Willie McCovey and Randy Elliott each drove in two runs as the Giants ended a five-game losing streak by defeating the Expos, 5-1. Jim Barr pitched a six-hitter. McCovey batted in his pair with a single in the first inning. Elliott accounted for his runs with singles in the third and eighth before Barr wrapped up the scoring with a single for the final tally. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 5, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       4, 1977 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Expos        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  2
Giants       2  0  1    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   5 10  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .296      Herndon cf            5   0   2   0     0   1   .270
Speier ss             3   0   0   0     1   1   .250      Thomas 2b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .220
Valentine rf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .328      Clark rf              4   2   0   0     0   0   .242
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Madlock 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .283
Cromartie lf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .303      McCovey 1b            3   0   2   2     1   0   .286
Parrish 3b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .205        LeMaster pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .125
Unser cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .150        Evans 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .329
Foote c               3   0   1   1     0   1   .167      Elliott lf            4   1   2   2     0   0   .179
Hannahs p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .207
  Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hill c                3   0   0   0     1   1   .255
  Warthen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Barr p                2   0   2   1     1   0   .267
  Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   6   1     2   5             Totals               33   5  10   5     3   3

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance:  2,213
Left on Base: Expos 6, Giants 8
DP: Expos 1, Giants 0
Errors: Cromartie, Parrish, Madlock
Doubles: Unser (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Barr (2)
GIDP: Elliott (4)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hannahs L(1-3)          7     8   3   2   2   2   0  31   3.58
Warthen                 0     1   2   2   1   0   0   2   6.75
Kerrigan                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.61
Totals                  8    10   5   4   3   3   0  37

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr W(4-2)             9     6   1   1   2   5   0  34   4.71
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   5   0  34

Passed Balls: Foote (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Terry Tata


EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (third to first); Speier flied out
to center; Valentine flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Herndon singled; Thomas singled to right [Herndon to
third]; Clark reached on a fielder's choice [Herndon out at home
(pitcher to catcher), Thomas to second]; Madlock singled [Thomas
to third, Clark to second]; McCovey singled to left [Thomas
scored, Clark scored, Madlock to second]; Elliott grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [McCovey out at
second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Giants 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez flied out to center; Cromartie grounded out
(pitcher to first); Parrish walked; Unser doubled to center
[Parrish to third]; Foote singled to right [Parrish scored,
Unser out at home (right to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Foli flied out to center; Hill walked; Barr out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hill to second]; Herndon
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Giants 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Hannahs struck out; Cash grounded out (shortstop to
first); Speier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Thomas flied out to left; Clark reached on an error
by Parrish [Clark to first]; Madlock grounded out (second to
first) [Clark to second]; McCovey singled [Clark to third];
Elliott singled [Clark scored (unearned), McCovey to second];
Foli flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1,
Giants 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Valentine flied out to center; Perez made an out to
second; Cromartie singled; Parrish popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Hill popped to third in foul territory; Barr singled
to left; Herndon singled [Barr to second]; Thomas struck out;
Clark popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 1, Giants 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); Foote was
called out on strikes; Hannahs grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Madlock flied out to center; McCovey flied out to
center; Elliott flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
1, Giants 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Cash struck out; Speier grounded out (second to
first); Valentine singled to third [Valentine to second (error
by Madlock)]; Perez made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Foli flied out to left; Hill struck out; Barr
walked; Herndon forced Barr (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Cromartie singled; Parrish flied out to center; Unser
grounded out (first unassisted) [Cromartie to second]; Foote
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Thomas flied out to center; Clark grounded out
(third to first); Madlock reached on an error by Cromartie
[Madlock out at second (shortstop to second)]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 3.

EXPOS 8TH: JORGENSEN BATTED FOR HANNAHS; Jorgensen flied out to
left; Cash grounded out (third to first); Speier walked;
Valentine singled [Speier to second]; Perez flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: WARTHEN REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); McCovey
walked; LEMASTER RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Foote allowed a passed ball
[LeMaster to second]; Elliott singled to center [LeMaster
scored, Elliott to second (on throw to home)]; KERRIGAN REPLACED
WARTHEN (PITCHING); Foli grounded out (second to first) [Elliott
to third]; Hill grounded out (third to first); Barr singled to
left [Elliott scored]; Herndon struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Expos 1, Giants 5.

EXPOS 9TH: EVANS REPLACED LEMASTER (PLAYING 1B); Cromartie flied
out to center; Parrish grounded out (first unassisted); Unser
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 5.