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Standings
NYY
@BOS		2
6
MIN
@CAL		8
2
CHW
@OAK		7
0
SDP
@ATL		5
7
PHI
@CHC		1
5
LAD
@CIN		2
3
SFG
@HOU		6
7		 
(10)
MON
@STL		0
10
Wednesday, April 15, 1970 8:00PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 8,193, Time of Game: 2:14
Expos
0
1-6
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
6th, 4 GB
 at Cardinals
10
5-2
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
W: Mike Torrez (2-0)
L: Joe Sparma (0-3)
 
                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

Montreal Expos

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mack Jones LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .083 .310 -0.051 0.65 0.007 -0.059 -0.6 0 0
Marv Staehle 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .208 .630 -0.031 0.49 0.013 -0.044 -0.2 1 2
Rusty Staub RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .360 .964 -0.021 0.44 0.012 -0.033 -0.8 3 0
Ron Fairly 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .647 -0.045 0.41 0.000 -0.045 -1.0 6 0
Coco Laboy 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .494 -0.036 0.35 0.000 -0.036 -0.5 2 0
Ron Brand C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .143 0.010 0.36 0.030 -0.020 -0.2 6 0
Bobby Wine SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .631 -0.041 0.56 0.000 -0.041 -0.6 2 4
Adolfo Phillips CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .182 .462 -0.056 0.68 0.007 -0.063 -0.4 4 1 GDP
Joe Sparma P 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 0.028 0.72 0.028 0.000 0.3 0 0
   Carl Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Bailey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .311 -0.007 0.27 0.000 -0.007 -0.2
   Claude Raymond P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gary Sutherland PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .571 -0.007 0.30 0.000 -0.007 -0.4
   Ken Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 27 0 1 0 6 3 .037 .249 -0.257 0.48 0.097 -0.355 -4.7 24 7
TB: A Phillips.
GIDP: A Phillips (1).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 2. M Staehle-B Wine; M Staehle-B Wine-R Fairly.
PB: R Brand (1).
E: M Jones (3); J Sparma (1).
Outfield Assists: A Phillips (J Hague at 3rd base).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .207 .648 -0.058 0.70 0.015 -0.073 -0.6 3 0
   Vic Davalillo LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .650 0.001 0.01 0.001 0.000 0.6 1 0
Jose Cardenal CF 4 2 2 2 1 0 .387 1.022 0.145 0.61 0.178 -0.032 1.7 2 0 2B,SB
Dick Allen 3B 5 2 3 4 0 2 .323 1.073 0.020 0.62 0.066 -0.045 1.8 1 0 HR
Joe Torre C 5 1 1 1 0 0 .276 .792 0.047 0.49 0.087 -0.040 0.1 5 0
Leron Lee RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .241 .526 -0.004 0.37 0.021 -0.025 -0.2 3 0 SF
Joe Hague 1B 3 0 2 0 2 0 .292 .914 0.040 0.22 0.040 0.000 1.1 10 0
Julian Javier 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .250 .526 -0.007 0.52 0.025 -0.032 -0.5 2 4 GDP
Dal Maxvill SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .125 .563 -0.039 0.41 0.001 -0.040 -0.7 0 4 IW
Mike Torrez P 3 2 3 1 0 0 .429 .929 0.097 0.62 0.097 0.000 2.5 0 1 HBP
Team Totals 35 10 15 10 5 6 .429 1.043 0.242 0.50 0.531 -0.287 5.8 27 9
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
DP: 1. D Maxvill-J Javier-J Hague.
Baserunning
SB: J Cardenal (4, 2nd base off J Sparma/R Brand).

Montreal Expos

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joe Sparma, L (0-3) 3 7 4 4 2 4 0 5.82 18 31 -0.230 0.89 -2.8
Carl Morton 2 3 2 2 3 2 0 4.50 10 1 0 -0.016 0.31 -0.6
Claude Raymond 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 7 0 0 0.005 0.05 1.0
Ken Johnson 1 3 4 4 0 0 1 11.25 7 0 0 -0.002 0.00 -3.5
Team Totals 8 15 10 10 5 6 1 11.25 42 31 1 0 -0.243 0.48 -5.8
J Sparma faced 1 batter in the 4th inning.

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Torrez, W (2-0) 9 1 0 0 6 3 0 0.52 33 82 0.257 0.48 4.7
Team Totals 9 1 0 0 6 3 0 0.00 33 82 0.257 0.50 4.7
Balks: None.
WP: J Sparma (1).
HBP: K Johnson (1; M Torrez).
IBB: C Morton (1; D Maxvill).
Pickoffs: None.

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.

Starting 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

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 0-0 1 -2- R STL J. Cardenal J. Sparma 14% 71% Single to LF; Torrez Scores; Cardenal to 3B/Adv on E7
b3 2-0 1 -2- R STL J. Torre J. Sparma 7% 85% Single to LF; Allen Scores; Torre to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b3 1-0 1 --3 R STL D. Allen J. Sparma 5% 77% Single to LF; Cardenal Scores
b3 0-0 0 -2- O STL L. Brock J. Sparma -5% 58% Flyball: RF
b3 0-0 0 --- STL M. Torrez J. Sparma 4% 60% Single to RF

Play By Play

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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, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MON M. Jones M. Torrez 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O MON M. Staehle M. Torrez 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- MON R. Staub M. Torrez -1% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- O MON R. Fairly M. Torrez 2% 55% 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 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock J. Sparma -2% 53% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- STL J. Cardenal J. Sparma 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- STL D. Allen J. Sparma 2% 57% Cardenal Steals 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O STL D. Allen J. Sparma -3% 53% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 -2- O STL J. Torre J. Sparma -3% 50% 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 0-0 0 --- O MON C. Laboy M. Torrez 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 1 --- O MON R. Brand M. Torrez 2% 54% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 2 --- O MON B. Wine M. Torrez 1% 55% 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 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Lee J. Sparma -2% 53% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- STL J. Hague J. Sparma 3% 55% Single to CF
b2 0-0 1 1-- O STL J. Javier J. Sparma -3% 52% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 2 1-- O STL D. Maxvill J. Sparma -2% 50% 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 0-0 0 --- O MON A. Phillips M. Torrez 3% 53% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 --- MON J. Sparma M. Torrez -3% 50% Walk
t3 0-0 1 1-- O MON M. Jones M. Torrez 3% 53% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 1-- O MON M. Staehle M. Torrez 3% 56% 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 0-0 0 --- STL M. Torrez J. Sparma 4% 60% Single to RF
b3 0-0 0 1-- STL L. Brock J. Sparma 3% 62% Wild Pitch; Torrez to 2B
b3 0-0 0 -2- O STL L. Brock J. Sparma -5% 58% Flyball: RF
b3 0-0 1 -2- R STL J. Cardenal J. Sparma 14% 71% Single to LF; Torrez Scores; Cardenal to 3B/Adv on E7
b3 1-0 1 --3 R STL D. Allen J. Sparma 5% 77% Single to LF; Cardenal Scores
b3 2-0 1 1-- STL J. Torre J. Sparma 1% 78% Allen Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Allen to 2B
b3 2-0 1 -2- R STL J. Torre J. Sparma 7% 85% Single to LF; Allen Scores; Torre to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b3 3-0 1 -2- STL L. Lee J. Sparma 2% 87% Passed Ball; Torre to 3B
b3 3-0 1 --3 RO STL L. Lee J. Sparma 1% 88% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Torre Scores
b3 4-0 2 --- STL J. Hague J. Sparma 0% 88% Walk
b3 4-0 2 1-- STL J. Javier J. Sparma 1% 89% Single to LF; Hague to 2B
b3 4-0 2 12- O STL D. Maxvill J. Sparma -2% 88% 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 0-4 0 --- O MON R. Staub M. Torrez 2% 89% Flyball: CF
t4 0-4 1 --- O MON R. Fairly M. Torrez 1% 90% Flyball: C
t4 0-4 2 --- O MON C. Laboy M. Torrez 1% 91% 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 4-0 0 --- STL M. Torrez J. Sparma 1% 92% Single to RF
Carl Morton replaces Joe Sparma pitching and batting 9th
b4 4-0 0 1-- STL L. Brock C. Morton 2% 94% Walk; Torrez to 2B
b4 4-0 0 12- OO STL J. Cardenal C. Morton -3% 91% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
b4 4-0 2 -2- O STL D. Allen C. Morton -1% 90% 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 0-4 0 --- MON R. Brand M. Torrez -3% 87% Walk
t5 0-4 0 1-- O MON B. Wine M. Torrez 3% 89% Flyball: RF
t5 0-4 1 1-- OO MON A. Phillips M. Torrez 4% 93% 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 4-0 0 --- O STL J. Torre C. Morton -1% 92% Flyball: RF
b5 4-0 1 --- STL L. Lee C. Morton 1% 93% Single to CF
b5 4-0 1 1-- STL J. Hague C. Morton 1% 94% Walk; Lee to 2B
b5 4-0 1 12- RO STL J. Javier C. Morton 2% 96% Single to CF; Lee Scores; Hague out at 3B/CF-3B; Javier to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
b5 5-0 2 -2- STL D. Maxvill C. Morton 0% 96% Intentional Walk
b5 5-0 2 12- R STL M. Torrez C. Morton 2% 98% Single to RF; Javier Scores; Maxvill to 3B
b5 6-0 2 1-3 O STL L. Brock C. Morton -0% 97% 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 0-6 0 --- O MON B. Bailey M. Torrez 1% 98% Flyball: LF
t6 0-6 1 --- MON M. Jones M. Torrez -1% 97% Walk
t6 0-6 1 1-- MON M. Staehle M. Torrez -1% 96% Walk; Jones to 2B
t6 0-6 1 12- O MON R. Staub M. Torrez 2% 97% Foul Flyball: C
t6 0-6 2 12- O MON R. Fairly M. Torrez 1% 99% 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 6-0 0 --- O STL J. Cardenal C. Raymond -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 6-0 1 --- STL D. Allen C. Raymond 0% 99% Single to LF
b6 6-0 1 1-- O STL J. Torre C. Raymond -0% 98% Popfly: 3B
b6 6-0 2 1-- O STL L. Lee C. Raymond -0% 98% 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 0-6 0 --- O MON C. Laboy M. Torrez 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 0-6 1 --- O MON R. Brand M. Torrez 0% 99% Flyball: CF
t7 0-6 2 --- O MON B. Wine M. Torrez 0% 99% 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 6-0 0 --- STL J. Hague C. Raymond 0% 99% Single to LF
b7 6-0 0 1-- OO STL J. Javier C. Raymond -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b7 6-0 2 --- O STL D. Maxvill C. Raymond -0% 99% 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 0-6 0 --- MON A. Phillips M. Torrez -1% 98% Single to LF
Gary Sutherland pinch hits for Claude Raymond (P) batting 9th
t8 0-6 0 1-- O MON G. Sutherland M. Torrez 1% 99% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t8 0-6 1 1-- O MON M. Jones M. Torrez 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t8 0-6 2 1-- O MON M. Staehle M. Torrez 0% 100% 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 6-0 0 --- STL M. Torrez K. Johnson 0% 100% Hit By Pitch
b8 6-0 0 1-- STL V. Davalillo K. Johnson 0% 100% Single to RF; Torrez to 2B
b8 6-0 0 12- R STL J. Cardenal K. Johnson 0% 100% Double to RF; Torrez Scores; Davalillo to 3B
b8 7-0 0 -23 RRR STL D. Allen K. Johnson 0% 100% Home Run; Davalillo Scores; Cardenal Scores
b8 10-0 0 --- O STL J. Torre K. Johnson 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 10-0 1 --- O STL L. Lee K. Johnson -0% 100% Popfly: 1B
b8 10-0 2 --- O STL J. Hague K. Johnson 0% 100% 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 0-10 0 --- O MON R. Staub M. Torrez 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 3B
t9 0-10 1 --- O MON R. Fairly M. Torrez 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 0-10 2 --- MON C. Laboy M. Torrez 0% 100% Walk
t9 0-10 2 1-- O MON R. Brand M. Torrez 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 10.

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