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Expos
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
September 23, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Montreal Expos, played on September 23, 1970 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 23, 1970 |
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Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 23, 1970 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carl Morton |
Home Starting Pitcher | George Brunet |
Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 12,420 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: Bob Engel 2B: Harry Wendelstedt 3B: Shag Crawford |
Montreal Expos Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Hahn | Center Fielder |
Gary Sutherland | Second Baseman |
Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
Bob Bailey | Left Fielder |
John Bateman | Catcher |
Ron Fairly | First Baseman |
Coco Laboy | Third Baseman |
Bobby Wine | Shortstop |
Carl Morton | Pitcher |
Gene Mauch | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
Al Oliver | Right Fielder |
Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
Bob Robertson | First Baseman |
Manny Sanguillen | Catcher |
Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
Gene Alley | Shortstop |
George Brunet | Pitcher |
Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Expos
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
September 23, 1970
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hahn vs. Brunet
Hahn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sutherland vs. Brunet
Sutherland bunts towards the mound. Brunet fields it and throws to first for the out. Hahn moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Brunet
Staub hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hahn scores. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Brunet
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Brunet
Bateman hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Morton
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Morton
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Morton
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Bailey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Brunet
Fairly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laboy vs. Brunet
Laboy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wine vs. Brunet
Wine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fairly moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morton vs. Brunet
Morton strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hahn vs. Brunet
Hahn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Morton
Stargell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Morton
Robertson strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Morton
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stargell moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Morton
Cash hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stargell scores. Sanguillen moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alley vs. Morton
Alley strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brunet vs. Morton
Brunet strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutherland vs. Brunet
Sutherland hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Brunet
Staub bunts towards the mound. Brunet juggles the ball. That's an error on Brunet. Sutherland moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailey vs. Brunet
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bateman vs. Brunet
Bateman hits a popup in front of the plate. Sanguillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fairly vs. Brunet
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Morton
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Morton
Hebner hits a popup towards short. Wine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Morton
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Hahn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laboy vs. Brunet
Laboy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Laboy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wine vs. Brunet
Wine hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robertson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wine for the out. Laboy moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morton vs. Brunet
Morton hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hahn vs. Brunet
Hahn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Laboy scores. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sutherland vs. Brunet
Sutherland hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hahn moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Brunet
Staub strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Morton
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fairly scoops it up and throws to first, with Morton covering, for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Morton
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Morton
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Morton
Cash hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sanguillen moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alley vs. Morton
Alley hits a fly ball into left field. Bailey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Brunet
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Brunet
Bateman bunts towards first. Robertson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bateman for the out. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fairly vs. Brunet
Fairly hits a line drive into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Laboy vs. Brunet
Laboy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stargell throws the ball in to Cash who tags Laboy trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Bailey scores. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kopacz vs. Morton
George Kopacz pinch hits for George Brunet.
Kopacz hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Morton
Alou hits a line drive into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Morton
Hebner hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wine vs. Lamb
John Lamb now pitching.
Wine strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Lamb
Morton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Day vs. Lamb
Boots Day pinch hits for Don Hahn.
Day hits a line drive into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sutherland vs. Lamb
Sutherland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Morton
Boots Day now playing center field.
Oliver hits a popup towards short. Wine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Morton
Stargell hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Morton
Robertson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Lamb
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Lamb
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Lamb
The ball gets by Sanguillen for a passed ball. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bateman vs. Lamb
Bateman hits a line drive towards second. Cash catches it and steps on second to double up Bailey. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Morton
Sanguillen hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Morton
Cash hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Morton
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Morton
Milt May pinch hits for John Lamb.
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fairly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Grant
Mudcat Grant now pitching.
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robertson scoops it up and throws to first, with Grant covering, for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laboy vs. Grant
Laboy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wine vs. Grant
Wine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morton vs. Grant
Morton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Morton
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Morton
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fairly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hebner for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Morton
Oliver hits a popup towards short. Wine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Day vs. Grant
Day hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutherland vs. Grant
Sutherland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Grant
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robertson scoops it up and throws to first, with Grant covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Morton
Jim Gosger now playing left field.
Stargell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Morton
Johnny Jeter pinch runs for Willie Stargell.
Robertson hits a popup towards first. Fairly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Morton
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jeter moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Marshall
Mike Marshall now pitching. Freddie Patek pinch runs for Manny Sanguillen.
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards third. Laboy juggles the ball. That's an error on Laboy. Jeter scores. Patek moves to third. Cash moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pagan vs. Marshall
Jose Pagan pinch hits for Gene Alley.
Pagan hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clines vs. Marshall
Gene Clines pinch hits for Mudcat Grant.
Clines hits a fly ball into center field. Day settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/23/1970 -- Montreal at Pittsburgh (N) Montreal AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Hahn D, cf 3 1 2 1 Alou M, cf 4 0 1 0 Day B, ph-cf 2 0 0 0 Hebner R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Sutherland G, 2b 4 0 2 0 Oliver A, rf 4 0 0 0 Staub R, rf 4 0 1 1 Stargell W, lf 3 1 1 0 Bailey B, lf 2 1 0 0 Jeter J, pr 0 1 0 0 Gosger J, lf 0 0 0 0 Robertson B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bateman J, c 3 0 0 0 Sanguillen M, c 4 0 3 0 Fairly R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Patek F, pr 0 0 0 0 Laboy C, 3b 4 1 2 1 Cash D, 2b 4 0 3 1 Wine B, ss 4 0 2 0 Alley G, ss 3 0 0 0 Morton C, p 4 0 1 0 Pagan J, ph 1 0 0 0 Marshall M, p 0 0 0 0 Brunet G, p 1 0 0 0 Kopacz G, ph 1 0 0 0 Lamb J, p 0 0 0 0 May M, ph 1 0 0 0 Grant J, p 0 0 0 0 Clines G, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 11 3 35 2 8 1 Montreal 100 110 000 -- 3 Pittsburgh 010 000 001 -- 2 Montreal IP H R ER BB SO Morton C (W) 8.1 8 2 1 1 4 Marshall M (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Brunet G (L) 5.0 9 3 3 1 5 Lamb J 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 Grant J 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 E -- Brunet G, Laboy C DP -- Montreal 1, Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- Montreal 9, Pittsburgh 7 2B -- Laboy C SH -- Sutherland G, Staub R, Bateman J PB -- Sanguillen M T -- 2:34 A -- 12420
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