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Expos
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 20, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Montreal Expos, played on August 20, 1976 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
|
| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Carrithers |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Halicki |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 2,319 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Satch Davidson 1B: Dutch Rennert 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Andy Olsen |
Montreal Expos Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Warren Cromartie | Right Fielder |
| Wayne Garrett | Second Baseman |
| Ellis Valentine | Center Fielder |
| Earl Williams | First Baseman |
| Tim Foli | Shortstop |
| Larry Parrish | Third Baseman |
| Del Unser | Left Fielder |
| Gary Carter | Catcher |
| Don Carrithers | Pitcher |
| Karl Kuehl | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gary Thomasson | Center Fielder |
| Marty Perez | Second Baseman |
| Gary Matthews | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | First Baseman |
| Dave Rader | Catcher |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| Ed Halicki | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Expos
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 20, 1976
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Halicki
Cromartie hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Halicki
Garrett hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Halicki
Valentine strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Carrithers
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli misplays the ball. That's an error on Foli. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Carrithers
Perez hits a line drive into left field. Unser picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Unser. Thomasson moves to third. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Matthews vs. Carrithers
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foli fields it, throws to first for one, and the throw to the plate - double play. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Murcer vs. Carrithers
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams scoops it up and throws to first, with Carrithers covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Halicki
Williams hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Halicki
Foli hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Halicki
Parrish hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Halicki
Unser strikes out. Rader drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Unser out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Carrithers
Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Carrithers
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Carrithers
Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Halicki
Carter hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Carrithers vs. Halicki
Carrithers strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Halicki
Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops it up and throws to first, with Halicki covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Carrithers
LeMaster hits a popup towards short. Foli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Halicki vs. Carrithers
Halicki strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Carrithers
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams scoops it up and throws to first, with Carrithers covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Halicki
Garrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. Halicki
Valentine hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Halicki
There goes Garrett. The throw from Rader and he is safe. Garrett steals second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Halicki
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foli vs. Halicki
Foli hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Carrithers
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Carrithers
Matthews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Carrithers
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Reitz vs. Carrithers
Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perez moves to third. Matthews moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Evans vs. Carrithers
Evans hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cromartie. Evans reaches second base with a double. Perez scores. Matthews scores. Reitz moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Rader vs. Carrithers
Rader is walked intentionally. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
LeMaster vs. Carrithers
LeMaster strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Halicki vs. Carrithers
Halicki strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Halicki
Parrish hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Halicki
Unser strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Halicki
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Carrithers
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomasson for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Carrithers
Perez hits a line drive into center field. Valentine picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Valentine. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Matthews vs. Carrithers
Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Murcer vs. Carrithers
Murcer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Carrithers
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Halicki
Jerry White pinch hits for Don Carrithers.
White hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Halicki
Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops it up and throws to first, with Halicki covering, for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Halicki
Garrett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. Halicki
Valentine strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Dunning
Steve Dunning now pitching.
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Dunning
Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Dunning
LeMaster hits a fly ball into right field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Halicki
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Halicki
Foli hits a popup towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Halicki
Parrish hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Halicki
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Halicki
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Dunning
Glenn Adams pinch hits for Ed Halicki.
Adams hits a line drive towards third. Parrish reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Dunning
Thomasson hits a fly ball into center field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Dunning
Perez strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Lavelle
Larry Herndon now playing center field. Gary Lavelle now pitching. Jose Morales pinch hits for Steve Dunning.
Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Lavelle
Pete Mackanin pinch runs for Jose Morales. Bombo Rivera pinch hits for Warren Cromartie.
Rivera hits a popup towards first. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. Lavelle
Garrett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mackanin moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Valentine vs. Moffitt
Randy Moffitt now pitching.
Valentine strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Moffitt
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Murray
Bombo Rivera now playing right field. Dale Murray now pitching.
Matthews hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Valentine. Matthews reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Murray
Murcer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Murray
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Murray
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Murray
Rader hits a line drive towards the mound. Murray reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Moffitt
Foli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Moffitt
Parrish hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Moffitt
Unser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foli moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carter vs. Moffitt
Carter hits a popup towards first. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Jorgensen vs. Moffitt
Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Dale Murray.
Jorgensen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1976 -- Montreal at San Francisco (N)
Montreal AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Cromartie W, rf 3 0 0 0 Thomasson G, cf 4 0 0 0
Rivera B, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Herndon L, cf 0 0 0 0
Garrett W, 2b 3 0 2 0 Perez M, 2b 4 2 3 0
Valentine E, cf 4 0 0 0 Matthews G, lf 4 2 2 0
Williams E, 1b 3 1 0 0 Murcer B, rf 4 2 2 4
Foli T, ss 3 0 0 0 Reitz K, 3b 4 0 1 0
Parrish L, 3b 4 2 2 3 Evans D, 1b 4 0 1 2
Unser D, lf 4 0 1 0 Rader D, c 3 0 0 0
Carter G, c 4 0 0 0 LeMaster J, ss 3 0 0 0
Carrithers D, p 1 0 0 0 Halicki E, p 2 0 0 0
White J, ph 1 0 0 0 Adams G, ph 1 0 0 0
Dunning S, p 0 0 0 0 Lavelle G, p 0 0 0 0
Morales J, ph 1 0 1 0 Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0
Mackanin P, pr 0 0 0 0
Murray D, p 0 0 0 0
Jorgensen M, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 6 3 33 6 9 6
Montreal 010 000 200 -- 3
San Francisco 000 220 02x -- 6
Montreal IP H R ER BB SO
Carrithers D (L) 5.0 7 4 4 1 3
Dunning S 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Murray D 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Halicki E (W) 7.0 3 3 3 2 6
Lavelle G 0.1 2 0 0 0 0
Moffitt R (S) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2
E -- Foli T, Unser D, Valentine E
DP -- Montreal 1
LOB -- Montreal 6, San Francisco 4
2B -- Evans D, Matthews G
HR -- Parrish L 2, Murcer B 2
SB -- Garrett W
T -- 2:06
A -- 2319
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