A grand slam by John Bateman was the Expos' big blow in a 5-4 victory over the Cardinals. Boots Day singled, Rusty Staub doubled and Ron Fairly walked before Bateman connected for his homer off Reggie Cleveland in the fourth inning. However, as it turned out, the Expos also needed another run that scored in the sixth on a pass to Fairly, single by Bob Bailey and forceout by Jim Gosger. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Game Played on Sunday, July      25, 1971 (Day game) at Parc Jarry
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  0  -   4 10  0
Expos        0  0  0    4  0  1    0  0  x  -   5  7  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   1   2   1     0   0   .338      Hunt 2b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Alou 1b,rf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .322        Sutherland 2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Cruz cf               3   0   1   1     1   1   .256      Day cf                3   1   1   0     1   0   .268
  Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Staub rf              4   1   1   0     0   2   .298
  Shaw p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fairly 1b             2   2   1   0     2   0   .271
  Drabowsky p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bailey 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .254
Torre 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .364        Laboy 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Simmons c             3   0   2   0     1   0   .298      Gosger lf             3   0   0   1     0   1   .150
Melendez rf,cf        3   0   1   0     0   0   .262        Woods ph,lf         0   0   0   0     1   0   .256
Sizemore 2b,ss        4   1   0   0     0   0   .257      Bateman c             4   1   2   4     0   1   .243
Maxvill ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Wine ss               3   0   0   0     0   1   .173
  Hague ph,1b         2   1   1   0     0   0   .220      Stoneman p            2   0   1   0     1   1   .155
Cleveland p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .148
  Burda ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
  Javier 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .248

Totals               34   4  10   3     3   2             Totals               29   5   7   5     5   8

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 20,346
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Expos 5
DP: Cardinals 1, Expos 2
Errors: Staub
Doubles: Torre (20), Alou (21), Cruz (6), Simmons (18), Staub (21)
Home Runs: Bateman (7)
Stolen Bases: Brock (25), Sutherland (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Melendez (2)
GIDP: Simmons (12), Bailey (12)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland L(9-9)        6     6   5   5   2   8   1  25   3.94
Patterson               0.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   4   5.59
Shaw                    1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   4.30
Drabowsky               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3.40
Totals                  8     7   5   5   5   8   1  34

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoneman W(12-9)        9    10   4   4   3   2   0  38   3.11
Totals                  9    10   4   4   3   2   0  38

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to center; Alou flied out to
center; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); Day flied out
to center; Staub struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Expos 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre popped to third; Simmons singled to center;
Melendez flied out to right; Sizemore grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairly singled to center; Bailey grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Fairly out at
second]; Gosger grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cleveland struck out; Brock grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Bateman struck out; Wine grounded out (third to
first); Stoneman singled to right; Hunt popped to first; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Alou singled to center; Cruz lined into a double
play (second to first) [Alou out at first]; Torre doubled to
right; Simmons was walked intentionally; Melendez popped to
first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Day singled to center; Staub doubled to left [Day to
third]; Fairly was walked intentionally; Bailey struck out;
Gosger struck out; Bateman homered [Day scored, Staub scored,
Fairly scored]; Wine struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Expos 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Sizemore popped to first in foul territory;
Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); Cleveland grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Expos 4.

EXPOS 5TH: Stoneman struck out; Hunt was called out on strikes;
Day popped to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos
4.

CARDINALS 6TH: SUTHERLAND REPLACED HUNT (PLAYING 2B); Brock
singled to center; Alou grounded out (first unassisted) [Brock
to second]; Cruz walked; Torre walked [Brock to third, Cruz to
second]; Simmons grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Torre out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Expos 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Staub struck out; Fairly walked; Bailey singled to
center [Fairly to third]; Gosger forced Bailey (first to
shortstop) [Fairly scored]; Bateman grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: Melendez singled to center; Sizemore forced
Melendez (shortstop to second); HAGUE BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Hague
singled to right [Sizemore scored (error by Staub) (no RBI),
Hague to second]; BURDA BATTED FOR CLEVELAND; Burda grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Hague to third]; Brock singled to right
[Hague scored]; Brock stole second; Alou doubled to right [Brock
scored]; Cruz doubled to center [Alou scored]; Torre flied out
to left; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Expos 5.

EXPOS 7TH: HAGUE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); JAVIER REPLACED
BURDA (PLAYING 2B); SIZEMORE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
PATTERSON REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); ALOU CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); MELENDEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Wine
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stoneman walked; Sutherland
forced Stoneman (shortstop to second); Sutherland stole second;
Day walked; SHAW REPLACED PATTERSON (PITCHING); Staub grounded
out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Expos 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: Simmons doubled to center; Melendez out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Simmons to third]; Sizemore
grounded out (third to first); Hague grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Expos 5.

EXPOS 8TH: Fairly grounded out (second to first); Bailey
grounded out (shortstop to first); WOODS BATTED FOR GOSGER;
Woods walked; Bateman singled to center [Woods to second];
DRABOWSKY REPLACED SHAW (PITCHING); Woods was picked off second
(pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Expos 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: LABOY REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING 3B); WOODS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Javier grounded out (third to first);
Brock flied out to right; Alou flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Expos 5.