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Expos 2 @ Giants 9
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. The home team Giants beat the visiting Expos with a score of 9 to 2.

Game Summary

DateMay 9, 1979 
Visiting Team
Montreal Expos
R: 2 H: 10 E: 3 LOB: 8
Runs: 2
Hits: 10
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
San Francisco Giants
R: 9 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 9
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherVida Blue  
Losing PitcherRoss Grimsley  
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Game Winning RBIBill Madlock 

Game Info

DateMay 9, 1979 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamMontreal Expos 
Home TeamSan Francisco Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherRoss Grimsley  
Home Starting PitcherVida Blue  
BallparkCandlestick Park 
CitySan Francisco 
StateCA 
Attendance6,811 
Time of Game2 hours 35 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Roy Roth
1B: Lanny Harris
2B: Tony Patch
3B: Jim Cuneo

Montreal Expos Lineup 

Name  Position 
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 
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 

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Expos 2 @ Giants 9
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May 9, 1979

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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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