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Expos
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 27, 1978
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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 27, 1978 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1978 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 27, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| 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 | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nick Colosi 1B: Frank Pulli 2B: Charlie Williams 3B: John Kibler |
Montreal Expos Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
| Andre Dawson | Center Fielder |
| Ellis Valentine | Right Fielder |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Warren Cromartie | Left Fielder |
| Gary Carter | Catcher |
| Larry Parrish | Third Baseman |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Ross Grimsley | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Larry Herndon | Center Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Mike Ivie | First Baseman |
| Hector Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Marc Hill | Catcher |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| Rob Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Vida Blue | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Expos
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 27, 1978
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Blue
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Blue
Dawson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Dawson reaches second base with a double. Cash moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Valentine vs. Blue
Valentine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Perez vs. Blue
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perez for the out. Cash scores. Dawson moves to third. Valentine moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cromartie vs. Blue
Cromartie strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carter vs. Blue
Carter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Grimsley
Herndon strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Grimsley
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Grimsley
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Blue
Parrish 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimsley vs. Blue
Grimsley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Grimsley
Ivie hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Grimsley
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Grimsley
Hill hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Grimsley
LeMaster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Andrews vs. Grimsley
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Blue
Cash 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: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Blue
Dawson strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Blue
Valentine hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Grimsley
Blue hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Grimsley
Herndon 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Grimsley
Evans hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Blue
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Blue
Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Blue
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Grimsley
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ivie vs. Grimsley
Ivie takes first base on ball four. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Grimsley
Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clark moves to third. Ivie moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hill vs. Grimsley
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Clark scores. Ivie moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
LeMaster vs. Grimsley
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Blue
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Blue
Speier hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Herndon. Speier reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grimsley vs. Blue
Grimsley strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Blue
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Grimsley
Stan Papi now playing third base.
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Papi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Grimsley
Blue takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Grimsley
Herndon hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Grimsley
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
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, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Blue
Valentine is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Blue
Perez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Grimsley
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Grimsley
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Grimsley
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Blue
Cromartie hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Blue
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Blue
Papi strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Grimsley
Hill hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Grimsley
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimsley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Grimsley
Andrews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Grimsley
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blue for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Blue
Speier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimsley vs. Blue
Grimsley bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Blue
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Speier moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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
Bottom 8
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Grimsley
Herndon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Carter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Grimsley
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Grimsley
Clark 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, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Blue
Valentine hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Blue
Perez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Perez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cromartie vs. Blue
Cromartie hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. Blue
Carter is walked intentionally. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Papi vs. Blue
Papi hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Grimsley
Ivie hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dawson. Ivie reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Grimsley
Jim Dwyer pinch runs for Mike Ivie.
Cruz is walked intentionally. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hill vs. Grimsley
Hill bunts in front of the plate. Carter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LeMaster vs. Grimsley
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Papi fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 10
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Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Blue
Jim Dwyer now playing first base.
Speier hits a fly ball towards center. Herndon settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Herndon. Speier moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grimsley vs. Blue
Grimsley bunts towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. Speier moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cash vs. Moffitt
Roger Metzger now playing shortstop. Randy Moffitt now pitching.
Cash hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Speier scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Moffitt
There goes Cash. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Cash steals second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dawson vs. Moffitt
Dawson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valentine vs. Moffitt
Valentine hits a fly ball towards left. Cruz catches it and throws to second to double up Cash. View Play
Bottom 10
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Expos, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Grimsley
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Grimsley
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Papi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Grimsley
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/27/1978, game 1 -- Montreal at San Francisco (D)
Montreal AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Cash D, 2b 4 1 1 1 Herndon L, cf 5 0 0 0
Dawson A, cf 4 0 1 0 Evans D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Valentine E, rf 4 0 0 0 Clark J, rf 3 1 0 0
Perez T, 1b 4 0 1 1 Ivie M, 1b 3 0 1 0
Cromartie W, lf 4 0 0 0 Dwyer J, pr-1b 0 0 0 0
Carter G, c 3 0 0 0 Cruz H, lf 2 0 1 0
Parrish L, 3b 2 0 0 0 Hill M, c 4 0 0 0
Papi S, 3b 2 0 0 0 LeMaster J, ss 4 0 1 0
Speier C, ss 4 1 2 0 Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0
Grimsley R, p 3 0 0 0 Andrews R, 2b 4 0 1 0
Blue V, p 2 0 0 0
Metzger R, ss 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 5 2 32 1 4 0
Montreal 100 000 000 1 -- 2
San Francisco 000 100 000 0 -- 1
Montreal IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley R (W) 10.0 4 1 1 5 3
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Blue V (L) 9.1 4 2 1 3 9
Moffitt R 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Herndon L
DP -- Montreal 2, San Francisco 1
LOB -- Montreal 7, San Francisco 6
2B -- Dawson A, Speier C, Perez T, Ivie M
SB -- Cash D
SH -- Grimsley R
HBP -- by Moffitt R (Dawson A)
T -- 2:24
A -- 0
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