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Parc Jarry, Attendance: 5,688 |
Thursday, April 9, 1970, 12:30PM Time of Game: 2:22 |
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Cardinals
7
2-0
Won 2
1st
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Cardinals 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 7 10 2
Expos 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 3
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Expos
3
0-3
Lost 3
6th, 2½ GB
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Batting Stats
St.Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details L Brock LF 5 3 2 0 0 0 .300 .900 2 0 2·2B J Cardenal CF 4 1 2 2 1 1 .222 .522 1 0 SB D Allen 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .500 1.600 1 2 2B P Gagliano 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J Torre C 5 1 3 3 0 0 .375 1.250 5 0 HR L Lee RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 .111 .311 1 0 J Hague 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .286 1.000 11 1 HR J Javier 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .375 .750 2 2 D Maxvill SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .708 4 3 M Torrez P 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 3 T Hilgendorf P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 7 10 0 2 6 27 11
Batting Events
2B: D Allen (3, off S Renko); L Brock 2 (3, 1 off K Johnson, 1 off S Renko).
HR: J Hague (1, off S Renko; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); J Torre (1, off S Renko; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: J Torre 6; J Hague 4; L Brock 4; D Allen 3; J Cardenal 2.
RBI: J Torre 3 (3); J Cardenal 2 (2); J Hague (2).
2-out RBI: J Torre 3.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 6.
Fielding Events
E: M Torrez (1); D Maxvill (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: J Cardenal (1, 2nd base off S Renko/J Boccabella).
Montreal Expos AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details M Staehle 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .583 1 1 R Staub RF 5 0 3 3 0 0 .333 .885 4 0 R Fairly 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .558 11 0 M Jones LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .111 1 0 C Laboy 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .111 .384 1 0 A Phillips CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .100 .282 2 0 J Boccabella C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .364 6 0 B Wine SS 3 2 2 0 1 0 .222 .586 1 5 S Renko P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 1 J Hiatt PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 0 H Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 B Bailey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 0 0 K Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 G Sutherland PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0 0 Totals 36 3 7 0 4 5 27 10
Batting Events
TB: R Staub 3; B Wine 2; M Staehle; A Phillips.
RBI: R Staub 3 (3).
2-out RBI: R Staub.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding Events
E: M Staehle (1); J Boccabella (1); C Laboy (2).
Pitching Stats
St.Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA M Torrez, W (1-0) 8.1 7 3 1 4 5 0 1.08 38 - · · 11·11· 0· 7 62 - 0.87 0.17 T Hilgendorf, S (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 - · · 0· 2· 0· 0 1-0 0.38 0.02 Totals 9 7 3 1 4 5 0 40 - · · 11·13· 0· 7 1-0
Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA S Renko, L (0-1) 4 6 5 5 0 2 2 11.25 18 - · · 5· 5· 0· 6 32 - 0.65 -0.32 H Reed 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 8 - · · 4· 1· 0· 0 0-0 0.35 0.03 K Johnson 3 4 2 1 1 2 0 3.00 15 - · · 3· 5· 0· 4 0-0 0.16 -0.02 Totals 9 10 7 6 2 6 2 41 - · · 12·11· 0·10 -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.
Other Info
Umpires:
HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Ed Sudol.
Time of Game: 2:22.
Attendance: 5,688.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.
Lineups
St.Louis Cardinals Montreal Expos 1. Lou Brock LF 1. Marv Staehle 2B 2. Jose Cardenal CF 2. Rusty Staub RF 3. Dick Allen 3B 3. Ron Fairly 1B 4. Joe Torre C 4. Mack Jones LF 5. Leron Lee RF 5. Coco Laboy 3B 6. Joe Hague 1B 6. Adolfo Phillips CF 7. Julian Javier 2B 7. John Boccabella C 8. Dal Maxvill SS 8. Bobby Wine SS 9. Mike Torrez P 9. Steve Renko P
Top 5 Plays
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| b2 | 2 | 12- | R | -12% | 45% | 0-1 | MON | R. Staub | M. Torrez | Single to RF; Wine Scores; Staehle to 3B | |
| t3 | 1 | -2- | R | 9% | 62% | 1-1 | STL | J. Cardenal | S. Renko | Single to LF; Brock Scores | |
| t1 | 2 | -2- | R | 9% | 57% | 0-0 | STL | J. Torre | S. Renko | Single to RF; Allen Scores | |
| t3 | 2 | --- | R | 9% | 78% | 3-1 | STL | J. Torre | S. Renko | Home Run | |
| t3 | 1 | 1-- | R | 8% | 70% | 2-1 | STL | D. Allen | S. Renko | Cardenal Steals 2B; Cardenal Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B) |
Play By Play
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Expos' Steve Renko facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 48% | 0-0 | STL | L. Brock | S. Renko | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t1 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 46% | 0-0 | STL | J. Cardenal | S. Renko | Flyball: RF | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | 2% | 48% | 0-0 | STL | D. Allen | S. Renko | Double to CF | ||
| t1 | 2 | -2- | R | 9% | 57% | 0-0 | STL | J. Torre | S. Renko | Single to RF; Allen Scores | |
| t1 | 2 | 1-- | O | -2% | 56% | 1-0 | STL | L. Lee | S. Renko | Strikeout | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Expos 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | -6% | 49% | 0-1 | MON | M. Staehle | M. Torrez | Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Staehle to 2B | ||
| b1 | 0 | -2- | O | 4% | 54% | 0-1 | MON | R. Staub | M. Torrez | Popfly: SS | |
| b1 | 1 | -2- | O | 4% | 57% | 0-1 | MON | R. Fairly | M. Torrez | Fielder's Choice SS; Staehle out at 3B/SS-3B-2B; Fairly to 2B | |
| b1 | 2 | -2- | -1% | 56% | 0-1 | MON | M. Jones | M. Torrez | Walk | ||
| b1 | 2 | 12- | -3% | 53% | 0-1 | MON | C. Laboy | M. Torrez | Walk; Fairly to 3B; Jones to 2B | ||
| b1 | 2 | 123 | O | 8% | 60% | 0-1 | MON | A. Phillips | M. Torrez | Foul Flyball: 3B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Expos 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Expos' Steve Renko facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 58% | 1-0 | STL | J. Hague | S. Renko | Flyball: RF | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 57% | 1-0 | STL | J. Javier | S. Renko | Flyball: LF | |
| t2 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 56% | 1-0 | STL | D. Maxvill | S. Renko | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Expos 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 59% | 0-1 | MON | J. Boccabella | M. Torrez | Strikeout | |
| b2 | 1 | --- | -3% | 56% | 0-1 | MON | B. Wine | M. Torrez | Single to RF | ||
| b2 | 1 | 1-- | O | 3% | 59% | 0-1 | MON | S. Renko | M. Torrez | Strikeout | |
| b2 | 2 | 1-- | -2% | 57% | 0-1 | MON | M. Staehle | M. Torrez | Single to RF; Wine to 2B | ||
| b2 | 2 | 12- | R | -12% | 45% | 0-1 | MON | R. Staub | M. Torrez | Single to RF; Wine Scores; Staehle to 3B | |
| b2 | 2 | 1-3 | O | 5% | 50% | 1-1 | MON | R. Fairly | M. Torrez | Strikeout | |
| 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Expos 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Expos' Steve Renko facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 48% | 1-1 | STL | M. Torrez | S. Renko | Popfly: 2B | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | 5% | 52% | 1-1 | STL | L. Brock | S. Renko | Double to LF | ||
| t3 | 1 | -2- | R | 9% | 62% | 1-1 | STL | J. Cardenal | S. Renko | Single to LF; Brock Scores | |
| t3 | 1 | 1-- | R | 8% | 70% | 2-1 | STL | D. Allen | S. Renko | Cardenal Steals 2B; Cardenal Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B) | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 69% | 3-1 | STL | D. Allen | S. Renko | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t3 | 2 | --- | R | 9% | 78% | 3-1 | STL | J. Torre | S. Renko | Home Run | |
| t3 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 77% | 4-1 | STL | L. Lee | S. Renko | Popfly: 3B | |
| 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Expos 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 79% | 1-4 | MON | M. Jones | M. Torrez | Flyball: LF | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 81% | 1-4 | MON | C. Laboy | M. Torrez | Popfly: 1B | |
| b3 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 82% | 1-4 | MON | A. Phillips | M. Torrez | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Expos 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Expos' Steve Renko facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | R | 6% | 88% | 4-1 | STL | J. Hague | S. Renko | Home Run | |
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 87% | 5-1 | STL | J. Javier | S. Renko | Strikeout | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 87% | 5-1 | STL | D. Maxvill | S. Renko | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t4 | 2 | --- | O | -0% | 86% | 5-1 | STL | M. Torrez | S. Renko | Groundout: P-1B | |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Expos 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 88% | 1-5 | MON | J. Boccabella | M. Torrez | Groundout: P-1B | |
| b4 | 1 | --- | -2% | 86% | 1-5 | MON | B. Wine | M. Torrez | Single to RF | ||
| Jack Hiatt pinch hits for Steve Renko (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b4 | 1 | 1-- | O | 2% | 88% | 1-5 | MON | J. Hiatt | M. Torrez | Strikeout Looking | |
| b4 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2% | 90% | 1-5 | MON | M. Staehle | M. Torrez | Flyball: 1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Expos 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Expos' Howie Reed facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| Howie Reed replaces Jack Hiatt (PH) pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 89% | 5-1 | STL | L. Brock | H. Reed | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | 1% | 90% | 5-1 | STL | J. Cardenal | H. Reed | Walk | ||
| t5 | 1 | 1-- | O | -1% | 89% | 5-1 | STL | D. Allen | H. Reed | Popfly: 1B | |
| t5 | 2 | 1-- | 1% | 90% | 5-1 | STL | J. Torre | H. Reed | Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Cardenal to 2B; Torre to 1B | ||
| t5 | 2 | 12- | O | -2% | 88% | 5-1 | STL | L. Lee | H. Reed | Strikeout Looking | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Expos 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | -3% | 85% | 1-5 | MON | R. Staub | M. Torrez | Single to RF | ||
| b5 | 0 | 1-- | O | 2% | 87% | 1-5 | MON | R. Fairly | M. Torrez | Groundout: P-1B; Staub to 2B | |
| b5 | 1 | -2- | O | 3% | 90% | 1-5 | MON | M. Jones | M. Torrez | Groundout: P-2B-1B; Staub to 3B | |
| b5 | 2 | --3 | O | 2% | 92% | 1-5 | MON | C. Laboy | M. Torrez | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Expos 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Expos' Howie Reed facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 91% | 5-1 | STL | J. Hague | H. Reed | Strikeout Looking | |
| t6 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 91% | 5-1 | STL | J. Javier | H. Reed | Groundout: P-1B | |
| t6 | 2 | --- | O | -0% | 91% | 5-1 | STL | D. Maxvill | H. Reed | Groundout: P-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Expos 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | -3% | 87% | 1-5 | MON | A. Phillips | M. Torrez | Single to CF | ||
| b6 | 0 | 1-- | O | 3% | 90% | 1-5 | MON | J. Boccabella | M. Torrez | Foul Flyball: 1B | |
| b6 | 1 | 1-- | O | 2% | 93% | 1-5 | MON | B. Wine | M. Torrez | Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B | |
| Bob Bailey pinch hits for Howie Reed (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b6 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2% | 94% | 1-5 | MON | B. Bailey | M. Torrez | Popfly: SS | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Expos 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Expos' Ken Johnson facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| Ken Johnson replaces Bob Bailey (PH) pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 94% | 5-1 | STL | M. Torrez | K. Johnson | Strikeout | |
| t7 | 1 | --- | 0% | 94% | 5-1 | STL | L. Brock | K. Johnson | Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Brock to 1B | ||
| t7 | 1 | 1-- | O | -1% | 94% | 5-1 | STL | J. Cardenal | K. Johnson | Strikeout Looking | |
| t7 | 2 | 1-- | 0% | 94% | 5-1 | STL | D. Allen | K. Johnson | Single to LF; Brock to 2B | ||
| t7 | 2 | 12- | R | 3% | 97% | 5-1 | STL | J. Torre | K. Johnson | Single to RF; Brock Scores/unER; Allen to 3B | |
| t7 | 2 | 1-3 | 0% | 97% | 6-1 | STL | L. Lee | K. Johnson | Walk; Torre to 2B | ||
| t7 | 2 | 123 | O | -1% | 96% | 6-1 | STL | J. Hague | K. Johnson | Popfly: SS | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 6, Expos 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | 1% | 97% | 1-6 | MON | M. Staehle | M. Torrez | Flyball: CF | |
| b7 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 98% | 1-6 | MON | R. Staub | M. Torrez | Popfly: SS | |
| b7 | 2 | --- | O | 0% | 98% | 1-6 | MON | R. Fairly | M. Torrez | Flyball: 1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Expos 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Expos' Ken Johnson facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 98% | 6-1 | STL | J. Javier | K. Johnson | Flyball: CF | |
| t8 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 98% | 6-1 | STL | D. Maxvill | K. Johnson | Flyball: RF | |
| t8 | 2 | --- | O | -0% | 98% | 6-1 | STL | M. Torrez | K. Johnson | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Expos 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | O | 1% | 99% | 1-6 | MON | M. Jones | M. Torrez | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b8 | 1 | --- | -1% | 98% | 1-6 | MON | C. Laboy | M. Torrez | Walk | ||
| b8 | 1 | 1-- | O | 1% | 99% | 1-6 | MON | A. Phillips | M. Torrez | Strikeout | |
| b8 | 2 | 1-- | O | 0% | 99% | 1-6 | MON | J. Boccabella | M. Torrez | Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Expos 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Expos' Ken Johnson facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | 0% | 100% | 6-1 | STL | L. Brock | K. Johnson | Double to CF | ||
| t9 | 0 | -2- | R | 0% | 100% | 6-1 | STL | J. Cardenal | K. Johnson | Single to RF; Brock Scores | |
| t9 | 0 | 1-- | O | 0% | 100% | 7-1 | STL | D. Allen | K. Johnson | Flyball: CF | |
| t9 | 1 | 1-- | O | -0% | 100% | 7-1 | STL | J. Torre | K. Johnson | Flyball: RF | |
| t9 | 2 | 1-- | O | 0% | 100% | 7-1 | STL | L. Lee | K. Johnson | Groundout: P-1B | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Expos 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-7, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| Phil Gagliano replaces Dick Allen playing 3B batting 3rd | |||||||||||
| b9 | 0 | --- | -0% | 99% | 1-7 | MON | B. Wine | M. Torrez | Walk | ||
| Gary Sutherland pinch hits for Ken Johnson (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b9 | 0 | 1-- | -1% | 98% | 1-7 | MON | G. Sutherland | M. Torrez | Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Wine to 2B; Sutherland to 1B | ||
| b9 | 0 | 12- | O | 1% | 99% | 1-7 | MON | M. Staehle | M. Torrez | Popfly: 1B; Wine to 3B; Sutherland to 2B | |
| b9 | 1 | -23 | RR | -1% | 98% | 1-7 | MON | R. Staub | M. Torrez | Single to RF; Wine Scores/unER; Sutherland Scores/unER | |
| Tom Hilgendorf replaces Mike Torrez pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b9 | 1 | 1-- | O | 1% | 100% | 3-7 | MON | R. Fairly | T. Hilgendorf | Flyball: RF | |
| b9 | 2 | 1-- | O | 0% | 100% | 3-7 | MON | M. Jones | T. Hilgendorf | Flyball: LF | |
| 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Expos 3. | |||||||||||
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