Rusty Staub snapped out of an 0-for-12 slump with a tie-breaking homer in the fifth inning to enable the Expos to defeat the Padres, 4-3. The Expos took a 3-0 lead before the Padres came back with two runs in the fourth on a walk, a triple by Al Ferrara and an infield out. Doubles by Clay Kirby and Dave Campbell tied the score in the fifth.

Staub not only produced the winning run with his homer but also saved the game, making a spectacular catch of a line drive by Ollie Brown in the sixth and throwing to first to double Ferrara off base. Carl Morton, who pitched his 14th victory, set an Expos' club record by winning his fifth game in a row. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 4, San Diego Padres 3
Game Played on Wednesday, July      29, 1970 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Padres       0  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  4  1
Expos        2  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campbell 2b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .228      Staehle 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Huntz ss              2   0   0   0     2   1   .209        Sutherland ph,2b    1   0   0   0     0   0   .209
  Arcia pr,ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Fairey lf             3   1   2   1     0   0   .280
Gaston cf             3   1   0   0     1   2   .329        Hahn ph,lf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Ferrara lf            2   1   1   1     2   0   .257      Staub rf              4   2   1   1     0   0   .282
Brown rf              4   0   0   1     0   0   .279      Fairly 1b             4   0   3   1     0   1   .279
Colbert 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .257      Gosger cf             1   0   0   0     2   0   .300
Spiezio 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .293        Bailey ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .311
Barton c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .209        Phillips pr,cf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .237
  Cannizzaro c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .307      Bateman c             3   0   0   1     0   0   .234
Kirby p               2   1   1   0     0   1   .190      Laboy 3b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .220
  Webster ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Wine ss               2   1   0   0     1   0   .204
  Roberts p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Morton p              1   0   0   0     1   0   .179
  Dukes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   3   4   3     6   7             Totals               26   4   7   4     6   2

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 11,815
Left on Base: Padres 4, Expos 6
DP: Padres 3, Expos 3
Errors: Brown
Doubles: Kirby (1), Campbell (22)
Triples: Ferrara (2)
Home Runs: Staub (17)
Caught Stealing: Gosger (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Morton (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Bateman (3)
GIDP: Ferrara (6), Spiezio (3), Bateman (8), Wine (7)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby L(5-13)           6     5   4   2   6   1   1  26   4.69
Roberts                 1.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.76
Dukes                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.95
Totals                  8     7   4   2   6   2   1  34

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton W(14-6)          9     4   3   3   6   7   0  34   3.72
Totals                  9     4   3   3   6   7   0  34

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Tony Venzon, 3B - Frank Secory


PADRES 1ST: Campbell struck out; Huntz made an out to shortstop;
Gaston was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Staehle popped to third in foul territory; Fairey
singled; Staub reached on an error by Brown [Fairey to second,
Staub to first]; Fairly singled [Fairey scored (unearned), Staub
to second]; Gosger walked [Staub to third, Fairly to second];
Bateman hit a sacrifice fly to left [Staub scored (unearned)];
Laboy grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 0, Expos 2.

PADRES 2ND: Ferrara walked; Brown made an out to third; Colbert
flied out to right; Spiezio made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Wine walked; Morton out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher
to second) [Wine to second]; Staehle flied out to center; Fairey
singled [Wine scored]; Staub forced Fairey (shortstop
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Expos 3.

PADRES 3RD: Barton grounded out (shortstop to first); Kirby was
called out on strikes; Campbell made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Fairly singled; Gosger flied out to left; Bateman
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Fairly out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Expos 3.

PADRES 4TH: Huntz was called out on strikes; Gaston walked;
Ferrara tripled [Gaston scored]; Brown grounded out (second to
first) [Ferrara scored]; Colbert flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Expos 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Laboy walked; Wine hit into a double play (pitcher to
second) [Laboy out at second]; Morton walked; Staehle flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Expos 3.

PADRES 5TH: Spiezio flied out to center; Barton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kirby doubled; Campbell doubled [Kirby
scored]; Huntz walked; Gaston struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 3, Expos 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Fairey flied out to left; Staub homered; Fairly
struck out; Gosger walked; Gosger was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Expos 4.

PADRES 6TH: Ferrara walked; Brown hit into a double play (right
to first) [Ferrara out at second]; Colbert walked; Spiezio was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Expos 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Bateman grounded out (second to first); Laboy walked;
Wine grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Laboy out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Expos 4.

PADRES 7TH: Barton was called out on strikes; WEBSTER BATTED FOR
KIRBY; Webster grounded out (shortstop to first); Campbell flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Expos 4.

EXPOS 7TH: CANNIZZARO REPLACED BARTON (PLAYING C ); ROBERTS
REPLACED WEBSTER (PITCHING); Morton grounded out (shortstop to
first); SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR STAEHLE; Sutherland grounded out
(shortstop to first); HAHN BATTED FOR FAIREY; Hahn struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Expos 4.

PADRES 8TH: SUTHERLAND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HAHN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Huntz walked; ARCIA RAN FOR HUNTZ; Gaston
forced Arcia (third to second); Ferrara grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Gaston out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Expos 4.

EXPOS 8TH: ARCIA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Staub grounded out
(second to first); Fairly singled; BAILEY BATTED FOR GOSGER;
Bailey singled [Fairly to second]; PHILLIPS RAN FOR BAILEY;
DUKES REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Bateman flied out to right;
Laboy forced Fairly (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 3, Expos 4.

PADRES 9TH: PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Brown grounded
out (shortstop to first); Colbert singled; Spiezio grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Colbert out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Expos 4.