The Expos attained manager Gene Mauch's goal of "70 in '70" by rallying for four runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Cardinals, 7-5, for their 70th victory of the season. Ron Fairly capped the comeback with a three-run homer.

The Cardinals, who were losing, 3-2, going into the ninth, went ahead with three runs on singles by Luis Melendez and Ted Simmons, a double by Joe Hague, single by Julian Javier and a sacrifice fly by Jim Beauchamp. In the Expos' half, singles by Mack Jones, Bob Bailey and Jim Fairey produced one run before Fairly won the game. The homer was the 15th of the season for the former Dodger, a high for his major league career. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5
Game Played on Friday, September 25, 1970 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Cardinals    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   5  9  3
Expos        0  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  4  -   7 12  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .304      Hahn lf               3   1   1   0     1   1   .266
Crosby 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .232        Gosger ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
  Beauchamp ph        0   0   0   1     0   0   .238      Sutherland 2b         4   1   0   0     0   0   .199
  Maxvill ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .205        Jones ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .242
Carl Taylor 1b        3   0   1   0     2   0   .246      Staub rf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .273
  Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bailey 3b             5   1   1   1     0   0   .291
  Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bateman c             4   1   1   0     1   1   .235
  Chuck Taylor p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .115      Wine ss               4   0   2   0     0   1   .230
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fairey ph           1   1   1   1     0   0   .244
Torre 3b              5   1   1   1     0   2   .323      Fairly 1b             4   1   2   3     0   1   .290
Cardenal cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .289      Mashore cf            1   0   0   0     2   0   .158
Melendez rf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .354        Day ph,cf           1   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Simmons c             2   1   1   0     1   1   .242      O'Donoghue p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Ramirez ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .190        Phillips ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .236
  Hague ph,1b         1   1   1   1     0   0   .272        Marshall p          1   0   0   1     0   0   .091
Bertaina p            1   0   0   0     1   0   .143        McGinn p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .114
  Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .313        Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Lee ph              0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Javier ph,2b        1   0   1   1     0   0   .253

Totals               32   5   9   4     5   4             Totals               37   7  12   7     4   5

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 20,998
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Expos 10
DP: Cardinals 1, Expos 3
Errors: Brock, Crosby, Ramirez, Bateman 2
Doubles: Ramirez (2), Hague (15)
Home Runs: Fairly (15)
Stolen Bases: Cardenal (25), Carl Taylor (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Crosby (1), Fairly (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Beauchamp (2), Marshall (1)
GIDP: Melendez (1), Ramirez (4), Bailey (12)
Hit by Pitch: Simmons (2,by O'Donoghue)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bertaina                6     6   3   1   4   4   0  29   3.16
Cleveland               2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   6.45
Linzy                   0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   4.66
Hilgendorf              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.72
Chuck Taylor L(6-7)     0.1   2   2   2   0   0   0   3   3.16
Hrabosky                0     1   1   1   0   0   1   1   4.74
Totals                  8.2  12   7   5   4   5   1  43

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
O'Donoghue              4     4   2   1   4   0   0  19   5.12
Marshall                4     4   3   3   0   3   0  16   4.20
McGinn                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.26
Reed W(6-4)             0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   3.28
Totals                  9     9   5   4   5   4   0  40

Hit by Pitch: O'Donoghue (2)

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Andy Olsen


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; Crosby out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Brock to second]; Carl Taylor grounded
out (first unassisted) [Brock to third]; Torre singled to left
[Brock scored]; Cardenal singled to left [Torre to third];
Cardenal stole second [Torre scored (error by Bateman)
(unearned), Cardenal to third]; Melendez grounded out (second to
first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hahn grounded out (third to first); Sutherland
reached on an error by Ramirez [Sutherland to first]; Staub
singled to center [Sutherland to third]; Bailey grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Staub out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons walked; Ramirez doubled to right [Simmons
to third]; Bertaina grounded out (second to first); Brock was
walked intentionally; Crosby hit into a double play (right to
catcher) [Simmons out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Bateman walked; Wine struck out; Fairly struck out;
Mashore grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Carl Taylor walked; Torre flied out to left;
Cardenal reached on a fielder's choice [Carl Taylor to second];
Melendez grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Cardenal out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: O'Donoghue struck out; Hahn singled to left;
Sutherland reached on an error by Crosby [Hahn to second,
Sutherland to first]; Staub singled to right [Hahn scored
(unearned), Sutherland to third]; Bailey forced Staub (shortstop
to second) [Sutherland scored (unearned)]; Bateman grounded out
(third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Expos 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons was hit by a pitch; Ramirez grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Simmons out at
second]; Bertaina walked; Brock grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Wine singled to right; Fairly out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Wine to second]; Mashore was walked
intentionally; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR O'DONOGHUE; Phillips popped
to third; Hahn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Expos 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: MARSHALL REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); Crosby
grounded out (second to first); Carl Taylor singled to right;
Carl Taylor stole second [Carl Taylor to third (error by
Bateman)]; Torre struck out; Cardenal was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Sutherland flied out to center; Staub flied out to
left; Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Melendez flied out to center; Simmons was called
out on strikes; Ramirez popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Bateman singled to left [Bateman to second (error by
Brock)]; Wine singled to right [Bateman to third]; Fairly flied
out to center [Wine to second]; Mashore was walked
intentionally; Marshall hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bateman
scored, Wine to third, Mashore to second]; Hahn walked;
Sutherland flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals
2, Expos 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: DAVALILLO BATTED FOR BERTAINA; Davalillo grounded
out (third to first); Brock grounded out (shortstop to first);
Crosby grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Expos 3.

EXPOS 7TH: CLEVELAND REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Staub popped
to second; Bailey grounded out (pitcher to first); Bateman
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Carl Taylor grounded out (third to first); Torre
flied out to center; Cardenal grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Wine popped to catcher in foul territory; Fairly
singled to right; DAY BATTED FOR MASHORE; Day singled to left
[Fairly to third]; Marshall flied out to center; GOSGER BATTED
FOR HAHN; Gosger flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Expos 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: GOSGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); DAY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); Melendez singled to right; Simmons singled to
right [Melendez to second]; HAGUE BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Hague
doubled to right [Melendez scored, Simmons to third]; LEE BATTED
FOR CLEVELAND; MCGINN REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); JAVIER
BATTED FOR LEE; Javier singled to right [Simmons scored, Hague
to third]; Brock grounded out (first to pitcher) [Hague stayed
at third, Javier to second]; BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR CROSBY; REED
REPLACED MCGINN (PITCHING); Beauchamp hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Hague scored]; Carl Taylor walked; Torre was called out on
strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Expos 3.

EXPOS 9TH: JAVIER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HAGUE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); MAXVILL REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PLAYING SS);
LINZY REPLACED CARL TAYLOR (PITCHING); JONES BATTED FOR
SUTHERLAND; Jones singled to left; HILGENDORF REPLACED LINZY
(PITCHING); Staub flied out to right; CHUCK TAYLOR REPLACED
HILGENDORF (PITCHING); Bailey singled to center [Jones to
second]; Bateman popped to first; FAIREY BATTED FOR WINE; Fairey
singled to center [Jones scored, Bailey to third]; HRABOSKY
REPLACED CHUCK TAYLOR (PITCHING); Fairly homered [Bailey scored,
Fairey scored]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Expos 7.