In a duel between rookie and veteran, Ernie McAnally triumphed over Bob Gibson when the Expos defeated the Cardinals, 5-3. The Expos, who were held to six hits, scored three runs in the third inning on a single by Boots Day, double by Rusty Staub and homer by Ron Fairly.

Two unearned runs in the fifth then proved decisive. Ron Hunt was hit by a pitch and when Joe Torre threw wild on a bunt by Day, Hunt scored and Day reached third. Fairly followed with a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Game Played on Saturday, July 17, 1971 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II

Expos        0  0  3    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   5  6  0
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  9  2


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               2   1   0   0     0   0   .280      Brock lf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .340
  Sutherland 2b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Alou rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .323
Day cf                4   2   1   0     0   0   .268      Simmons c             5   0   2   0     0   0   .303
Staub rf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .298      Torre 3b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .360
Fairly 1b             2   1   2   3     0   0   .267      Hague 1b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .219
Fairey lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Cruz cf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .226
Bailey 3b             2   0   1   0     2   0   .259      Sizemore 2b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .263
Boccabella c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .195      Maxvill ss            3   0   0   1     0   0   .233
Wine ss               4   0   1   0     0   1   .165      Gibson p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .227
McAnally p            4   0   0   0     0   2   .000        Burda ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .297
                                                            Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               30   5   6   4     3   4             Totals               35   3   9   3     2   3

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 22,791
Left on Base: Expos 6, Cardinals 9
DP: Expos 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Brock, Torre
Doubles: Staub (19), Torre (17), Simmons (17)
Home Runs: Fairly (7)
Stolen Bases: Brock (24)
Sacrifice Hits: Day (3), Fairey (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Fairly (4), Maxvill (2)
GIDP: Boccabella (3), Burda (2)
Hit by Pitch: Hunt (26,by Gibson), Fairly (3,by Gibson), Alou (4,by McAnally)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAnally W(2-7)         9     9   3   3   2   3   0  39   5.19
Totals                  9     9   3   3   2   3   0  39

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson L(6-9)           8     6   5   3   3   4   1  35   3.90
Linzy                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.70
Totals                  9     6   5   3   3   4   1  38

Hit by Pitch: McAnally (3), Gibson 2 (4)
Wild Pitches: McAnally (5)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Mel Steiner


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (pitcher to first); Day grounded
out (shortstop to first); Staub walked; Fairly singled to right
[Staub to third]; Fairey forced Fairly (third to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to second; Brock stole second; Alou
grounded out (second to first) [Brock to third]; Simmons lined
to right; Torre doubled to right [Brock scored]; Hague flied to
right in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey walked; Boccabella grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Bailey out at second]; Wine
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Maxvill grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 3RD: McAnally struck out; Hunt lined to second; Day
singled to left [Day to second (error by Brock)]; Staub doubled
to right [Day scored]; Fairly homered [Staub scored]; Fairey
popped to third; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Gibson flied out to center; Brock grounded out
(shortstop to first); Alou was hit by a pitch; Simmons doubled
to right [Alou to third]; Torre was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); Boccabella
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wine singled to center;
McAnally grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hague singled to right; McAnally threw a wild
pitch [Hague to second]; Cruz struck out; Sizemore popped to
first; Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 3, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Hunt was hit by a pitch; Day reached on an error by
Torre on a sacrifice bunt [Hunt scored (unearned) (no RBI), Day
to third]; Staub popped to third in foul territory; Fairly hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Day scored (unearned)]; Fairey grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: SUTHERLAND REPLACED HUNT (PLAYING 2B); Gibson
grounded out (third to first); Brock lined to left; Alou singled
to center; Simmons popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 5, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Bailey singled to center; Boccabella forced Bailey
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Wine forced Boccabella (second
to shortstop); McAnally struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Torre singled to right; Hague singled to center
[Torre to second]; Cruz walked [Torre to third, Hague to
second]; Sizemore walked [Torre scored, Hague to third, Cruz to
second]; Maxvill hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hague scored,
Cruz to third]; Gibson struck out; Brock forced Sizemore (second
unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 5, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Sutherland popped to first in foul territory; Day
grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons
singled to center; Torre reached on a fielder's choice [Simmons
to second]; Hague forced Torre (first to shortstop) [Simmons to
third]; Cruz forced Hague (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Expos 5, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Fairly was hit by a pitch; Fairey out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Fairly to second]; Bailey was walked
intentionally; Boccabella struck out; Wine grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 5, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Sizemore singled to center; Maxvill forced
Sizemore (shortstop to second); BURDA BATTED FOR GIBSON; Burda
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Maxvill
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Cardinals 3.

EXPOS 9TH: LINZY REPLACED BURDA (PITCHING); McAnally grounded
out (second to first); Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to
first); Day grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 5, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Alou flied
out to center; Simmons popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 5, Cardinals 3.

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