One of the Pirates' batting heroes, Rennie Stennett turned into the goat with an error that helped the Expos scored three runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Eastern division leaders, 6-4. Stennett and Roberto Clemente each had four hits for the Pirates, who held a 4-3 lead going into the ninth.

Bob Bailey and Gary Sutherland opened the Expos' rally with singles. Stennett then fumbled a grounder by John Bateman as Bailey scored. With one out, Ron Brand walked to load the bases. When Jim Fairey forced Brand, Sutherland crossed the plate to send the Expos ahead. Boots Day followed with a single to produce an insurance run. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Game Played on Friday, September 3, 1971 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Expos        0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  3  -   6 12  3
Pirates      3  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   4 11  2


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Fairey lf             5   0   0   1     0   0   .248      Stennett 2b           5   1   4   1     0   0   .370
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Davalillo cf          5   1   1   1     0   0   .283
Day cf                5   0   3   2     0   0   .298      Clemente rf           5   0   4   0     0   0   .346
Staub rf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .307      Stargell lf           1   1   0   0     4   0   .303
Fairly 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Oliver 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Bailey 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .257      xSanguillen c         4   0   1   2     0   0   .000
Sutherland 2b         4   1   2   0     0   0   .276      Cash 3b               5   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Bateman c             4   1   1   1     0   1   .233      Alley ss              4   1   1   0     0   2   .237
  Swanson pr,lf       0   1   0   0     0   0   .227      Blass p               1   0   0   0     1   0   .114
Wine ss               3   1   1   0     0   0   .199        R. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McDonald ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .069        Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .175
  Hacker ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .105        Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .063
Renko p               2   1   1   2     0   0   .188        Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Hunt ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .279
  Mashore pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
  Britton p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brand ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .204
  Boccabella c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .230

Totals               38   6  12   6     1   3             Totals               35   4  11   4     5   2

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 17,951
Left on Base: Expos 6, Pirates 12
DP: Expos 2, Pirates 2
Errors: Staub, Wine, Boccabella, Stennett, Blass
Doubles: Renko (4), Sanguillen (25), Clemente 2 (27)
Triples: Stennett (3)
Stolen Bases: Davalillo (10)
Caught Stealing: Day (3), Sutherland (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Blass (8), Oliver (2)
GIDP: Sanguillen (19)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko                   7     9   4   4   5   2   0  34   3.66
Britton W(1-2)          1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   5.60
Marshall SV(20)         1     1   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.20
Totals                  9    11   4   4   5   2   0  43

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass                   7.1   9   3   3   0   2   0  29   3.12
R. Hernandez            0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   0.00
Giusti L(4-5)           0.2   3   3   1   1   0   0   7   3.12
Veale                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   8.01
Totals                  9    12   6   4   1   3   0  39

Wild Pitches: Renko (9)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Al Barlick


EXPOS 1ST: Fairey grounded out (shortstop to first); Day
grounded out (second to first); Staub popped to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett tripled; Davalillo singled [Stennett
scored]; Davalillo stole second; Clemente flied out to center;
Stargell was walked intentionally; Oliver flied out to right
[Davalillo to third]; Sanguillen doubled [Davalillo scored,
Stargell scored]; Renko threw a wild pitch [Sanguillen to
third]; Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 3.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairly grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailey flied
out to right; Sutherland flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 2ND: Alley struck out; Blass grounded out (pitcher to
first); Stennett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Pirates 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Bateman grounded out (third to first); Wine grounded
out (second to first); Renko flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Davalillo flied out to right; Clemente doubled;
Stargell was walked intentionally; Oliver flied out to center
[Clemente to third]; Sanguillen flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Fairey flied out to center; Day singled; Staub
singled [Day to second]; Fairly flied out to center [Day to
third]; Bailey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Cash flied out to left; Alley struck out; Blass
walked; Stennett singled [Blass to second]; Davalillo grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates
3.

EXPOS 5TH: Sutherland made an out to first; Bateman singled;
Wine singled [Bateman to second]; Renko doubled [Bateman scored,
Wine scored, Renko to third (on throw to home)]; Fairey made an
out to third; Day singled [Renko scored]; Day was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 3, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Clemente doubled; Stargell walked; Oliver flied out
to right; Sanguillen grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Stargell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Staub singled; Fairly lined into a double play
(center to first) [Staub out at first]; Bailey struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Cash flied out to right; Alley singled; Blass out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Alley to second];
Stennett singled to right [Alley scored, Stennett to third
(error by Staub)]; Davalillo grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 4.

EXPOS 7TH: Sutherland singled; Bateman struck out while
Sutherland was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Wine
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Clemente singled; Stargell walked [Clemente to
second]; Oliver reached on an error by Wine on a sacrifice bunt
[Clemente to third, Stargell to second]; Sanguillen hit into a
double play (second to first) [Oliver out at second]; Cash
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3,
Pirates 4.

EXPOS 8TH: HUNT BATTED FOR RENKO; Hunt singled to pitcher [Hunt
to second (error by Blass)]; MASHORE RAN FOR HUNT; Fairey
reached on a fielder's choice [Mashore out at third (pitcher to
third)]; Day reached on a fielder's choice [Fairey to second];
R. HERNANDEZ REPLACED BLASS (PITCHING); Staub struck out; Fairly
forced Day (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos
3, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: BRITTON REPLACED MASHORE (PITCHING); Alley grounded
out (first unassisted); TAYLOR BATTED FOR R. HERNANDEZ; Taylor
grounded out (third to first); Stennett singled; Davalillo
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
3, Pirates 4.

EXPOS 9TH: GIUSTI REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Bailey singled;
Sutherland singled [Bailey to third]; Bateman reached on an
error by Stennett [Bailey scored, Sutherland to second];
MCDONALD BATTED FOR WINE; SWANSON RAN FOR BATEMAN; McDonald made
an out to shortstop; BRAND BATTED FOR BRITTON; Brand walked
[Sutherland to third, Swanson to second]; Fairey forced Brand
(shortstop to second) [Sutherland scored (unearned), Swanson to
third]; Day singled [Swanson scored (unearned), Fairey to
second]; VEALE REPLACED GIUSTI (PITCHING); Staub grounded out
(second to first); 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 6,
Pirates 4.

PIRATES 9TH: SWANSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HACKER
REPLACED MCDONALD (PLAYING SS); MARSHALL REPLACED FAIREY
(PITCHING); BOCCABELLA REPLACED BRAND (PLAYING C ); Clemente
singled; Stargell made an out to shortstop; Oliver flied out to
center; Sanguillen reached on catcher's interference by
Boccabella [Clemente to second]; Cash forced Sanguillen
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 6, Pirates 4.

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