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OAK
@BOS		3
5
BAL
@CHW		18
2
DET
@KCR		8
2
CLE
@MIN		0
1
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@NYY		3
2
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@WSA		0
4
HOU
@CIN		3
5
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@LAD		1
6
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@PIT		10
5
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@SDP		0
10
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@SFG		6
8
ATL
@STL		10
6
Wednesday, April 29, 1970
, San Diego Stadium
Attendance: 1,753, Time of Game: 2:25
Expos
0
5-12
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 8 GB
 at Padres
10
7-14
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 8½ GB
W: Pat Dobson (2-2)
L: Joe Sparma (0-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  1
Padres          3  1  1   0  1  0   0  4  X   10 10  1

Montreal Expos

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Marv Staehle 2B-SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 .213 .634 0.023 0.60 0.049 -0.026 0.7 2 3
Mack Jones LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 .189 .571 -0.001 0.55 0.037 -0.038 0.2 1 0
Rusty Staub RF 2 0 1 0 2 0 .322 .941 0.053 0.69 0.066 -0.012 0.4 5 0 2B
Ron Fairly 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .246 .791 -0.127 1.05 0.000 -0.127 -2.3 4 1 GDP
Jim Fairey CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .501 0.009 0.61 0.030 -0.021 -0.5 2 0
John Bateman C 4 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .500 -0.084 0.84 0.000 -0.084 -1.4 6 2
Coco Laboy 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .113 .349 -0.019 0.28 0.005 -0.024 -0.2 0 2
Bobby Wine SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .262 .673 -0.025 0.49 0.000 -0.025 -0.4 2 1
   John Strohmayer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ron Brand PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .414 -0.006 0.23 0.000 -0.006 -0.3
   Dan McGinn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Gary Sutherland PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .179 .457 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1
Joe Sparma P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .143 -0.008 0.32 0.000 -0.008 -0.1 0 0
   Howie Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Qualls PH-2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.010 0.20 0.000 -0.010 -0.4 2 1
Team Totals 29 0 3 0 6 11 .103 .395 -0.195 0.58 0.187 -0.381 -4.3 24 11
2B: R Staub (2, off P Dobson).
TB: R Staub 2; M Staehle; R Fairly.
GIDP: R Fairly (2).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Bateman-M Staehle-J Bateman; R Fairly-B Wine-R Fairly.
E: C Laboy (4).

San Diego Padres

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dave Campbell 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 .307 .706 0.107 0.31 0.110 -0.002 1.7 2 2 2B
Steve Huntz SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .451 -0.043 0.42 0.000 -0.043 -1.5 2 3
Cito Gaston CF 4 2 2 1 0 1 .317 .849 0.069 0.46 0.086 -0.016 1.3 1 0 3B
Al Ferrara LF 2 2 2 1 2 0 .225 .855 0.101 0.49 0.101 0.000 2.7 0 0 HR
   Jerry Morales PR-LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .145 .426 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Nate Colbert 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .216 .793 0.067 0.63 0.118 -0.051 0.8 7 0 2B,CS,GDP
Ollie Brown RF 3 2 2 2 1 0 .242 .669 0.049 0.28 0.050 -0.001 2.4 2 1 HR,IW
Ed Spiezio 3B 4 0 0 1 0 2 .219 .637 -0.039 0.28 0.000 -0.039 -1.1 1 2
Bob Barton C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 .307 0.018 0.45 0.018 0.000 0.4 5 0 HBP
   Chris Cannizzaro PR-C 3 0 1 1 0 0 .255 .590 -0.047 0.27 0.000 -0.047 -0.4 7 0 CS
Pat Dobson P 3 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .100 0.023 0.21 0.026 -0.003 -0.1 0 1 HBP
Team Totals 32 10 10 8 4 5 .312 1.046 0.305 0.37 0.509 -0.202 6.1 27 9
2B: D Campbell (4, off H Reed); N Colbert (1, off J Sparma).
3B: C Gaston (1, off D McGinn).
HR: O Brown (2, off H Reed; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs); A Ferrara (2, off J Strohmayer; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
IBB: O Brown (2, by J Sparma).
HBP: P Dobson (1, by J Sparma); B Barton (1, by J Sparma).
TB: A Ferrara 5; O Brown 5; C Gaston 4; D Campbell 3; N Colbert 2; C Cannizzaro.
GIDP: N Colbert (3).
RBI: O Brown 2 (5); N Colbert (14); D Campbell (3); E Spiezio (3); A Ferrara (2); C Gaston (10); C Cannizzaro (6).
2-out RBI: O Brown; A Ferrara.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Campbell-S Huntz-N Colbert.
E: S Huntz (1).
Outfield Assists: O Brown (R Staub at home plate).
Baserunning
CS: N Colbert (2, Home by J Sparma/J Bateman); C Cannizzaro (2, 3rd base by J Bateman POCS).

Montreal Expos

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joe Sparma, L (0-4) 1 3 4 4 2 1 0 6.38 9 30 -0.284 1.02 -3.5
Howie Reed 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 6.35 10 2 1 -0.012 0.36 0.4
John Strohmayer 2 1 1 1 0 3 1 4.50 7 0 0 -0.010 0.06 -0.0
Dan McGinn 2 4 4 3 1 1 0 9.00 12 0 0 0.000 0.01 -3.0
Team Totals 8 10 10 9 4 5 2 10.12 38 30 2 1 -0.306 0.58 -6.1
J Sparma faced 2 batters in the 2nd inning.

San Diego Padres

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Pat Dobson, W (2-2) 9 3 0 0 6 11 0 3.79 35 86 0.194 0.58 4.3
Team Totals 9 3 0 0 6 11 0 0.00 35 86 0.194 0.37 4.3
Balks: None.
WP: J Sparma (3); P Dobson (1).
HBP: J Sparma 2 (2; B Barton, P Dobson).
IBB: J Sparma (3; O Brown).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas.
Time of Game: 2:25.
Attendance: 1,753.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Montreal Expos         San Diego Padres
1 Marv Staehle 2B 1 Dave Campbell 2B
2 Mack Jones LF 2 Steve Huntz SS
3 Rusty Staub RF 3 Cito Gaston CF
4 Ron Fairly 1B 4 Al Ferrara LF
5 Jim Fairey CF 5 Nate Colbert 1B
6 John Bateman C 6 Ollie Brown RF
7 Coco Laboy 3B 7 Ed Spiezio 3B
8 Bobby Wine SS 8 Bob Barton C
9 Joe Sparma P 9 Pat Dobson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 1-0 1 12- R SDP N. Colbert J. Sparma 12% 80% Double to RF; Gaston Scores; Ferrara to 3B
b1 0-0 1 -2- R SDP C. Gaston J. Sparma 8% 65% Single to LF; Campbell Scores
b2 3-0 1 1-- R SDP D. Campbell H. Reed 7% 90% Double to RF; Dobson Scores; Campbell to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
t1 0-0 2 123 O MON J. Bateman P. Dobson 7% 55% Strikeout
t3 0-4 1 12- OO MON R. Fairly P. Dobson 7% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

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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, Padres' Pat Dobson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MON M. Staehle P. Dobson 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- MON M. Jones P. Dobson -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- MON R. Staub P. Dobson -4% 46% Walk; Jones to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- O MON R. Fairly P. Dobson 4% 51% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 12- MON J. Fairey P. Dobson -3% 48% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Jones to 3B; Staub to 2B; Fairey to 1B
t1 0-0 2 123 O MON J. Bateman P. Dobson 7% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Expos' Joe Sparma facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- SDP D. Campbell J. Sparma 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- O SDP S. Huntz J. Sparma -2% 57% Foul Flyball: RF; Campbell to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- R SDP C. Gaston J. Sparma 8% 65% Single to LF; Campbell Scores
b1 1-0 1 1-- SDP A. Ferrara J. Sparma 3% 68% Single to LF; Gaston to 2B
b1 1-0 1 12- R SDP N. Colbert J. Sparma 12% 80% Double to RF; Gaston Scores; Ferrara to 3B
b1 2-0 1 -23 R SDP O. Brown J. Sparma 4% 84% Wild Pitch; Ferrara Scores; Colbert to 3B
b1 3-0 1 --3 SDP O. Brown J. Sparma 1% 85% Intentional Walk
b1 3-0 1 1-3 OO SDP E. Spiezio J. Sparma -6% 79% Double Play: Strikeout, Colbert Caught Stealing Hm (C-2B-C)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 3.
Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Padres' Pat Dobson facing 7-8-9
t2 0-3 0 --- O MON C. Laboy P. Dobson 2% 81% Strikeout
t2 0-3 1 --- O MON B. Wine P. Dobson 1% 82% Strikeout
t2 0-3 2 --- O MON J. Sparma P. Dobson 1% 83% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Ahead 3-0, Expos' Joe Sparma facing 8-9-1
b2 3-0 0 --- SDP B. Barton J. Sparma 2% 85% Hit By Pitch
Chris Cannizzaro pinch runs for Bob Barton (C) batting 8th
b2 3-0 0 1-- SDP P. Dobson J. Sparma 3% 87% Hit By Pitch; Cannizzaro to 2B
Howie Reed replaces Joe Sparma pitching and batting 9th
b2 3-0 0 12- O SDP D. Campbell H. Reed -4% 83% Cannizzaro Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (C-SS)
b2 3-0 1 1-- R SDP D. Campbell H. Reed 7% 90% Double to RF; Dobson Scores; Campbell to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
b2 4-0 1 --3 O SDP S. Huntz H. Reed -2% 88% Flyball: 2B
b2 4-0 2 --3 O SDP C. Gaston H. Reed -1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 4.
Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-4, Padres' Pat Dobson facing 1-2-3
Chris Cannizzaro moves from PR to C
t3 0-4 0 --- MON M. Staehle P. Dobson -3% 84% Walk
t3 0-4 0 1-- MON M. Jones P. Dobson -1% 82% Wild Pitch; Staehle to 2B
t3 0-4 0 -2- O MON M. Jones P. Dobson 3% 86% Flyball: RF
t3 0-4 1 -2- MON R. Staub P. Dobson -2% 84% Walk
t3 0-4 1 12- OO MON R. Fairly P. Dobson 7% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Ahead 4-0, Expos' Howie Reed facing 4-5-6
b3 4-0 0 --- SDP A. Ferrara H. Reed 1% 91% Walk
b3 4-0 0 1-- OO SDP N. Colbert H. Reed -2% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
b3 4-0 2 --- R SDP O. Brown H. Reed 4% 93% Home Run
b3 5-0 2 --- O SDP E. Spiezio H. Reed -0% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 5.
Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-5, Padres' Pat Dobson facing 5-6-7
t4 0-5 0 --- O MON J. Fairey P. Dobson 1% 94% Flyball: 2B
t4 0-5 1 --- O MON J. Bateman P. Dobson 1% 95% Strikeout
t4 0-5 2 --- O MON C. Laboy P. Dobson 0% 95% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Ahead 5-0, Expos' Howie Reed facing 8-9-1
b4 5-0 0 --- O SDP C. Cannizzaro H. Reed -0% 95% Flyball: RF
b4 5-0 1 --- O SDP P. Dobson H. Reed -0% 94% Flyball: CF
b4 5-0 2 --- O SDP D. Campbell H. Reed -0% 94% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 5.
Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-5, Padres' Pat Dobson facing 8-9-1
t5 0-5 0 --- O MON B. Wine P. Dobson 1% 95% Flyball: RF
Jim Qualls pinch hits for Howie Reed (P) batting 9th
t5 0-5 1 --- O MON J. Qualls P. Dobson 1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-5 2 --- O MON M. Staehle P. Dobson 0% 96% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Ahead 5-0, Expos' John Strohmayer facing 2-3-4
John Strohmayer replaces Bobby Wine (SS) pitching and batting 8th
Jim Qualls moves from PH to 2B
Marv Staehle moves from 2B to SS
b5 5-0 0 --- O SDP S. Huntz J. Strohmayer -0% 96% Lineout: LF
b5 5-0 1 --- O SDP C. Gaston J. Strohmayer -0% 96% Strikeout Looking
b5 5-0 2 --- R SDP A. Ferrara J. Strohmayer 2% 98% Home Run
b5 6-0 2 --- O SDP N. Colbert J. Strohmayer -0% 98% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 6.
Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Padres' Pat Dobson facing 2-3-4
t6 0-6 0 --- O MON M. Jones P. Dobson 1% 98% Strikeout
t6 0-6 1 --- MON R. Staub P. Dobson -1% 97% Double to LF
t6 0-6 1 -2- O MON R. Fairly P. Dobson 1% 98% Single to RF; Staub out at Hm/RF-C
t6 0-6 2 1-- O MON J. Fairey P. Dobson 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Ahead 6-0, Expos' John Strohmayer facing 6-7-8
b6 6-0 0 --- O SDP O. Brown J. Strohmayer -0% 99% Flyball: RF
b6 6-0 1 --- O SDP E. Spiezio J. Strohmayer -0% 99% Strikeout
b6 6-0 2 --- O SDP C. Cannizzaro J. Strohmayer -0% 99% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 6.
Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Padres' Pat Dobson facing 6-7-8
t7 0-6 0 --- O MON J. Bateman P. Dobson 0% 99% Flyball: SS
t7 0-6 1 --- MON C. Laboy P. Dobson -1% 98% Walk
Ron Brand pinch hits for John Strohmayer (P) batting 8th
t7 0-6 1 1-- O MON R. Brand P. Dobson 1% 99% Strikeout
t7 0-6 2 1-- O MON J. Qualls P. Dobson 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Ahead 6-0, Expos' Dan McGinn facing 9-1-2
Dan McGinn replaces Ron Brand (PH) pitching and batting 8th
b7 6-0 0 --- O SDP P. Dobson D. McGinn -0% 99% Strikeout
b7 6-0 1 --- O SDP D. Campbell D. McGinn -0% 99% Flyball: RF
b7 6-0 2 --- O SDP S. Huntz D. McGinn -0% 99% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 6.
Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Padres' Pat Dobson facing 1-2-3
t8 0-6 0 --- MON M. Staehle P. Dobson -1% 99% Single to RF
t8 0-6 0 1-- MON M. Jones P. Dobson -1% 97% Walk; Staehle to 2B
t8 0-6 0 12- O MON R. Staub P. Dobson 1% 99% Flyball: 3B
t8 0-6 1 12- O MON R. Fairly P. Dobson 1% 99% Flyball: CF
t8 0-6 2 12- O MON J. Fairey P. Dobson 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Ahead 6-0, Expos' Dan McGinn facing 3-4-5
b8 6-0 0 --- SDP C. Gaston D. McGinn 0% 100% Triple to CF
b8 6-0 0 --3 SDP A. Ferrara D. McGinn 0% 100% Walk
Jerry Morales pinch runs for Al Ferrara (LF) batting 4th
b8 6-0 0 1-3 R SDP N. Colbert D. McGinn 0% 100% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Gaston Scores/No RBI/unER; Morales to 2B; Colbert to 1B
b8 7-0 0 12- R SDP O. Brown D. McGinn 0% 100% Single to CF; Morales Scores; Colbert to 3B
b8 8-0 0 1-3 RO SDP E. Spiezio D. McGinn 0% 100% Groundout: P-SS-1B; Colbert Scores; Brown to 2B
b8 9-0 1 -2- R SDP C. Cannizzaro D. McGinn 0% 100% Single to CF; Brown Scores
b8 10-0 1 1-- O SDP P. Dobson D. McGinn 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b8 10-0 2 1-- SDP D. Campbell D. McGinn 0% 100% Single to SS; Dobson to 2B
b8 10-0 2 12- O SDP S. Huntz D. McGinn -0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 10.
Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-10, Padres' Pat Dobson facing 6-7-8
Jerry Morales moves from PR to LF
t9 0-10 0 --- O MON J. Bateman P. Dobson 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 0-10 1 --- O MON C. Laboy P. Dobson 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
Gary Sutherland pinch hits for Dan McGinn (P) batting 8th
t9 0-10 2 --- O MON G. Sutherland P. Dobson 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Padres 10.

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