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Friday April 21, 1972
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A pinch-double by Jim Fairey, who drove in two runs in the eighth inning, carried the unbeaten Expos to a 2-1 victory over the Cardinals. With one out, John Boccabella singled and advanced to second on an error by Lou Brock. Tim Foli singled, Boccabella stopping at third, before Fairey batted for Bill Stoneman and sent the runners home with his double.

The Cardinals stranded 15 men, including three in the ninth after they scored their lone run off reliever Mike Marshall on singles by Matty Alou and Ted Simmons around an error by Ron Hunt. [The Sporting News]


Montreal Expos 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Game Played on Friday, April 21, 1972 (Night game) at Parc Jarry

Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  9  1
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   2  7  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   0   0     1   0   .154      Hunt 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Sizemore 2b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Bailey 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Alou rf               5   1   2   0     0   0   .304        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Torre 3b              4   0   1   0     1   1   .286      Jorgensen 1b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Melendez pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fairly rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Simmons c             4   0   3   1     1   0   .348      Singleton lf          1   0   0   0     1   1   .273
Hague 1b              3   0   1   0     2   0   .273      Day cf                3   0   1   0     0   0   .167
Cruz cf               4   0   1   0     1   0   .238      Boccabella c          3   1   1   0     0   0   .200
Crosby ss             2   0   1   0     2   0   .500      Foli ss               3   1   2   0     0   0   .273
Wise p                4   0   0   0     0   3   .286      Stoneman p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Drabowsky p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fairey ph           1   0   1   2     0   0   .500
                                                            Wine 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   1   9   1     8   4             Totals               26   2   7   2     1   2

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 14,559
Left on Base: Cardinals 15, Expos 3
DP: Cardinals 2, Expos 2
Errors: Brock, Hunt
Doubles: Fairey (1)
Caught Stealing: Jorgensen (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Singleton (1), Stoneman (1)
GIDP: Sizemore (1), Boccabella (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(0-2)             7.1   7   2   2   1   2   0  27   2.35
Drabowsky               0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                  8     7   2   2   1   2   0  29

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoneman W(2-0)         8     7   0   0   7   4   0  36   1.06
Marshall SV(1)          1     2   1   0   1   0   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9     9   1   0   8   4   0  43

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Stan Landes


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (first unassisted); Sizemore
grounded out (pitcher to first); Alou grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt flied out to center; Bailey grounded out (second
to first); Jorgensen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre walked; Simmons singled to center [Torre to
second]; Hague hit into a double play (center to second) [Torre
to third, Simmons out at second]; Cruz was walked intentionally;
Crosby walked [Cruz to second]; Wise struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); Singleton
walked; Day lined into a double play (third to first) [Singleton
out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock walked; Sizemore grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Brock out at second]; Alou grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos
0.

EXPOS 3RD: Boccabella grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli
grounded out (third to first); Stoneman was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre was called out on strikes; Simmons singled
to center; Hague singled to right [Simmons to third]; Cruz
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hague to second]; Crosby
walked; Wise struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Hunt flied out to right; Bailey singled to center;
Jorgensen forced Bailey (second to shortstop); Jorgensen was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou singled to center; Torre
singled to left [Alou to third]; Simmons forced Torre (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Fairly singled to right; Singleton out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Fairly to second]; Day singled to left
[Fairly to third]; Boccabella grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [Day out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hague walked; Cruz singled to shortstop [Hague to
second]; Crosby singled to center [Hague to third, Cruz to
second]; Wise forced Hague (second to catcher) [Cruz to third,
Crosby to second]; Brock popped to third; Sizemore grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Foli singled to right; Stoneman out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Foli to second]; Hunt grounded out
(third to first); Bailey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); Torre
grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons walked; Hague popped
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Jorgensen grounded out (first unassisted); Fairly
flied to right in foul territory; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Cruz flied to left in foul territory; Crosby
flied out to right; Wise struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Day flied out to left; Boccabella singled to left
[Boccabella to second (error by Brock)]; Foli singled to left
[Boccabella to third]; FAIREY BATTED FOR STONEMAN; Fairey
doubled to right [Boccabella scored, Foli scored]; DRABOWSKY
REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Hunt grounded out (second to first)
[Fairey to third]; Bailey grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: WINE REPLACED FAIREY (PLAYING 3B); MARSHALL
REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING); Brock flied out to center; Sizemore
grounded out (second to first); Alou singled to right; Torre
reached on an error by Hunt [Alou to second, Torre to first];
MELENDEZ RAN FOR TORRE; Simmons singled to center [Alou scored
(unearned), Melendez to third]; Hague walked [Simmons to
second]; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Expos 2.



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