Sparked by Matty Alou, who hit his first homer since June 4, 1969, the Pirates beat the Expos, 8-4, to snap a six-game losing streak. Alou's blow with Bob Veale on base broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth inning. After two out, Al Oliver singled and Willie Stargell also hit for the circuit.

Veale, who had been plagued by an ailing shoulder, made his first appearance since August 21. The lefthander gave up a run in the first, but did not yield a hit until Bob Bailey homered in the seventh. The Expos went on to add two more runs, bringing John Lamb to the relief of Veale. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Montreal Expos 4
Game Played on Tuesday, September 1, 1970 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Pirates      0  0  0    1  0  4    0  2  1  -   8 12  4
Expos        1  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   4  5  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou cf               5   2   3   2     0   0   .296      Sutherland 2b,ss      4   0   1   1     0   0   .198
Cash 2b               5   2   1   0     0   0   .322        Fairey ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Clemente rf           5   0   1   1     0   2   .358      Phillips cf           3   1   0   0     0   1   .240
Oliver 1b             4   2   2   0     1   0   .273        Strohmayer p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Stargell lf           4   1   2   3     1   2   .263        Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sanguillen c          5   0   2   1     0   1   .318        Day ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .270      Staub rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .282
Alley ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .240      Bailey lf,3b          4   1   1   2     0   1   .321
Veale p               3   1   1   0     0   2   .131      Bateman c             4   1   1   0     0   1   .234
  Lamb p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Laboy 3b,2b           3   1   1   1     0   1   .199
  Brunet p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .158        Staehle ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Boccabella 1b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .279
                                                          Wine ss               2   0   0   0     0   0   .218
                                                            Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Hahn ph,cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .234
                                                            Gosger ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
                                                          Stoneman p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .089
                                                            Brand ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
                                                            Jones ph,lf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .236

Totals               39   8  12   7     3   9             Totals               34   4   5   4     1   9

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 20,123
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Expos 7
DP: Pirates 0, Expos 0
Errors: Cash, Oliver, Alley, Veale, Sutherland
Triples: Bateman (4)
Home Runs: Alou (1), Stargell (26), Bailey (24)
Stolen Bases: Alou (17), Cash (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Hahn (5)
Hit by Pitch: Phillips (2,by Veale), Gosger (1,by Lamb)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Veale W(9-14)           6.1   3   4   3   1   6   1  26   4.03
Lamb                    1.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   9   1.13
Brunet                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.41
Giusti SV(21)           0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   3.31
Totals                  9     5   4   3   1   9   1  38

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoneman L(4-14)        5.2   7   5   4   0   7   2  24   5.18
Marshall                1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   5.31
Strohmayer              0.1   3   2   2   1   0   0   5   4.87
Reed                    1.2   2   1   1   2   1   0   9   3.19
Totals                  9    12   8   7   3   9   2  42

Hit by Pitch: Veale (3), Lamb (2)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Ken Burkhart


PIRATES 1ST: Alou flied out to right; Cash grounded out (first
unassisted); Clemente struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first);
Phillips was hit by a pitch; Staub walked [Phillips to second];
Bailey grounded out (catcher to first) [Phillips scored, Staub
to third (error by Oliver)]; Bateman grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver made an out to third; Stargell struck out;
Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Laboy struck out; Boccabella grounded out (third to
first); Wine grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Hebner struck out; Alley grounded out (third to
first); Veale struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Stoneman struck out; Sutherland lined to center;
Phillips grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Alou singled; Alou stole second; Cash lined to
right; Clemente struck out; Oliver singled [Alou scored (error
by Sutherland) (unearned) (no RBI), Oliver to second]; Stargell
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Bailey struck
out; Bateman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos
1.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hebner struck out; Alley made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Laboy grounded out (shortstop to first); Boccabella
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wine made an out to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Veale singled; Alou homered [Veale scored]; Cash
grounded out (third to first); Clemente grounded out (shortstop
to first); Oliver singled; Stargell homered [Oliver scored];
Sanguillen singled; BRAND REPLACED STONEMAN (PLAYING SS);
MARSHALL REPLACED WINE (PITCHING); Hebner grounded out (pitcher
to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Brand flied out to right; Sutherland reached on an
error by Alley [Sutherland to first]; Phillips struck out; Staub
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Expos 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Alley flied out to right; Veale struck out; Alou
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
5, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Bailey homered; Bateman tripled; Laboy singled
[Bateman scored]; Boccabella made an out to first; HAHN BATTED
FOR MARSHALL; Hahn reached on an error by Veale on a sacrifice
bunt [Laboy to second, Hahn to first]; LAMB REPLACED VEALE
(PITCHING); JONES BATTED FOR BRAND; Jones struck out; Sutherland
singled [Laboy scored (unearned), Hahn to third]; Phillips flied
out to left; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5, Expos 4.

PIRATES 8TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BAILEY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); LABOY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
HAHN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); STROHMAYER REPLACED PHILLIPS
(PITCHING); SUTHERLAND CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Cash
singled; Clemente grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cash to
second]; Oliver walked; Stargell singled [Cash scored, Oliver to
second]; Sanguillen singled [Oliver scored, Stargell to second];
REED REPLACED STROHMAYER (PITCHING); Hebner grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Stargell to third, Sanguillen to second]; Alley was
walked intentionally; Lamb grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 7, Expos 4.

EXPOS 8TH: Staub flied out to left; Bailey flied out to right;
Bateman reached on an error by Cash [Bateman to first]; STAEHLE
BATTED FOR LABOY; Staehle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Expos 4.

PIRATES 9TH: STAEHLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Alou singled;
Cash forced Alou (shortstop to second); Cash stole second;
Clemente singled [Cash scored]; Oliver forced Clemente (second
to shortstop); Stargell walked [Oliver to second]; Sanguillen
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 8, Expos 4.

EXPOS 9TH: Boccabella singled; GOSGER BATTED FOR HAHN; Gosger
was hit by a pitch [Boccabella to second]; BRUNET REPLACED LAMB
(PITCHING); Jones forced Gosger (shortstop to second)
[Boccabella to third]; FAIREY BATTED FOR SUTHERLAND; GIUSTI
REPLACED BRUNET (PITCHING); Fairey struck out; DAY BATTED FOR
REED; Day struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 8, Expos 4.