The Pirates were shut out by Bill Stoneman, 1-0, in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, but the East division leaders came back to beat the Expos in the second game, 3-1. As a result of the split, the Pirates remained two lengths ahead of the rain-idled Cubs, but their advantage over the Mets was trimmed to three games. Stoneman, who pitched a six-hitter, also set up the lidlifter's only run by blooping a single off Dock Ellis in the sixth inning. Boots Day forced Stoneman and then counted the game's only run on a triple by Rusty Staub.

In the nightcap, with the score tied, 1-1, Dave Cash doubled for the Pirates in the fifth inning and Gene Alley was hit by a pitch. Bob Veale bunted safely down the third-base line to load the bases. matty Alou singled, scoring Cash, and Richie Hebner hit a sacrifice fly to plate Alley. Joe Gibbon relieved for the Pirates in the seventh and saved Veale's first victory since September 1. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, September 22, 1970 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Day cf                4   1   1   0     0   0   .290      Alou cf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Gosger lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Hebner 3b             2   0   0   0     2   1   .284
Staub rf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .273      Oliver rf,1b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Bailey 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Stargell lf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .268
Fairly 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .288      Robertson 1b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .289
Bateman c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .236        Jeter pr,rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Staehle 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .318
Wine ss               2   0   0   0     1   0   .225      Alley ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .239
Stoneman p            2   0   1   0     1   1   .105        Kopacz ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Patek ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                          Mazeroski 2b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .234
                                                            M. May ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Cash pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .302
                                                          Ellis p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .104
                                                            Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .500
                                                            Grant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Pagan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .260

Totals               31   1   5   1     2   4             Totals               33   0   6   0     2   6

Time of Game: 2:20
Left on Base: Expos 5, Pirates 11
DP: Expos 0, Pirates 1
Triples: Staub (7)
Stolen Bases: Day (3)
GIDP: Staehle (6)
Hit by Pitch: Hebner (7,by Stoneman), Oliver (13,by Stoneman), M. May (1,by Stoneman)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoneman W(6-15)        9     6   0   0   2   6   0  38   4.58
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   6   0  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(12-10)          7     5   1   1   2   3   0  27   3.29
Grant                   2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.80
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   4   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Stoneman 3 (12)

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


EXPOS 1ST: Day grounded out (pitcher to first); Gosger flied out
to right; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Alou flied out to left; Hebner was hit by a pitch;
Oliver made an out to second; Stargell flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); Fairly made
an out to catcher; Bateman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson flied out to right; Sanguillen grounded
out (shortstop to first); Alley singled; Mazeroski grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Staehle grounded out (first to pitcher); Wine flied
out to right; Stoneman walked; Day singled [Stoneman to third,
Day to second (on throw to 3b)]; Gosger grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Ellis grounded out (second to first); Alou made an
out to shortstop; Hebner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Staub struck out; Bailey flied out to center; Fairly
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver flied out to center; Stargell singled;
Robertson singled [Stargell to second]; Sanguillen forced
Robertson (second to shortstop) [Stargell to third]; Alley
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Bateman flied out to right; Staehle made an out to
shortstop; Wine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Mazeroski singled; Ellis forced Mazeroski (first to
shortstop); Alou flied out to center; Hebner walked [Ellis to
second]; Oliver was hit by a pitch [Ellis to third, Hebner to
second]; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 0,
Pirates 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Stoneman singled; Day forced Stoneman (pitcher to
shortstop); Day stole second; Gosger struck out; Staub tripled
[Day scored]; Bailey grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Robertson struck out; Sanguillen singled; Alley
flied out to center; Mazeroski made an out to catcher; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Fairly singled; Bateman singled [Fairly to second];
Staehle grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Fairly to third, Bateman out at second]; Wine was walked
intentionally; Stoneman struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos
1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: CLINES BATTED FOR ELLIS; Clines struck out; Alou
made an out to second; Hebner walked; Oliver grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 8TH: GRANT REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Day made an out to
shortstop; Gosger grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Stargell struck out; Robertson singled; JETER RAN
FOR ROBERTSON; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first) [Jeter
to second]; KOPACZ BATTED FOR ALLEY; Kopacz flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 9TH: PATEK REPLACED KOPACZ (PLAYING SS); JETER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); OLIVER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Bailey
flied out to center; Fairly struck out; Bateman flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 9TH: M. MAY BATTED FOR MAZEROSKI; M. May was hit by a
pitch; CASH RAN FOR M. MAY; PAGAN BATTED FOR GRANT; Pagan forced
Cash (third to shortstop); Alou flied out to left; Hebner made
an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 0.