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Montreal Expos @
Atlanta Braves
1971-06-23 Β· Night game Β· Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Β· Att: 5262 Β· night Β· 2:32
Montreal Expos defeated Atlanta Braves 6β3. Montreal Expos put up 2 in the 1st. Carl Morton earned the win and John Strohmayer picked up the save. Darrell Evans went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MON | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | |
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
W: Carl Morton L: Pat Jarvis SV: John Strohmayer
Umpires β HP: Harry Wendelstedt Β· 1B: Stan Landes Β· 2B: Ed Sudol Β· 3B: Mel Steiner Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Montreal Expos β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Rusty Staub | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Ron Fairly | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Bob Bailey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Ron Hunt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gary Sutherland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
John Strohmayer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Braves β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ralph Garr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Sonny Jackson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hank Aaron | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darrell Evans | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Mike Lum | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Felix Millan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earl Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Marty Perez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Hal King | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Expos β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
John Strohmayer | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Atlanta Braves β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | |
Tom House | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Boots Day: S
- Stan Swanson: D.1-3
- Rusty Staub: S.3-H;2-H;B-2(TH)
- Ron Fairly: 5/FL
- Bob Bailey: IW
- John Bateman: 63.2-3;1-2
- Ron Hunt: 53
Bot 1
- Ralph Garr: 63
- Sonny Jackson: 43
- Hank Aaron: 9
Top 2
- Gary Sutherland: 63
- Carl Morton: K
- Boots Day: D
- Stan Swanson: 31
Bot 2
- Darrell Evans: 31
- Mike Lum: 9
- Felix Millan: 8
Top 3
- Rusty Staub: 1
- Ron Fairly: 3/G
- Bob Bailey: HR
- John Bateman: S
- Ron Hunt: 64(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Earl Williams: 63
- Marty Perez: 13
- Pat Jarvis: 53
Top 4
- Gary Sutherland: 3
- Carl Morton: 31
- Boots Day: K/C
Bot 4
- Ralph Garr: 43
- Sonny Jackson: S
- Hank Aaron: 43.1-2
- Darrell Evans: HR.2-H
- Mike Lum: W
- Felix Millan: 46(1)/FO
Top 5
- Stan Swanson: 8
- Rusty Staub: 63
- Ron Fairly: 31
Bot 5
- Earl Williams: 53
- Marty Perez: 3/FL
- Pat Jarvis: 43
Top 6
- Bob Bailey: W
- John Bateman: 13/SH.1-2
- Ron Hunt: 8
- Gary Sutherland: IW
- Carl Morton: 43
Bot 6
- Ralph Garr: W
- Sonny Jackson: 54/SH.1-2
- Hank Aaron: 9
- Darrell Evans: W
- Mike Lum: 53
Top 7
- Boots Day: D
- Stan Swanson: WP.2-3#
- Stan Swanson: 5
- Rusty Staub: S.3-H
- Ron Fairly: K
- Bob Bailey: K/C
Bot 7
- Felix Millan: S
- Earl Williams: 2/FL
- Marty Perez: S.1-2#
- Hal King: S.2-H;1-2
- Ralph Garr: W.2-3;1-2
- Sonny Jackson: 32(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- Hank Aaron: 8
Top 8
- John Bateman: S
- Ron Hunt: 14/SH.1-2
- Gary Sutherland: FC6.2X3(654);B-1
- John Strohmayer: S.1-2
- Boots Day: 43
Bot 8
- Darrell Evans: 8
- Mike Lum: 43
- Felix Millan: 43
Top 9
- Stan Swanson: D
- Rusty Staub: IW
- Ron Fairly: W.2-3;1-2
- Bob Bailey: 62(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- John Bateman: S.3-H;2-H;1X3(75)
- Ron Hunt: K
Bot 9
- Earl Williams: W
- Marty Perez: 8
- Oscar Brown: 46(1)/FO
- Ralph Garr: 7
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Stan Swanson
- Debut game for Tom House















