Tony Perez batted in four runs and Warren Cromartie, hitting safely in his 16th straight game, scored three times as the Expos defeated the Giants, 6-4. Cromartie doubled and scored on a single by Perez in the first inning. In the third, Perez homered with Andre Dawson and Cromartie on base.

Cromartie scored again in the sixth, hitting a single and crossing the plate on a double by Gary Carter. Jack Clark hit a homer and two doubles for the Giants, who lost their sixth game in a row. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 6, San Francisco Giants 4
Game Played on Saturday, April     28, 1979 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Giants       1  0  0    1  0  1    0  1  0  -   4  7  0
Expos        1  0  3    0  0  1    0  1  x  -   6 10  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .143      Dawson cf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .324
Whitfield lf          3   0   1   1     0   0   .321      Scott 2b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .303
  Cruz rf             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Cromartie lf          4   3   2   0     0   0   .355
Clark rf,lf           4   3   3   1     0   1   .299      Perez 1b              4   1   2   4     0   1   .238
Evans 3b              2   0   1   1     2   0   .253      Carter c              4   1   2   1     0   0   .327
Ivie 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .246      White rf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .350
Herndon cf            3   0   0   0     0   3   .250      Parrish 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  North ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .197      Speier ss             2   0   0   0     2   0   .259
Tamargo c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .273      Sanderson p           2   0   1   0     0   0   .167
Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .151        Fryman p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Halicki p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .333        Sosa p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  McCovey ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .389
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hill ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .152

Totals               32   4   7   3     4   5             Totals               34   6  10   6     2   8

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 14,411
Left on Base: Giants 5, Expos 6
DP: Giants 0, Expos 1
Errors: Speier
Doubles: Madlock (1), Halicki (1), Clark 2 (5), Cromartie (8), Carter 2 (2)
Home Runs: Clark (3), Perez (3)
Stolen Bases: White (1)
Caught Stealing: Whitfield (2), Evans (2)
GIDP: Madlock (2)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki L(1-2)          6     7   5   5   0   4   1  25   5.96
Lavelle                 2     3   1   1   2   4   0  11   1.20
Totals                  8    10   6   6   2   8   1  36

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sanderson W(1-1)        6     5   3   2   4   4   1  26   3.75
Fryman                  1.1   2   1   1   0   1   0   5   1.74
Sosa SV(2)              1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   1.65
Totals                  9     7   4   3   4   5   1  36

Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - John Baird, 2B - Jacques Lauzon, 3B - Mike Spinelli


GIANTS 1ST: Madlock doubled to left; Whitfield singled to right
[Madlock scored]; Clark struck out; Whitfield was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Evans walked; Evans was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
struck out; Cromartie doubled to right; Perez singled to center
[Cromartie scored]; Carter flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Ivie lined to third; Herndon struck out; Tamargo
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: White was called out on strikes; Parrish grounded out
(third to first); Speier flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Expos 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Halicki
doubled; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitfield
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Sanderson singled; Dawson singled to shortstop
[Sanderson to second]; On a bunt Scott forced Sanderson (pitcher
to third) [Dawson to second]; Cromartie forced Scott (first to
shortstop) [Dawson to third]; Perez homered [Dawson scored,
Cromartie scored]; Carter popped to first; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 1, Expos 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark homered; Evans walked; Ivie flied out to
center; Herndon was called out on strikes; Tamargo walked [Evans
to second]; Metzger flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 2, Expos 4.

EXPOS 4TH: White grounded out (first to pitcher); Parrish flied
out to left; Speier grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Halicki grounded out (third to first); Madlock made
an out to first; Whitfield flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 4.

EXPOS 5TH: Sanderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson
struck out; Scott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 2, Expos 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Clark doubled to left; Evans grounded out (first
unassisted) [Clark to third]; Ivie reached on an error by Speier
[Clark scored (unearned) (no RBI), Ivie to first]; Herndon was
called out on strikes; Tamargo flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Expos 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Cromartie singled to right; Perez flied out to right;
Carter doubled to left [Cromartie scored]; White grounded out
(second to first) [Carter to third]; Parrish lined to third; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Expos 5.

GIANTS 7TH: Metzger walked; MCCOVEY BATTED FOR HALICKI; FRYMAN
REPLACED SANDERSON (PITCHING); McCovey made an out to second;
Madlock grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Metzger out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Expos
5.

EXPOS 7TH: CRUZ REPLACED WHITFIELD (PLAYING RF); CLARK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); LAVELLE REPLACED MCCOVEY (PITCHING);
Speier walked; On a bunt Fryman forced Speier (third to
shortstop); Dawson struck out; Scott singled to third [Fryman to
second]; Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Expos 5.

GIANTS 8TH: Cruz was called out on strikes; Clark doubled to
left; Evans singled to right [Clark scored]; SOSA REPLACED
FRYMAN (PITCHING); Ivie flied out to center; NORTH BATTED FOR
HERNDON; North grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 4, Expos 5.

EXPOS 8TH: NORTH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Perez struck out;
Carter doubled to right; White singled to center [Carter
scored]; White stole second; Parrish struck out; Speier was
walked intentionally; Sosa struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 4, Expos 6.

GIANTS 9TH: Tamargo grounded out (first to pitcher); Metzger
grounded out (second to first); HILL BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Hill
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
4, Expos 6.