Jerry Reuss pitched a two-hitter and gained a 4-0 victory for his first major league shutout to give the Cardinals a split of a doubleheader with the Expos, who won the first game, 7-6.

Rusty Staub and Bobby Wine each had three hits in the lidlifter as the Expos handed Steve Carlton his 16th defeat. Staub homered in the third inning, but a circuit clout by Joe Torre in the sixth helped the Cardinals take a 4-2 lead. The Expos then scored four runs in the seventh on a triple by Adolfo Phillips and doubles by Coco Laboy and Wine, together with a walk and two errors by Mike Shannon. What proved to be the deciding run followed in the eighth on a pass to Phillips, single by Staub and sacrifice fly by Bob Bailey. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, August 9, 1970 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II

Expos        0  1  1    0  0  0    4  1  0  -   7 13  0
Cardinals    1  1  1    0  0  1    0  2  0  -   6 14  2


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Sutherland 2b         6   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Brock lf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .303
Phillips cf           4   2   2   0     1   0   .234      Crosby ss             2   0   0   0     1   1   .222
Staub rf              4   2   3   1     1   0   .291        Cardenal ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .303
Bailey lf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .322        Ramirez ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .189
  Fairey lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Hague rf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .282
Boccabella 1b         5   1   1   1     0   1   .283      Allen 1b              4   1   2   0     1   0   .283
Laboy 3b              4   1   1   1     1   0   .213      Torre c               4   1   3   2     0   0   .315
Bateman c             4   0   0   0     1   0   .221        Gibson pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .324
Wine ss               5   1   3   2     0   1   .212        Javier 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Wegener p             4   0   1   1     0   2   .091        Beauchamp ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .212
  Morton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Davalillo cf          4   2   2   1     0   0   .326
  Jones ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Shannon 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .205
  McGinn p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .121      Maxvill 2b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .211
  Renko p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .188        Simmons ph,c        1   0   1   1     0   0   .224
                                                          Carlton p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .236
                                                            Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lee ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
                                                            Chlupsa p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Carl Taylor ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .253
                                                            Chuck Taylor p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .130

Totals               40   7  13   7     5   4             Totals               38   6  14   5     3   2

Time of Game: 2:32
Left on Base: Expos 12, Cardinals 8
DP: Expos 2, Cardinals 0
Errors: Shannon 2
Doubles: Wine 2 (17), Laboy (24), Maxvill (4), Simmons (4)
Triples: Phillips (2)
Home Runs: Staub (23), Torre (12)
Stolen Bases: Brock 2 (30)
Sacrifice Flies: Bailey (2)
GIDP: Hague (11)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wegener W(3-3)          7    12   6   5   2   2   1  33   5.43
Morton                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.67
McGinn                  0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.86
Renko SV(1)             0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   4.84
Totals                  9    14   6   5   3   2   1  41

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(6-16)         6.1  11   6   3   4   4   1  35   4.07
Linzy                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.39
Chlupsa                 1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5  11.57
Chuck Taylor            1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.02
Totals                  9    13   7   4   5   4   1  46

Passed Balls: Bateman 2 (8)
Wild Pitches: Morton (2), Carlton 2 (11)

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


EXPOS 1ST: Sutherland popped to catcher in foul territory;
Phillips singled to center; Staub popped to second; Bailey
singled to center [Phillips to third]; Boccabella struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; Brock stole second;
Bateman allowed a passed ball [Brock to third]; Crosby walked;
Hague grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Brock scored (unearned) (no RBI), Crosby out at second]; Allen
popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Laboy grounded out (shortstop to first); Bateman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wine doubled to center;
Wegener singled to left [Wine scored]; Sutherland flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre grounded out (third to first); Davalillo
singled to center; Shannon singled to center [Davalillo to
second]; Maxvill doubled to center [Davalillo scored, Shannon to
third]; Carlton made an out to first; Brock flied out to left; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Phillips grounded out (third to first); Staub
homered; Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); Boccabella
singled to left; Carlton threw a wild pitch [Boccabella to
second]; Laboy grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Crosby was called out on strikes; Hague singled
to center; Allen singled to left [Hague to third]; Torre singled
to center [Hague scored, Allen to second]; Davalillo forced
Torre (first to shortstop) [Allen to third]; Shannon struck out;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Bateman grounded out (shortstop to first); Wine
struck out; Wegener struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Maxvill flied out to right; Carlton flied out to
left; Brock made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
2, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Sutherland grounded out (second to first); Phillips
popped to first; Staub singled to right; Carlton threw a wild
pitch [Staub to second]; Bailey walked; Boccabella forced Bailey
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals
3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Crosby grounded out (shortstop to first); Hague
grounded out (second to first); Allen grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Laboy walked; Bateman lined to shortstop; Wine
singled to center [Laboy to second]; Wegener was called out on
strikes; Sutherland forced Laboy (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Torre homered; Davalillo grounded out (second to
first); Shannon popped to catcher in foul territory; Maxvill
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
2, Cardinals 4.

EXPOS 7TH: Phillips tripled to right; Staub walked; Bailey
popped to catcher in foul territory; Boccabella reached on an
error by Shannon [Phillips scored (RBI), Staub to second,
Boccabella to first (error by Shannon)]; Laboy doubled to left
[Staub scored (unearned), Boccabella to third]; Bateman was
walked intentionally; Wine doubled to center [Boccabella scored
(unearned), Laboy scored (unearned), Bateman to third]; LINZY
REPLACED CARLTON (PITCHING); Wegener grounded out (pitcher to
first); Sutherland flied out to right; 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 6, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: LEE BATTED FOR LINZY; Lee grounded out (second to
first); On a bunt Brock singled to third; CARDENAL BATTED FOR
CROSBY; Brock stole second; Bateman allowed a passed ball [Brock
to third]; Cardenal walked; Cardenal was picked off first
(catcher to second); Hague flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 6, Cardinals 4.

EXPOS 8TH: RAMIREZ REPLACED CARDENAL (PLAYING SS); CHLUPSA
REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Phillips walked; Staub singled to right
[Phillips to third]; Bailey hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Phillips scored]; Boccabella grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Staub to second]; Laboy flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 7, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: FAIREY REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING LF); Allen
singled to left; Torre singled to left [Allen to third]; GIBSON
RAN FOR TORRE; Davalillo singled to right [Allen scored, Gibson
to second]; MORTON REPLACED WEGENER (PITCHING); On a bunt
Shannon hit into a double play (first to shortstop) [Gibson out
at third]; SIMMONS BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Morton threw a wild pitch
[Davalillo to second]; Simmons doubled to left [Davalillo
scored]; CARL TAYLOR BATTED FOR CHLUPSA; Carl Taylor flied out
to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 7, Cardinals 6.

EXPOS 9TH: CHUCK TAYLOR REPLACED CARL TAYLOR (PITCHING); JAVIER
REPLACED GIBSON (PLAYING 2B); SIMMONS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C
); Bateman popped to second; Wine flied out to right; JONES
BATTED FOR MORTON; Jones singled to right; Sutherland popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 7, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: MCGINN REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Brock grounded
out (second to first); Ramirez flied out to right; Hague singled
to second; RENKO REPLACED MCGINN (PITCHING); Allen walked [Hague
to second]; BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR JAVIER; Beauchamp grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 7, Cardinals 6.

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