Homers by Willie Stargell, Rennie Stennett and Milt May helped power the Pirates to an 8-2 victory over the Expos. Stennett opened the first inning with a single, moved up on two balks by Bill Stoneman and scored on an infield out. A single by Stargell, triple by Richie Hebner and single by May added a pair in the third. Stargell hit his homer in the fifth.

Stennett's circuit clout with a man on base in the sixth was the first of the rookie second baseman's major league career. May unloaded following a double by Stargell in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 5, 1971 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Expos        0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  8  0
Pirates      1  0  2    0  1  2    2  0  x  -   8 12  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               3   0   1   0     1   1   .279      Stennett 2b           4   2   3   2     0   0   .402
Day cf                4   0   1   1     0   0   .295        Mazeroski 2b        1   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Staub rf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .306      Clines cf             5   0   0   1     0   2   .309
Fairly 1b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .262      Davalillo rf          4   0   0   0     1   1   .285
  Humphrey ph,c       1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Stargell lf           4   3   3   1     1   1   .305
Fairey lf             3   1   1   0     0   1   .250      Hebner 3b             2   1   2   1     1   0   .283
  Woods ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .276      May c                 5   1   2   3     0   0   .269
Bailey 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .258      Oliver 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .273
Sutherland ss         4   0   1   1     0   0   .277      Alley ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Boccabella c,1b       4   0   1   0     0   1   .229      Kison p               2   1   0   0     1   2   .071
Stoneman p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .132        R. Hernandez p      1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Gosger ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .156
  McGinn p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  Laboy ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               33   2   8   2     2   8             Totals               35   8  12   8     5   7

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 15,897
Left on Base: Expos 7, Pirates 10
DP: Expos 0, Pirates 1
Doubles: Day (8), Hebner (17), Stennett (3), Stargell (25)
Triples: Hebner (6)
Home Runs: Stargell (43), Stennett (1), May (6)
Caught Stealing: Day (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Hebner (3)
GIDP: Boccabella (4)
Hit by Pitch: Staub (8,by Kison), Hebner (3,by Stoneman)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoneman L(14-14)       6     9   6   6   2   4   2  30   3.33
McGinn                  2     3   2   2   3   3   1  12   6.08
Totals                  8    12   8   8   5   7   3  42

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(5-4)            6.2   8   2   2   2   6   0  29   3.31
R. Hernandez SV(2)      2.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   8   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Stoneman (5), Kison (5)
Wild Pitches: McGinn (2)
Balks: Stoneman 2 (2)

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


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

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled; Stoneman balked [Stennett to
second]; Stoneman balked [Stennett to third]; Clines grounded
out (second to first) [Stennett scored]; Davalillo struck out;
Stargell walked; Hebner doubled [Stargell to third]; May flied
out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairly struck out; Fairey singled; Bailey walked
[Fairey to second]; Sutherland singled [Fairey scored, Bailey to
second]; Boccabella grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Sutherland out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver singled; Alley grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Oliver to second]; Kison struck out; Stennett lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Stoneman struck out; Hunt walked; Day forced Hunt
(second to shortstop); Day was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Clines struck out; Davalillo made an out to
pitcher; Stargell singled; Hebner tripled [Stargell scored]; May
singled [Hebner scored]; Oliver grounded out (second to first);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Staub was hit by a pitch; Fairly lined to right;
Fairey struck out; Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Alley grounded out (first unassisted); Kison struck
out; Stennett doubled; Clines grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Sutherland flied out to right; Boccabella singled;
Stoneman struck out; Hunt forced Boccabella (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Davalillo lined to shortstop; Stargell homered;
Hebner was hit by a pitch; May flied out to left; Oliver
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Pirates 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Day grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub singled;
Fairly singled [Staub to second]; Fairey flied out to left;
Bailey forced Fairly (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Alley lined to right; Kison walked; Stennett
homered [Kison scored]; Clines lined to right; Davalillo
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Pirates 6.

EXPOS 7TH: MAZEROSKI REPLACED STENNETT (PLAYING 2B); Sutherland
grounded out (shortstop to first); Boccabella struck out; GOSGER
BATTED FOR STONEMAN; Gosger singled; Hunt singled [Gosger to
second]; Day doubled [Gosger scored, Hunt to third]; R.
HERNANDEZ REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Staub struck out; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 7TH: MCGINN REPLACED GOSGER (PITCHING); Stargell
doubled; Hebner out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Stargell to third]; May homered [Stargell scored]; Oliver
walked; McGinn threw a wild pitch [Oliver to second]; Alley made
an out to second; R. Hernandez struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Expos 2, Pirates 8.

EXPOS 8TH: HUMPHREY BATTED FOR FAIRLY; Humphrey struck out;
Debut game for Terry Humphrey; WOODS BATTED FOR FAIREY;
Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 8TH: HUMPHREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); WOODS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BOCCABELLA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
Mazeroski singled; Clines struck out; Davalillo walked
[Mazeroski to second]; Stargell struck out; Hebner walked
[Mazeroski to third, Davalillo to second]; May grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 8.

EXPOS 9TH: Sutherland flied out to left; Boccabella made an out
to third; LABOY BATTED FOR MCGINN; Laboy flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 8.