August 1, 1971 Houston Astros at Montreal Expos Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 5
@CHW 1 BOS 6
@CHW 1 OAK 7
@CLE 3 OAK 4
@CLE 2 DET 4
CAL 3
(16) MIL 4
WSA 3 MIL 3
WSA 2 MIN 10
NYY 7 LAD 5
CIN 4
(11) HOU 8
@MON 1 CHC 3
@NYM 2 STL 9
@PHI 6
(13) SDP 2
ATL 0 SFG 11
PIT 7 SFG 8
PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Parc Jarry, Attendance: 17,605

Sunday, August 1, 1971
Time of Game: 2:20

Astros

54-53

Won 1

4th, 11½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  3   0  0  0   2  0  3    8 12  1
Expos           0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1 10  0

W: W Blasingame (8-8), L: E McAnally (3-9)

Expos

43-65

Lost 1

6th, 24 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Metzger SS                  4   1   2   1    1   0  .231  .591    0    3   7   
J Morgan 2B                   5   1   3   1    0   0  .264  .767    0    1   5   
R Chiles LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .316  .896    0    2   0   GDP
  J Wynn PH-RF                1   1   1   2    1   0  .223  .665    0    1   0   HR
C Cedeno CF                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .261  .703    0    1   0   
D Rader 3B                    5   1   1   1    0   1  .252  .705    0    0   1   HR
D Menke 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .251  .652    0   12   1   
J Alou RF-LF                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .312  .751    0    2   0   GDP
J Hiatt C                     2   2   1   0    2   1  .287  .737    0    4   0   2B
W Blasingame P                3   1   2   2    1   1  .195  .654    0    1   2   2B
Totals                       37   8  12   8    6   5                    27  16

BATTING

2B: W Blasingame (3, off E McAnally); J Hiatt (6, off E McAnally).

HR: J Wynn (7, off J Britton; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs); D Rader (8, off J Britton; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: J Wynn 4; D Rader 4; W Blasingame 3; J Morgan 3; R Metzger 2; J Hiatt 2; J Alou; C Cedeno.

GIDP: J Alou (9); R Chiles (1).

RBI: J Wynn 2 (39); W Blasingame 2 (8); R Metzger (19); C Cedeno (53); D Rader (44); J Morgan (41).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Morgan-R Metzger-D Menke 2.

E: D Rader (18).

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Sutherland 2B               4   0   2   0    0   0  .265  .664    0    3   6   HBP
R Woods CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .776    0    1   0   
R Staub RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .813    0    1   0   GDP
B Bailey 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .257  .773    0    0   5   
J Bateman C                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .240  .618    0    6   0   HBP,GDP
S Swanson LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .617    0    1   0   
J Boccabella 1B               4   0   2   1    0   0  .243  .663    0   12   1   2B
B Wine SS                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .198  .470    0    3   4   
E McAnally P                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .037  .073    0    0   2   
  D McGinn P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .572         0   0   
  H Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Hunt PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .756    0    0   0   
  J Britton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Raymond P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Fairly PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .795    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   1  10   1    0   3                    27  18

BATTING

2B: J Boccabella (8, off W Blasingame).

HBP: G Sutherland (2, by W Blasingame); J Bateman (4, by W Blasingame).

TB: J Boccabella 3; G Sutherland 2; B Wine 2; E McAnally; J Bateman; B Bailey; R Woods.

GIDP: J Bateman (23); R Staub (14).

RBI: J Boccabella (6).

2-out RBI: J Boccabella.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Wine-G Sutherland-J Boccabella; E McAnally-B Wine-J Boccabella.

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Blasingame, W (8-8)          9    10   1   1    0   3   0   3.79   37     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 0·10     66    -     1.16   0.26
Totals                         9    10   1   1    0   3   0          37     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 0·10           -

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E McAnally, L (3-9)            6     8   5   5    2   5   0   5.01   27     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 0· 8     39    -     1.05  -0.26
D McGinn                       0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   6.22    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          1-0    0.28  -0.00
H Reed                         0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.80    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.59   0.02
J Britton                      1.1   3   3   3    3   0   2   5.47    9     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.13  -0.00
C Raymond                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.96    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    12   8   8    6   5   2          43     -       ·  ·     16· 4· 0·12          3-0

E McAnally faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: W Blasingame 2 (8); E McAnally 2 (7).

IBB: None.

HBP: W Blasingame 2 (11; G Sutherland, J Bateman).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Bruce Froemming.

Time of Game: 2:20.

Attendance: 17,605.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Montreal Expos                       
1. R Metzger            SS    1. G Sutherland         2B 
2. J Morgan             2B    2. R Woods              CF 
3. R Chiles             LF    3. R Staub              RF 
4. C Cedeno             CF    4. B Bailey             3B 
5. D Rader              3B    5. J Bateman            C  
6. D Menke              1B    6. S Swanson            LF 
7. J Alou               RF    7. J Boccabella         1B 
8. J Hiatt              C     8. B Wine               SS 
9. W Blasingame         P     9. E McAnally           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  1-2  12-      12%  79% C Cedeno        E McAnally      Single; Metzger Scores; Morgan to 3B
   b 2   2  0-0  -2-     -12%  35% J Boccabella    W Blasingame    Single; Bateman Scores; Boccabella to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 6   2  3-1  123      12%  84% S Swanson       W Blasingame    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  12-     -10%  49% R Chiles        E McAnally      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B; Metzger to 3B
   t 3   0  1-0  -23      10%  65% R Metzger       E McAnally      Single; Hiatt Scores; Blasingame to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ernie McAnally facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  R Metzger       Walk
          1--      59%  J Morgan        Single; Metzger to 2B
   OO     12-      49%  R Chiles        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B; Metzger to 3B
   O      --3      45%  C Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Wade Blasingame facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  G Sutherland    Single
   O      1--      45%  R Woods         Flyball: RF
   OO     1--      50%  R Staub         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ernie McAnally facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  D Rader         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  D Menke         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  J Alou          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Wade Blasingame facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  B Bailey        Strikeout
          ---      45%  J Bateman       Single
          1--      43%  S Swanson       Wild Pitch; Bateman to 2B
   O      -2-      47%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      35%  J Boccabella    Single; Bateman Scores; Boccabella to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-      37%  B Wine          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Ernie McAnally facing 8-9-1
          ---      42%  J Hiatt         Walk
          1--      49%  W Blasingame    Single; Hiatt to 2B
          12-      55%  R Metzger       Wild Pitch; Hiatt to 3B; Blasingame to 2B
   R      -23      65%  " "             Single; Hiatt Scores; Blasingame to 3B
   R      1-3      71%  J Morgan        Single; Blasingame Scores; Metzger to 2B
   O      12-      66%  R Chiles        Strikeout
   R      12-      79%  C Cedeno        Single; Metzger Scores; Morgan to 3B
          1-3      80%  D Rader         Wild Pitch; Cedeno to 2B
   O      -23      74%  " "             Flyball: 2B
   O      -23      70%  D Menke         Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 1-3, Wade Blasingame facing 9-1-2
          ---      63%  E McAnally      Single to 3B; McAnally to 2B/Adv on E5
          -2-      59%  G Sutherland    Wild Pitch; McAnally to 3B
   O      --3      65%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      --3      71%  R Woods         Flyball: LF
   O      --3      75%  R Staub         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ernie McAnally facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      74%  J Alou          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      73%  J Hiatt         Strikeout
   O      ---      72%  W Blasingame    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-3, Wade Blasingame facing 4-5-6
          ---      67%  B Bailey        Single
   OO     1--      76%  J Bateman       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      77%  S Swanson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ernie McAnally facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      76%  R Metzger       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      75%  J Morgan        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      74%  R Chiles        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-3, Wade Blasingame facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      77%  J Boccabella    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      79%  B Wine          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      80%  E McAnally      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 1.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ernie McAnally facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      79%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      78%  D Rader         Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  D Menke         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-3, Wade Blasingame facing 1-2-3
          ---      71%  G Sutherland    Hit By Pitch
          1--      62%  R Woods         Single; Sutherland to 2B
   O      12-      70%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
   O      12-      77%  B Bailey        Flyball: SS
          12-      72%  J Bateman       Hit By Pitch; Sutherland to 3B; Woods to 2B
   O      123      84%  S Swanson       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 1.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ernie McAnally facing 7-8-9
          ---      86%  J Alou          Single
          1--      92%  J Hiatt         Double; Alou to 3B
   RR     -23      97%  W Blasingame    Double; Alou Scores; Hiatt Scores
                  Dan McGinn replaces Ernie McAnally pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      98%  R Metzger       Single; Blasingame to 3B
   O      1-3      97%  J Morgan        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Blasingame stays at 3B
                  Howie Reed replaces Dan McGinn pitching and batting 9th; Jimmy Wynn pinch hits for Rich Chiles batting 3rd
          1-3      97%  J Wynn          Walk; Morgan to 2B
   O      123      96%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 2B-C/Forceout at Hm; Morgan to 3B; Wynn to 2B
   O      123      94%  D Rader         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-5, Wade Blasingame facing 7-8-9
                  Jesus Alou moves to LF; Jimmy Wynn moves to RF
   O      ---      96%  J Boccabella    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      94%  B Wine          Single
                  Ron Hunt pinch hits for Howie Reed batting 9th
   O      1--      96%  R Hunt          Flyball: RF
          1--      95%  G Sutherland    Single; Wine to 2B
   O      12-      97%  R Woods         Groundout: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 1.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jim Britton facing 6-7-8
                  Jim Britton replaces Ron Hunt pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  D Menke         Walk
   OO     1--      97%  J Alou          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      97%  J Hiatt         Walk
          1--      97%  W Blasingame    Walk; Hiatt to 2B
   O      12-      97%  R Metzger       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-5, Wade Blasingame facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  R Staub         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  B Bailey        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      99%  J Bateman       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 1.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jim Britton facing 2-3-4
          ---      99%  J Morgan        Single
   RR     1--     100%  J Wynn          Home Run; Morgan Scores
   O      ---     100%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---     100%  D Rader         Home Run
                  Claude Raymond replaces Jim Britton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Menke         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-8, Wade Blasingame facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  S Swanson       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  J Boccabella    Double
          -2-     100%  B Wine          Single; Boccabella stays at 2B
                  Ron Fairly pinch hits for Claude Raymond batting 9th
   O      12-     100%  R Fairly        Foul Flyball: C
   O      12-     100%  G Sutherland    Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Expos 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MON197108010

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation