Bob Gibson pitched a five-hitter and racked up his 15th victory when the Cardinals edged the Expos, 2-1. The Expos loaded the bases with none out in the first inning on a single by Marv Staehle, an error and a walk, but Gibson bore down and only one run scored when Bob Bailey hit into a double play. The Cardinals came back with their tallies in the third on a single by Julian Javier, pass to Carl Taylor, single by Joe Torre and wild pitch by Dan McGinn. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 2, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Friday, August    7, 1970 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Expos        1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Cardinals    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  5  2


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Staehle 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .237      Brock lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .300
Fairey lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Javier 2b             3   1   2   0     0   0   .253
Staub rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .283        Crosby ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Bailey 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .315      Carl Taylor rf        1   1   0   0     2   0   .250
Gosger cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .283        Davalillo rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .321
Whitfield 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Allen 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .282
Bateman c             1   0   0   0     0   1   .223        Hague 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .274
  Boccabella ph,c     2   0   1   0     1   1   .287      Torre c               2   0   1   1     2   0   .309
Wine ss               2   0   1   0     0   1   .205      Cardenal cf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .302
McGinn p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .121      Shannon 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .203
  Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .234      Maxvill ss,2b         2   0   0   0     1   1   .211
  Renko p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Gibson p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .324

Totals               31   1   5   0     2  10             Totals               26   2   5   1     6   3

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 18,990
Left on Base: Expos 6, Cardinals 6
DP: Expos 2, Cardinals 2
Errors: Shannon, Gibson
Caught Stealing: Brock (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Wine (8)
GIDP: Bailey (6), Gibson (4), Carl Taylor (9)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGinn L(7-8)           6     5   2   2   6   3   0  26   4.89
Renko                   2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.86
Totals                  8     5   2   2   6   3   0  32

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(15-5)          9     5   1   0   2  10   0  34   3.41
Totals                  9     5   1   0   2  10   0  34

Wild Pitches: McGinn (6), Gibson (3)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Dick Stello, 3B - Dick Tremblay


EXPOS 1ST: Staehle singled to right; Fairey reached on an error
by Shannon [Staehle to second, Fairey to first]; Staub walked
[Staehle to third, Fairey to second]; Bailey grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Staehle scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Fairey to third, Staub out at second]; Gosger grounded out
(second to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; Javier flied out to left;
Carl Taylor walked [Brock to second]; Allen struck out; Torre
walked [Brock to third, Carl Taylor to second]; Cardenal
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Whitfield popped to second; Bateman struck out; Wine
singled to right; McGinn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Shannon flied out to center; Maxvill was called
out on strikes; Gibson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Staehle grounded out (second to first); Fairey flied
out to center; Staub struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock flied out to left; Javier singled to
center; Carl Taylor walked [Javier to second]; Allen was called
out on strikes; Torre singled to center [Javier scored, Carl
Taylor to second]; Cardenal walked [Carl Taylor to third, Torre
to second]; McGinn threw a wild pitch [Carl Taylor scored, Torre
to third, Cardenal to second]; Shannon popped to first; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Bailey struck out; Gosger singled to right; Whitfield
flied out to center; BOCCABELLA BATTED FOR BATEMAN; Boccabella
walked [Gosger to second]; Wine struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: BOCCABELLA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Maxvill
walked; Gibson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Maxvill out at second]; Brock singled to right; Brock
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 5TH: McGinn singled to third; Staehle reached on an error
by Gibson [McGinn to second, Staehle to first]; Fairey flied out
to left; Staub hit into a double play (first to pitcher to
shortstop) [Staehle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Javier singled to left; Carl Taylor grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Javier out at
second]; Allen flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
1, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Bailey struck out; Gosger flied out to center;
Whitfield popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Torre walked; Cardenal flied out to center;
Shannon flied out to right; Maxvill flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 7TH: CROSBY REPLACED JAVIER (PLAYING SS); MAXVILL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Boccabella singled to center; Wine out
on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Boccabella to second];
JONES BATTED FOR MCGINN; Gibson threw a wild pitch [Boccabella
to third]; Jones struck out; Staehle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: RENKO REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Gibson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Brock grounded out (shortstop to
first); Crosby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 8TH: DAVALILLO REPLACED CARL TAYLOR (PLAYING RF); Fairey
struck out; Staub lined to first; Bailey grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Davalillo lined to first; Allen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Torre grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 9TH: HAGUE REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); Gosger popped to
third in foul territory; Whitfield struck out; Boccabella struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 2.