Montreal Expos vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 16, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1971 at Veteran's Stadium. The Montreal Expos defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 3 0 1 2
  Mashore pr 0 0 0 0
  Wine ss 1 0 0 0
Day cf 5 2 1 0
Staub rf 4 1 1 1
Fairly 1b 4 0 1 0
Fairey lf 4 0 1 1
Bailey 3b 5 1 0 0
Sutherland ss,2b 3 2 1 0
Bateman c 2 0 1 2
Renko p 4 0 1 0
Totals 35 6 8 6
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bowa ss 4 0 0 0
  Harmon ss 1 0 0 0
McCarver c 3 0 0 0
Montanez rf 2 1 1 1
Johnson 3b 4 1 3 1
Luzinski 1b 4 0 1 0
Money 2b 4 0 0 0
Anderson cf 3 0 0 0
Gamble lf 4 0 0 0
Champion p 3 0 0 0
  Twitchell p 0 0 0 0
  Lis ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 2
Montreal 001 001 211681
Philadelphia 002 000 000253
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Renko  W (15-14) 9.0 5 2 2 5 5
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
5
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Champion  L (2-3) 7.0 8 5 2 1 5
  Twitchell   2.0 0 1 0 3 1
Totals
9.0
8
6
2
4
6

  E–Sutherland (20), Harmon (7), McCarver (10), Johnson (8).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  PB–McCarver 3 (17).  2B–Montreal Day (10,off Champion); Staub (31,off Champion).  HR–Philadelphia Montanez (28,3rd inning off Renko 0 on, 1 out); Johnson (32,3rd inning off Renko 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Fairey (5,off Twitchell).  SF–Hunt (2,off Champion); Bateman (5,off Champion).  SB–Luzinski (1,2nd base off Renko/Bateman).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:21.  A–5,893.
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