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@BAL		4
3
CLE
@BOS		4
5
KCR
@CHW		7
3
MIL
@DET		3
1
CAL
@OAK		6
7		 
(10)
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@TEX		0
1
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@CIN		0
11
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@HOU		4
3
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@LAD		2
4
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@NYM		2
5
CHC
@PHI		5
4		 
(13)
MON
@STL		4
10
Saturday, April 20, 1974
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 16,400, Time of Game: 2:19
Expos
4
7-2
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Cardinals
10
9-6
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
W: Alan Foster (1-1)
L: Steve Renko (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           2  0  1   0  0  0   1  0  0    4  9  1
Cardinals       0  0  4   3  0  3   0  0  X   10 15  0

Montreal Expos

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ron Hunt 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .308 .733 -0.001 0.61 0.045 -0.047 -0.2 0 1
Tim Foli SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 .281 .676 0.024 0.67 0.056 -0.032 0.1 1 1
   Larry Lintz SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .750 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 0 1
Willie Davis CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .286 .670 -0.022 0.88 0.048 -0.070 -0.3 2 0
   Jim Lyttle CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Ken Singleton RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .400 1.158 -0.041 0.83 0.003 -0.045 0.4 2 0 HR
Ron Fairly 1B 2 0 0 1 1 0 .333 1.056 0.031 0.85 0.038 -0.007 0.2 7 2 SF
Bob Bailey LF 4 0 2 2 0 1 .313 .995 0.163 0.96 0.181 -0.018 1.4 2 0
Jim Cox 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .278 .689 -0.010 0.55 0.028 -0.038 -0.2 3 4
Barry Foote C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .172 .719 -0.059 0.60 0.000 -0.059 -1.0 3 0
Steve Renko P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 -0.040 0.81 0.000 -0.040 -0.4 2 0
   Balor Moore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Montague P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Jorgensen PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .661 0.014 0.45 0.014 0.000 0.2
   Don DeMola P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Boots Day PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.2
Team Totals 34 4 9 4 3 4 .265 .669 0.058 0.70 0.413 -0.357 -0.1 24 9
HR: K Singleton (1, off A Foster; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
SF: R Fairly (1, off A Foster).
TB: K Singleton 4; B Bailey 2; J Cox 2; R Hunt; T Foli; M Jorgensen; W Davis.
RBI: B Bailey 2 (6); K Singleton (7); R Fairly (8).
2-out RBI: B Bailey 2; K Singleton.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Cox-T Foli.
E: K Singleton (3).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 4 2 3 1 0 0 .292 .706 0.099 0.95 0.122 -0.023 1.8 1 0
   Jose Cruz LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .381 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 1 0
Ted Sizemore 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .300 .725 0.044 0.83 0.078 -0.033 0.2 4 1 SH
Reggie Smith RF 5 0 1 2 0 0 .361 .994 0.250 0.95 0.273 -0.023 1.8 2 0 2B
Ted Simmons C 4 1 2 3 0 1 .355 .884 -0.001 0.72 0.039 -0.040 1.1 5 0 2B,SF
Bake McBride CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 .304 .803 -0.034 0.42 0.013 -0.047 0.4 2 1
Ken Reitz 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .357 .849 0.032 0.39 0.043 -0.011 0.7 0 3
Joe Torre 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .222 .647 0.061 0.65 0.095 -0.034 0.1 9 1 2B
Mike Tyson SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 .222 .605 0.020 0.56 0.039 -0.019 -0.8 2 2 SF
Alan Foster P 4 3 3 1 0 0 .375 .819 0.085 0.59 0.085 0.000 1.2 1 0
Team Totals 36 10 15 9 2 3 .417 .925 0.556 0.66 0.787 -0.230 6.3 27 8
2B: T Simmons (6, off D DeMola); J Torre (2, off S Renko); R Smith (5, off S Renko).
SF: T Simmons (3, off S Renko); M Tyson (1, off S Renko).
SH: T Sizemore (2, off D DeMola).
TB: L Brock 3; T Simmons 3; A Foster 3; R Smith 2; J Torre 2; B McBride 2; K Reitz; T Sizemore; M Tyson.
RBI: T Simmons 3 (10); R Smith 2 (11); B McBride (6); L Brock (10); M Tyson (2); A Foster (1).
2-out RBI: T Simmons 2; B McBride.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 6 for 14.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: B McBride (T Foli at 2nd base).

Montreal Expos

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Renko, L (1-1) 3.1 7 7 6 1 0 0 6.19 18 19 -0.499 1.22 -4.6
Balor Moore 0.2 3 0 0 0 2 0 13.50 6 1 1 -0.055 0.51 -1.5
John Montague 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.25 2 2 0 0.030 0.39 1.4
Don DeMola 3 5 3 3 1 0 0 5.06 15 0 0 -0.034 0.10 -1.6
Team Totals 8 15 10 9 2 3 0 10.12 41 19 3 1 -0.558 0.70 -6.3
B Moore faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Alan Foster, W (1-1) 9 9 4 4 3 4 1 3.00 38 54 -0.058 0.70 0.1
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 3 4 1 4.00 38 54 -0.058 0.66 0.1
Balks: None.
WP: A Foster (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 16,400.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Montreal Expos         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Ron Hunt 3B 1 Lou Brock LF
2 Tim Foli SS 2 Ted Sizemore 2B
3 Willie Davis CF 3 Reggie Smith RF
4 Ken Singleton RF 4 Ted Simmons C
5 Ron Fairly 1B 5 Bake McBride CF
6 Bob Bailey LF 6 Ken Reitz 3B
7 Jim Cox 2B 7 Joe Torre 1B
8 Barry Foote C 8 Mike Tyson SS
9 Steve Renko P 9 Alan Foster P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-3 1 123 RR STL R. Smith S. Renko 22% 65% Double to CF; Foster Scores; Brock Scores; Sizemore to 3B
t1 0-0 2 123 RR MON B. Bailey A. Foster -17% 30% Single to LF; Hunt Scores; Foli Scores; Fairly to 3B
b3 0-3 1 12- R STL L. Brock S. Renko 10% 36% Single to RF; Tyson Scores; Foster to 2B
b4 4-3 0 1-- STL J. Torre S. Renko 9% 82% Double to LF; Reitz to 3B
b3 1-3 1 12- STL T. Sizemore S. Renko 8% 44% Single/Bunt; Foster to 3B; Brock to 2B

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' Alan Foster facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- MON R. Hunt A. Foster -4% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- MON T. Foli A. Foster -6% 41% Walk; Hunt to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- O MON W. Davis A. Foster 5% 46% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 12- O MON K. Singleton A. Foster 3% 49% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hunt to 3B; Foli to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -23 MON R. Fairly A. Foster -1% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 2 123 RR MON B. Bailey A. Foster -17% 30% Single to LF; Hunt Scores; Foli Scores; Fairly to 3B
t1 2-0 2 1-3 O MON J. Cox A. Foster 4% 34% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Expos' Steve Renko facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- O STL L. Brock S. Renko -2% 31% Flyball: CF
b1 0-2 1 --- O STL T. Sizemore S. Renko -2% 30% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-2 2 --- O STL R. Smith S. Renko -1% 29% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Alan Foster facing 8-9-1
t2 2-0 0 --- O MON B. Foote A. Foster 2% 31% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 2-0 1 --- O MON S. Renko A. Foster 1% 32% Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 2-0 2 --- MON R. Hunt A. Foster -1% 31% Single to CF
t2 2-0 2 1-- O MON T. Foli A. Foster 2% 32% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Expos' Steve Renko facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- O STL T. Simmons S. Renko -2% 30% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-2 1 --- O STL B. McBride S. Renko -2% 28% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-2 2 --- O STL K. Reitz S. Renko -1% 27% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Alan Foster facing 3-4-5
t3 2-0 0 --- MON W. Davis A. Foster -3% 25% Single to RF
t3 2-0 0 1-- MON K. Singleton A. Foster -2% 23% Wild Pitch; Davis to 2B
t3 2-0 0 -2- O MON K. Singleton A. Foster 1% 23% Groundout: 2B-1B; Davis to 3B
t3 2-0 1 --3 RO MON R. Fairly A. Foster -2% 21% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Davis Scores
t3 3-0 2 --- MON B. Bailey A. Foster -1% 20% Single to LF
t3 3-0 2 1-- MON J. Cox A. Foster -1% 19% Single to CF; Bailey to 2B
t3 3-0 2 12- O MON B. Foote A. Foster 2% 22% Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Expos' Steve Renko facing 7-8-9
b3 0-3 0 --- O STL J. Torre S. Renko -2% 19% Groundout: 1B-P
b3 0-3 1 --- STL M. Tyson S. Renko 3% 22% Single to LF
b3 0-3 1 1-- STL A. Foster S. Renko 4% 26% Single to LF; Tyson to 2B
b3 0-3 1 12- R STL L. Brock S. Renko 10% 36% Single to RF; Tyson Scores; Foster to 2B
b3 1-3 1 12- STL T. Sizemore S. Renko 8% 44% Single/Bunt; Foster to 3B; Brock to 2B
b3 1-3 1 123 RR STL R. Smith S. Renko 22% 65% Double to CF; Foster Scores; Brock Scores; Sizemore to 3B
b3 3-3 1 -23 RO STL T. Simmons S. Renko 1% 66% Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Sizemore Scores
b3 4-3 2 -2- O STL B. McBride S. Renko -3% 63% Flyball: RF
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-4, Cardinals' Alan Foster facing 9-1-2
t4 3-4 0 --- O MON S. Renko A. Foster 3% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 3-4 1 --- O MON R. Hunt A. Foster 2% 68% Flyball: RF
t4 3-4 2 --- O MON T. Foli A. Foster 1% 69% Single to CF; Foli out at 2B/CF-2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Expos' Steve Renko facing 6-7-8
b4 4-3 0 --- STL K. Reitz S. Renko 3% 73% Walk
b4 4-3 0 1-- STL J. Torre S. Renko 9% 82% Double to LF; Reitz to 3B
b4 4-3 0 -23 RO STL M. Tyson S. Renko 1% 83% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Reitz Scores; Torre to 3B
b4 5-3 1 --3 R STL A. Foster S. Renko 4% 87% Single/Bunt; Torre Scores
Balor Moore replaces Steve Renko pitching and batting 9th
b4 6-3 1 1-- STL L. Brock B. Moore 1% 89% Single to LF; Foster to 2B
b4 6-3 1 12- O STL T. Sizemore B. Moore -2% 87% Strikeout
b4 6-3 2 12- R STL R. Smith B. Moore 6% 92% Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Foster Scores/No RBI/unER; Brock to 3B; Smith to 2B
b4 7-3 2 -23 O STL T. Simmons B. Moore -2% 91% Strikeout
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 7.
Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-7, Cardinals' Alan Foster facing 3-4-5
t5 3-7 0 --- O MON W. Davis A. Foster 2% 92% Popfly: 2B
t5 3-7 1 --- O MON K. Singleton A. Foster 1% 93% Strikeout
t5 3-7 2 --- O MON R. Fairly A. Foster 1% 94% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-3, Expos' Balor Moore facing 5-6-7
b5 7-3 0 --- STL B. McBride B. Moore 1% 95% Single to CF
b5 7-3 0 1-- STL K. Reitz B. Moore 1% 96% Single to LF; McBride to 2B
John Montague replaces Balor Moore pitching and batting 9th
b5 7-3 0 12- O STL J. Torre J. Montague -1% 95% Strikeout
b5 7-3 1 12- OO STL M. Tyson J. Montague -2% 93% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 7.
Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-7, Cardinals' Alan Foster facing 6-7-8
t6 3-7 0 --- O MON B. Bailey A. Foster 1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 3-7 1 --- MON J. Cox A. Foster -2% 93% Single to CF
t6 3-7 1 1-- O MON B. Foote A. Foster 2% 95% Popfly: 2B
Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for John Montague (P) batting 9th
t6 3-7 2 1-- MON M. Jorgensen A. Foster -1% 93% Single to 2B; Cox to 2B
t6 3-7 2 12- O MON R. Hunt A. Foster 3% 96% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-3, Expos' Don DeMola facing 9-1-2
Don DeMola replaces Mike Jorgensen (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 7-3 0 --- STL A. Foster D. DeMola 1% 96% Single to RF
b6 7-3 0 1-- STL L. Brock D. DeMola 1% 97% Single to RF; Foster to 2B
b6 7-3 0 12- O STL T. Sizemore D. DeMola 0% 97% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Foster to 3B; Brock to 2B
b6 7-3 1 -23 O STL R. Smith D. DeMola -1% 96% Foul Flyball: 1B
b6 7-3 2 -23 RR STL T. Simmons D. DeMola 3% 99% Double to CF (Line Drive); Foster Scores; Brock Scores
b6 9-3 2 -2- R STL B. McBride D. DeMola 1% 99% Single to CF; Simmons Scores
b6 10-3 2 1-- O STL K. Reitz D. DeMola -0% 99% Popfly: 2B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 10.
Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-10, Cardinals' Alan Foster facing 2-3-4
t7 3-10 0 --- O MON T. Foli A. Foster 0% 100% Groundout: C unassisted
t7 3-10 1 --- O MON W. Davis A. Foster 0% 100% Strikeout
t7 3-10 2 --- R MON K. Singleton A. Foster -0% 99% Home Run
t7 4-10 2 --- O MON R. Fairly A. Foster 0% 99% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Cardinals 10.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 10-4, Expos' Don DeMola facing 7-8-9
Larry Lintz replaces Tim Foli playing SS batting 2nd
Jim Lyttle replaces Willie Davis playing CF batting 3rd
b7 10-4 0 --- O STL J. Torre D. DeMola -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 10-4 1 --- O STL M. Tyson D. DeMola -0% 99% Flyball: CF
b7 10-4 2 --- O STL A. Foster D. DeMola -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Cardinals 10.
Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 4-10, Cardinals' Alan Foster facing 6-7-8
Jose Cruz replaces Lou Brock playing LF batting 1st
t8 4-10 0 --- O MON B. Bailey A. Foster 0% 100% Strikeout
t8 4-10 1 --- O MON J. Cox A. Foster 0% 100% Strikeout
t8 4-10 2 --- O MON B. Foote A. Foster 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Cardinals 10.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 10-4, Expos' Don DeMola facing 1-2-3
b8 10-4 0 --- O STL J. Cruz D. DeMola -0% 100% Flyball: RF
b8 10-4 1 --- STL T. Sizemore D. DeMola 0% 100% Walk
b8 10-4 1 1-- O STL R. Smith D. DeMola -0% 100% Lineout: LF
b8 10-4 2 1-- STL T. Simmons D. DeMola 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive); Sizemore to 2B
b8 10-4 2 12- O STL B. McBride D. DeMola -0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Cardinals 10.
Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 4-10, Cardinals' Alan Foster facing 9-1-2
Boots Day pinch hits for Don DeMola (P) batting 9th
t9 4-10 0 --- O MON B. Day A. Foster 0% 100% Foul Flyball: LF
t9 4-10 1 --- O MON R. Hunt A. Foster 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 4-10 2 --- O MON L. Lintz A. Foster 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Cardinals 10.

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