An unearned run decided a pitching duel between Steve Carlton and Carl Morton as the Cardinals defeated the Expos, 1-0. Lou Brock singled in the third inning, reached third on two infield outs and scored when Bobby Wine booted a grounder by Joe Torre. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 1, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Sunday, May       2, 1971 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  9  2
Cardinals    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  8  2


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .293      Brock lf              4   1   3   0     0   0   .347
Staub rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .359      Melendez cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .292
Bailey lf,1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .172      Simmons c             3   0   2   0     1   0   .338
Swoboda cf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .316      Torre 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .350
Bateman c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Cardenal rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .187
  Brand pr,lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Hague 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .183
Laboy 3b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .313      Javier 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .227
Boccabella 1b,c       4   0   2   0     0   0   .357      Maxvill ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .154
Wine ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Carlton p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .211
Morton p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .222
  Sutherland ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   0   9   0     1   2             Totals               33   1   8   0     1   3

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 10,320
Left on Base: Expos 10, Cardinals 9
DP: Expos 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Hunt, Wine, Maxvill 2
Doubles: Boccabella (2), Simmons 2 (7)
Stolen Bases: Brock (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Hunt (2)
GIDP: Staub (2), Melendez (1)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton L(2-4)           8     8   1   0   1   3   0  34   3.21
Totals                  8     8   1   0   1   3   0  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(5-1)          9     9   0   0   1   2   0  37   1.82
Totals                  9     9   0   0   1   2   0  37

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Tony Venzon


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub flied
out to left; Bailey singled to center; Swoboda grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Melendez
popped to first in foul territory; Simmons doubled to left;
Torre grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Bateman grounded out (third to first); Laboy was
called out on strikes; Boccabella doubled to right; Wine
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Cardenal grounded out (second to first); Hague
flied to right in foul territory; Javier singled to right;
Maxvill singled to shortstop [Javier to second]; Carlton struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Morton singled to right; Hunt out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Morton to second]; Staub popped to third in
foul territory; Bailey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock singled to center; Melendez grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Brock to second]; Simmons grounded out
(catcher to first) [Brock to third]; Torre reached on an error
by Wine [Brock scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Cardenal popped to
second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Swoboda singled to right; Bateman singled to center
[Swoboda to second]; Laboy grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Bateman to second, Swoboda to third]; Boccabella reached on a
fielder's choice [Swoboda out at home (pitcher to third)]; Wine
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hague flied out to center; Javier flied out to
center; Maxvill reached on an error by Hunt; Carlton flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Morton flied out to center; Hunt singled to right;
Staub grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hunt to second]; Bailey
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock singled to right; Melendez grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Brock out at
second]; Simmons doubled to left; Torre flied out to center; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Swoboda flied out to center; Bateman reached on an
error by Maxvill; Laboy was called out on strikes; Boccabella
singled [Bateman to third, Boccabella out at second (center to
shortstop to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals
1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Cardenal grounded out (pitcher to first); Hague
singled to right; Javier forced Hague (third to second); Maxvill
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Wine reached on an error by Maxvill; Morton flied out
to center; On a bunt Hunt singled [Wine to second]; Staub
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher)
[Hunt out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals
1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Carlton flied out to center; Brock singled to
left; Brock stole second; Melendez struck out; Simmons walked;
Torre forced Brock (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 8TH: Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); Swoboda
walked; Bateman forced Swoboda (third to second); BRAND RAN FOR
BATEMAN; Laboy singled to left [Brand to second]; Boccabella
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: BRAND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BAILEY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); BOCCABELLA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C
); Cardenal flied out to left; Hague flied out to left; Javier
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 9TH: Wine flied out to center; SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR
MORTON; Sutherland flied out to center; Hunt flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 1.