The Expos spoiled the major league debut of Ross Grimsley, knocking out the lefthander in the second inning en route to a 9-3 victory over the Reds. Grimsley, recalled from Indianapolis (American Association), yielded five hits and four runs. The Reds used four other pitchers, winding up with Wayne Granger, who was tagged for a three-run homer by John Bateman in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 9, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Sunday, May       16, 1971 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Expos        2  2  2    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   9 12  1
Reds         0  0  0    1  0  1    0  1  0  -   3  6  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               4   2   3   1     0   0   .305      Rose rf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .270
  Sutherland 2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bradford cf           2   0   0   0     1   1   .155
Mashore cf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .375        Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bailey lf             1   0   0   1     0   0   .164        Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Staub ph,rf         1   1   1   0     3   0   .354        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bateman c             3   1   1   4     1   0   .266      Bench c               3   1   0   0     1   1   .269
Swoboda rf,lf         2   1   0   0     1   0   .244      Perez 3b              4   2   3   2     0   0   .239
  Jones ph,lf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .200      May 1b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .301
Laboy 3b              4   2   2   1     1   0   .279      Carbo lf              2   0   0   0     2   1   .218
Boccabella 1b         1   1   1   0     0   0   .318      Helms 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .268
  Fairly ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .256
  Gosger pr,1b        3   0   1   0     0   0   .167      Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wine ss               5   0   0   0     0   2   .207        Cloninger p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .625
Renko p               4   0   1   1     0   2   .143        Stewart ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cline ph,cf         2   0   0   0     1   1   .205

Totals               35   9  12   9     7   5             Totals               32   3   6   2     5   5

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 16,671
Left on Base: Expos 10, Reds 7
DP: Expos 1, Reds 2
Errors: Hunt, Perez
Doubles: Boccabella (4), Laboy (1), Renko (1), Hunt (2), Perez (3)
Home Runs: Bateman (2), Perez (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Mashore (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Bateman (1)
GIDP: Wine (4), Bateman (5), Bench (6)
Hit by Pitch: Fairly (1,by Cloninger), Hunt (7,by Carroll)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko W(4-2)            7.1   6   3   2   5   4   1  32   3.20
Marshall SV(6)          1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.00
Totals                  9     6   3   2   5   5   1  37

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(0-1)         1.2   5   4   3   1   0   0  11  16.20
Cloninger               1.1   2   2   2   2   0   0   8   3.29
Wilcox                  2     3   0   0   0   2   0   8   4.79
Carroll                 2     0   0   0   2   3   0   9   1.98
Granger                 2     2   3   3   2   0   1  10   2.66
Totals                  9    12   9   8   7   5   1  46

Hit by Pitch: Cloninger (2), Carroll (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Doug Harvey


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt singled; Debut game for Ross Grimsley;
Mashore singled [Hunt to third, Mashore to second (error by
Perez)]; Bailey grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Hunt
scored, Mashore to third]; Bateman hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Mashore scored (unearned)]; Swoboda flied out to left; 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Bradford walked;
Bench grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Bradford out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Reds 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Laboy walked; Boccabella doubled [Laboy to third];
Wine grounded out (third to first); Renko made an out to second;
Hunt singled [Laboy scored, Boccabella to third]; Mashore
singled [Boccabella scored, Hunt to second]; CLONINGER REPLACED
GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); STAUB BATTED FOR BAILEY; Staub walked [Hunt
to third, Mashore to second]; Bateman flied out to right; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 4, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: STAUB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SWOBODA CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Perez flied out to right; May flied out
to right; Carbo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
4, Reds 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Swoboda walked; Laboy doubled [Swoboda scored];
FAIRLY BATTED FOR BOCCABELLA; Fairly was hit by a pitch; Ron
Fairly hit on face by pitch, taken off on stretcher; GOSGER
RAN FOR FAIRLY; Wine grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Laboy to third, Gosger out at second];
Renko doubled [Laboy scored]; Hunt grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: GOSGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Helms singled;
Concepcion popped to first in foul territory; STEWART BATTED FOR
CLONINGER; Stewart forced Helms (first to shortstop); Rose
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6,
Reds 0.

EXPOS 4TH: WILCOX REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Mashore grounded
out (shortstop to first); Staub singled; Bateman grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Staub out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Bradford flied out to center; Bench walked; Perez
doubled [Bench scored]; May flied out to center; Carbo walked;
Helms made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 6,
Reds 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Swoboda grounded out (first unassisted); Laboy
singled; Gosger singled [Laboy to second]; Wine struck out;
Renko struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 6, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion grounded out (second to first); CLINE
BATTED FOR WILCOX; Cline walked; Rose singled [Cline to second];
Bradford struck out; Bench struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 6, Reds 1.

EXPOS 6TH: CARROLL REPLACED BRADFORD (PITCHING); CLINE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); Hunt was hit by a pitch; Mashore out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hunt to second]; Staub was
walked intentionally; Bateman walked [Hunt to third, Staub to
second]; JONES BATTED FOR SWOBODA; Jones struck out; Laboy
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 6,
Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Perez singled; May
flied out to center; Carbo walked [Perez to second]; Helms
forced Carbo (third to second) [Perez scored (error by Hunt)
(unearned) (no RBI), Helms to second]; Concepcion was called out
on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6, Reds 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Gosger flied out to center; Wine struck out; Renko
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: Cline was called out on strikes; Rose grounded out
(shortstop to first); SMITH BATTED FOR CARROLL; Smith grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6, Reds 2.

EXPOS 8TH: GRANGER REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Hunt doubled;
Mashore grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub was walked
intentionally; Bateman homered [Hunt scored, Staub scored];
Jones grounded out (first unassisted); Laboy grounded out (third
to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 9, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: SUTHERLAND REPLACED HUNT (PLAYING 2B); Bench made an
out to first; Perez homered; May singled; MARSHALL REPLACED
RENKO (PITCHING); Carbo was called out on strikes; Helms
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 9,
Reds 3.

EXPOS 9TH: Gosger grounded out (first unassisted); Wine grounded
out (second to first); Marshall walked; Sutherland flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 9, Reds 3.

REDS 9TH: Concepcion flied out to center; Cline grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rose flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 9, Reds 3.