Del Unser's pinch-hit, two-run homer in the eighth gave the Expos a 4-0 lead, just enough to hold off the Giants, 4-3. Blanked through eight innings by Steve Rogers, Joe Kerrigan and Will McEnaney, San Francisco rallied with three in the ninth, all on a home run by pinch-hitter Gary Alexander. Ellis Valentine gave the Expos a 1-0 lead with a homer in the third, and the visitors went ahead, 2-0, in the fourth on a double by Warren Cromartie and single by Wayne Garrett. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 4, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Monday, July      25, 1977 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Expos        0  0  1    1  0  0    0  2  0  -   4 10  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3  7  2


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Andrews 2b            4   0   0   0     1   0   .265
Speier ss             4   0   1   0     1   1   .238      Thomas cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .246
Valentine rf          5   1   1   1     0   2   .309      Madlock 3b            0   0   0   0     1   0   .305
Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     1   1   .264        Thomasson lf        4   0   0   0     0   2   .257
Carter c              5   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Clark rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .266
Cromartie lf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .299      McCovey 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .283
Dawson cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Evans lf,3b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .254
Garrett 3b            2   1   1   1     1   0   .280      Foli ss               4   0   2   0     0   0   .222
Rogers p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .117        LeMaster pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .198
  Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hill c                2   0   0   0     1   0   .242
  Unser ph            1   1   1   2     0   0   .281        Sadek pr,c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .242
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Alexander ph        1   1   1   3     0   0   .278
  Atkinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Halicki p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .163
                                                            Whitfield ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .295
                                                            Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Harris ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .281

Totals               36   4  10   4     3   5             Totals               34   3   7   3     5   6

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  2,340
Left on Base: Expos 10, Giants 9
DP: Expos 0, Giants 1
Errors: Andrews, McCovey
Doubles: Dawson (15), Cromartie (31), McCovey (12), Thomas (8)
Home Runs: Valentine (17), Unser (8), Alexander (1)
Stolen Bases: Cash (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Rogers (7)
GIDP: Carter (6)
Hit by Pitch: Garrett (1,by Heaverlo)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers W(11-8)          6     4   0   0   2   5   0  24   2.67
Kerrigan                1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.35
McEnaney                1     1   2   2   1   0   0   5   4.19
Atkinson SV(6)          1     1   1   1   1   1   1   5   3.83
Totals                  9     7   3   3   5   6   1  39

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki L(8-9)          7     8   2   2   2   4   1  32   3.52
Heaverlo                2     2   2   2   1   1   1   9   2.45
Totals                  9    10   4   4   3   5   2  41

Hit by Pitch: Heaverlo (2)
Wild Pitches: Rogers (8)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi


EXPOS 1ST: McCovey dropped a foul fly hit by Cash for an error;
Cash singled to left; Speier struck out; Valentine struck out;
Cash stole second; Perez walked; Carter forced Perez (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Andrews flied out to center; Thomas grounded out
(first unassisted); Madlock walked; Clark forced Madlock (second
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Giants 0.

EXPOS 2ND: THOMASSON REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING LF); EVANS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Cromartie flied out to center;
Dawson doubled to right; Garrett flied out to left; Rogers
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey doubled to center; Evans grounded out (first
to pitcher) [McCovey to third]; Foli popped to third in foul
territory; Hill grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Giants 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier popped
to third in foul territory; Valentine homered; Perez struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Halicki singled to right; Andrews flied out to
center; Thomas was called out on strikes; Thomasson grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Giants 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Carter flied out to left; Cromartie doubled to right;
Dawson grounded out (third to first); Garrett singled to center
[Cromartie scored]; Rogers singled to second [Garrett to
second]; Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Expos 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark struck out; McCovey struck out; Evans popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Giants 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Speier flied out to right; Valentine reached on an
error by Andrews [Valentine to first]; Perez forced Valentine
(shortstop to second); Carter forced Perez (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Foli singled to center; Hill forced Foli (third to
second); Halicki struck out; Andrews forced Hill (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Giants 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Cromartie singled to right; Dawson flied out to right
[Cromartie to second]; Garrett was walked intentionally; Rogers
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Cromartie to third,
Garrett to second]; Cash flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Thomas doubled to center; Rogers threw a wild pitch
[Thomas to third]; Thomasson struck out; Thomas was out trying
to advance to home (pitcher to catcher); Clark walked; McCovey
reached on a fielder's choice [Clark to third]; Evans flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Giants 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Speier singled to center; Valentine flied out to
left; Perez flied out to right; Carter flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: KERRIGAN REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Foli grounded
out (third to first); Hill walked; SADEK RAN FOR HILL; WHITFIELD
BATTED FOR HALICKI; Whitfield singled to first [Sadek to
second]; Andrews forced Sadek (shortstop to third) [Whitfield to
second]; Thomas flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 2, Giants 0.

EXPOS 8TH: SADEK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); HEAVERLO REPLACED
WHITFIELD (PITCHING); Cromartie made an out to second; Dawson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Garrett was hit by a pitch;
UNSER BATTED FOR KERRIGAN; Unser homered [Garrett scored]; Cash
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
4, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: MCENANEY REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Thomasson
grounded out (second to first); Clark popped to first in foul
territory; McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Giants 0.

EXPOS 9TH: Speier walked; Valentine struck out; Perez singled to
right [Speier to third]; Carter grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Giants 0.

GIANTS 9TH: Evans walked; Foli singled to pitcher [Evans to
second]; ALEXANDER BATTED FOR SADEK; LEMASTER RAN FOR FOLI;
ATKINSON REPLACED MCENANEY (PITCHING); Alexander homered [Evans
scored, LeMaster scored]; HARRIS BATTED FOR HEAVERLO; Harris
grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews walked; Thomas flied
out to center; Thomasson struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 4, Giants 3.