F3 May 11, 1981 S.F. EXAMINER Giants home after good trip No-hitters involving Giants No-hitters involving Giants since they moved to San Francisco in 1958: Date Pitcher-Team Location April 28, 1961 Warren Spahn (Milwaukee Braves) Milwaukee May 11, 1963 Sandy Koufax (Los Angeles Dodgers) Los Angeles June 15, 1963 Juan Marichal (vs. Houston Colt San Francisco Sept. 17, 1968 Gaylord Perry (vs. St.
Louis Cardinals) San Francisco Sept. 18, 1968 Ray Washburn (St. Louis Cardinals) San Francisco' Aug. 24, 1975 Ed Halicki (vs. New York Mets) San Francisco Sept.
29, 1976 John Montefusco (vs. Atlanta Braves) Atlanta June 27, 1980 Jerry Reuss (Los Angeles Dodgers) San Francisco May 10, 1981 Charlie Lea (Montreal Expos) Montreal Lea's no-hitter was no fluke Robinson said. "Pettini can play third base if I have to pinch-run for (Darrell) Evans. "My only regret is that I didn't have the opportunity to play Chili more, but Larry Herndon has been hot, Clark has been struggling so I've had to play him more, and I've had to make time for Jerry Martin and Billy North." The Giants' total offensive famine in the nightcap made an 04 pitcher of snakebit Ed Whitson, whose 3.83 ERA should have been good for at least one win by now. On the other hand, Griffin (3-2) got great support as he beat Expo Bill Lee (1-1) in the opener.
Enos Cabell led off the game with his first homer as a Giant and it got no better for Lee. Evans slugged his fourth, part-time outfielder Jim Wohlford went 3-for- 4 with two doubles and Herndon also went 3-for-4, including a triple and an important stolen base. "If I'd had to bet on my chances for a complete game today, I probably would have bet against it," confessed Griffin, now ft3 lifetime against the Expos. "I didn't have that good a stuff, but I was able to keep them off balance. My best pitch was a slow curveball." Incredibly, Griffin said he was not all that enthusiastic over his teammates' early support.
"Ideally, I prefer going into the sixth or seventh inning with a 1-0 lead or a 00 game and then get some runs," he said. "It was nice to have the lead (5-1 after six), but I feel I concentrate better in a tied or 1-1 game." If the next fight in the Giants' clubhouse begins with Ed Whitson taking a sock at Tom Griffin, please try to understand. NOTES: Until the no-hitter, Evans had hit in all 10 games in May, going 12-for-38. In that time he has lifted a .208 average to .241 Expos base-stealing phenom Tim Raines was held to a triple, a walk and not even an attempted theft in eight plate appearances. But he kept a remarkable career record intact, going back to 1980: In 29 tries at stealing second, Raines has never been thrown out Martin observed his 32nd birthday today with a heavy heart, attending his maternal grandmother's funeral in South Carolina Doyle Alexander pitches tomorrow night's opener of the Phillies series, against Philadelphia's Nino Espinosa.
Al Ripley vs. Marty Bystrom and Vida Blue vs. Dick Ruthven on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, respectively. -From Page Fl Angeles' Jerry Reuss last June, they won 12 of their next 16. In any event, they come home with a 15-17 record for 1981.
And as they await tomorrow night's opener of a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies, the question remains: Can they learn to win in Candlestick Park, where they are Latest Giant to cast aspersions on the home field is slumping (.196) Jack Clark, who is playing on a one-year, $400,000 contract signed last February. Clark would like a multi-year pact but has said he won't sign one with the Giants until he is satisfied cold, windy Candlestick will become more of a hitter's park. Clark would become a free agent after next season, his sixth, and his agent Tom Reich was due in the Bay Area today for contract discussions. "1 hadn't realized it (Candlestick) was an issue," Giants owner Bob Lurie said yesterday. "I plan to talk to Tom Reich and find out what this is all about." Still, Lurie indicated that doming the park, an idea that has been kicked around for several years, remains a strong possibility.
Robinson told The Examiner 10 days ago it was "the only answer." "We hope to announce something in the next week or two," Lurie said yesterday. If a dome is down the road a piece, so is Chili Davis. The 21-year-old outfielder, who was the sensation of spring training, was dispatched yesterday to Phoenix of the Pacific Coast League and utility infielder Joe Pettini was recalled from the Triple A farm club. The switch-hitting Davis, who can also catch, played in only eight games and batted only 15 times, managing two singles for a .133 average. The 26-year-old Pettini, right-handed all the way, hit .232 for the Giants last season and had a .256 average at Phoenix this year.
"I think it's best for me," Davis said. "I felt useless sitting around here. I have too much energy to burn up. Catching in the bullpen isn't enough." Until now, Billy Smith has been the Giants' only utility infielder. "This gives me a chance to make another move," the plate so I could hit it right by his head." No chance.
Cabell had a shot, though, at a 2-0 pitch, the last of the game. "Cabell is a good fastball hitter," Carter said, "and when we got behind, I wasn't going to give in to him. I called for another slider." Not a very good one, according to Cabell. I felt no pressure," the first baseman said. "I was just looking for a hanger and he threw it." But Cabell did not mean to detract from Lea's achievement.
"He had a super breaking bull all day, and a good sinking fastball when he had to have it. He pitched a great game." Robinson agreed, even though he barked at third-base umpire Paul Runge hiie Cabell was at bat and almost went after Runge when the game ended. Joe Morgan was the peacemaker. What was the beef? 'The pitcher (Lea) was standing there bouncing the ball on the turf," Robinson said. "It scuffs up the ball, but my main objection to it was, it's against the rules.
"The home-plate umpire (Quicki said I was right, but Runge said it was all right for him to do it." Then Robinson and Runge got into a name-calling session. But none of this bothered Charlie Lea. of course. All he was concerned about was the win. And the complete game.
From Page Fl against us this year. He stayed away from the middle of the plate and he had good, hard stuff." Lea seemed almost oblivious to his achievement, if his comments about it are to be taken literally. "I wasn't worried about giving up a hit," he insisted. "I wanted to get the win and get my first complete game." Lea, who once pitched a seven-inning no-hitter in college (Memphis State), said he had a couple of pitches working ell yesterday. "I had a pretty consistent fastball and my slider was working for me in the late innings." Told Lea had thrown 122 pitches, catcher Gary Carter estimated about 80 of them were fastballs.
Lea had a chance to get nervous while eight Expos batted in the seventh inning, scoring all four of their runs. He came out and walked Darrell Evans and Larry Herndon, May hit the double-play ball and then Lea walked Dave Bergman before getting the side out. Not nervous. "I was tired," Lea explained. "It was the longest I've gone this year." Jim Wohlford, batting for Gary Lavelle.
grounded out to begin the ninth inning. Then North was called out on strikes on a 3-2 pitch that almost hit him in the ankle. There was some jawing with plate umpire Jim Quick. But, as North observed, if he'd gotten the call "it would only have meant I would have gotten two walks instead of one. I would rather have had him throw one down the middle of Weather unfit even for Pirates National League go Cubs and the Atlanta Braves should have stayed home with Mom.
They were rained out after 14 innings. The game will be replayed in its entirety as part of a doubleheader hen the Cubs come back to Atlanta July 21. Chicago's Hector Cruz, with his team trailing 54 America tw with two outs in the ninth, put the game into extra innings with a pinch home Padres 8, Phillies 4 At Philadelphia, Joe Le-febvre cracked a three-run homer and Gary Lucas pitched four innings of three-hit relief to save Steve Mura's first victory of the year and spark the Padres. Philadelphia's Pete Rose had two hits, giving him 3,600 for his career and putting him into a tie for second place with Hank Aaron on the National League career list. Rose needs 31 more hits to break Stan Musial's N'L record.
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