August 8, 1970 Montreal Expos at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 6
@BOS 5 CHW 8
CAL 1 MIL 5
@KCR 3 MIN 3
OAK 1 BAL 4
@NYY 2 CLE 4
@WSA 2 CIN 10
@LAD 5 PHI 6
CHC 3 NYM 12
@PIT 9 SFG 6
HOU 5 STL 11
MON 10

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 17,341

Saturday, August 8, 1970, 1:15PM
Time of Game: 2:47

Expos

48-65

Lost 4

6th, 15 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  4   0  0  3   0  0  3   10 10  4
Cardinals       0  1  4   0  0  2   0  0  4   11 14  2

W: A Hrabosky (2-1), L: C Raymond (3-7)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Cardinals

52-59

Won 3

4th, 10 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Staehle 2B                  3   1   0   1    1   1  .234  .599    0    2   2   SH
J Fairey LF                   5   2   1   0    0   1  .259  .705    0    3   0   
R Staub RF                    3   2   2   0    2   0  .286  .939    0    3   0   
B Bailey 3B                   3   2   2   2    2   0  .322 1.158    0    3   1   
  C Raymond P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Gosger CF                   5   0   2   4    0   0  .287  .780    0    1   0   2B,2·GDP
F Whitfield 1B                5   0   0   0    0   2  .077  .154    0    8   3   
J Bateman C                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .224  .625    0    2   2   
B Wine SS                     2   1   1   0    2   0  .206  .555    0    1   5   
M Marshall P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143    0    2   2   
  H Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .273    0    0   0   SH
  D Hahn PH                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .662         0   0   
  M Jones PH                  1   1   1   2    0   0  .237  .879    0    0   0   3B
  J Strohmayer P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   1   
  R Brand PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .599    0    0   0   
  C Laboy 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .587         0   0   
Totals                       33  10  10   9    7   7                    25  16

BATTING

2B: J Gosger (8, off H Parker).

3B: M Jones (3, off C Taylor).

SH: M Staehle (5, off C Taylor); H Reed (1, off H Parker).

TB: J Gosger 3; M Jones 3; B Bailey 2; R Staub 2; J Bateman; J Fairey; B Wine.

GIDP: J Gosger 2 (3).

RBI: J Gosger 4 (20); B Bailey 2 (51); M Jones 2 (29); M Staehle (23).

2-out RBI: J Gosger 4; B Bailey 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

E: R Staub (4); M Staehle (11); C Raymond (4); F Whitfield (1).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   2   2   1    1   0  .302  .762    0    0   0   SB,CS
E Crosby SS                   3   2   1   0    2   0  .250  .646    0    5   2   
  C Taylor PH                 1   1   1   1    0   0  .254  .788    0    0   0   
J Hague RF                    6   2   3   5    0   0  .279  .804    0    0   0   HR,2B
D Allen 1B                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .281  .942    0   10   1   
J Torre C                     4   0   2   2    1   0  .310  .853    0    7   1   3B
V Davalillo CF                3   0   1   0    2   0  .321  .804    0    1   0   
M Shannon 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .204  .544    0    0   1   SF
D Maxvill 2B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .210  .536    0    3   8   SH
  L Lee PH                    0   1   0   0    1   0  .227  .623    0    0   0   
H Parker P                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    1   1   
  C Taylor P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .130  .341    0    0   1   
  A Hrabosky P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Cardenal PH               1   1   1   0    0   0  .303  .793    0    0   0   
Totals                       38  11  14  10    8   2                    27  15

BATTING

2B: J Hague (10, off J Strohmayer).

3B: J Torre (6, off M Marshall).

HR: J Hague (9, off C Raymond; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: M Shannon (3, off H Reed).

SH: D Maxvill (5, off J Strohmayer).

TB: J Hague 7; J Torre 4; L Brock 2; E Crosby; M Shannon; H Parker; V Davalillo; D Allen; C Taylor; J Cardenal.

RBI: J Hague 5 (43); J Torre 2 (67); C Taylor (31); M Shannon (21); L Brock (32).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 4 for 18.

FIELDING

DP: 3. D Maxvill-E Crosby-D Allen 2; D Maxvill-D Allen.

E: V Davalillo (2); E Crosby (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Brock (28, 2nd base off H Reed/J Bateman).

CS: L Brock (10, 3rd base by H Reed/J Bateman).

PO: J Cardenal (1st base by C Raymond).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Marshall                     2.1   4   5   4    3   0   0   5.06   15     -       ·  ·      7· 1· 0· 4     28    -     1.35  -0.44
H Reed                         2.2   2   0   0    3   0   0   3.69   12     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 2          3-1    1.34   0.14
J Strohmayer, BS (2)           3     5   2   2    1   2   0   4.79   16     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 5          0-0    2.07  -0.04
C Raymond, BS (6), L (3-7)     0.1   3   4   4    1   0   1   4.36    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 3          0-0    2.96  -0.96
Totals                         8.1  14  11  10    8   2   1          48     -       ·  ·     16· 8· 0·14          3-1

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
H Parker                       5.1   4   6   2    7   2   0   3.38   26     -       ·  ·     10· 2· 1· 4     39    -     1.43  -0.20
C Taylor, BS (3)               3.1   5   4   3    0   4   0   3.05   14     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 5          2-2    1.99  -0.56
A Hrabosky, W (2-1)            0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.76    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-1    0.38  -0.04
Totals                         9    10  10   5    7   7   0          42     -       ·  ·     13· 4· 1·10          3-3

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: C Raymond (1; J Cardenal, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Dick Tremblay, 2B - (none), 3B - Ed Vargo.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 17,341.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. M Staehle            2B    1. L Brock              LF 
2. J Fairey             LF    2. E Crosby             SS 
3. R Staub              RF    3. J Hague              RF 
4. B Bailey             3B    4. D Allen              1B 
5. J Gosger             CF    5. J Torre              C  
6. F Whitfield          1B    6. V Davalillo          CF 
7. J Bateman            C     7. M Shannon            3B 
8. B Wine               SS    8. D Maxvill            2B 
9. M Marshall           P     9. H Parker             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1 10-9  1--      79% 100% J Hague         C Raymond       Home Run; Taylor Scores
   t 9   2  7-7  12-     -45%   8% B Bailey        C Taylor        Single to CF; Fairey Scores; Staub Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI; Bailey to 3B
   t 6   1  5-4  12-     -31%  28% M Jones         C Taylor        Triple to CF; Bateman Scores; Wine Scores
   t 3   2  1-1  123     -26%  22% J Gosger        H Parker        Double to RF; Fairey Scores/unER; Staub Scores/unER; Bailey Scores/unER
   b 6   0  7-5  1--      24%  56% E Crosby        J Strohmayer    Single to RF; Brock Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI; Crosby to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Harry Parker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  M Staehle       Walk
   OO     1--      54%  J Fairey        Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Marshall facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  L Brock         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      51%  E Crosby        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Hague         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Harry Parker facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  B Bailey        Walk
   O      1--      48%  J Gosger        Groundout: 2B-1B; Bailey to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  F Whitfield     Strikeout
   O      -2-      55%  J Bateman       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Marshall facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  D Allen         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Allen to 1B
   R      1--      74%  J Torre         Triple to RF; Allen Scores/unER
   O      --3      70%  V Davalillo     Groundout: P-1B
   O      --3      63%  M Shannon       Fielder's Choice SS; Torre out at Hm/SS-C-3B; Shannon to 1B
   O      1--      61%  D Maxvill       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Harry Parker facing 8-9-1
          ---      57%  B Wine          Single to CF
   O      1--      61%  M Marshall      Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      64%  M Staehle       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      62%  J Fairey        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Staehle to 2B; Fairey to 1B
          12-      58%  R Staub         Walk; Staehle to 3B; Fairey to 2B
   R      123      47%  B Bailey        Single to LF; Staehle Scores/unER; Fairey to 3B; Staub to 2B
   RRR    123      22%  J Gosger        Double to RF; Fairey Scores/unER; Staub Scores/unER; Bailey Scores/unER
   O      -2-      24%  F Whitfield     Groundout: 1B-P
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Marshall facing 9-1-2
          ---      28%  H Parker        Single to RF
          1--      34%  L Brock         Walk; Parker to 2B
          12-      43%  E Crosby        Walk; Parker to 3B; Brock to 2B
   RR     123      55%  J Hague         Single to RF; Parker Scores; Brock Scores; Crosby to 2B
   O      12-      54%  D Allen         Groundout: 1B-P; Crosby to 3B; Hague to 2B
   R      -23      63%  J Torre         Single to LF; Crosby Scores; Hague to 3B
          1-3      66%  V Davalillo     Walk; Torre to 2B
                  Howie Reed replaces Mike Marshall pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123      66%  M Shannon       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Hague Scores
   O      12-      62%  D Maxvill       Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 4-5, Harry Parker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      65%  J Bateman       Strikeout
          ---      62%  B Wine          Walk
   O      1--      64%  H Reed          Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Wine to 2B
   O      -2-      69%  M Staehle       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Howie Reed facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      66%  H Parker        Flyball: CF
          ---      69%  L Brock         Single to LF
          1--      70%  E Crosby        Brock Steals 2B
   O      -2-      65%  " "             Brock Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
          ---      66%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      64%  J Hague         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 4-5, Harry Parker facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      67%  J Fairey        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      63%  R Staub         Walk
          1--      58%  B Bailey        Walk; Staub to 2B
   OO     12-      71%  J Gosger        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Howie Reed facing 4-5-6
          ---      74%  D Allen         Single to P
   O      1--      73%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-1B; Allen to 2B
          -2-      74%  V Davalillo     Walk
   O      12-      71%  M Shannon       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Allen to 3B
          1-3      73%  D Maxvill       Walk; Shannon to 2B
   O      123      66%  H Parker        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 4, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 4-5, Harry Parker facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      70%  F Whitfield     Flyball: CF
          ---      65%  J Bateman       Single to CF
          1--      60%  B Wine          Walk; Bateman to 2B
                  Chuck Taylor replaces Harry Parker pitching and batting 9th; Don Hahn pinch hits for Howie Reed batting 9th; Mack Jones pinch hits for Don Hahn batting 9th
   RR     12-      28%  M Jones         Triple to CF; Bateman Scores; Wine Scores
   RO     --3      25%  M Staehle       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Jones Scores
   O      ---      26%  J Fairey        Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-7, John Strohmayer facing 1-2-3
                  John Strohmayer replaces Mack Jones pitching and batting 9th
          ---      32%  L Brock         Single to SS
   R      1--      56%  E Crosby        Single to RF; Brock Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI; Crosby to 3B
   R      --3      67%  J Hague         Double to RF; Crosby Scores
   O      -2-      61%  D Allen         Strikeout
   O      -2-      56%  J Torre         Flyball: RF; Hague to 3B
   O      --3      50%  V Davalillo     Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 7, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Tied 7-7, Chuck Taylor facing 3-4-5
          ---      44%  R Staub         Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  B Bailey        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      59%  J Gosger        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 7-7, John Strohmayer facing 7-8-9
          ---      65%  M Shannon       Single to LF
          1--      73%  D Maxvill       Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Shannon to 2B; Maxvill to 1B
   O      12-      65%  C Taylor        Bunt Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 3B; Maxvill to 2B
   O      12-      57%  L Brock         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      12-      50%  E Crosby        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 7, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Tied 7-7, Chuck Taylor facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      55%  F Whitfield     Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      58%  J Bateman       Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  B Wine          Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 7-7, John Strohmayer facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      56%  J Hague         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      53%  D Allen         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      55%  J Torre         Walk
          1--      61%  V Davalillo     Single to RF; Torre to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  M Shannon       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 7, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Tied 7-7, Chuck Taylor facing 9-1-2
                  Ron Brand pinch hits for John Strohmayer batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  R Brand         Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  M Staehle       Strikeout
          ---      57%  J Fairey        Single to LF
          1--      52%  R Staub         Single to RF; Fairey to 2B
   RR     12-       8%  B Bailey        Single to CF; Fairey Scores; Staub Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI; Bailey to 3B
                  Al Hrabosky replaces Chuck Taylor pitching and batting 9th
   R      --3       4%  J Gosger        Single to CF; Bailey Scores/unER
   O      1--       4%  F Whitfield     Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 10, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 7-10, Claude Raymond facing 8-9-1
                  Claude Raymond replaces Bob Bailey pitching and batting 4th; Coco Laboy replaces Ron Brand playing 3B batting 9th; Leron Lee pinch hits for Dal Maxvill batting 8th
          ---       9%  L Lee           Walk
                  Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Al Hrabosky batting 9th
          1--      19%  J Cardenal      Single to CF; Lee to 2B
          12-      22%  L Brock         Cardenal Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Lee to 3B; Cardenal to 2B
   RO     -23      12%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Lee Scores; Cardenal to 3B
                  Carl Taylor pinch hits for Ed Crosby batting 2nd
   R      --3      21%  C Taylor        Single to CF; Cardenal Scores
   RR     1--     100%  J Hague         Home Run; Taylor Scores
        4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Expos 10, Cardinals 11.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation