Bob Gibson beat the Expos, 7-2, and reached the 20-victory mark for the fifth time, snapping the former Cardinals' club record held by Dizzy Dean, who won 20 or more games four times. Gibson yielded seven hits, while the Cardinals were held to only five. However, Joe Torre homered in the second inning and the Cardinals then erupted for their remaining tallies in the seventh. After two walks and a single by Ted Simmons loaded the bases, two runs counted on a throwing error by Jim Gosger. Gibson singled to add another pair and Lou Brock followed with a homer to wrap up the scoring. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 7, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 6, 1970 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  7  1
Cardinals    0  1  0    0  0  0    6  0  x  -   7  5  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Staehle 2b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .225      Brock lf              4   1   1   2     0   0   .315
Fairey lf             3   0   1   1     0   1   .244      Javier 2b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .253
Staub rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .278      Carl Taylor rf        4   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Bailey 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .323      Torre 3b              3   2   1   1     1   0   .320
Gosger 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .265      Cardenal cf           2   1   0   0     2   1   .295
Bateman c             4   0   1   0     0   2   .229      Simmons c             4   1   1   0     0   1   .229
Day cf                3   1   2   0     0   1   .323      Hague 1b              2   1   0   1     2   1   .275
Wine ss               2   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Maxvill ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .209
  Jones ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .236      Gibson p              3   1   1   2     0   0   .323
  Strohmayer p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
O'Donoghue p          1   0   0   0     1   1   .000
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brand ph,ss         1   0   0   0     0   1   .237

Totals               31   2   7   2     1   9             Totals               29   7   5   6     6   5

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 17,215
Left on Base: Expos 4, Cardinals 4
DP: Expos 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Gosger
Home Runs: Torre (19), Brock (13)
Stolen Bases: Bateman (6), Carl Taylor (3)
Caught Stealing: Day (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Fairey (2)
GIDP: Staehle (4), Carl Taylor (11)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
O'Donoghue L(0-1)       6.1   2   4   4   4   4   1  24   5.23
Reed                    0.2   2   3   3   0   1   1   5   3.57
Strohmayer              1     1   0   0   2   0   0   6   4.80
Totals                  8     5   7   7   6   5   2  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(20-6)          9     7   2   2   1   9   0  33   3.23
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   9   0  33

Passed Balls: Simmons (12)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Bob Engel


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

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Javier
walked; Carl Taylor grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Javier out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey flied out to right; Gosger flied out to
center; Bateman singled to right; Bateman stole second; Day was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre homered; Cardenal struck out; Simmons
struck out; Hague struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Wine flied out to right; O'Donoghue walked; Staehle
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[O'Donoghue out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Maxvill grounded out (third to first); Gibson
grounded out (third to first); Brock popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Fairey flied out to left; Staub popped to third in
foul territory; Bailey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Javier grounded out (shortstop to first); Carl
Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Gosger flied out to left; Bateman struck out; Day
singled to center; Day was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Cardenal flied out to center; Simmons popped to
first in foul territory; Hague walked; Maxvill grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Wine grounded out (third to first); O'Donoghue was
called out on strikes; Staehle lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Gibson flied out to center; Brock flied out to
left; Javier was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Fairey singled to right; Staub struck out; Bailey
popped to third; Gosger singled to right [Fairey to third];
Bateman lined to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Carl Taylor flied out to left; Torre walked;
Cardenal walked [Torre to second]; Simmons singled to left
[Torre to third, Cardenal to second]; REED REPLACED O'DONOGHUE
(PITCHING); Hague reached on a fielder's choice [Torre scored
(RBI), Cardenal scored (error by Gosger) (no RBI), Simmons to
third, Hague to second]; Maxvill struck out; Gibson singled to
left [Simmons scored, Hague scored]; Brock homered [Gibson
scored]; Javier grounded out (second to first); 6 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 7.

EXPOS 8TH: Day singled to right; JONES BATTED FOR WINE; Jones
singled to center [Day to third]; BRAND BATTED FOR REED; Simmons
allowed a passed ball [Jones to second]; Brand struck out;
Staehle singled to right [Day scored, Jones to third]; Fairey
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Jones scored]; Staub popped to
second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: BRAND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); STROHMAYER
REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Carl Taylor singled to center; Carl
Taylor stole second; Torre lined to third; Cardenal walked;
Simmons flied out to left; Hague walked [Carl Taylor to third,
Cardenal to second]; Maxvill flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Expos 2, Cardinals 7.

EXPOS 9TH: Bailey flied out to right; Gosger flied out to
center; Bateman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Cardinals 7.