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3
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1
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5
Tuesday, July 21, 1970
, Dodger Stadium
Attendance: 15,550, Time of Game: 2:22
Expos
5
40-54
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 11½ GB
 at Dodgers
2
54-39
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 12 GB
W: Carl Morton (12-6)
L: Don Sutton (11-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           1  2  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    5  8  0
Dodgers         0  1  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  9  1

Montreal Expos

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jim Fairey LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .264 .752 0.004 0.72 0.036 -0.032 -0.0 2 0
   Don Hahn PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .692 0.011 0.22 0.016 -0.004 0.2 2 0 HBP
Ron Fairly 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 .269 .796 0.087 0.62 0.130 -0.043 0.2 8 0 HR,SH
Rusty Staub RF 4 1 2 1 1 0 .288 .931 0.141 0.56 0.160 -0.019 1.4 5 0 HR
Jim Gosger CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .310 .852 0.057 0.89 0.090 -0.033 0.4 2 1 2B
John Bateman C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .236 .675 -0.079 0.88 0.000 -0.079 -1.3 1 0
Marv Staehle 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .596 -0.076 0.70 0.000 -0.076 -1.1 2 4
Coco Laboy 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .221 .609 0.001 0.52 0.033 -0.032 -0.2 2 0
Bobby Wine SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .543 -0.038 0.56 0.000 -0.038 -0.6 3 4 SH
Carl Morton P 4 1 2 2 0 1 .173 .493 0.140 0.45 0.154 -0.014 1.8 0 1 HR
Team Totals 34 5 8 5 2 3 .235 .827 0.248 0.62 0.619 -0.370 0.7 27 10
2B: J Gosger (4, off D Sutton).
HR: R Staub (16, off D Sutton; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF); C Morton (1, off D Sutton; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF); R Fairly (9, off D Sutton; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: B Wine (6, off D Sutton); R Fairly (3, off F Norman).
HBP: D Hahn (2, by F Norman).
TB: C Morton 5; R Staub 5; R Fairly 4; J Gosger 2; J Fairey; C Laboy.
RBI: C Morton 2 (5); R Staub (56); R Fairly (40); J Gosger (13).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Staehle-B Wine-R Fairly.
Outfield Assists: J Gosger (S Garvey at 3rd base).

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Maury Wills SS 4 0 1 1 1 0 .267 .662 0.072 0.75 0.118 -0.045 0.9 2 1
Bill Russell RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .189 .441 -0.032 1.03 0.065 -0.096 -0.4 2 0 SB
Willie Davis CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .301 .759 -0.169 1.02 0.000 -0.169 -1.5 3 0 GDP
Wes Parker 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .303 .866 0.000 0.71 0.027 -0.027 0.0 7 2
Jim Lefebvre 2B 1 0 0 0 3 0 .289 .711 0.038 1.04 0.064 -0.025 0.4 4 2
Tom Haller C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .279 .736 -0.032 1.61 0.071 -0.103 -0.4 5 0
Steve Garvey 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .222 .570 0.066 1.70 0.175 -0.109 0.4 0 2 HR
Willie Crawford LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .226 .662 -0.126 1.37 0.000 -0.126 -1.0 4 0
Don Sutton P 2 1 1 0 0 0 .196 .518 -0.001 0.60 0.020 -0.021 0.1 0 2 2B
   Jose Pena P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Von Joshua PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .564 -0.017 0.68 0.000 -0.017 -0.2
   Fred Norman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Len Gabrielson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .471 -0.051 1.86 0.000 -0.051 -0.5
   Ray Lamb P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 2 9 2 5 1 .265 .741 -0.252 1.11 0.540 -0.789 -2.3 27 9
2B: D Sutton (2, off C Morton).
HR: S Garvey (1, off C Morton; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: S Garvey 5; D Sutton 2; T Haller 2; W Crawford; M Wills; B Russell; W Parker.
GIDP: W Davis (5).
RBI: M Wills (21); S Garvey (2).
2-out RBI: M Wills.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
E: J Lefebvre (3).
Baserunning
SB: B Russell (1, 2nd base off C Morton/J Bateman).

Montreal Expos

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Carl Morton, W (12-6) 9 9 2 2 5 1 1 3.68 39 57 0.250 1.11 2.3
Team Totals 9 9 2 2 5 1 1 2.00 39 57 0.250 0.62 2.3

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Sutton, L (11-7) 4.1 7 5 5 1 1 3 3.52 22 29 -0.348 0.84 -3.3
Jose Pena 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.87 5 1 0 0.058 0.44 1.1
Fred Norman 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.03 8 0 0 0.033 0.40 1.0
Ray Lamb 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.99 4 0 0 0.007 0.16 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 5 5 2 3 3 5.00 39 29 1 0 -0.250 1.11 -0.7
Balks: None.
WP: R Lamb (3).
HBP: F Norman (2; D Hahn).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Ed Sudol.
Time of Game: 2:22.
Attendance: 15,550.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Montreal Expos         Los Angeles Dodgers
1 Jim Fairey LF 1 Maury Wills SS
2 Ron Fairly 1B 2 Bill Russell RF
3 Rusty Staub RF 3 Willie Davis CF
4 Jim Gosger CF 4 Wes Parker 1B
5 John Bateman C 5 Jim Lefebvre 2B
6 Marv Staehle 2B 6 Tom Haller C
7 Coco Laboy 3B 7 Steve Garvey 3B
8 Bobby Wine SS 8 Willie Crawford LF
9 Carl Morton P 9 Don Sutton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 1-0 1 -2- RR MON C. Morton D. Sutton 15% 78% Home Run; Laboy Scores
t5 3-2 1 --- R MON R. Fairly D. Sutton 12% 74% Home Run
b4 1-3 0 --- R LAD S. Garvey C. Morton -12% 58% Home Run
t5 4-2 1 --- R MON R. Staub D. Sutton 9% 84% Home Run (CF-RF)
b7 2-5 0 1-- OO LAD W. Davis C. Morton 9% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- MON J. Fairey D. Sutton 4% 54% Single to CF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O MON R. Fairly D. Sutton -3% 50% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- MON R. Staub D. Sutton 6% 57% Single to RF; Fairey to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 R MON J. Gosger D. Sutton 7% 64% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Fairey Scores; Staub to 2B; Gosger to 1B
t1 1-0 1 12- O MON J. Bateman D. Sutton -3% 60% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Staub to 3B
t1 1-0 2 1-3 O MON M. Staehle D. Sutton -4% 56% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Expos' Carl Morton facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- LAD M. Wills C. Morton -4% 52% Walk
b1 0-1 0 1-- O LAD B. Russell C. Morton 4% 56% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-1 1 1-- LAD W. Davis C. Morton -2% 54% Russell Steals 2B
b1 0-1 1 -2- O LAD W. Davis C. Morton 3% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B; Russell to 3B
b1 0-1 2 --3 LAD W. Parker C. Morton -1% 56% Walk
b1 0-1 2 1-3 LAD J. Lefebvre C. Morton -3% 53% Walk; Parker to 2B
b1 0-1 2 123 O LAD T. Haller C. Morton 8% 61% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 1, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- MON C. Laboy D. Sutton 3% 64% Single to LF
t2 1-0 0 1-- O MON B. Wine D. Sutton -2% 63% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Laboy to 2B
t2 1-0 1 -2- RR MON C. Morton D. Sutton 15% 78% Home Run; Laboy Scores
t2 3-0 1 --- O MON J. Fairey D. Sutton -1% 77% Flyball: LF
t2 3-0 2 --- MON R. Fairly D. Sutton 1% 77% Walk
t2 3-0 2 1-- O MON R. Staub D. Sutton -1% 76% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Expos' Carl Morton facing 7-8-9
b2 0-3 0 --- O LAD S. Garvey C. Morton 2% 78% Flyball: RF
b2 0-3 1 --- O LAD W. Crawford C. Morton 1% 80% Foul Flyball: LF
b2 0-3 2 --- LAD D. Sutton C. Morton -2% 78% Double to LF
b2 0-3 2 -2- R LAD M. Wills C. Morton -8% 70% Single to CF; Sutton Scores
b2 1-3 2 1-- O LAD B. Russell C. Morton 2% 72% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Dodgers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
t3 3-1 0 --- O MON J. Gosger D. Sutton -2% 70% Lineout: SS
t3 3-1 1 --- O MON J. Bateman D. Sutton -1% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 3-1 2 --- O MON M. Staehle D. Sutton -1% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Dodgers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Expos' Carl Morton facing 3-4-5
b3 1-3 0 --- O LAD W. Davis C. Morton 3% 71% Flyball: LF
b3 1-3 1 --- O LAD W. Parker C. Morton 2% 73% Flyball: RF
b3 1-3 2 --- LAD J. Lefebvre C. Morton -1% 71% Walk
b3 1-3 2 1-- O LAD T. Haller C. Morton 3% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Dodgers 1.
Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 7-8-9
t4 3-1 0 --- O MON C. Laboy D. Sutton -2% 72% Flyball: LF
t4 3-1 1 --- O MON B. Wine D. Sutton -1% 71% Flyball: CF
t4 3-1 2 --- O MON C. Morton D. Sutton -1% 70% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Dodgers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Expos' Carl Morton facing 7-8-9
b4 1-3 0 --- R LAD S. Garvey C. Morton -12% 58% Home Run
b4 2-3 0 --- O LAD W. Crawford C. Morton 3% 61% Flyball: SS
b4 2-3 1 --- O LAD D. Sutton C. Morton 2% 63% Groundout: P-1B
b4 2-3 2 --- O LAD M. Wills C. Morton 1% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Dodgers 2.
Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
t5 3-2 0 --- O MON J. Fairey D. Sutton -2% 62% Flyball: LF
t5 3-2 1 --- R MON R. Fairly D. Sutton 12% 74% Home Run
t5 4-2 1 --- R MON R. Staub D. Sutton 9% 84% Home Run (CF-RF)
t5 5-2 1 --- MON J. Gosger D. Sutton 2% 86% Double to LF
Jose Pena replaces Don Sutton pitching and batting 9th
t5 5-2 1 -2- O MON J. Bateman J. Pena -2% 84% Flyball: LF
t5 5-2 2 -2- O MON M. Staehle J. Pena -2% 82% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Dodgers 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-5, Expos' Carl Morton facing 2-3-4
b5 2-5 0 --- O LAD B. Russell C. Morton 2% 85% Foul Flyball: 1B
b5 2-5 1 --- O LAD W. Davis C. Morton 2% 86% Flyball: RF
b5 2-5 2 --- LAD W. Parker C. Morton -1% 85% Single to LF
b5 2-5 2 1-- LAD J. Lefebvre C. Morton -2% 83% Walk; Parker to 2B
b5 2-5 2 12- LAD T. Haller C. Morton -4% 78% Single to SS; Parker to 3B; Lefebvre to 2B
b5 2-5 2 123 O LAD S. Garvey C. Morton 9% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 5, Dodgers 2.
Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dodgers' Jose Pena facing 7-8-9
t6 5-2 0 --- O MON C. Laboy J. Pena -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 5-2 1 --- O MON B. Wine J. Pena -1% 86% Foul Flyball: 1B
t6 5-2 2 --- O MON C. Morton J. Pena -1% 85% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Dodgers 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-5, Expos' Carl Morton facing 8-9-1
b6 2-5 0 --- O LAD W. Crawford C. Morton 3% 88% Foul Flyball: 3B
Von Joshua pinch hits for Jose Pena (P) batting 9th
b6 2-5 1 --- O LAD V. Joshua C. Morton 2% 89% Foul Flyball: 3B
b6 2-5 2 --- O LAD M. Wills C. Morton 1% 90% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Dodgers 2.
Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dodgers' Fred Norman facing 1-2-3
Fred Norman replaces Von Joshua (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Don Hahn pinch hits for Jim Fairey (LF) batting 1st
t7 5-2 0 --- MON D. Hahn F. Norman 1% 91% Hit By Pitch
t7 5-2 0 1-- O MON R. Fairly F. Norman -0% 91% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Hahn to 2B
t7 5-2 1 -2- MON R. Staub F. Norman 1% 92% Walk
t7 5-2 1 12- O MON J. Gosger F. Norman -2% 90% Strikeout
t7 5-2 2 12- O MON J. Bateman F. Norman -2% 88% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 5, Dodgers 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-5, Expos' Carl Morton facing 2-3-4
Don Hahn moves from PH to LF
b7 2-5 0 --- LAD B. Russell C. Morton -5% 84% Single to SS
b7 2-5 0 1-- OO LAD W. Davis C. Morton 9% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b7 2-5 2 --- O LAD W. Parker C. Morton 1% 93% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Dodgers 2.
Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dodgers' Fred Norman facing 6-7-8
t8 5-2 0 --- O MON M. Staehle F. Norman -1% 93% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 5-2 1 --- O MON C. Laboy F. Norman -0% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 5-2 2 --- O MON B. Wine F. Norman -0% 92% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Dodgers 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-5, Expos' Carl Morton facing 5-6-7
b8 2-5 0 --- O LAD J. Lefebvre C. Morton 3% 95% Flyball: RF
b8 2-5 1 --- LAD T. Haller C. Morton -3% 92% Single to RF
b8 2-5 1 1-- LAD S. Garvey C. Morton -5% 86% Single to LF; Haller to 2B
b8 2-5 1 12- O LAD W. Crawford C. Morton 6% 92% Single to CF; Haller to 3B; Garvey out at 3B/CF-SS
Len Gabrielson pinch hits for Fred Norman (P) batting 9th
b8 2-5 2 1-3 O LAD L. Gabrielson C. Morton 5% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 5, Dodgers 2.
Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dodgers' Ray Lamb facing 9-1-2
Ray Lamb replaces Len Gabrielson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 5-2 0 --- MON C. Morton R. Lamb 0% 97% Single to SS
t9 5-2 0 1-- O MON D. Hahn R. Lamb -0% 97% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t9 5-2 1 1-- MON R. Fairly R. Lamb 0% 97% Wild Pitch; Hahn to 2B
t9 5-2 1 -2- O MON R. Fairly R. Lamb -1% 97% Strikeout
t9 5-2 2 -2- O MON R. Staub R. Lamb -1% 96% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Dodgers 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-5, Expos' Carl Morton facing 1-2-3
b9 2-5 0 --- O LAD M. Wills C. Morton 2% 98% Flyball: LF
b9 2-5 1 --- O LAD B. Russell C. Morton 1% 100% Flyball: RF
b9 2-5 2 --- O LAD W. Davis C. Morton 0% 100% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Dodgers 2.

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