The Pirates, who were holding a 4-3 lead, broke the tight game apart with four runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Expos, 8-3. Willie Stargell smashed three hits including a homer, and Bob Robertson drove in two runs with a pair of singles. In the ninth, after Milt May singled to plate one run, Gene Alley homered with two men on base to ice the Pirates' fifth victory in six games this season. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Montreal Expos 3
Game Played on Sunday, April     15, 1973 (Day game) at Parc Jarry
Pirates      0  1  0    0  0  1    2  0  4  -   8 14  1
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  0  -   3  5  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           6   0   1   0     0   0   .179      Hunt 2b               4   0   1   0     1   0   .231
Sanguillen rf         6   1   1   0     0   0   .333      Foli ss               5   0   0   0     0   2   .207
Oliver cf             3   0   0   1     1   0   .227      Jorgensen 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Stargell lf           5   3   3   1     0   1   .364      Fairly lf             1   2   1   0     3   0   .462
Hebner 3b             2   1   1   0     3   0   .300      Singleton rf          3   1   2   1     1   0   .143
Robertson 1b          5   1   3   2     0   0   .286      Roque cf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .083
May c                 4   1   2   1     1   1   .318      Laboy 3b              1   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Alley ss              3   1   2   3     2   0   .333        Day ph              1   0   1   1     0   0   .667
Ellis p               4   0   0   0     0   2   .143        Frias 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Giusti p            1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000        Bailey ph,3b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .071
                                                          Boccabella c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .200
                                                          Torrez p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .143
                                                            Gilbert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Woods ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .400
                                                            Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Breeden ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               39   8  14   8     7   4             Totals               30   3   5   2     7   8

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 12,101
Left on Base: Pirates 12, Expos 8
DP: Pirates 1, Expos 1
Errors: Sanguillen, Foli, Roque
Doubles: Fairly (1)
Triples: Sanguillen (2)
Home Runs: Stargell (2), Alley (2)
Caught Stealing: Hunt (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Oliver (2)
GIDP: Robertson (2)
Hit by Pitch: Roque (1,by Ellis)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(2-0)            7.2   5   3   2   6   8   0  33   2.76
Giusti SV(1)            1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9     5   3   2   7   8   0  38

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(0-3)           6.2   8   4   3   6   4   1  33   3.32
Gilbert                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Marshall                2     6   4   4   1   0   1  13   6.48
Totals                  9    14   8   7   7   4   2  47

Passed Balls: Boccabella (2)
Hit by Pitch: Ellis (1)
Wild Pitches: Giusti (1), Marshall (1)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen
grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt lined to right; Foli grounded out (shortstop to
first); Jorgensen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Expos 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell singled to center [Stargell to second
(error by Roque)]; Hebner made an out to first; Robertson
singled to left [Stargell scored (unearned)]; May walked
[Robertson to second]; Alley grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Robertson to third, May to second]; Ellis struck out; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairly walked; Singleton walked [Fairly to second];
Roque was called out on strikes; Laboy made an out to third;
Boccabella struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen
made an out to catcher; Oliver walked; Stargell struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Torrez struck out; Hunt walked; Foli struck out while
Hunt was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner walked; Robertson grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Hebner out at second]; May
singled to third; Boccabella allowed a passed ball [May to
second]; Alley was walked intentionally; Ellis struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Jorgensen grounded out (first to pitcher); Fairly
walked; Singleton flied out to left; Roque struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sanguillen flied out to left; Oliver grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Laboy walked; Boccabella made an out to shortstop;
Torrez struck out; Hunt singled to center [Laboy to second];
Foli struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell homered; Hebner singled to right;
Robertson made an out to second; May struck out; Alley walked
[Hebner to second]; Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); Fairly
walked; Singleton singled to right [Fairly to third]; Roque
flied out to right; DAY BATTED FOR LABOY; Day singled to right
[Fairly scored, Singleton scored (error by Sanguillen)
(unearned) (no RBI), Day out at second (shortstop to second)]; 2
R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 2.

PIRATES 7TH: FRIAS REPLACED DAY (PLAYING 3B); Stennett lined to
shortstop; Sanguillen tripled to right; Oliver hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Sanguillen scored]; Stargell singled to right;
Hebner walked [Stargell to second]; Robertson singled to left
[Stargell scored, Hebner to second]; GILBERT REPLACED TORREZ
(PITCHING); May forced Robertson (first to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Boccabella grounded out (shortstop to first); WOODS
BATTED FOR GILBERT; Woods grounded out (third to first); Hunt
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
4, Expos 2.

PIRATES 8TH: MARSHALL REPLACED WOODS (PITCHING); Alley singled
to center; Ellis forced Alley (pitcher to shortstop) [Ellis to
second (error by Foli)]; Stennett singled to first [Ellis to
third]; Sanguillen reached on a fielder's choice [Ellis out at
home (third to catcher to third to pitcher), Stennett to third,
Sanguillen to second]; Oliver lined to third; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Jorgensen
made an out to first; Fairly doubled to center; Singleton
singled to right [Fairly scored]; Roque was hit by a pitch
[Singleton to second]; BAILEY BATTED FOR FRIAS; GIUSTI REPLACED
ELLIS (PITCHING); Giusti threw a wild pitch [Singleton to third,
Roque to second]; Bailey walked; Boccabella made an out to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos 3.

PIRATES 9TH: BAILEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Stargell flied
out to center; Hebner walked; Robertson singled to center
[Hebner to second]; May singled to center [Hebner scored,
Robertson to third]; Alley homered [Robertson scored, May
scored]; Giusti singled to center; Marshall threw a wild pitch
[Giusti to second]; Stennett lined to third; Sanguillen flied
out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 8, Expos 3.

EXPOS 9TH: BREEDEN BATTED FOR MARSHALL; Breeden flied out to
right; Hunt grounded out (third to first); Foli made an out to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 8, Expos 3.