GAME 1 (Polo Grounds) - 88-MON (5), 53-NYG (0)
El Presidente', Dennis Martinez, continued his mastery of KOD batter by tossing a complete game 6 hit shutout. Montreal touched Giant starter, Jim Hearn, for 4 runs over 7 innings and added an insurance run off of reliever Marv Grissom to win this one easily. The Giants threatened to score in both the 4th and 5th innings, but Martinez was able to rise to the occasion and get an easy ground out to end each respective inning. As the game went on Martinez got stronger. Andres Galaraga single home a run in the 1st and plated Tim Raines with a sac fly to center in the 6th for 2 RBI's.
GAME 2 (Polo Grounds) - 53-NYG (3), 88-MON (0)
Not to be outdone by his Latino counterpart, Ruben Gomez tossed a 1
hitter as the Giants evened the series at 1 game apiece. Gomez went 6 2/3 innings before surrendering a clean single to Galaraga. That would be Montreal's lone bit of offense for the day. The game was scoreless until the 4th when Hank Thompson walked and Dave Williams singled to put runners at the corners. Alvin Dark hit a long shot to the warning track in right to score Thompson, but Dave Williams was pegged at second by a perfect throw from Hubie Brooks to end the rally. Gomez had to be almost perfect, because he was nursing a 1 run lead until the 7th, when the Giants scored 2 and virtually put the game out of reach, since Gomez was almost unhitable.
GAME 3 (Olympic Stadium) - 88-MON (5), 53-NYG (1)
Pascual Perez looked a bit shaky as the game started when he yielded a leadoff double to Whitey Lockman. Perez got some great fielding from Hubie Brooks in right as well a himself, when he sneared a hard hit combacker off of Don "Mandrake" Mueller's bat. The second inning started out almost the same as the first when Perez yielded a leadoff triple to Hank Thompson, who scored on a sac fly to center off of Alvin Dark's bat. For the Giants, this would be the end of their offense for the day. Manager Tom Davis voiced major concern after the game when he was quoted as saying, "I've never seen a Giant with this poor of an offensive showing ever". The Expos on the other hand seem to be firing on all 8 cylinders. They played a little "small ball" and scored a run in the third, when they combined 3 consecutive singles and some good baserunning. Nelson Santovenia led off with a hit, which was followed up by Mitch Webster and Tom Foley singles. Santovenia scored easily on Foley's hit. With 1 out and 2 on the most unlikely candidate for a DP, Tim "Rock" Raines, stepped to the plate and hit into a room service 6-4-3 to end the inning. Giant starter Larry Jansen really dodged a bullet, but would not be so lucky in the 4th, when Rex Hudler hit a 3 run shot to dead center to make the score 4-1. Montreal added an insurance run in the 6th, when Galaraga led off with a solo shot. Perez cruised to the complete game victory.
GAME 4 (Olympic Stadium) - 88-MON (1), 53-NYG (0)
Floyd Youmans and Sal "The Barber" Maglie hooked up in a classic 1-0 pitcher's duel. Sadly,
both hurlers only went 7 and neither was involved in the final decision. With no score in the bottom of the 8th Andres Galaraga worked the count to 3-2 and walked when HOF reliever Hoyt Wilhelm bounced a knuckler in the dirt. The ever patient Hubie Brooks was up next and he too worked out a walk after Galaraga stole second. El Ghatto is a cerebral player who knew that Wilhelm's knuckler would be hard to handle, which would give him a great jump to take second. Compounding his problems, Wilhelm's 3-2 offering to Brooks skipped off the plate and rolled to the backstop. This put runners on the corners with 1 out and Tim Wallach striding to the plate. Wilhelm battled Wallach who got just enough of a 2-2 knuckler 
to send it to deep left field. Monte Irvin caught it on the run, but was in no position to throw home as Galaraga broke the scoreless deadlock. Irvin was not through on defense as he needed to run even harder to snare a hooking line drive off of shortstop Luis Rivera's bat to end the inning. Jeff Parrett, who came on in the 8th to relieve Youmans, started the 9th and got Alvin Dark to line back out to the box. Joe Hesketh was brought on to face the lefty Mueller, who punched an opposite field single in between Wallach and Rivera. Another lefty Hank Thompson came to the plate with 1 out and a runner on 1st. Hesketh knew that this would be the last batter he would be facing today, since closer Tim Burke was up in the pen and on deck was Bobby "Shot heard round the world" Thompson, a big righty bat. Thompson worked the count to 3-2 and everyone north of the border was on the edge of their seat. Hesketh delivered and Thompson hit a hot smash to Tom Foley at second. Foley tossed the ball to Rivera for the force and Rivera gunned a bullet over to Gallaraga who
stretched to get Thompson out by a stride to end it. The Expos took 3 of 4 to increase their record to 7-1, while the Giants left Canada pondering how their potent offense got detained at Customs. At his post game press conference Giants skipper, Tom Davis, said, "Our offense has been troubled all year so far. We're really missing that Mays kid who has been in the Army since last spring. I can't help but wonder why Mays was forced to serve, yet his counterpart in the Bronx (one Mickey Mantle) was allowed a deferment." NY Post sports writing legend Jimmy Cannon had this to say in regards to Davis' comments, "Granted Mays had a great rookie campaign in '51, but let's see him do it for a sustained period of time before we order a bronze bust."
El Presidente', Dennis Martinez, continued his mastery of KOD batter by tossing a complete game 6 hit shutout. Montreal touched Giant starter, Jim Hearn, for 4 runs over 7 innings and added an insurance run off of reliever Marv Grissom to win this one easily. The Giants threatened to score in both the 4th and 5th innings, but Martinez was able to rise to the occasion and get an easy ground out to end each respective inning. As the game went on Martinez got stronger. Andres Galaraga single home a run in the 1st and plated Tim Raines with a sac fly to center in the 6th for 2 RBI's.GAME 2 (Polo Grounds) - 53-NYG (3), 88-MON (0)
Not to be outdone by his Latino counterpart, Ruben Gomez tossed a 1
hitter as the Giants evened the series at 1 game apiece. Gomez went 6 2/3 innings before surrendering a clean single to Galaraga. That would be Montreal's lone bit of offense for the day. The game was scoreless until the 4th when Hank Thompson walked and Dave Williams singled to put runners at the corners. Alvin Dark hit a long shot to the warning track in right to score Thompson, but Dave Williams was pegged at second by a perfect throw from Hubie Brooks to end the rally. Gomez had to be almost perfect, because he was nursing a 1 run lead until the 7th, when the Giants scored 2 and virtually put the game out of reach, since Gomez was almost unhitable.GAME 3 (Olympic Stadium) - 88-MON (5), 53-NYG (1)
Pascual Perez looked a bit shaky as the game started when he yielded a leadoff double to Whitey Lockman. Perez got some great fielding from Hubie Brooks in right as well a himself, when he sneared a hard hit combacker off of Don "Mandrake" Mueller's bat. The second inning started out almost the same as the first when Perez yielded a leadoff triple to Hank Thompson, who scored on a sac fly to center off of Alvin Dark's bat. For the Giants, this would be the end of their offense for the day. Manager Tom Davis voiced major concern after the game when he was quoted as saying, "I've never seen a Giant with this poor of an offensive showing ever". The Expos on the other hand seem to be firing on all 8 cylinders. They played a little "small ball" and scored a run in the third, when they combined 3 consecutive singles and some good baserunning. Nelson Santovenia led off with a hit, which was followed up by Mitch Webster and Tom Foley singles. Santovenia scored easily on Foley's hit. With 1 out and 2 on the most unlikely candidate for a DP, Tim "Rock" Raines, stepped to the plate and hit into a room service 6-4-3 to end the inning. Giant starter Larry Jansen really dodged a bullet, but would not be so lucky in the 4th, when Rex Hudler hit a 3 run shot to dead center to make the score 4-1. Montreal added an insurance run in the 6th, when Galaraga led off with a solo shot. Perez cruised to the complete game victory.GAME 4 (Olympic Stadium) - 88-MON (1), 53-NYG (0)
Floyd Youmans and Sal "The Barber" Maglie hooked up in a classic 1-0 pitcher's duel. Sadly,
both hurlers only went 7 and neither was involved in the final decision. With no score in the bottom of the 8th Andres Galaraga worked the count to 3-2 and walked when HOF reliever Hoyt Wilhelm bounced a knuckler in the dirt. The ever patient Hubie Brooks was up next and he too worked out a walk after Galaraga stole second. El Ghatto is a cerebral player who knew that Wilhelm's knuckler would be hard to handle, which would give him a great jump to take second. Compounding his problems, Wilhelm's 3-2 offering to Brooks skipped off the plate and rolled to the backstop. This put runners on the corners with 1 out and Tim Wallach striding to the plate. Wilhelm battled Wallach who got just enough of a 2-2 knuckler 
to send it to deep left field. Monte Irvin caught it on the run, but was in no position to throw home as Galaraga broke the scoreless deadlock. Irvin was not through on defense as he needed to run even harder to snare a hooking line drive off of shortstop Luis Rivera's bat to end the inning. Jeff Parrett, who came on in the 8th to relieve Youmans, started the 9th and got Alvin Dark to line back out to the box. Joe Hesketh was brought on to face the lefty Mueller, who punched an opposite field single in between Wallach and Rivera. Another lefty Hank Thompson came to the plate with 1 out and a runner on 1st. Hesketh knew that this would be the last batter he would be facing today, since closer Tim Burke was up in the pen and on deck was Bobby "Shot heard round the world" Thompson, a big righty bat. Thompson worked the count to 3-2 and everyone north of the border was on the edge of their seat. Hesketh delivered and Thompson hit a hot smash to Tom Foley at second. Foley tossed the ball to Rivera for the force and Rivera gunned a bullet over to Gallaraga who
stretched to get Thompson out by a stride to end it. The Expos took 3 of 4 to increase their record to 7-1, while the Giants left Canada pondering how their potent offense got detained at Customs. At his post game press conference Giants skipper, Tom Davis, said, "Our offense has been troubled all year so far. We're really missing that Mays kid who has been in the Army since last spring. I can't help but wonder why Mays was forced to serve, yet his counterpart in the Bronx (one Mickey Mantle) was allowed a deferment." NY Post sports writing legend Jimmy Cannon had this to say in regards to Davis' comments, "Granted Mays had a great rookie campaign in '51, but let's see him do it for a sustained period of time before we order a bronze bust."
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