A double by Jim Fairey for his first hit of the season drove in two runs in the sixth inning and enabled the Expos to defeat the Reds, 3-2. The Reds were leading, 1-0, when singles by Ron Hunt and Rusty Staub and an infield out by Bob Bailey produced the Expos' tying run in the sixth. The Reds then decided to pass Ron Fairly intentionally to get at Fairey, who upset the apple cart with his double to deep left-center, driving in Staub and Fairly.

The Reds rallied for a run in the ninth, but Mike Marshall relieved Carl Morton and saved the game by getting Pete Rose to hit into a double play. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 3, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Saturday, April     17, 1971 (Day game) at Parc Jarry
Reds         0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  9  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   3  5  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               5   1   1   0     0   1   .250      Day cf                4   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Carbo lf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .179      Hunt 2b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .300
Perez 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Staub rf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .409
Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Bailey 3b             4   0   0   1     0   2   .167
Smith 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Laboy 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McRae cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .242      Fairly 1b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .222
Stewart 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Fairey lf             2   0   1   2     1   1   .143
Woodward ss           4   0   3   1     0   0   .400      Bateman c             2   0   1   0     1   0   .318
Nolan p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wine ss               3   0   1   0     0   1   .267
  Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morton p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Bravo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cline ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000

Totals               36   2   9   2     1   3             Totals               28   3   5   3     4   8

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 15,931
Left on Base: Reds 8, Expos 5
DP: Reds 1, Expos 1
Errors: Hunt, Bailey
Doubles: Carbo (3), Rose (2), Fairey (1)
Stolen Bases: Staub (1)
Caught Stealing: Fairey (1)
GIDP: Rose (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan L(0-1)            5.1   5   3   3   3   4   0  24   3.72
Wilcox                  0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   0.00
Granger                 2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   2.70
Totals                  8     5   3   3   4   8   0  32

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton W(1-2)           8.1   9   2   2   1   3   0  36   5.19
Marshall SV(1)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   3   0  37

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Nick Colosi


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Carbo doubled;
Perez was called out on strikes; Bench made an out to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Day grounded out (first to pitcher); Hunt grounded
out (shortstop to first); Staub walked; Staub stole second;
Bailey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 0.

REDS 2ND: Smith grounded out (second to first); McRae flied out
to center; Stewart singled [Stewart to second (error by Hunt)];
Woodward singled [Stewart to third]; Nolan grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairly grounded out (first to pitcher); Fairey
walked; Bateman flied out to right; Wine grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose doubled; Carbo singled [Rose scored]; Perez flied
out to right; Bench made an out to shortstop; Smith grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Morton flied out to right; Day flied out to left;
Hunt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Expos 0.

REDS 4TH: McRae flied out to left; Stewart flied out to right;
Woodward singled; Nolan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Staub popped to catcher in foul territory; Bailey
flied out to center; Fairly struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Expos 0.

REDS 5TH: Rose flied out to left; Carbo grounded out (first
unassisted); Perez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Fairey struck out; Bateman singled; Wine singled
[Bateman to second]; Morton struck out; Day grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 0.

REDS 6TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Smith grounded
out (first to pitcher); McRae reached on an error by Bailey
[McRae to first]; Stewart struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Hunt singled; Staub singled [Hunt to third]; Bailey
grounded out (second to first) [Hunt scored, Staub to second];
Fairly was walked intentionally; Fairey doubled [Staub scored,
Fairly scored]; WILCOX REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Bateman was
walked intentionally; Wine struck out while Fairey was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
1, Expos 3.

REDS 7TH: Woodward made an out to first; BRAVO BATTED FOR
WILCOX; Bravo grounded out (second to first); Rose was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 3.

EXPOS 7TH: GRANGER REPLACED BRAVO (PITCHING); Morton was called
out on strikes; Day flied out to left; Hunt struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 3.

REDS 8TH: Carbo grounded out (first to pitcher); Perez singled;
Bench flied to right in foul territory; Smith grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailey was
called out on strikes; Fairly grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Expos 3.

REDS 9TH: LABOY REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING 3B); McRae singled;
Stewart grounded out (catcher to first) [McRae to second];
Woodward singled [McRae scored]; CLINE BATTED FOR GRANGER; Cline
walked [Woodward to second]; MARSHALL REPLACED MORTON
(PITCHING); Rose grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Cline out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 2, Expos 3.