September 5, 1970 Montreal Expos at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
@BOS 2 MIN 4
@CAL 3 NYY 3
CLE 1 OAK 8
KCR 3 WSA 3
DET 2
(14) ATL 5
SFG 2 ATL 5
SFG 3 NYM 5
@CHC 3 CIN 6
SDP 2 HOU 7
LAD 2 PIT 6
PHI 4 MON 6
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 16,143

Saturday, September 5, 1970, 7:00PM
Time of Game: 2:29

Expos

60-76

Won 3

6th, 12½ GB

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

W: B Stoneman (5-14), L: F Bertaina (0-1)

Cardinals

65-73

Lost 2

4th, 8½ GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Sutherland 2B               4   1   1   1    1   0  .197  .521    0    2   4   2B
A Phillips CF                 4   1   2   1    1   0  .243  .749    0    4   0   2B
R Staub RF                    3   2   2   0    2   0  .281  .937    0    1   0   2B,IW
B Bailey LF                   5   1   2   2    0   0  .328 1.150    0    3   0   2B,SB,CS,GDP
  B Day LF                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .305  .688         0   0   
J Bateman C                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .229  .634    0    8   0   IW
J Boccabella 1B               2   0   1   0    1   1  .288  .777    0    4   1   IW
  J Gosger PH-1B              0   0   0   1    1   0  .265  .735    0    2   0   
C Laboy 3B                    4   0   0   1    0   1  .199  .557    0    0   1   GDP
B Wine SS                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .225  .583    0    2   1   2B
B Stoneman P                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .082  .222    0    1   0   
Totals                       34   6  10   6    7   4                    27   7

BATTING

2B: R Staub (19, off F Bertaina); G Sutherland (10, off F Bertaina); B Wine (19, off F Bertaina); B Bailey (19, off F Linzy); A Phillips (6, off F Linzy).

IBB: R Staub (9, by F Linzy); J Boccabella (2, by F Bertaina); J Bateman (7, by F Linzy).

TB: R Staub 3; B Wine 3; B Bailey 3; A Phillips 3; G Sutherland 2; J Boccabella.

GIDP: B Bailey (9); C Laboy (12).

RBI: B Bailey 2 (71); C Laboy (52); G Sutherland (22); J Gosger (31); A Phillips (20).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Sutherland-B Wine-J Boccabella.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Bailey (4, 2nd base off F Bertaina/T Simmons).

CS: B Bailey (2, Home by F Bertaina/T Simmons).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .316  .810    0    1   0   3B,SB
J Javier 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .255  .595    0    3   4   
J Hague 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .796    0    9   0   
J Torre 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .320  .888    0    3   2   HBP
V Davalillo CF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .320  .805    0    2   0   2B
T Simmons C                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .229  .619    0    6   1   
L Lee RF                      3   0   0   0    1   1  .228  .654    0    1   0   IW
D Maxvill SS                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .211  .541    0    2   3   
  E Crosby PH-SS              1   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .591    0    0   1   
  J Cardenal PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .781    0    0   0   
F Bertaina P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   2   GDP
  F Linzy P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Taylor PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .756    0    0   0   
  B Chlupsa P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   0   6   0    2   7                    27  13

BATTING

2B: V Davalillo (13, off B Stoneman).

3B: L Brock (5, off B Stoneman).

IBB: L Lee (4, by B Stoneman).

HBP: J Torre (5, by B Stoneman).

TB: L Brock 4; V Davalillo 2; T Simmons; D Maxvill; J Hague.

GIDP: F Bertaina (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Maxvill-J Javier-J Hague; E Crosby-J Javier-J Hague.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Brock (45, 2nd base off B Stoneman/J Bateman).

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
B Stoneman, W (5-14)           9     6   0   0    2   7   0   4.90   35     -       ·  ·      7·11· 1· 6     80    -     0.80   0.40
Totals                         9     6   0   0    2   7   0          35     -       ·  ·      7·11· 1· 6           -

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
F Bertaina, L (0-1)            6.1   7   3   3    4   4   0   3.38   28     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 0· 7     47    -     1.31   0.04
F Linzy                        1.2   2   3   3    3   0   0   4.46   10     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 2          1-1    0.38  -0.15
B Chlupsa                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0  10.32    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    10   6   6    7   4   0          41     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0·10          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: F Bertaina 3 (3).

IBB: B Stoneman (7; L Lee); F Bertaina (1; J Boccabella); F Linzy 2 (13; R Staub, J Bateman).

HBP: B Stoneman (9; J Torre).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 16,143.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. G Sutherland         2B    1. L Brock              LF 
2. A Phillips           CF    2. J Javier             2B 
3. R Staub              RF    3. J Hague              1B 
4. B Bailey             LF    4. J Torre              3B 
5. J Bateman            C     5. V Davalillo          CF 
6. J Boccabella         1B    6. T Simmons            C  
7. C Laboy              3B    7. L Lee                RF 
8. B Wine               SS    8. D Maxvill            SS 
9. B Stoneman           P     9. F Bertaina           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  0-1  -2-      11%  83% G Sutherland    F Bertaina      Double to LF; Wine Scores
   b 5   0  0-0  1--      10%  48% F Bertaina      B Stoneman      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 6   0  0-0  ---       9%  59% R Staub         F Bertaina      Double to RF
   t 4   0  0-0  1--      -9%  45% C Laboy         F Bertaina      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 6   1  0-1  1-3      -7%  66% C Laboy         F Bertaina      Popfly: 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Bertaina facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  G Sutherland    Walk
          1--      56%  A Phillips      Wild Pitch; Sutherland to 2B
          -2-      59%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      56%  R Staub         Flyball: RF; Sutherland to 3B
   O      1-3      51%  B Bailey        Groundout: P-1B; Phillips to 2B
   O      -23      45%  J Bateman       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Stoneman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  L Brock         Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  J Javier        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  J Hague         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Bertaina facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  J Boccabella    Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  C Laboy         Strikeout
          ---      48%  B Wine          Double to LF
   O      -2-      45%  B Stoneman      Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Stoneman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  J Torre         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      43%  V Davalillo     Double to CF
   O      -2-      47%  T Simmons       Flyball: CF
          -2-      45%  L Lee           Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  D Maxvill       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Bertaina facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  G Sutherland    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  A Phillips      Single to LF
          1--      54%  R Staub         Walk; Phillips to 2B
   O      12-      50%  B Bailey        Flyball: CF; Phillips to 3B
   O      1-3      44%  J Bateman       Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Stoneman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  F Bertaina      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  L Brock         Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      50%  J Javier        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Bertaina facing 6-7-8
          ---      54%  J Boccabella    Single to LF
   OO     1--      45%  C Laboy         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      44%  B Wine          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Stoneman facing 3-4-5
          ---      40%  J Hague         Single to LF
   O      1--      44%  J Torre         Strikeout
   O      1--      47%  V Davalillo     Flyball: LF
          1--      45%  T Simmons       Walk; Hague to 2B
   O      12-      50%  L Lee           Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Bertaina facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  B Stoneman      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  G Sutherland    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      43%  A Phillips      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Stoneman facing 8-9-1
          ---      39%  D Maxvill       Single to LF
   OO     1--      48%  F Bertaina      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      47%  L Brock         Single to CF
          1--      45%  J Javier        Brock Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Bertaina facing 3-4-5
          ---      59%  R Staub         Double to RF
          -2-      64%  B Bailey        Wild Pitch; Staub to 3B
   R      --3      70%  " "             Single to LF; Staub Scores
          1--      73%  J Bateman       Bailey Steals 2B
   O      -2-      72%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bailey to 3B
          --3      73%  J Boccabella    Intentional Walk
   O      1-3      66%  C Laboy         Popfly: 3B
   O      1-3      60%  B Wine          Bailey Caught Stealing Hm (P-C-3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Bill Stoneman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      64%  J Hague         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      67%  J Torre         Strikeout
   O      ---      69%  V Davalillo     Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Bertaina facing 8-9-1
          ---      73%  B Wine          Single to LF
          1--      76%  B Stoneman      Wild Pitch; Wine to 2B
   O      -2-      71%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      83%  G Sutherland    Double to LF; Wine Scores
                  Frank Linzy replaces Frank Bertaina pitching and batting 9th
   R      -2-      90%  A Phillips      Double to CF; Sutherland Scores
          -2-      91%  R Staub         Intentional Walk
   R      12-      96%  B Bailey        Double to RF; Phillips Scores; Staub to 3B
          -23      96%  J Bateman       Intentional Walk
                  Jim Gosger pinch hits for John Boccabella batting 6th
   R      123      98%  J Gosger        Walk; Staub Scores; Bailey to 3B; Bateman to 2B
   RO     123      98%  C Laboy         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Bailey Scores; Gosger to 2B
   O      12-      98%  B Wine          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 6, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Bill Stoneman facing 6-7-8
                  Jim Gosger moves to 1B
   O      ---      99%  T Simmons       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  L Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Ed Crosby pinch hits for Dal Maxvill batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  E Crosby        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 6-0, Frank Linzy facing 9-1-2
                  Ed Crosby moves to SS
   O      ---      99%  B Stoneman      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  G Sutherland    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  A Phillips      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Bill Stoneman facing 9-1-2
                  Carl Taylor pinch hits for Frank Linzy batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  C Taylor        Popfly: 2B
          ---      99%  L Brock         Triple to CF
   O      --3      99%  J Javier        Strikeout
   O      --3     100%  J Hague         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Ahead 6-0, Bob Chlupsa facing 3-4-5
                  Bob Chlupsa replaces Carl Taylor pitching and batting 9th
          ---     100%  R Staub         Single to CF
   OO     1--     100%  B Bailey        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Bateman       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Bill Stoneman facing 4-5-6
                  Boots Day replaces Bob Bailey playing LF batting 4th
          ---      99%  J Torre         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--     100%  V Davalillo     Flyball: CF
          1--      99%  T Simmons       Single to RF; Torre to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  L Lee           Strikeout Looking
                  Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Ed Crosby batting 8th
   O      1-3     100%  J Cardenal      Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 6, Cardinals 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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