Montreal Expos vs Pittsburgh Pirates
October 1, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 1, 1969 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Sutherland 2b 4 1 1 0
Staub rf 3 1 1 0
Bailey lf 3 1 1 0
  Jones ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Laboy 3b 4 1 2 3
Herrera cf 2 0 0 0
  Fairey ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Bateman c 4 0 1 0
Jestadt ss 2 0 0 1
  Cline ph,1b 0 0 0 0
  Hermoso ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Wine 1b,ss,1b 4 0 0 0
Renko p 2 0 0 0
  McGinn p 1 0 0 0
  Stoneman p 0 0 0 0
  Boccabella ph 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 6 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 1 3 0
Cash 2b 3 1 1 0
Clemente rf 5 1 2 0
Stargell lf 5 1 2 1
Oliver 1b 3 1 3 1
Sanguillen c 4 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 4 0 1 1
Patek ss 0 0 0 0
  Pagan ph 1 0 1 1
  Martinez pr,ss 1 0 0 0
Walker p 2 0 0 0
  Blass p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Ellis p 0 0 0 0
  Robertson ph 1 0 0 0
  Gibbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 13 4
Montreal 010 003 000466
Pittsburgh 000 111 1015131
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Renko   5.2 8 3 2 3 1
  McGinn   2.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Stoneman   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Reed  L (6-7) 0.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
5
4
4
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Walker   5.0 5 4 4 0 6
  Blass   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Ellis   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Gibbon  W (6-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
1
12

  E–Sutherland 2 (21), Jones (10), Fairey (2), Bateman (7), Jestadt (1), Patek (30).  DP–Montreal 2.  2B–Montreal Laboy 2 (29,off Walker 2), Pittsburgh Oliver (19,off Renko); Stargell 2 (31,off Renko,off McGinn); Alou (40,off McGinn).  HBP–Staub (9,by Walker); Oliver (13,by Renko).  SH–Cash (4,off Renko).  IBB–Patek (15,by Renko).  SB–Sutherland (5,2nd base off Walker/Sanguillen); Sanguillen (8,2nd base off Renko/Bateman).  WP–Renko (4).  HBP–Renko (2,Oliver); Walker (2,Staub).  IBB–Renko (6,Patek).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:39.  A–2,496.
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