Relievers Dan McGinn and John Strohmayer put down a bases-loaded threat in the seventh inning to enable the Expos to defeat the Braves, 6-3. The Braves cut the Expos' lead to 4-3 with a run in the seventh and had two men on base with one out when McGinn replaced Carl Morton.

McGinn passed Ralph Garr and then induced Sonny Jackson to ground into a forceout at the plate. Strohmayer came in to face Hank Aaron and retired the slugger on a fly. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 6, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Wednesday, June      23, 1971 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Expos        2  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   6 12  0
Braves       0  0  0    2  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  5  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Day cf                5   2   3   0     0   1   .248      Garr lf               3   0   0   0     2   0   .324
Swanson lf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .400      Jackson cf            3   1   1   0     0   0   .257
Staub rf              4   1   2   3     1   0   .328      H. Aaron 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Fairly 1b             4   1   0   0     1   1   .283      Evans 3b              3   1   1   2     1   0   .254
Bailey 3b             3   1   1   1     2   1   .255      Lum rf                3   0   0   0     1   0   .242
  Laboy 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Millan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .306
Bateman c             4   0   3   2     0   0   .254      Williams c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .236
Hunt 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Perez ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .215
Sutherland ss         3   0   0   0     1   0   .280      Jarvis p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .033
Morton p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .146        House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McGinn p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        King ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .208
  Strohmayer p        1   0   1   0     0   0   .375        Stone pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .185
                                                            Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  12   6     5   5             Totals               31   3   5   3     5   0

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  5,262
Left on Base: Expos 10, Braves 7
DP: Expos 0, Braves 0
Doubles: Swanson 2 (2), Day 2 (2)
Home Runs: Bailey (8), Evans (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Bateman (4), Hunt (5), Jackson (3)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton W(7-9)           6.1   5   3   3   3   0   1  27   3.65
McGinn                  0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   4.50
Strohmayer SV(1)        2.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   8   5.08
Totals                  9     5   3   3   5   0   1  37

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jarvis L(2-9)           6     6   3   3   3   2   1  27   4.28
House                   1     2   1   1   0   2   0   5   9.00
Upshaw                  2     4   2   2   2   1   0  11   4.66
Totals                  9    12   6   6   5   5   1  43

Wild Pitches: House (1)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Mel Steiner


EXPOS 1ST: Day singled; Swanson doubled [Day to third]; Debut
game for Stan Swanson; Staub singled [Day scored, Swanson
scored, Staub to second (on throw)]; Fairly popped to third in
foul territory; Bailey was walked intentionally; Bateman
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Staub to third, Bailey to
second]; Hunt grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
grounded out (second to first); H. Aaron flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Braves 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first); Morton
struck out; Day doubled; Swanson grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Lum flied out
to right; Millan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 2, Braves 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Staub made an out to pitcher; Fairly grounded out
(first unassisted); Bailey homered; Bateman singled; Hunt forced
Bateman (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Jarvis grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Braves 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Sutherland made an out to first; Morton grounded out
(first to pitcher); Day was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Jackson
singled; H. Aaron grounded out (second to first) [Jackson to
second]; Evans homered [Jackson scored]; Lum walked; Millan
forced Lum (second to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
3, Braves 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Swanson flied out to center; Staub grounded out
(shortstop to first); Fairly grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Williams grounded out (third to first); Perez popped
to first in foul territory; Jarvis grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Braves 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Bailey walked; Bateman out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Bailey to second]; Hunt flied out to center;
Sutherland was walked intentionally; Morton grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Garr walked; Jackson out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Garr to second]; H. Aaron flied out to right; Evans
walked; Lum grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Expos 3, Braves 2.

EXPOS 7TH: HOUSE REPLACED JARVIS (PITCHING); Day doubled;
Debut game for Tom House; House threw a wild pitch [Day to
third]; Swanson made an out to third; Staub singled [Day
scored]; Fairly struck out; Bailey was called out on strikes; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Millan singled; Williams popped to catcher in foul
territory; Perez singled [Millan to second]; KING BATTED FOR
HOUSE; King singled [Millan scored, Perez to second]; STONE RAN
FOR KING; MCGINN REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); Garr walked [Perez
to third, Stone to second]; Jackson forced Perez (first to
catcher) [Stone to third, Garr to second]; STROHMAYER REPLACED
MCGINN (PITCHING); H. Aaron flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Expos 4, Braves 3.

EXPOS 8TH: UPSHAW REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Bateman singled;
Hunt out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bateman to
second]; Sutherland reached on a fielder's choice [Bateman out
at third (shortstop to third to second)]; Strohmayer singled
[Sutherland to second]; Day grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Evans flied out to center; Lum grounded out (second
to first); Millan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 4, Braves 3.

EXPOS 9TH: Swanson doubled; Staub was walked intentionally;
Fairly walked [Swanson to third, Staub to second]; Bailey forced
Swanson (shortstop to catcher) [Staub to third, Fairly to
second]; Bateman singled [Staub scored, Fairly scored, Bailey
out at third (left to third)]; Hunt struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 6, Braves 3.

BRAVES 9TH: LABOY REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING 3B); Williams walked;
Perez flied out to center; BROWN BATTED FOR UPSHAW; Brown forced
Williams (second to shortstop); Garr flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6, Braves 3.