The Expos showed no respect for 20-game winner Jim Merritt and defeated the Reds, 5-1, behind the six-hit flinging of Steve Renko. Rusty Staub tagged Merritt for a homer in the first inning. Ater Lee May provided the Reds' run with a circuit clout in the second, the Expos broke away with three in the fourth on a single by Adolfo Phillips, an error, a double by John Bateman and a single by John Boccabella. Phillips walked in the fifth and counted the last run on a double by Bob Bailey. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 5, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    30, 1970 (Day game) at Parc Jarry
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Expos        1  0  0    3  1  0    0  0  x  -   5  7  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .320      Sutherland 2b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .197
Tolan cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .320      Phillips cf           3   2   2   0     1   0   .244
Perez 3b              4   0   1   0     0   3   .324      Staub rf              3   1   1   1     0   0   .284
Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Bailey lf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .322
May 1b                4   1   1   1     0   0   .251        Hahn lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Carbo lf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .319      Bateman c             4   1   2   1     0   0   .234
Helms 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Laboy 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .198
Woodward ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Boccabella 1b         3   0   1   2     0   0   .280
Merritt p             2   0   2   0     1   0   .173      Wine ss               3   0   0   0     0   1   .219
                                                          Renko p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .159

Totals               33   1   6   1     2   4             Totals               30   5   7   5     2   5

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 27,415
Left on Base: Reds 7, Expos 4
DP: Reds 1, Expos 0
Errors: Helms, Bateman, Wine
Doubles: Bateman (17), Bailey (16)
Home Runs: May (29), Staub (29)
Sacrifice Hits: Staub (7)
GIDP: Laboy (11)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Merritt L(20-11)        8     7   5   4   2   5   1  33   3.89
Totals                  8     7   5   4   2   5   1  33

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko W(10-9)           9     6   1   1   2   4   1  35   4.16
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   4   1  35

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Frank Dezelan, 3B - Shag Crawford


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Tolan flied out to right;
Perez struck out; Bench flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Sutherland flied out to center; Phillips flied out to
center; Staub homered; Bailey struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Expos 1.

REDS 2ND: May homered; Carbo walked; On a bunt Helms made an out
to catcher [Carbo stayed at first]; Tommy Helms called for
interference; Woodward flied out to center; Merritt singled
to right [Carbo out at home (right to shortstop to third to
shortstop to pitcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Bateman popped to shortstop; Laboy flied out to left;
Boccabella grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose flied out to left; Tolan popped to shortstop;
Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Wine flied out to left; Renko struck out; Sutherland
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 1.

REDS 4TH: Bench flied out to right; May flied out to center;
Carbo singled to left; Helms popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Phillips singled to right; Staub out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Phillips to second]; Bailey reached on
an error by Helms [Phillips to third, Bailey to first]; Bateman
doubled to right [Phillips scored, Bailey to third]; Laboy was
walked intentionally; Boccabella singled to left [Bailey scored
(unearned), Bateman scored, Laboy to second]; Wine flied out to
right [Laboy to third]; Renko struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 4.

REDS 5TH: Woodward flied out to right; Merritt singled to right;
Merritt was picked off first but was safe on an error by Bateman
[Merritt to second]; Rose flied out to center; Tolan grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 4.

EXPOS 5TH: Sutherland flied out to center; Phillips walked;
Staub flied out to right; Bailey doubled to right [Phillips
scored]; Bateman grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 5.

REDS 6TH: Perez singled to center; Bench forced Perez (third to
second); May popped to third; Carbo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 5.

EXPOS 6TH: Laboy flied out to left; Boccabella grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Expos 5.

REDS 7TH: Helms popped to third; Woodward grounded out (pitcher
to first); Merritt walked; Rose grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 5.

EXPOS 7TH: Renko popped to catcher in foul territory; Sutherland
flied out to right; Phillips singled to left; Staub popped to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 5.

REDS 8TH: Tolan grounded out (first to pitcher); Perez struck
out; Bench reached on an error by Wine [Bench to first]; May
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 5.

EXPOS 8TH: Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); Bateman
singled to pitcher; Laboy grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Bateman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Expos 5.

REDS 9TH: HAHN REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING LF); Carbo flied out to
center; Helms flied out to right; Woodward grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 5.