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BOS  6
NYY  2

MIN  8
@CAL  2

CHW  7
@OAK  0

ATL  7
SDP  5

CHC  5
PHI  1

CIN  3
LAD  2

HOU  7
SFG  6

(10)
STL 10
MON  0
Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 8,193

Wednesday, April 15, 1970, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 2:14
Expos
0
1-6
Lost 2
6th, 4 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  1  2
Cardinals       0  0  4   0  2  0   0  4  X   10 15  0
W: Mike Torrez (2-0), L: Joe Sparma (0-3)
Cardinals
10
5-2
Won 2
1st

Batting Stats

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
M Jones LF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .083  .310              0   0   
M Staehle 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .208  .630              1   2   
R Staub RF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .360  .964              3   0   
R Fairly 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .647              6   0   
C Laboy 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .494              2   0   
R Brand C                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .143              6   0   
B Wine SS                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .631              2   4   
A Phillips CF                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .182  .462              4   1   GDP
J Sparma P                    0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250              0   0   
  C Morton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  B Bailey PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .311              0   0   
  C Raymond P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  G Sutherland PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .571              0   0   
  K Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       27   0   1   0    6   3                         24   7
Batting Events
TB: A Phillips.
GIDP: A Phillips (1).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. M Staehle-B Wine; M Staehle-B Wine-R Fairly.
PB: R Brand (1).
E: M Jones (3); J Sparma (1).
St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .207  .648              3   0   
  V Davalillo LF              1   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .650              1   0   
J Cardenal CF                 4   2   2   2    1   0  .387 1.022              2   0   2B,SB
D Allen 3B                    5   2   3   4    0   2  .323 1.073              1   0   HR
J Torre C                     5   1   1   1    0   0  .276  .792              5   0   
L Lee RF                      4   1   1   1    0   1  .241  .526              3   0   SF
J Hague 1B                    3   0   2   0    2   0  .292  .914             10   0   
J Javier 2B                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .250  .526              2   4   GDP
D Maxvill SS                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .125  .563              0   4   IW
M Torrez P                    3   2   3   1    0   0  .429  .929              0   1   HBP
Totals                       35  10  15   0    5   6                         27   9
Batting Events
2B: J Cardenal (1, off K Johnson).
HR: D Allen (3, off K Johnson; 8th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: L Lee (2, off J Sparma).
IBB: D Maxvill (1, by C Morton).
HBP: M Torrez (1, by K Johnson).
TB: D Allen 6; J Cardenal 3; M Torrez 3; J Hague 2; J Javier 2; J Torre; V Davalillo; L Lee.
GIDP: J Javier (1).
RBI: D Allen 4 (8); J Cardenal 2 (8); M Torrez (1); L Lee (3); J Torre (6); J Javier (2).
2-out RBI: M Torrez.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 7 for 14.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. D Maxvill-J Javier-J Hague.
Baserunning Events
SB: J Cardenal (4, 2nd base off J Sparma/R Brand).
Pickoffs: D Allen (1st base by J Sparma).

Pitching Stats

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Sparma, L (0-3)              3     7   4   4    2   4   0   5.82   18     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 7     31    -     0.89  -0.23
C Morton                       2     3   2   2    3   2   0   4.50   10     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 1· 3          1-0    0.34  -0.02
C Raymond                      2     2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.05   0.01
K Johnson                      1     3   4   4    0   0   1  11.25    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         8    15  10  10    5   6   1          42     -       ·  ·      5·10· 1·15          1-0 
J Sparma faced 1 batter in the 4th inning.
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 (2-0)              9     1   0   0    6   3   0   0.52   33     -       ·  ·     10·13· 0· 1     82    -     0.49   0.26
Totals                         9     1   0   0    6   3   0          33     -       ·  ·     10·13· 0· 1           -  
Balks: None.
WP: J Sparma (1).
HBP: K Johnson (1; M Torrez).
IBB: C Morton (1; D Maxvill).
Pickoffs: J Sparma (0; D Allen, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Bob Engel.
Time of Game: 2:14.
Attendance: 8,193.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Lineups

   Montreal Expos                            St.Louis Cardinals                           
1. Mack Jones                   LF       1. Lou Brock                    LF
2. Marv Staehle                 2B       2. Jose Cardenal                CF
3. Rusty Staub                  RF       3. Dick Allen                   3B
4. Ron Fairly                   1B       4. Joe Torre                     C
5. Coco Laboy                   3B       5. Leron Lee                    RF
6. Ron Brand                     C       6. Joe Hague                    1B
7. Bobby Wine                   SS       7. Julian Javier                2B
8. Adolfo Phillips              CF       8. Dal Maxvill                  SS
9. Joe Sparma                    P       9. Mike Torrez                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b3 1 -2- R 14% 71% 0-0 STL J. Cardenal J. Sparma Single to LF; Torrez Scores; Cardenal to 3B/Adv on E7
b3 1 -2- R 7% 85% 2-0 STL J. Torre J. Sparma Single to LF; Allen Scores; Torre to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b3 1 --3 R 5% 76% 1-0 STL D. Allen J. Sparma Single to LF; Cardenal Scores
b3 0 -2- O -5% 58% 0-0 STL L. Brock J. Sparma Flyball: RF
b3 0 --- 4% 60% 0-0 STL M. Torrez J. Sparma Single to RF

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 MON M. Jones M. Torrez Groundout: SS-1B
t1 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 MON M. Staehle M. Torrez Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 2 --- -1% 53% 0-0 MON R. Staub M. Torrez Walk
t1 2 1-- O 2% 55% 0-0 MON R. Fairly M. Torrez Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Expos' Joe Sparma facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 STL L. Brock J. Sparma Strikeout
b1 1 --- 2% 55% 0-0 STL J. Cardenal J. Sparma Walk
b1 1 1-- 2% 57% 0-0 STL D. Allen J. Sparma Cardenal Steals 2B
b1 1 -2- O -3% 53% 0-0 STL D. Allen J. Sparma Strikeout
b1 2 -2- O -3% 50% 0-0 STL J. Torre J. Sparma Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 MON C. Laboy M. Torrez Flyball: LF
t2 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 MON R. Brand M. Torrez Flyball: RF
t2 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 MON B. Wine M. Torrez Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Expos' Joe Sparma facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 STL L. Lee J. Sparma Strikeout
b2 1 --- 3% 55% 0-0 STL J. Hague J. Sparma Single to CF
b2 1 1-- O -3% 52% 0-0 STL J. Javier J. Sparma Strikeout Looking
b2 2 1-- O -2% 50% 0-0 STL D. Maxvill J. Sparma Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 MON A. Phillips M. Torrez Strikeout
t3 1 --- -3% 50% 0-0 MON J. Sparma M. Torrez Walk
t3 1 1-- O 3% 53% 0-0 MON M. Jones M. Torrez Strikeout
t3 2 1-- O 3% 56% 0-0 MON M. Staehle M. Torrez Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Expos' Joe Sparma facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- 4% 60% 0-0 STL M. Torrez J. Sparma Single to RF
b3 0 1-- 3% 62% 0-0 STL L. Brock J. Sparma Wild Pitch; Torrez to 2B
b3 0 -2- O -5% 58% 0-0 STL L. Brock J. Sparma Flyball: RF
b3 1 -2- R 14% 71% 0-0 STL J. Cardenal J. Sparma Single to LF; Torrez Scores; Cardenal to 3B/Adv on E7
b3 1 --3 R 5% 76% 1-0 STL D. Allen J. Sparma Single to LF; Cardenal Scores
b3 1 1-- 1% 78% 2-0 STL J. Torre J. Sparma Allen Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Allen to 2B
b3 1 -2- R 7% 85% 2-0 STL J. Torre J. Sparma Single to LF; Allen Scores; Torre to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b3 1 -2- 2% 87% 3-0 STL L. Lee J. Sparma Passed Ball; Torre to 3B
b3 1 --3 RO 1% 88% 3-0 STL L. Lee J. Sparma Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Torre Scores
b3 2 --- 0% 88% 4-0 STL J. Hague J. Sparma Walk
b3 2 1-- 1% 89% 4-0 STL J. Javier J. Sparma Single to LF; Hague to 2B
b3 2 12- O -1% 88% 4-0 STL D. Maxvill J. Sparma Groundout: SS-1B
4 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O 2% 89% 0-4 MON R. Staub M. Torrez Flyball: CF
t4 1 --- O 1% 90% 0-4 MON R. Fairly M. Torrez Flyball: C
t4 2 --- O 1% 91% 0-4 MON C. Laboy M. Torrez Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Expos' Joe Sparma facing 9-1-2
b4 0 --- 1% 92% 4-0 STL M. Torrez J. Sparma Single to RF
Carl Morton replaces Joe Sparma pitching and batting 9th
b4 0 1-- 2% 94% 4-0 STL L. Brock C. Morton Walk; Torrez to 2B
b4 0 12- OO -3% 91% 4-0 STL J. Cardenal C. Morton Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
b4 2 -2- O -1% 90% 4-0 STL D. Allen C. Morton Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- -3% 87% 0-4 MON R. Brand M. Torrez Walk
t5 0 1-- O 3% 89% 0-4 MON B. Wine M. Torrez Flyball: RF
t5 1 1-- OO 4% 93% 0-4 MON A. Phillips M. Torrez Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Expos' Carl Morton facing 4-5-6
b5 0 --- O -1% 93% 4-0 STL J. Torre C. Morton Flyball: RF
b5 1 --- 1% 93% 4-0 STL L. Lee C. Morton Single to CF
b5 1 1-- 1% 94% 4-0 STL J. Hague C. Morton Walk; Lee to 2B
b5 1 12- RO 2% 96% 4-0 STL J. Javier C. Morton Single to CF; Lee Scores; Hague out at 3B/CF-3B; Javier to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
b5 2 -2- 0% 96% 5-0 STL D. Maxvill C. Morton Intentional Walk
b5 2 12- R 2% 98% 5-0 STL M. Torrez C. Morton Single to RF; Javier Scores; Maxvill to 3B
b5 2 1-3 O -0% 97% 6-0 STL L. Brock C. Morton Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 9-1-2
Bob Bailey pinch hits for Carl Morton (P) batting 9th
t6 0 --- O 1% 98% 0-6 MON B. Bailey M. Torrez Flyball: LF
t6 1 --- -1% 97% 0-6 MON M. Jones M. Torrez Walk
t6 1 1-- -1% 96% 0-6 MON M. Staehle M. Torrez Walk; Jones to 2B
t6 1 12- O 2% 98% 0-6 MON R. Staub M. Torrez Foul Flyball: C
t6 2 12- O 1% 99% 0-6 MON R. Fairly M. Torrez Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Expos' Claude Raymond facing 2-3-4
Claude Raymond replaces Bob Bailey (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 0 --- O -0% 99% 6-0 STL J. Cardenal C. Raymond Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1 --- 0% 99% 6-0 STL D. Allen C. Raymond Single to LF
b6 1 1-- O -0% 99% 6-0 STL J. Torre C. Raymond Popfly: 3B
b6 2 1-- O -0% 98% 6-0 STL L. Lee C. Raymond Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 5-6-7
Vic Davalillo replaces Lou Brock playing LF batting 1st
t7 0 --- O 0% 99% 0-6 MON C. Laboy M. Torrez Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1 --- O 0% 99% 0-6 MON R. Brand M. Torrez Flyball: CF
t7 2 --- O 0% 99% 0-6 MON B. Wine M. Torrez Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Expos' Claude Raymond facing 6-7-8
b7 0 --- 0% 99% 6-0 STL J. Hague C. Raymond Single to LF
b7 0 1-- OO -0% 99% 6-0 STL J. Javier C. Raymond Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b7 2 --- O -0% 99% 6-0 STL D. Maxvill C. Raymond Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 8-9-1
t8 0 --- -1% 99% 0-6 MON A. Phillips M. Torrez Single to LF
Gary Sutherland pinch hits for Claude Raymond (P) batting 9th
t8 0 1-- O 1% 99% 0-6 MON G. Sutherland M. Torrez Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t8 1 1-- O 0% 100% 0-6 MON M. Jones M. Torrez Flyball: LF
t8 2 1-- O 0% 100% 0-6 MON M. Staehle M. Torrez Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Expos' Ken Johnson facing 9-1-2
Ken Johnson replaces Gary Sutherland (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 --- 0% 100% 6-0 STL M. Torrez K. Johnson Hit By Pitch
b8 0 1-- 0% 100% 6-0 STL V. Davalillo K. Johnson Single to RF; Torrez to 2B
b8 0 12- R 0% 100% 6-0 STL J. Cardenal K. Johnson Double to RF; Torrez Scores; Davalillo to 3B
b8 0 -23 RRR 0% 100% 7-0 STL D. Allen K. Johnson Home Run; Davalillo Scores; Cardenal Scores
b8 0 --- O 0% 100% 10-0 STL J. Torre K. Johnson Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1 --- O 0% 100% 10-0 STL L. Lee K. Johnson Popfly: 1B
b8 2 --- O 0% 100% 10-0 STL J. Hague K. Johnson Flyball: CF
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 10.
Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-10, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 3-4-5
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 0-10 MON R. Staub M. Torrez Foul Flyball: 3B
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 0-10 MON R. Fairly M. Torrez Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 2 --- 0% 100% 0-10 MON C. Laboy M. Torrez Walk
t9 2 1-- O 0% 100% 0-10 MON R. Brand M. Torrez Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 10.

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