Bill Stoneman struck out 14, allowed only four hits and pitched the Expos to a 5-2 victory over the Pirates. Rusty Staub and John Bateman hit consecutive homers for the Expos in the third inning, Staub's smash coming with a man on base. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       22, 1971 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  4  1
Expos        0  0  3    1  0  0    0  1  x  -   5 11  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               2   1   1   0     2   0   .323      Hunt 2b               2   0   1   1     0   0   .275
Clines rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .233      Mashore cf            3   1   0   0     0   2   .333
Davalillo cf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .303        Fairly ph,cf,lf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Stargell lf           4   0   0   0     0   3   .319      Staub rf              3   1   2   2     1   0   .356
Hebner 3b             4   1   1   1     0   3   .291      Bateman c             4   1   2   1     0   0   .271
Robertson 1b          4   0   1   0     0   2   .246      Bailey lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .202
Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .299        Day cf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .205
J. Hernandez ss       2   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Laboy 3b              4   2   3   0     0   1   .316
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Boccabella 1b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Alley ss            1   0   0   0     0   1   .198      Wine ss               4   0   2   1     0   0   .204
Walker p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Stoneman p            2   0   0   0     2   1   .095
  Briles p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Pagan ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .171
  Ellis pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   4   2     4  14             Totals               31   5  11   5     3   6

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 18,814
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Expos 7
DP: Pirates 1, Expos 1
Errors: Veale, Laboy
Doubles: Davalillo (3)
Triples: Bailey (1), Hunt (2)
Home Runs: Hebner (3), Staub (4), Bateman (3)
Stolen Bases: Cash (3), Davalillo (4), Clines (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Hunt (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Hunt (1)
GIDP: May (3), Bateman (9)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walker L(1-5)           6.1   9   4   4   2   4   2  28   3.13
Briles                  0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.00
Veale                   1     2   1   0   0   2   0   5   4.26
Totals                  8    11   5   4   3   6   2  36

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoneman W(5-2)         9     4   2   1   4  14   1  35   2.57
Totals                  9     4   2   1   4  14   1  35

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Andy Olsen


PIRATES 1ST: Cash walked; Cash stole second; Clines walked;
Davalillo forced Clines (shortstop to second) [Cash to third];
Davalillo stole second; Stargell struck out; Hebner struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); Mashore
struck out; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson struck out; Sanguillen grounded out
(second to first); J. Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Bateman singled to left; Bailey struck out; Laboy
singled [Bateman to second]; Boccabella forced Laboy (shortstop
to second) [Bateman to third]; Wine grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Walker struck out; Cash walked; Clines forced Cash
(third to second); Clines stole second; Davalillo flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Stoneman walked; Hunt out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Stoneman to second]; Mashore reached on a
fielder's choice [Stoneman out at third (shortstop to third)];
Staub homered [Mashore scored]; Bateman homered; Bailey grounded
out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell struck out; Hebner struck out; Robertson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Laboy singled to right; Boccabella popped to second;
Wine singled to right [Laboy to third]; Stoneman walked [Wine to
second]; Hunt hit a sacrifice fly to center [Laboy scored];
Mashore struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen flied out to right; On a bunt J.
Hernandez made an out to catcher; Walker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 4.

EXPOS 5TH: Staub singled to center; Bateman grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Staub out at
second]; Bailey tripled to right [Bailey out at home (right to
second to catcher to third)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Expos 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Cash reached on an error by Laboy [Cash to first];
Clines struck out; Davalillo doubled to center [Cash scored
(unearned)]; Stargell struck out; Hebner struck out; 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Laboy struck out; Boccabella grounded out (third to
first); Wine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Robertson singled to left; Sanguillen flied out to
left; MAY BATTED FOR J. HERNANDEZ; May grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Robertson out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 4.

EXPOS 7TH: ALLEY REPLACED MAY (PLAYING SS); Stoneman lined to
left; Hunt tripled to left; BRILES REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING);
FAIRLY BATTED FOR MASHORE; Fairly grounded out (shortstop to
first); Staub was walked intentionally; Bateman flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 4.

PIRATES 8TH: FAIRLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); PAGAN BATTED
FOR BRILES; Pagan walked; ELLIS RAN FOR PAGAN; Cash singled to
left [Ellis to third]; Clines forced Cash (pitcher to shortstop)
[Ellis stayed at third]; Davalillo struck out; Stargell popped
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 4.

EXPOS 8TH: VEALE REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Bailey flied out to
left; Laboy singled to pitcher [Laboy to second (error by
Veale)]; Boccabella struck out; Wine singled [Laboy scored
(unearned)]; Stoneman struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Expos 5.

PIRATES 9TH: FAIRLY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); DAY REPLACED
BAILEY (PLAYING CF); Hebner homered; Robertson flied out to
center; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); Alley
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 5.