August 17, 1978 San Francisco Giants at Montreal Expos Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 8
@CAL 6 DET 9
CLE 5 MIL 6
TOR 0 MIN 6
KCR 5
(10) CHW 4
@TEX 2 CHC 2
CIN 0 SFG 3
@MON 0 SDP 9
@NYM 2 LAD 5
@PHI 2 PIT 5
HOU 1 PIT 3
HOU 2 STL 4
ATL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Stade Olympique, Attendance: 20,019

Thursday, August 17, 1978
Time of Game: 2:05

Giants

70-51

Won 1

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   1  0  2   0  0  0    3  9  0
Expos           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  0

W: E Halicki (6-6), L: R Grimsley (14-9)

Expos

58-63

Lost 1

3rd, 7 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Herndon CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .703    0    3   0   
D Evans 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .257  .764    0    2   2   
J Clark RF                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .297  .882    0    2   0   HR,GDP
M Ivie LF                     3   1   2   0    1   0  .312  .841    0    3   0   
  T Whitfield LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .775         1   0   
W McCovey 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .226  .696    0    9   0   2·GDP
M Hill C                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .236  .626    0    4   1   2B
J LeMaster SS                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .226  .614    0    1   4   
R Andrews 2B                  3   0   2   1    0   0  .248  .667    0    2   1   SH
E Halicki P                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .116  .252    0    0   0   SH
Totals                       31   3   9   3    3   2                    27   8

BATTING

2B: M Hill (10, off R Grimsley).

HR: J Clark (20, off R Grimsley; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: E Halicki (8, off R Grimsley); R Andrews (4, off R Grimsley).

TB: J Clark 5; M Hill 2; R Andrews 2; M Ivie 2; W McCovey; J LeMaster.

GIDP: W McCovey 2 (9); J Clark (9).

RBI: J Clark (84); W McCovey (60); R Andrews (9).

2-out RBI: R Andrews.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Evans-R Andrews-W McCovey.

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Cash 2B                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .255  .623    0    4   4   
A Dawson CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .253  .752    0    0   0   CS
E Valentine RF                3   0   1   0    0   1  .295  .827    0    2   0   HBP
T Perez 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .779    0   10   4   GDP
W Cromartie LF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .297  .757    0    3   0   
L Parrish 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .764    0    1   2   
G Carter C                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .734    0    2   0   HBP
C Speier SS                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .252  .671    0    3   4   
R Grimsley P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .169  .388    0    2   3   
  W Twitchell P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .258         0   0   
  D Unser PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .599    0    0   0   
  S Bahnsen P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         0   0   
Totals                       29   0   4   0    1   4                    27  17

BATTING

HBP: G Carter (5, by E Halicki); E Valentine (2, by E Halicki).

TB: A Dawson 2; E Valentine; W Cromartie.

GIDP: T Perez (9).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 3. C Speier-D Cash-T Perez; T Perez-C Speier-T Perez; D Cash-C Speier-T Perez.

BASERUNNING

CS: A Dawson (7, 3rd base by E Halicki/M Hill).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Halicki, W (6-6)             9     4   0   0    1   4   0   2.73   32     -       ·  ·      9·12· 3· 1     82    -     0.99   0.45
Totals                         9     4   0   0    1   4   0          32     -       ·  ·      9·12· 3· 1           -

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Grimsley, L (14-9)           5.2   9   3   3    1   1   1   3.35   26     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 4· 3     39    -     1.13  -0.11
W Twitchell                    2.1   0   0   0    2   0   0   5.67    7     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 0          3-0    0.51   0.06
S Bahnsen                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.14    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9     9   3   3    3   2   1          36     -       ·  ·     17· 7· 4· 3          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: E Halicki 2 (5; E Valentine, G Carter).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Terry Tata.

Time of Game: 2:05.

Attendance: 20,019.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Montreal Expos                       
1. L Herndon            CF    1. D Cash               2B 
2. D Evans              3B    2. A Dawson             CF 
3. J Clark              RF    3. E Valentine          RF 
4. M Ivie               LF    4. T Perez              1B 
5. W McCovey            1B    5. W Cromartie          LF 
6. M Hill               C     6. L Parrish            3B 
7. J LeMaster           SS    7. G Carter             C  
8. R Andrews            2B    8. C Speier             SS 
9. E Halicki            P     9. R Grimsley           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  0-0  ---      14%  64% J Clark         R Grimsley      Home Run
   t 6   1  0-1  12-      11%  82% W McCovey       R Grimsley      Single to LF (Line Drive); Clark Scores; Ivie to 2B
   b 1   1  0-0  12-       8%  50% T Perez         E Halicki       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 6   2  0-2  123       8%  89% R Andrews       R Grimsley      Single to LF (Line Drive); Ivie Scores; McCovey to 3B; LeMaster to 2B
   t 4   0  0-1  1--      -7%  60% W McCovey       R Grimsley      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Ross Grimsley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Herndon       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      46%  D Evans         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      45%  J Clark         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Halicki facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  D Cash          Flyball: RF
          ---      45%  A Dawson        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      42%  E Valentine     Hit By Pitch; Dawson to 2B
   OO     12-      50%  T Perez         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Expos 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Ross Grimsley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  M Ivie          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  W McCovey       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      49%  M Hill          Double to LF
   O      -2-      45%  J LeMaster      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Halicki facing 5-6-7
          ---      41%  W Cromartie     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      45%  L Parrish       Flyball: LF
          1--      41%  G Carter        Hit By Pitch; Cromartie to 2B
   O      12-      46%  C Speier        Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  R Grimsley      Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Expos 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Ross Grimsley facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  R Andrews       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      52%  E Halicki       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Andrews to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  L Herndon       Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      45%  D Evans         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Halicki facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Cash          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      44%  A Dawson        Single to SS
          1--      40%  E Valentine     Single to LF (Line Drive); Dawson to 2B
   O      12-      48%  T Perez         Dawson Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      1--      50%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Expos 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Ross Grimsley facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      64%  J Clark         Home Run
          ---      67%  M Ivie          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      60%  W McCovey       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      59%  M Hill          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Ed Halicki facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      62%  W Cromartie     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      64%  L Parrish       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      65%  G Carter        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Expos 0.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ross Grimsley facing 7-8-9
          ---      69%  J LeMaster      Walk
   O      1--      67%  R Andrews       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; LeMaster to 2B
   O      -2-      64%  E Halicki       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      60%  L Herndon       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Ed Halicki facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      64%  C Speier        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      66%  R Grimsley      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      68%  D Cash          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Expos 0.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ross Grimsley facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      65%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
          ---      68%  J Clark         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      71%  M Ivie          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Clark to 2B
   R      12-      82%  W McCovey       Single to LF (Line Drive); Clark Scores; Ivie to 2B
   O      12-      80%  M Hill          Flyball: LF
          12-      81%  J LeMaster      Single to SS; Ivie to 3B; McCovey to 2B
   R      123      89%  R Andrews       Single to LF (Line Drive); Ivie Scores; McCovey to 3B; LeMaster to 2B
                  Wayne Twitchell replaces Ross Grimsley pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      86%  E Halicki       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 3, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Ed Halicki facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      89%  A Dawson        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      90%  E Valentine     Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Expos 0.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Wayne Twitchell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      90%  L Herndon       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      91%  D Evans         Walk
   OO     1--      89%  J Clark         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Ed Halicki facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      92%  W Cromartie     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      93%  L Parrish       Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      94%  G Carter        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Expos 0.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Wayne Twitchell facing 4-5-6
          ---      95%  M Ivie          Walk
   OO     1--      93%  W McCovey       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  M Hill          Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Ed Halicki facing 8-9-1
                  Terry Whitfield replaces Mike Ivie playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---      95%  C Speier        Strikeout Looking
                  Del Unser pinch hits for Wayne Twitchell batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  D Unser         Flyball: LF
          ---      95%  D Cash          Walk
   O      1--      97%  A Dawson        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Expos 0.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Stan Bahnsen facing 7-8-9
                  Stan Bahnsen replaces Del Unser pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  J LeMaster      Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  R Andrews       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  E Halicki       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Ed Halicki facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  E Valentine     Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  T Perez         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  W Cromartie     Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Expos 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MON197808170

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation