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Sunday June 20, 1971
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Willie Stargell, who a hit tape-measure homer in the opener, came back with a grand slam in the nightcap as the Pirates swept over the Expos in a doubleheader, 7-1 and 7-3. Richie Hebner drove in four runs with a homer and double in the first game before Stargell wrapped up the Pirates' scoring with a smash to the top deck of Three Rivers Stadium. The drive was his third to that sector since the park was opened in the middle of last season, but it was his longest, traveling an estimated 430 feet.

In the nightcap, the Pirates exploded for all their runs in the seventh. Gene Clines and Bill Mazeroski singled, Dave Cash walked and Vic Davalillo singled for one run before Stargell came to the plate and hit his grand slam. Al Oliver followed with a single and Milt May completed the big inning with a homer. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Montreal Expos 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, June 20, 1971 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  9  1
Pirates      1  0  1    4  1  0    0  0  x  -   7 12  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jones lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .182      Cash 2b               4   2   1   0     1   0   .317
Sutherland 2b         3   0   2   0     0   0   .316      Hebner 3b             4   2   2   4     1   0   .296
  Mashore 3b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Clemente rf           4   0   3   1     0   1   .310
Staub rf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .323      Stargell lf           3   1   1   1     1   0   .305
Fairly 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .277        Clines lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .317
Day cf                3   0   1   1     1   0   .233      Oliver cf             3   0   0   1     0   0   .265
Bateman c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Robertson 1b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .263
  Boccabella c        1   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Sanguillen c          4   1   2   0     0   0   .314
Laboy 3b,2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Alley ss              4   0   2   0     0   1   .179
Brand ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Blass p               4   0   0   0     0   1   .111
Stoneman p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .154
  Gosger ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .167
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Swoboda ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .264
  O'Donoghue p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fairey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .275

Totals               34   1   9   1     3   4             Totals               34   7  12   7     3   3

Time of Game: 2:27
Left on Base: Expos 10, Pirates 8
DP: Expos 0, Pirates 2
Errors: Brand
Doubles: Hebner (13)
Home Runs: Hebner (8), Stargell (23)
Stolen Bases: Cash (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Clemente (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Oliver (3)
GIDP: Bateman (14)
Hit by Pitch: Jones (2,by Blass)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoneman L(9-5)         4     7   6   6   3   2   1  21   2.91
Reed                    2     4   1   1   0   0   1  10   3.80
O'Donoghue              2     1   0   0   0   1   0   8   5.52
Totals                  8    12   7   7   3   3   2  39

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass W(8-3)            9     9   1   1   3   4   0  38   2.90
Totals                  9     9   1   1   3   4   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Blass (1)

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


EXPOS 1ST: Jones struck out; Sutherland singled; Staub flied out
to center; Fairly singled [Sutherland to third]; Day forced
Fairly (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Cash singled; Cash stole second; Hebner walked;
Clemente out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Hebner to
second, Cash to third]; Stargell was walked intentionally;
Oliver hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cash scored]; Robertson
made an out to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Bateman singled; Laboy lined to left; Brand flied
into a double play (right to first) [Bateman out at first]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen flied out to center; Alley grounded out
(third to first); Blass flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 0, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Stoneman struck out; Jones was hit by a pitch;
Sutherland singled [Jones to second]; Staub singled [Sutherland
to second, Jones to third]; Fairly lined to right; Day grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Cash flied out to left; Hebner homered; Clemente
singled; Stargell flied out to center; Oliver flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Bateman grounded out (shortstop to first); Laboy
grounded out (third to first); Brand made an out to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Robertson singled; Sanguillen singled [Robertson to
second]; Alley struck out; Blass struck out; Cash walked
[Robertson to third, Sanguillen to second]; Hebner doubled [Cash
scored, Sanguillen scored, Robertson scored]; Clemente singled
to left [Hebner scored, Clemente out at second (left to third to
second)]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 6.

EXPOS 5TH: GOSGER BATTED FOR STONEMAN; Gosger walked; Jones
forced Gosger (second to shortstop); Sutherland lined to right;
Staub lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 5TH: REED REPLACED GOSGER (PITCHING); Stargell homered;
Oliver flied out to center; Robertson made an out to third;
Sanguillen singled; Alley singled [Sanguillen to second]; Blass
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0,
Pirates 7.

EXPOS 6TH: Fairly flied out to right; Day walked; Bateman
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Day out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 6TH: Cash flied out to center; Hebner grounded out
(second to first); Clemente singled; Stargell made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 7.

EXPOS 7TH: Laboy struck out; Brand grounded out (pitcher to
first); SWOBODA BATTED FOR REED; Swoboda struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 7TH: O'DONOGHUE REPLACED SWOBODA (PITCHING); MASHORE
REPLACED SUTHERLAND (PLAYING 3B); LABOY CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 2B); BOCCABELLA REPLACED BATEMAN (PLAYING C ); Oliver
made an out to third; Robertson reached on an error by Brand;
Sanguillen flied out to right; Alley singled [Robertson to
second]; Blass forced Alley (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 7.

EXPOS 8TH: CLINES REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING LF); Jones flied
out to center; Mashore grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub
walked; Fairly singled [Staub to second]; Day singled [Fairly to
second, Staub scored]; Boccabella singled [Day to second, Fairly
to third]; Laboy flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Expos 1, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 8TH: Cash flied out to center; Hebner flied out to
center; Clemente struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Pirates 7.

EXPOS 9TH: Brand flied out to right; FAIREY BATTED FOR
O'DONOGHUE; Fairey flied out to center; Jones singled; Mashore
forced Jones (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Pirates 7.



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