Steve Blass, who had won eight straight games, was stopped on his streak when the Expos defeated the Pirates, 3-1. The Expos decided Blass' fate in the first inning when Ron Hunt walked, Ron Fairly tripled and Boots Day singled.

The other run followed in the fourth when Fairly doubled, took third after a flyout and scored on a wild pitch. Bill Stoneman, who pitched an eight-hitter for the Expos, was deprived of a shutout in the eighth when Dave Cash doubled and Vic Davalillo singled. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Wednesday, June      28, 1972 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Expos        2  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  8  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McCarver 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Cash 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .280
  Wine 3b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Davalillo rf          3   0   1   1     1   0   .347
Hunt 2b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .254        Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jorgensen 1b          3   1   0   0     1   1   .239      Oliver cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .327
Fairly rf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .251      Stargell lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .298
Day cf                4   0   2   1     0   0   .270      Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .325
Fairey lf             3   1   2   0     0   0   .265      Hebner 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .293
  Woods ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Robertson 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .135
Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   1   .226      Alley ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .279
Humphrey c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .196        May ph              0   0   0   0     1   0   .167
Stoneman p            3   0   0   0     0   2   .091        Clines pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .351
                                                          Blass p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .200
                                                            Stennett ph,rf      2   0   0   0     0   1   .336

Totals               32   3   8   2     1   4             Totals               33   1   8   1     3   4

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 13,470
Left on Base: Expos 4, Pirates 8
DP: Expos 2, Pirates 2
Doubles: Fairey (4), Cash (15), Hebner (9)
Triples: Fairly (1), Oliver (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Hunt (9)
GIDP: Humphrey (3), Foli (1), Alley (3)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoneman W(7-5)         9     8   1   1   3   4   0  36   2.85
Totals                  9     8   1   1   3   4   0  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass L(9-2)            8     8   3   3   1   3   0  31   2.71
Walker                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.77
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   4   0  34

Wild Pitches: Blass (3)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - John Kibler


EXPOS 1ST: McCarver grounded out (second to first); Hunt made an
out to shortstop; Jorgensen walked; Fairly tripled to center
[Jorgensen scored]; Day singled to center [Fairly scored];
Fairey grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Cash grounded out (second to first); Davalillo
walked; Oliver singled to center [Davalillo to second]; Stargell
struck out; Sanguillen flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Foli singled to center; Humphrey grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Foli out at second];
Stoneman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Hebner flied out to center; Robertson singled to
third; Alley singled to center [Robertson to second]; Blass
lined into a double play (third to second) [Robertson out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 3RD: McCarver singled to left; Hunt out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [McCarver to second]; Jorgensen
grounded out (second to first) [McCarver to third]; Fairly
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Cash grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Davalillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver tripled to
center; Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 2, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Day flied out to center; Fairey doubled to center;
Foli made an out to first [Fairey to third]; Blass threw a wild
pitch [Fairey scored]; Humphrey flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen flied out to left; Hebner flied out to
right; Robertson made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 3, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Stoneman struck out; McCarver made an out to
shortstop; Hunt singled to center; Jorgensen forced Hunt (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: WINE REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING 3B); Alley flied
out to left; Blass struck out; Cash grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Fairly made an out to first; Day singled to left;
Fairey singled to right [Day to second]; Foli grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Fairey out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Davalillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
flied out to center; Stargell grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Humphrey flied out to center; Stoneman flied out to
right; Wine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Sanguillen singled to right; Hebner walked
[Sanguillen to second]; Robertson flied out to center; Alley
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Hebner out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Hunt flied out to left; Jorgensen struck out; Fairly
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: STENNETT BATTED FOR BLASS; Stennett grounded out
(first to pitcher); Cash doubled to center; Davalillo singled to
right [Cash scored]; Oliver made an out to third; Stargell
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 9TH: STENNETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WALKER REPLACED
DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Day grounded out (second to first); WOODS
BATTED FOR FAIREY; Woods flied out to center; Foli struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Sanguillen lined
to right; Hebner doubled to center; Robertson flied out to
center [Hebner to third]; MAY BATTED FOR ALLEY; May walked;
CLINES RAN FOR MAY; Stennett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 3, Pirates 1.