April 9, 1970 St. Louis Cardinals at Montreal Expos Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 6
@CHW 4 BAL 13
@CLE 1 KCR 3
OAK 1 NYY 4
BOS 3 CIN 3
@LAD 0 STL 7
@MON 3 PHI 5
CHC 3 PIT 2
NYM 1 ATL 6
@SDP 1 SFG 7
HOU 4

Standings at end of play this day

Parc Jarry, Attendance: 5,688

Thursday, April 9, 1970, 12:30PM
Time of Game: 2:22

Cardinals

2-0

Won 2

1st

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

W: M Torrez (1-0), L: S Renko (0-1), S: T Hilgendorf (1)

Expos

0-3

Lost 3

6th, 2½ GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   3   2   0    0   0  .300  .900    0    2   0   2·2B
J Cardenal CF                 4   1   2   2    1   1  .222  .522    0    1   0   SB
D Allen 3B                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.600    0    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    0    5   0   HR
L Lee RF                      4   0   0   0    1   2  .111  .311    0    1   0   
J Hague 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .286 1.000    0   11   1   HR
J Javier 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .375  .750    0    2   2   
D Maxvill SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .708    0    4   3   
M Torrez P                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   3   
  T Hilgendorf P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       39   7  10   6    2   6                    27  11

BATTING

2B: D Allen (3, off S Renko); L Brock 2 (3, off K Johnson, 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

E: M Torrez (1); D Maxvill (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Cardenal (1, 2nd base off S Renko/J Boccabella).

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Staehle 2B                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .583    0    1   1   
R Staub RF                    5   0   3   3    0   0  .333  .885    0    4   0   
R Fairly 1B                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .558    0   11   0   
M Jones LF                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .111    0    1   0   
C Laboy 3B                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .111  .384    0    1   0   
A Phillips CF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .100  .282    0    2   0   
J Boccabella C                4   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .364    0    6   0   
B Wine SS                     3   2   2   0    1   0  .222  .586    0    1   5   
S Renko P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  J Hiatt PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    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   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   0   
Totals                       36   3   7   3    4   5                    27  10

BATTING

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

E: M Staehle (1); J Boccabella (1); C Laboy (2).

PITCHING

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.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Ed Sudol.

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 5,688.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Montreal Expos                       
1. L Brock              LF    1. M Staehle            2B 
2. J Cardenal           CF    2. R Staub              RF 
3. D Allen              3B    3. R Fairly             1B 
4. J Torre              C     4. M Jones              LF 
5. L Lee                RF    5. C Laboy              3B 
6. J Hague              1B    6. A Phillips           CF 
7. J Javier             2B    7. J Boccabella         C  
8. D Maxvill            SS    8. B Wine               SS 
9. M Torrez             P     9. S Renko              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  1-0  12-     -12%  45% R Staub         M Torrez        Single to RF; Wine Scores; Staehle to 3B
   t 3   1  1-1  -2-      10%  62% J Cardenal      S Renko         Single to LF; Brock Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-       9%  58% J Torre         S Renko         Single to RF; Allen Scores
   t 3   2  1-3  ---       9%  78% J Torre         S Renko         Home Run
   t 3   1  1-2  1--       8%  70% D Allen         S Renko         Cardenal Steals 2B; Cardenal Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Renko facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Brock         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  J Cardenal      Flyball: RF
          ---      48%  D Allen         Double to CF
   R      -2-      58%  J Torre         Single to RF; Allen Scores
   O      1--      56%  L Lee           Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Torrez facing 1-2-3
          ---      49%  M Staehle       Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Staehle to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  R Staub         Popfly: SS
   O      -2-      57%  R Fairly        Fielder's Choice SS; Staehle out at 3B/SS-3B-2B; Fairly to 2B
          -2-      56%  M Jones         Walk
          12-      53%  C Laboy         Walk; Fairly to 3B; Jones to 2B
   O      123      61%  A Phillips      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Expos 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Renko facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      58%  J Hague         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      57%  J Javier        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      56%  D Maxvill       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Torrez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      59%  J Boccabella    Strikeout
          ---      56%  B Wine          Single to RF
   O      1--      59%  S Renko         Strikeout
          1--      57%  M Staehle       Single to RF; Wine to 2B
   R      12-      45%  R Staub         Single to RF; Wine Scores; Staehle to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  R Fairly        Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Expos 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Renko facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  M Torrez        Popfly: 2B
          ---      52%  L Brock         Double to LF
   R      -2-      62%  J Cardenal      Single to LF; Brock Scores
   R      1--      70%  D Allen         Cardenal Steals 2B; Cardenal Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      ---      69%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      78%  J Torre         Home Run
   O      ---      77%  L Lee           Popfly: 3B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Torrez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      79%  M Jones         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      81%  C Laboy         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      82%  A Phillips      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Expos 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Steve Renko facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      88%  J Hague         Home Run
   O      ---      87%  J Javier        Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  D Maxvill       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  M Torrez        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-5, Mike Torrez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      88%  J Boccabella    Groundout: P-1B
          ---      86%  B Wine          Single to RF
                  Jack Hiatt pinch hits for Steve Renko batting 9th
   O      1--      88%  J Hiatt         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      90%  M Staehle       Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Expos 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Howie Reed facing 1-2-3
                  Howie Reed replaces Jack Hiatt pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      90%  J Cardenal      Walk
   O      1--      89%  D Allen         Popfly: 1B
          1--      90%  J Torre         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Cardenal to 2B; Torre to 1B
   O      12-      88%  L Lee           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-5, Mike Torrez facing 2-3-4
          ---      85%  R Staub         Single to RF
   O      1--      87%  R Fairly        Groundout: P-1B; Staub to 2B
   O      -2-      90%  M Jones         Groundout: P-2B-1B; Staub to 3B
   O      --3      92%  C Laboy         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Expos 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Howie Reed facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      91%  J Hague         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      91%  J Javier        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      91%  D Maxvill       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-5, Mike Torrez facing 6-7-8
          ---      87%  A Phillips      Single to CF
   O      1--      90%  J Boccabella    Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      93%  B Wine          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Bob Bailey pinch hits for Howie Reed batting 9th
   O      1--      94%  B Bailey        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Expos 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Ken Johnson facing 9-1-2
                  Ken Johnson replaces Bob Bailey pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  M Torrez        Strikeout
          ---      94%  L Brock         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Brock to 1B
   O      1--      94%  J Cardenal      Strikeout Looking
          1--      94%  D Allen         Single to LF; Brock to 2B
   R      12-      97%  J Torre         Single to RF; Brock Scores/unER; Allen to 3B
          1-3      97%  L Lee           Walk; Torre to 2B
   O      123      96%  J Hague         Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 6, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-6, Mike Torrez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      97%  M Staehle       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  R Staub         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      98%  R Fairly        Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Expos 1.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Ken Johnson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  J Javier        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  D Maxvill       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  M Torrez        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-6, Mike Torrez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  M Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      98%  C Laboy         Walk
   O      1--      99%  A Phillips      Strikeout
   O      1--      99%  J Boccabella    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, Ken Johnson facing 1-2-3
          ---     100%  L Brock         Double to CF
   R      -2-     100%  J Cardenal      Single to RF; Brock Scores
   O      1--     100%  D Allen         Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  J Torre         Flyball: RF
   O      1--     100%  L Lee           Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-7, Mike Torrez facing 8-9-1
                  Phil Gagliano replaces Dick Allen playing 3B batting 3rd
          ---      99%  B Wine          Walk
                  Gary Sutherland pinch hits for Ken Johnson batting 9th
          1--      98%  G Sutherland    Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Wine to 2B; Sutherland to 1B
   O      12-      99%  M Staehle       Popfly: 1B; Wine to 3B; Sutherland to 2B
   RR     -23      98%  R Staub         Single to RF; Wine Scores/unER; Sutherland Scores/unER
                  Tom Hilgendorf replaces Mike Torrez pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  R Fairly        Flyball: RF
   O      1--     100%  M Jones         Flyball: LF
        2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Expos 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MON197004090

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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