Ron Woods batted in three runs with his first N. L. homer and a single to pace the Expos to a 5-3 victory over the Cubs. The former Yankee outfielder hit his homer after a walk to Ron Hunt in the first inning. Ron Fairly drove in two runs with a single in the sixth and Woods added the other tally with a bases-loaded single in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 5, Chicago Cubs 3
Game Played on Monday, July      19, 1971 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Expos        2  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   5  7  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   3  5  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               2   1   0   0     2   0   .276      Kessinger ss          5   0   0   0     0   1   .286
  Sutherland pr,2b    0   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Beckert 2b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .350
Woods lf              4   1   2   3     1   0   .274      Williams lf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .294
Staub rf              4   1   0   0     1   0   .300      Pepitone 1b           4   1   1   1     0   2   .337
Bailey 3b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .255      Santo 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .290
Swanson cf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .254      Hickman rf            2   0   0   0     2   0   .257
Fairly 1b             4   0   1   2     0   2   .272      Davis cf              3   0   0   1     1   0   .309
Boccabella c          3   0   0   0     1   0   .186      Martin c              3   0   0   1     1   0   .282
Wine ss               4   1   2   0     0   0   .168      Holtzman p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .121
Strohmayer p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .292        Bonham p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Raymond p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Webster ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  McDonald ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .080        Decker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Pizarro p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Popovich ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .214
                                                            James pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               33   5   7   5     5   6             Totals               32   3   5   3     5   7

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 13,514
Left on Base: Expos 8, Cubs 7
DP: Expos 0, Cubs 1
Doubles: Beckert (13), Santo (15)
Home Runs: Woods (1)
Stolen Bases: Staub (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Marshall (1), Sutherland (4)
GIDP: Bailey (9)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Strohmayer W(3-3)       5.2   4   3   3   5   5   0  26   3.89
Raymond                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.74
Marshall SV(11)         3     1   0   0   0   2   0  10   6.11
Totals                  9     5   3   3   5   7   0  37

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(9-10)        5.2   5   4   4   2   3   1  24   3.98
Bonham                  0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   4.75
Decker                  2     2   1   1   2   3   0  12   4.71
Pizarro                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.02
Regan                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.97
Totals                  9     7   5   5   5   6   1  40

Wild Pitches: Holtzman (9)

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - John McSherry


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt walked; Woods homered [Hunt scored]; Staub flied
out to left; Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); Swanson
flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert
singled to center; Williams walked [Beckert to second]; Pepitone
struck out; Santo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairly struck out; Boccabella grounded out (shortstop
to first); Wine singled to center; Strohmayer struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Hickman flied out to right; Davis flied out to center;
Martin flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs
0.

EXPOS 3RD: Hunt grounded out (second to first); Woods flied out
to center; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Holtzman struck out; Kessinger flied out to center;
Beckert grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 2, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Bailey flied out to center; Swanson singled to left;
Fairly flied out to right; Boccabella forced Swanson (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Williams was called out on strikes; Pepitone was
called out on strikes; Santo popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Wine grounded out (shortstop to first); Strohmayer
grounded out (catcher to first); Hunt flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Hickman walked; Davis grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Hickman to second]; Martin grounded out (second to first)
[Hickman to third]; Holtzman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 2, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub
walked; Bailey singled to right [Staub to second]; Staub stole
third; Holtzman threw a wild pitch [Bailey to second]; Swanson
struck out; Fairly singled to right [Staub scored, Bailey
scored, Fairly to second (on throw)]; BONHAM REPLACED HOLTZMAN
(PITCHING); Boccabella walked; Wine grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert
doubled to left; Williams popped to shortstop; Pepitone singled
to right [Beckert scored]; Santo doubled to center [Pepitone to
third]; Hickman walked; Davis walked [Pepitone scored, Santo to
third, Hickman to second]; RAYMOND REPLACED STROHMAYER
(PITCHING); Martin walked (walk was charged to Strohmayer)
[Santo scored, Hickman to third, Davis to second]; WEBSTER
BATTED FOR BONHAM; Webster grounded out (second to first); 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 4, Cubs 3.

EXPOS 7TH: DECKER REPLACED WEBSTER (PITCHING); MCDONALD BATTED
FOR RAYMOND; McDonald was called out on strikes; Hunt walked;
SUTHERLAND RAN FOR HUNT; Woods walked [Sutherland to second];
Staub flied out to center [Sutherland to third]; Bailey popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Cubs
3.

CUBS 7TH: MARSHALL REPLACED MCDONALD (PITCHING); SUTHERLAND
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Kessinger struck out; Beckert
grounded out (first unassisted); Williams grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Cubs 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Swanson struck out; Fairly struck out; Boccabella
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4,
Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: Pepitone popped to second; Santo was called out on
strikes; Hickman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 4, Cubs 3.

EXPOS 9TH: Wine singled to center; Marshall reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Wine to second];
Sutherland reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt
[Wine to third, Marshall to second]; Woods singled to center
[Wine scored, Marshall to third, Sutherland to second]; PIZARRO
REPLACED DECKER (PITCHING); Staub forced Marshall (third to
catcher) [Sutherland to third, Woods to second]; REGAN REPLACED
PIZARRO (PITCHING); Bailey grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Staub out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 9TH: Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); Martin grounded
out (first unassisted); POPOVICH BATTED FOR REGAN; Popovich
singled to center; JAMES RAN FOR POPOVICH; Kessinger flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Cubs 3.