Daryl Patterson made his first N. L. start and Dennis Higgins, in relief, gained his first N. L. victory when the Cardinals defeated the Expos, 7-1. In between Patterson and Higgins, Mike Jackson made his first appearance in a Cardinals' uniform. For another "first," Jorge Roque made his first start in the St. Louis outfield and colleced three singles for his first major league hits. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 7, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 26, 1971 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Expos        0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  4
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  4  0    2  0  x  -   7 10  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               5   0   2   1     0   0   .277      Brock lf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .314
Day cf                4   0   1   0     1   1   .287      Ramirez ss            5   2   2   0     0   0   .400
Staub rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .311      Melendez rf           2   1   0   0     2   0   .230
Fairly 1b             2   0   0   0     2   1   .263      Torre 3b              4   2   2   1     0   0   .364
Bailey 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .248      Hague 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .230
Fairey lf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Roque cf              4   2   3   1     0   0   .750
  Swanson ph,lf       2   0   1   0     0   0   .243      Kubiak 2b             4   0   1   2     0   1   .228
Hacker ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .125      Stinson c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Humphrey c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .192      Patterson p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  McDonald ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .103        Jackson p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Bateman c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .242        Higgins p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stoneman p            2   1   0   0     0   1   .133
  Gosger ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .158
  Strohmayer p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .229
  Sutherland ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .258

Totals               33   1   5   1     5   7             Totals               35   7  10   4     3   3

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 11,473
Left on Base: Expos 10, Cardinals 7
DP: Expos 0, Cardinals 0
Errors: Hunt, Staub, Bailey, Hacker, Ramirez
Doubles: Hunt (19), Brock (36)
Stolen Bases: Day (9), Roque (1)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoneman L(17-15)       6     8   5   3   3   3   0  30   3.09
Strohmayer              2     2   2   0   0   0   0   8   4.34
Totals                  8    10   7   3   3   3   0  38

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Patterson               4.2   2   1   0   3   3   0  20   4.50
Jackson                 0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   0.00
Higgins W(1-0)          3.2   2   0   0   1   4   0  14   3.86
Totals                  9     5   1   0   5   7   0  38

Wild Pitches: Stoneman 4 (8), Patterson (2)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Mel Steiner


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

CARDINALS 1ST: On a bunt Brock made an out to pitcher; Ramirez
singled to left; Stoneman threw a wild pitch [Ramirez to
second]; Melendez walked; Torre forced Melendez (third to
second) [Ramirez to third]; Stoneman threw a wild pitch [Ramirez
scored, Torre to second]; Hague grounded out (first unassisted);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairly walked; Bailey flied out to right; Fairey
popped to shortstop; Hacker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Roque singled to left; Roque stole second; Kubiak
struck out; Stinson flied out to left; Patterson grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Humphrey grounded out (third to first); Stoneman
struck out; Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock doubled to right; Ramirez singled to second
[Brock to third]; Melendez reached on a fielder's choice [Brock
out at home (third to catcher), Ramirez to second]; Torre
grounded out (third to first) [Ramirez to third, Melendez to
second]; Hague was walked intentionally; Roque forced Hague
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals
1.

EXPOS 4TH: Day singled to right; Day stole second; Patterson
threw a wild pitch [Day to third]; Staub flied out to left;
Fairly flied out to right; Bailey walked; Fairey popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Kubiak reached on an error by Hunt; Stoneman
threw a wild pitch [Kubiak to second]; Stinson grounded out
(first unassisted) [Kubiak to third]; Patterson struck out;
Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Hacker grounded out (shortstop to first); Humphrey
was called out on strikes; Stoneman reached on an error by
Ramirez; Hunt doubled to center [Stoneman scored (unearned)];
Day walked; JACKSON REPLACED PATTERSON (PITCHING); Staub flied
out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals
1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Ramirez reached on an error by Hacker; Stoneman
threw a wild pitch [Ramirez to second]; Melendez walked; Torre
singled to left [Ramirez scored (unearned), Melendez to second];
Hague lined to right; Roque singled to left [Melendez scored,
Torre to third (error by Bailey), Roque to second (on throw to
3b)]; Kubiak singled to right [Torre scored, Roque scored
(unearned), Kubiak out at second (right to second)]; Stinson
singled to right; Jackson struck out; 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 5.

EXPOS 6TH: Fairly walked; Bailey flied out to center; SWANSON
BATTED FOR FAIREY; Swanson singled to right [Fairly to second];
HIGGINS REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Hacker forced Swanson
(second to shortstop) [Fairly to third]; MCDONALD BATTED FOR
HUMPHREY; McDonald struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: SWANSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BATEMAN
REPLACED MCDONALD (PLAYING C ); Brock grounded out (third to
first); Ramirez grounded out (shortstop to first); Melendez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
1, Cardinals 5.

EXPOS 7TH: GOSGER BATTED FOR STONEMAN; Gosger walked; Hunt
grounded out (second to pitcher) [Gosger to second]; Day flied
out to left; Staub popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 1, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: STROHMAYER REPLACED GOSGER (PITCHING); Torre
singled to left; Hague popped to catcher in foul territory;
Roque singled to right [Torre scored (error by Staub) (unearned)
(no RBI), Roque scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Kubiak grounded out
(first to pitcher); Stinson flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 7.

EXPOS 8TH: Fairly was called out on strikes; Bailey struck out;
Swanson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: Higgins grounded out (pitcher to first); Brock
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Ramirez grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cardinals 7.

EXPOS 9TH: Hacker singled to left; Bateman popped to second;
SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR STROHMAYER; Sutherland forced Hacker
(shortstop to second); Hunt singled to left [Sutherland to
second]; Day struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cardinals 7.