Joe Torre smashed a homer and two singles, driving in three runs, to lead the Cardinals' attack in a 7-3 victory over the Expos. Joe Hague also homered and Jose Cardenal batted in two runs with a pair of singles. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 7, Montreal Expos 3
Game Played on Thursday, April     9, 1970 (Day game) at Parc Jarry
Cardinals    1  0  3    1  0  0    1  0  1  -   7 10  2
Expos        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  7  3


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   3   2   0     0   0   .300      Staehle 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Cardenal cf           4   1   2   2     1   1   .222      Staub rf              5   0   3   3     0   0   .333
Allen 3b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .500      Fairly 1b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Gagliano 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jones lf              4   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Torre c               5   1   3   3     0   0   .375      Laboy 3b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .111
Lee rf                4   0   0   0     1   2   .111      Phillips cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .100
Hague 1b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .286      Boccabella c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .182
Javier 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .375      Wine ss               3   2   2   0     1   0   .222
Maxvill ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Renko p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Torrez p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Hiatt ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bailey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sutherland ph       1   1   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               39   7  10   6     2   6             Totals               36   3   7   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance:  5,688
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Expos 10
DP: Cardinals 0, Expos 0
Errors: Maxvill, Torrez, Staehle, Laboy, Boccabella
Doubles: Allen (3), Brock 2 (3)
Home Runs: Torre (1), Hague (1)
Stolen Bases: Cardenal (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(1-0)           8.1   7   3   1   4   5   0  38   1.08
Hilgendorf SV(1)        0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9     7   3   1   4   5   0  40

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(0-1)            4     6   5   5   0   2   2  18  11.25
Reed                    2     0   0   0   1   2   0   8   0.00
Johnson                 3     4   2   1   1   2   0  15   3.00
Totals                  9    10   7   6   2   6   2  41

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Ed Sudol


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal
flied out to right; Allen doubled to center; Torre singled to
right [Allen scored]; Lee struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Staehle reached on an error by Torrez [Staehle to
second]; Staub popped to shortstop; Fairly reached on a
fielder's choice [Staehle out at third (shortstop to third to
second), Fairly to second]; Jones walked; Laboy walked [Fairly
to third, Jones to second]; Phillips popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hague flied out to right; Javier flied out to
left; Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Boccabella struck out; Wine singled to right; Renko
struck out; Staehle singled to right [Wine to second]; Staub
singled to right [Wine scored, Staehle to third]; Fairly struck
out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Torrez popped to second; Brock doubled to left;
Cardenal singled to left [Brock scored]; Cardenal stole second
[Cardenal scored (error by Boccabella)]; Allen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Torre homered; Lee popped to third; 3 R, 3
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Jones flied out to left; Laboy popped to first;
Phillips grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 4, Expos 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hague homered; Javier struck out; Maxvill
grounded out (shortstop to first); Torrez grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Boccabella grounded out (pitcher to first); Wine
singled to right; HIATT BATTED FOR RENKO; Hiatt was called out
on strikes; Staehle made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Expos 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: REED REPLACED HIATT (PITCHING); Brock grounded
out (second to first); Cardenal walked; Allen popped to first;
Torre reached on an error by Staehle [Cardenal to second, Torre
to first]; Lee was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Staub singled to right; Fairly grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Staub to second]; Jones grounded out (pitcher to
second to first) [Staub to third]; Laboy grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Expos 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hague was called out on strikes; Javier grounded
out (pitcher to first); Maxvill grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Phillips singled to center; Boccabella popped to
first in foul territory; Wine forced Phillips (first to
shortstop); BAILEY BATTED FOR REED; Bailey popped to shortstop;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Expos 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: JOHNSON REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING); Torrez struck
out; Brock reached on an error by Laboy [Brock to first];
Cardenal was called out on strikes; Allen singled to left [Brock
to second]; Torre singled to right [Brock scored (unearned),
Allen to third]; Lee walked [Torre to second]; Hague popped to
shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Staehle flied out to center; Staub popped to
shortstop; Fairly made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Expos 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Javier flied out to center; Maxvill flied out to
right; Torrez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: Jones grounded out (second to first); Laboy walked;
Phillips struck out; Boccabella forced Laboy (third to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Expos 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Brock doubled to center; Cardenal singled to
right [Brock scored]; Allen flied out to center; Torre flied out
to right; Lee grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 7, Expos 1.

EXPOS 9TH: GAGLIANO REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING 3B); Wine walked;
SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Sutherland reached on an error by
Maxvill [Wine to second, Sutherland to first]; Staehle popped to
first [Wine to third, Sutherland to second]; Staub singled to
right [Wine scored (unearned), Sutherland scored (unearned)];
HILGENDORF REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Fairly flied out to
right; Jones flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 7, Expos 3.