Coco Laboy, batting for Carl Morton, enabled the Expos to pick up a victory by driving in two runs with a single in the seventh inning to defeat the Padres, 4-3. John Bateman opened the seventh with a single and Stan Swanson ran for him.

Ron Fairly walked and, after a sacrifice by Ron Brand, Laboy came through with his hit. As a result, Morton received credit for his first victory since July 7, ending a personal four-game losing streak. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 4, San Diego Padres 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    18, 1971 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Expos        2  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   4  7  0
Padres       0  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 3b               3   1   1   0     0   0   .275      Hernandez ss          2   1   0   0     1   0   .226
Woods cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .272        Murrell ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .230
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Mason 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .196
Staub rf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .294      Stahl rf              4   0   2   2     0   0   .266
Bailey lf             1   0   0   1     2   1   .256      Colbert 1b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .263
  Gosger lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .156      Lee lf                4   0   2   0     0   1   .251
Sutherland 2b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Gaston cf             3   0   3   0     0   0   .244
Bateman c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .238      Spiezio 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .219
  Stoneman pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .147      Barton c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
  Swanson pr,cf       1   1   0   0     0   0   .234      Norman p              3   1   1   0     0   0   .233
Fairly 1b             3   1   2   0     1   1   .264        Bravo ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .172
Brand ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .192
Morton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .179
  Laboy ph            1   0   1   2     0   0   .252
  Boccabella c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               29   4   7   4     4   4             Totals               33   3  10   3     2   5

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  4,848
Left on Base: Expos 5, Padres 7
DP: Expos 1, Padres 2
Doubles: Hunt (13), Lee (14), Gaston (11)
Triples: Staub (4), Stahl (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Brand (2), Hernandez (9), Gaston (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Bailey (8)
GIDP: Sutherland 2 (8), Spiezio (8)
Hit by Pitch: Hunt (35,by Norman)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton W(9-14)          6     9   3   3   2   2   0  27   4.44
Marshall SV(15)         3     1   0   0   0   3   0  10   4.79
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   5   0  37

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman L(2-10)          9     7   4   4   4   4   0  36   3.81
Totals                  9     7   4   4   4   4   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Norman (1)
Wild Pitches: Norman (9)

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


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt doubled; Woods struck out; Staub tripled [Hunt
scored]; Bailey out on an unknown play [Staub scored];
Sutherland out on an unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
2, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez out on an unknown play; Mason out on an
unknown play; Stahl out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 2, Padres 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Bateman out on an unknown play; Fairly singled; Brand
singled [Fairly to second]; Morton struck out; Hunt was hit by a
pitch [Fairly to third, Brand to second]; Hunt was picked off
first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert out on an unknown play; Lee doubled [Lee out
at third (center to third)]; Gaston doubled; Spiezio struck out;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Padres 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Woods out on an unknown play; Staub walked; Bailey
walked [Staub to second]; Sutherland grounded into a double play
(second unassisted) [Staub out at third, Bailey out at second];
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Barton out on an unknown play; Norman out on an
unknown play; Hernandez walked; Mason singled [Hernandez to
third]; Stahl singled [Hernandez scored, Mason to second];
Colbert singled [Mason scored, Stahl to second]; Lee struck out;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Padres 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Bateman out on an unknown play; Fairly struck out;
Brand out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: Gaston singled; Spiezio grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Gaston out at second]; Barton
out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Padres 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Morton out on an unknown play; Hunt out on an unknown
play; Woods out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
2, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Norman singled; Hernandez out on a sacrifice bunt
[Norman to second]; Mason out on an unknown play; Stahl tripled
[Norman scored]; Colbert out on an unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 2, Padres 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Staub out on an unknown play; Bailey struck out;
Sutherland out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
2, Padres 3.

PADRES 6TH: Lee singled; Gaston out on a sacrifice bunt [Lee to
second]; Spiezio was walked intentionally; Barton out on an
unknown play; Norman out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 2, Padres 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Bateman singled; STONEMAN RAN FOR BATEMAN; Norman
threw a wild pitch [Stoneman to second]; Fairly walked; SWANSON
RAN FOR STONEMAN; Brand out on a sacrifice bunt [Swanson to
third, Fairly to second]; LABOY BATTED FOR MORTON; Laboy singled
[Swanson scored, Fairly scored]; Hunt out on an unknown play;
Woods out on an unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4,
Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: MARSHALL REPLACED WOODS (PITCHING); SWANSON STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BOCCABELLA REPLACED LABOY (PLAYING C );
Hernandez out on an unknown play; Mason out on an unknown play;
Stahl out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4,
Padres 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Staub out on an unknown play; Bailey walked;
Sutherland grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Bailey out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4,
Padres 3.

PADRES 8TH: Colbert struck out; GOSGER REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING
LF); Lee out on an unknown play; Gaston singled; Spiezio out on
an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Padres 3.

EXPOS 9TH: Swanson out on an unknown play; Fairly singled; Brand
out on an unknown play; Boccabella out on an unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Padres 3.

PADRES 9TH: Barton out on an unknown play; BRAVO BATTED FOR
NORMAN; Bravo struck out; MURRELL BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Murrell
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Padres 3.