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Expos
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 9, 1979
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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 May 9, 1979 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 9, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
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Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 9, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ross Grimsley |
Home Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 6,811 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Roy Roth 1B: Lanny Harris 2B: Tony Patch 3B: Jim Cuneo |
Montreal Expos Lineup
Name | Position |
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Andre Dawson | Center Fielder |
Rodney Scott | Second Baseman |
Warren Cromartie | Left Fielder |
Tony Perez | First Baseman |
Gary Carter | Catcher |
Ellis Valentine | Right Fielder |
Larry Parrish | Third Baseman |
Chris Speier | Shortstop |
Ross Grimsley | Pitcher |
Dick Williams | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill North | Center Fielder |
Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
Mike Ivie | First Baseman |
Bill Madlock | Second Baseman |
Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
Marc Hill | Catcher |
Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
Vida Blue | Pitcher |
Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Expos
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 9, 1979
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Blue
Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Blue
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Scott for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Blue
Cromartie strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
North vs. Grimsley
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Grimsley
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Grimsley
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ivie vs. Grimsley
That's a pickoff. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Blue
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Blue
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock misplays the ball. That's an error on Madlock. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Valentine vs. Blue
Valentine hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Perez tags and scores. Carter tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Blue
Parrish hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Speier vs. Blue
Speier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Grimsley vs. Blue
Grimsley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Grimsley
Ivie hits a line drive towards third. Parrish reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Grimsley
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Grimsley
Evans hits a fly ball into right 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: 2-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Blue
Dawson hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Blue
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Blue
Cromartie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Blue
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Grimsley
Hill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Grimsley
LeMaster hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Grimsley
Blue bunts towards the mound. Grimsley fields it and throws to first for the out. Hill moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
North vs. Grimsley
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitfield vs. Grimsley
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hill scores. North moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Grimsley
Clark takes first base on ball four. Whitfield moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Ivie vs. Grimsley
Ivie hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Blue
Carter hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Carter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valentine vs. Blue
Valentine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Carter scores. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Blue
There goes Valentine. The throw from Hill and he is out, Madlock applying the tag. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Blue
Parrish hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Parrish reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Speier vs. Blue
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Parrish moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Grimsley vs. Blue
Grimsley hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Grimsley
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Grimsley
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Grimsley
Hill hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Carter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Grimsley
LeMaster hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Blue
Dawson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Blue
Scott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cromartie vs. Blue
There goes Scott. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Scott steals second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Cromartie vs. Blue
Cromartie strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Blue
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Scott trying to get to home. Whitfield throws the ball in to Hill who tags Scott, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Grimsley
Blue hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
North vs. Grimsley
North takes first base on ball four. Blue moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Whitfield vs. Grimsley
Whitfield bunts towards the mound. Grimsley fields it and throws to first for the out. Blue moves to third. North moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Clark vs. Grimsley
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it and throws to home to get Blue. North moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ivie vs. Grimsley
Ivie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. North scores. Clark moves to third. Ivie moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Madlock vs. Grimsley
Madlock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clark scores. Ivie scores. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Grimsley
Evans hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hill vs. Bahnsen
Stan Bahnsen now pitching.
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Blue
Carter strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Blue
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Blue
Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Blue
Speier hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Bahnsen
LeMaster hits a line drive towards short. Speier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Bahnsen
Blue bunts towards the mound. Bahnsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Bahnsen
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Bahnsen
There goes North. The throw from Carter and he is out, Scott applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Blue
Dave Cash pinch hits for Stan Bahnsen.
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Blue
Dawson strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Blue
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cromartie vs. Blue
Cromartie 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, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Schatzeder
Dan Schatzeder now pitching.
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Schatzeder covering, for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Schatzeder
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Schatzeder
Ivie strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Blue
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Blue
Carter hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Blue
Valentine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Blue
Parrish hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Schatzeder
Madlock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Schatzeder
Evans hits a line drive to right field. Valentine throws towards the plate. Carter fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Carter. Madlock moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hill vs. Palmer
David Palmer now pitching.
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish juggles the ball. That's an error on Parrish. Madlock scores. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
LeMaster vs. Palmer
LeMaster hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Carter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blue vs. Palmer
Blue hits a line drive into right field. Valentine picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Valentine. Evans scores. Hill moves to third. Blue moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
North vs. Palmer
North strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Whitfield vs. Palmer
Whitfield is walked intentionally. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clark vs. Palmer
Clark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dawson. Clark reaches second base with a double. Hill scores. Blue scores. Whitfield goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ivie vs. Palmer
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Blue
Larry Herndon now playing center field.
Speier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Macha vs. Blue
Ken Macha pinch hits for David Palmer.
Macha hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Blue
Dawson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/9/1979 -- Montreal at San Francisco (D) Montreal AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Dawson A, cf 5 0 0 0 North B, cf 1 1 0 0 Scott R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Herndon L, cf 0 0 0 0 Cromartie W, lf 4 0 1 0 Whitfield T, lf 3 1 1 1 Perez T, 1b 3 1 1 0 Clark J, rf 4 1 1 3 Carter G, c 4 1 1 0 Ivie M, 1b 5 1 1 1 Valentine E, rf 3 0 2 2 Madlock B, 2b 4 1 2 2 Parrish L, 3b 4 0 2 0 Evans D, 3b 4 1 3 0 Speier C, ss 3 0 1 0 Hill M, c 3 2 0 0 Grimsley R, p 2 0 0 0 LeMaster J, ss 4 0 0 0 Bahnsen S, p 0 0 0 0 Blue V, p 3 1 2 1 Cash D, ph 1 0 1 0 Schatzeder D, p 0 0 0 0 Palmer D, p 0 0 0 0 Macha K, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 2 10 2 31 9 10 8 Montreal 010 100 000 -- 2 San Francisco 001 030 05x -- 9 Montreal IP H R ER BB SO Grimsley R (L) 4.2 6 4 4 5 0 Bahnsen S 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 Schatzeder D* 1.0 2 2 1 0 1 Palmer D 1.0 2 3 0 1 1 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Blue V (W) 9.0 10 2 1 2 6 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Madlock B, Carter G, Parrish L, Valentine E DP -- San Francisco 1 LOB -- Montreal 8, San Francisco 7 2B -- Carter G, Parrish L, Clark J SB -- Scott R CS -- Valentine E, North B SH -- Blue V, Whitfield T SF -- Valentine E T -- 2:35 A -- 6811
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