Montreal Expos vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 7, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 1970 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 1, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Staehle 2b 4 1 1 0
Fairey lf 4 0 0 0
Staub rf 3 0 0 0
Bailey 3b 4 0 0 0
Gosger cf 4 0 1 0
Whitfield 1b 4 0 0 0
Bateman c 1 0 0 0
  Boccabella ph,c 2 0 1 0
Wine ss 2 0 1 0
McGinn p 2 0 1 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  Renko p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 2 0
Javier 2b 3 1 2 0
  Crosby ss 1 0 0 0
Taylor rf 1 1 0 0
  Davalillo rf 1 0 0 0
Allen 1b 4 0 0 0
  Hague 1b 0 0 0 0
Torre c 2 0 1 1
Cardenal cf 2 0 0 0
Shannon 3b 3 0 0 0
Maxvill ss,2b 2 0 0 0
Gibson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 26 2 5 1
Montreal 100 000 000150
St. Louis 002 000 00x252
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
McGinn  L (7-8) 6.0 5 2 2 6 3
  Renko   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
2
2
6
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  W (15-5) 9.0 5 1 0 2 10
Totals
9.0
5
1
0
2
10

  E–Shannon (6), Gibson (4).  DP–Montreal 2, St. Louis 2.  SH–Wine (8,off Gibson).  CS–Brock (9,2nd base by McGinn/Boccabella).  WP–McGinn (6), Gibson (3).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–(none), 3B–Dick Tremblay.  T–1:57.  A–18,990.
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