Ernie McAnally doled out six hits and pitched the Expos to a 4-1 victory over the Pirates, who were able to retain their 5½-game lead in the East division because the Cardinals also lost to the Cubs. The Expos began the scoring with a run in the first inning on singles by Ron Hunt and Rusty Staub around a sacrifice by Boots Day.

After the Pirates counted on a triple by Al Oliver and single by Gene Alley in the fifth, the Expos exploded for three runs after two were out in their half. Staub doubled, Ron Fairly walked and Jim Fairey drove them home with a double. Bob Bailey followed with the Expos' third double of the inning to score Fairey. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 11, 1971 (Day game) at Parc Jarry
Pirates      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Expos        1  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  x  -   4 10  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .392      Hunt 2b               5   1   2   0     0   0   .279
Hebner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .284      Day cf                3   0   1   0     0   0   .287
Clemente rf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .346      Staub rf              3   1   2   1     1   0   .309
Stargell lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .299      Fairly 1b             2   1   1   0     1   0   .263
Sanguillen c          4   0   2   0     0   0   .328      Fairey lf             3   1   1   2     0   0   .243
Oliver cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .280        Woods ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Robertson 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Bailey 3b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .257
Alley ss              3   0   1   1     0   0   .234      Sutherland ss         3   0   0   0     1   0   .280
Kison p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .069        Wine ss             0   0   0   0     0   0   .203
  Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bateman c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .239
  Lanier ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McAnally p            4   0   0   0     0   1   .098
  Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   6   1     2   3             Totals               31   4  10   4     4   1

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 18,376
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Expos 9
DP: Pirates 0, Expos 2
Errors: Fairly, McAnally
Doubles: Staub (28), Fairey (7), Bailey (19)
Triples: Oliver (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Kison (1), Day (14), Fairly (3)
GIDP: Sanguillen (20), Robertson (6)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison L(5-5)            4.2   9   4   4   2   1   0  24   3.54
Lamb                    1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   0.00
Veale                   0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   7.56
Miller                  1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   1.74
Totals                  8    10   4   4   4   1   0  37

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAnally W(9-10)        9     6   1   1   2   3   0  34   4.01
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   3   0  34

Passed Balls: Sanguillen (12), Bateman (6)
Wild Pitches: McAnally (14)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
struck out; Clemente struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt singled; Day out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Hunt to second]; Staub singled [Hunt scored]; Fairly
singled [Staub to second]; Fairey flied out to left; Bailey
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Expos 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell walked; Sanguillen grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Stargell out at second];
Oliver singled; Bateman allowed a passed ball [Oliver to
second]; Robertson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first); Bateman
singled; McAnally struck out; Hunt grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Alley grounded out (shortstop to first); Kison
grounded out (third to first); Stennett made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Day flied out to right; Staub flied out to right;
Fairly flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Expos 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner singled; McAnally threw a wild pitch [Hebner
to second]; Clemente grounded out (third to first); Stargell
grounded out (second to first) [Hebner to third]; Sanguillen
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Fairey flied out to right; Bailey grounded out (first
unassisted); Sutherland walked; Bateman singled [Sutherland to
second]; McAnally grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Oliver tripled; Robertson struck out; Alley singled
[Oliver scored]; Kison reached on an error by Fairly on a
sacrifice bunt [Alley to second, Kison to first]; Stennett
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Alley to third, Kison to
second]; Hebner flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Hunt flied out to left; Day singled; Staub doubled
[Day out at home (right to first to catcher)]; Fairly was walked
intentionally; Fairey doubled [Staub scored, Fairly scored];
Sanguillen allowed a passed ball [Fairey to third]; Bailey
doubled [Fairey scored]; LAMB REPLACED KISON (PITCHING);
Sutherland grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Expos 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Clemente grounded out (second to first); Stargell
made an out to third; Sanguillen singled; Sanguillen was picked
off first but was safe on an error by McAnally [Sanguillen to
second]; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Bateman made an out to shortstop; McAnally flied out
to center; Hunt singled; Day forced Hunt (second to shortstop);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Robertson flied out to right; Alley lined to
pitcher; LANIER BATTED FOR LAMB; Lanier grounded out (shortstop
to first); Debut game for Rimp Lanier; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 4.

EXPOS 7TH: VEALE REPLACED LANIER (PITCHING); Staub walked;
Fairly out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Staub to
second]; WOODS BATTED FOR FAIREY; Woods flied out to right;
MILLER REPLACED VEALE (PITCHING); Bailey was walked
intentionally; Sutherland made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 4.

PIRATES 8TH: WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Stennett flied
out to center; Hebner flied out to center; Clemente walked;
Stargell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Expos 4.

EXPOS 8TH: Bateman made an out to catcher; McAnally grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hunt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 4.

PIRATES 9TH: WINE REPLACED SUTHERLAND (PLAYING SS); Sanguillen
singled; Oliver flied out to left; Robertson grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Sanguillen out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 4.