Montreal Expos vs San Diego Padres
August 31, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1969 at San Diego Stadium. The Montreal Expos defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 6, San Diego Padres 1

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cline cf 5 2 3 0
Sutherland 2b 5 0 0 0
Staub rf 2 1 1 1
Fairly 1b 5 1 2 1
Jones lf 4 1 3 3
Laboy 3b 4 0 0 0
Brand c 4 0 1 0
Wine ss 4 1 1 1
Renko p 4 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Arcia 2b 3 0 0 0
  Pena ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Stahl lf 4 0 0 0
Brown rf 3 0 0 0
Colbert 1b 4 0 1 0
Kelly 3b,2b 3 0 1 0
Gaston cf 4 0 0 0
Cannizzaro c 4 1 1 1
Dean ss 2 0 1 0
Niekro p 1 0 1 0
  Ferrara ph 0 0 0 0
  Ruberto pr 0 0 0 0
  Baldschun p 0 0 0 0
  Murrell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Montreal 110 000 0316110
San Diego 010 000 000150
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Renko  W (3-6) 9.0 5 1 1 5 8
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
5
8
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (7-13) 7.0 7 2 2 2 5
  Baldschun   2.0 4 4 4 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
3
6

  E–None.  DP–Montreal 1.  2B–Montreal Brand (11,off Niekro); Jones (18,off Niekro), San Diego Dean (8,off Renko).  3B–Montreal Staub (3,off Baldschun).  HR–Montreal Wine (3,2nd inning off Niekro 0 on, 1 out); Jones (21,8th inning off Baldschun 2 on, 0 out), San Diego Cannizzaro (3,2nd inning off Renko 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Niekro (5,off Renko).  IBB–Ferrara (3,by Renko).  CS–Cline (2,3rd base by Niekro/Cannizzaro).  IBB–Renko (4,Ferrara).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:27.  A–4,782.
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