Montreal Expos vs Atlanta Braves
May 20, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1971 at Atlanta Stadium. The Montreal Expos defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 4, Atlanta Braves 3

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 6 0 1 0
Gosger cf,lf 6 0 0 0
Staub rf 5 1 1 0
Bailey lf,3b 4 1 1 0
Fairly 1b 5 0 1 1
Laboy 3b 5 0 1 0
  Day pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Bateman c 4 0 1 0
  Mashore pr 0 0 0 0
  Boccabella c 1 1 1 1
Wine ss 4 0 1 0
  Brand pr,ss 2 0 1 0
Renko p 3 1 1 1
  Jones ph 0 0 0 0
  Marshall p 2 0 0 0
Totals 48 4 10 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jackson cf 6 1 0 0
Garr lf 6 1 2 0
Millan 2b 6 0 1 1
Cepeda 1b 6 1 1 0
Boyer 3b 5 0 3 2
Lum rf 3 0 1 0
  Baker pr,rf 1 0 1 0
Didier c 5 0 1 0
Perez ss 4 0 1 0
  Aaron ph 1 0 0 0
  Garrido ss 1 0 0 0
Niekro p 4 0 1 0
  Williams ph 1 0 0 0
  Priddy p 0 0 0 0
  Staehle ph 1 0 0 0
  Herbel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 50 3 12 3
Montreal 000 210 000 000 014100
Atlanta 200 010 000 000 003120
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Renko   8.0 9 3 3 2 3
  Marshall  W (1-2) 6.0 3 0 0 2 4
Totals
14.0
12
3
3
4
7
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   11.0 7 3 3 6 7
  Priddy   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Herbel  L (0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
14.0
10
4
4
7
9

  E–None.  DP–Montreal 2, Atlanta 2.  PB–Didier (3).  2B–Montreal Staub (8,off Niekro); Fairly (5,off Niekro), Atlanta Garr (6,off Renko).  HR–Montreal Renko (1,5th inning off Niekro 0 on, 1 out); Boccabella (2,14th inning off Herbel 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Boccabella (1,off Niekro); Didier (5,off Marshall).  SF–Millan (2,off Renko).  HBP–Lum (4,by Renko).  SB–Staub (3,2nd base off Niekro/Didier); Brand (1,2nd base off Herbel/Didier); Cepeda (2,2nd base off Renko/Bateman).  WP–Niekro (3).  HBP–Renko (1,Lum).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–3:40.  A–5,497.
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