August 7, 1970 at St.
Louis – Dan McGinn (6-10) pitched a CG, 7-hit shutout and Jim Fairey went 4-5 as Montreal
whitewashed the Cardinals 8-0.
August 8, 1970 at St.
Louis – Harry Parker (1-0) and Frank
Linzy (2) returned the favor on Les Expos, blanking them 2-0 to even the
series. Lou Brock and Ed Crosby had RBI hits
August 9, 1970 (Game
#1) at St. Louis – Lou Brock bolted for the plate just as soon as 2B Gary Sutherland released his throw to
1B to retire Crosby. Brock’s speed was the difference as he
led off the B10 with a triple, then defied the drawn in infield. His daring led
to a 5-4 Cardinals win. John Bateman
(17,18) accounted for all of the Expos runs with a pair of 2-run homers.
August 9, 1970 (Game
#2) at St. Louis – Ed Crosby had 3 hits and drove in 2 to lead St. Louis to
a 7-2 victory, a sweep of the steamy (99 degrees) Sunday DH and a win in the
series. Jerry Reuss (3-5) tossed 8
innings for the W.
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