .255
Herndon rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Scott 2b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .238
Whitfield lf          4   1   3   0     0   0   .285      Office rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .267
Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Dawson cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .302
May c                 3   0   0   1     0   0   .268      Carter c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .249
Ivie 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .243      Cromartie 1b          3   0   2   2     1   0   .300
Stennett 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .247      Parrish 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .219      Speier ss             2   0   1   0     1   0   .244
  Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Rogers p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .169
Hargesheimer p        2   0   1   0     0   0   .267
  Venable ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               34   1   9   1     0   2             Totals               28   3   8   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 32,602
Left on Base: Giants 7, Expos 7
DP: Giants 1, Expos 1
Errors: Scott
Doubles: Whitfield (12), Cromartie 2 (27), Dawson (29)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore 2 (83), Scott (55)
Caught Stealing: North (17)
Sacrifice Hits: Rogers 2 (14)
Sacrifice Flies: May (3)
GIDP: Herndon (9)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargesheimer L(4-3)     6     6   3   3   2   5   0  24   3.86
Minton                  2     2   0   0   2   0   0  10   2.34
Totals                  8     8   3   3   4   5   0  34

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers W(12-9)          9     9   1   1   0   2   0  35   3.17
Totals                  9     9   1   1   0   2   0  35

Balks: Minton (1)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Dick Stello


GIANTS 1ST: North singled to center; North was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Herndon grounded out (third to
first); Whitfield singled to right; Evans grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Scott was called
out on strikes; Office was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 0.

GIANTS 2ND: May grounded out (second to first); Ivie grounded
out (shortstop to first); Stennett singled to center; LeMaster
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Carter
flied out to center; Cromartie doubled to center; Parrish flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Hargesheimer grounded out (second to first); North
struck out; Herndon made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Speier singled to left; Rogers out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Speier to second]; LeFlore struck out;
Scott flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Expos
0.

GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield doubled to left; Evans grounded out (first
unassisted) [Whitfield to third]; May hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Whitfield scored]; Ivie singled to center; Stennett made
an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Office singled to left; Dawson doubled to left
[Office scored]; Carter singled to third [Dawson to third];
Cromartie doubled to center [Dawson scored, Carter scored];
Parrish struck out; Speier hit into a double play (center to
shortstop) [Cromartie out at third]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Expos 3.

GIANTS 5TH: LeMaster struck out; Hargesheimer singled to right;
North flied out to left; Herndon reached on an error by Scott
[Hargesheimer to second, Herndon to first]; Whitfield flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Rogers grounded out (third to first); LeFlore walked;
LeFlore stole second; LeFlore stole third; Scott walked; Scott
stole second; LeFlore was out trying to advance to home (catcher
to pitcher); Office flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 1, Expos 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Evans flied out to right; May grounded out (first
unassisted); Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Carter
flied out to left; Cromartie flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); LeMaster
grounded out (pitcher to first); VENABLE BATTED FOR
HARGESHEIMER; Venable grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 3.

EXPOS 7TH: MINTON REPLACED VENABLE (PITCHING); Parrish grounded
out (third to first); Speier walked; Rogers out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Speier to second]; LeFlore flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 3.

GIANTS 8TH: North singled to center; Herndon grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [North out at
second]; Whitfield singled to left; Evans popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Scott singled to first; Minton balked [Scott to
second]; Office made an out to shortstop; Dawson singled to
third [Scott to third]; Carter grounded out (third to first)
[Dawson to second]; Cromartie was walked intentionally; Parrish
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 1,
Expos 3.

GIANTS 9TH: May grounded out (second to first); Ivie flied out
to center; Stennett singled to right; WOHLFORD BATTED FOR
LEMASTER; Wohlford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 3.