Homers by Rusty Staub, Bobby Wine and Mack Jones enabled the Expos to outlast the Pirates, 8-7. Staub accounted for the initial run in the first inning. Wine broke the 5-5 tie with his round-tripper in the sixth. John Strohmayer followed with a single and Jones homered to decide the outcome. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Game Played on Sunday, May       17, 1970 (Day game) at Forbes Field
Expos        1  0  3    0  1  3    0  0  0  -   8 13  0
Pirates      0  0  1    4  0  0    2  0  0  -   7 14  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Staehle 2b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .262      Patek ss              3   0   1   0     1   0   .264
  Sutherland ph,2b    1   0   0   0     0   1   .177        Stargell ph         0   0   0   1     1   0   .234
Jones lf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .242        Ellis pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .063
  Phillips cf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .232        Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Staub rf              3   3   1   1     2   0   .313        Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .281
Fairly 1b             4   1   2   1     1   0   .273      Alou cf               5   0   2   1     0   1   .248
Fairey cf,lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .245      Clemente rf           5   1   2   2     0   1   .362
Laboy 3b              3   0   2   3     0   0   .143      Oliver 1b             4   0   3   3     0   0   .210
Bateman c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .185      Robertson 3b          5   0   0   0     0   1   .370
Wine ss               4   1   1   1     0   0   .209      Jeter lf              5   0   0   0     0   2   .231
Renko p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .214      J. May c              2   2   1   0     2   0   .225
  Strohmayer p        1   1   1   0     0   0   .500      Alley 2b,ss           4   2   2   0     1   2   .198
  Raymond p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Giusti p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Hartenstein p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ricketts ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Blass pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .056
                                                            Garber p            2   1   2   0     0   0   .667
                                                            Pagan ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .179
                                                            Mazeroski 2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               35   8  13   8     4   2             Totals               38   7  14   7     6   8

Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance:  8,604
Left on Base: Expos 5, Pirates 13
DP: Expos 2, Pirates 1
Errors: Robertson
Doubles: Oliver (6)
Home Runs: Staub (4), Wine (2), Jones (4)
Stolen Bases: Staub (6)
Caught Stealing: Staehle (1), Fairey (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Laboy (1), Alou (3)
GIDP: Clemente 2 (4)
Hit by Pitch: Oliver (3,by Renko), J. May (1,by Strohmayer)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko                   3.2   7   5   5   4   3   0  22   7.52
Strohmayer W(1-0)       2.1   5   2   2   2   3   0  15   6.32
Raymond SV(5)           3     2   0   0   0   2   0  10   2.19
Totals                  9    14   7   7   6   8   0  47

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Giusti                  2     6   4   4   2   0   1  13   3.75
Hartenstein             1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   5.19
Garber L(0-2)           4     4   4   4   1   1   2  17   4.30
Walker                  2     2   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.44
Totals                  9    13   8   8   4   2   3  40

Passed Balls: J. May (4)
Hit by Pitch: Renko (1), Strohmayer (1)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


EXPOS 1ST: Staehle singled; Jones made an out to second; Staehle
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Staub
homered; Fairly walked; Fairey flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Patek singled; Alou singled [Patek to second];
Clemente grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Patek to third, Alou out at second]; Oliver flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Laboy singled; Bateman flied out to center; Wine
grounded out (first unassisted) [Laboy to second]; Renko flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson lined to left; Jeter lined to left; J.
May walked; Alley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Pirates 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Staehle singled; Jones singled [Staehle to second];
Staub walked [Staehle to third, Jones to second]; Fairly singled
[Staehle scored, Jones to third, Staub to second]; HARTENSTEIN
REPLACED GIUSTI (PITCHING); Fairey forced Jones (pitcher to
catcher) [Staub to third, Fairly to second]; Laboy singled
[Staub scored, Fairly scored, Fairey out at third (center to
third), Laboy to second (on throw to 3b)]; Bateman was walked
intentionally; Wine forced Bateman (shortstop unassisted); 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: RICKETTS BATTED FOR HARTENSTEIN; Ricketts singled;
BLASS RAN FOR RICKETTS; Patek walked [Blass to second]; Alou
singled [Blass to third, Patek to second]; Clemente struck out;
Oliver was hit by a pitch [Blass scored, Patek to third, Alou to
second]; Robertson flied out to center; Jeter struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 4, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 4TH: GARBER REPLACED BLASS (PITCHING); Renko grounded out
(catcher to first); Staehle grounded out (pitcher to first);
Jones flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Pirates
1.

PIRATES 4TH: J. May walked; Alley walked [J. May to second];
Garber singled [J. May to third, Alley to second]; Patek flied
out to right; Alou made an out to first; Clemente singled [J.
May scored, Alley scored, Garber to second]; Oliver doubled
[Garber scored, Clemente scored]; STROHMAYER REPLACED RENKO
(PITCHING); Robertson lined to left; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 4, Pirates 5.

EXPOS 5TH: Staub walked; Fairly lined to center; Fairey singled
[Staub to second]; Staub stole third; Laboy hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Staub scored]; Bateman reached on an error by
Robertson [Fairey to third, Bateman to first]; Fairey was caught
stealing home (catcher to shortstop to catcher); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 5, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 5TH: Jeter struck out; J. May was hit by a pitch; Alley
struck out; Garber singled [J. May to second]; Patek flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 5, Pirates 5.

EXPOS 6TH: Wine homered; Strohmayer singled; Staehle made an out
to catcher; Jones homered [Strohmayer scored]; Staub grounded
out (first unassisted); Fairly grounded out (first to pitcher);
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 8, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 6TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED JONES (PLAYING CF); FAIREY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Alou grounded out (shortstop to
first); Clemente singled; Oliver singled [Clemente to third];
Robertson struck out; Jeter made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 8, Pirates 5.

EXPOS 7TH: Fairey grounded out (second to first); Laboy flied
out to right; Bateman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
8, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 7TH: J. May singled; Alley singled [J. May to second];
PAGAN BATTED FOR GARBER; Pagan walked [J. May to third, Alley to
second]; STARGELL BATTED FOR PATEK; Stargell walked [J. May
scored, Alley to third, Pagan to second]; ELLIS RAN FOR
STARGELL; RAYMOND REPLACED STROHMAYER (PITCHING); Alou hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Alley scored, Pagan to third]; Clemente
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Ellis out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 8, Pirates 7.

EXPOS 8TH: WALKER REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); MAZEROSKI REPLACED
PAGAN (PLAYING 2B); ALLEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Wine
grounded out (third to first); Raymond made an out to catcher;
SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR STAEHLE; Sutherland struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 8, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 8TH: SUTHERLAND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Oliver
singled; Robertson forced Oliver (second to shortstop); Jeter
lined to center; J. May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 8, Pirates 7.

EXPOS 9TH: Phillips singled; J. May allowed a passed ball
[Phillips to second]; Staub made an out to first; Fairly singled
to right [Fairly out at second (right to first to second to
first), Phillips out at home (first to third to catcher to
shortstop)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 8, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 9TH: Alley singled to right; Mazeroski made an out to
first; SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR WALKER; Sanguillen struck out; Alou
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 8, Pirates 7.