Montreal Expos vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 3, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1971 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Montreal Expos defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Fairey lf 5 0 0 1
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Day cf 5 0 3 2
Staub rf 5 0 2 0
Fairly 1b 4 0 0 0
Bailey 3b 4 1 1 0
Sutherland 2b 4 1 2 0
Bateman c 4 1 1 1
  Swanson pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Wine ss 3 1 1 0
  McDonald ph 1 0 0 0
  Hacker ss 0 0 0 0
Renko p 2 1 1 2
  Hunt ph 1 0 1 0
  Mashore pr 0 0 0 0
  Britton p 0 0 0 0
  Brand ph 0 0 0 0
  Boccabella c 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 5 1 4 1
Davalillo cf 5 1 1 1
Clemente rf 5 0 4 0
Stargell lf 1 1 0 0
Oliver 1b 4 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 4 0 1 2
Cash 3b 5 0 0 0
Alley ss 4 1 1 0
Blass p 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
  Veale p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
Montreal 000 030 0036123
Pittsburgh 300 001 0004112
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Renko   7.0 9 4 4 5 2
  Britton  W (1-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Marshall  SV (20) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
5
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass   7.1 9 3 3 0 2
  Hernandez   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Giusti  L (4-5) 0.2 3 3 1 1 0
  Veale   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
4
1
3

  E–Staub (13), Wine (9), Boccabella (3), Stennett (6), Blass (4).  DP–Montreal 2, Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Montreal Renko (4,off Blass), Pittsburgh Sanguillen (25,off Renko); Clemente 2 (27,off Renko 2).  3B–Pittsburgh Stennett (3,off Renko).  SH–Blass (8,off Renko); Oliver (2,off Renko).  IBB–Stargell 2 (16,by Renko 2).  CS–Day (3,2nd base by Blass/Sanguillen); Sutherland (3,2nd base by Blass/Sanguillen).  SB–Davalillo (10,2nd base off Renko/Bateman).  WP–Renko (9).  IBB–Renko 2 (9,Stargell 2).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:28.  A–17,951.
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