
Larry Jaster got the nod to start the contest for the Expos. One year earlier he had been pitching in St. Louis, then ended up being taken in the expansion draft. The first batter that stood at the plate in Montreal was future Hall of Famer Lou Brock who lined out to second base. The first hit on Canadian soil came off the bat of Curt Flood before Jaster retired the next two. In the bottom of the first Mack Jones hit a 3-run shot off of Nelson Briles to give the Expos their first lead of the day. With the fans still buzzing from the bomb, Jones came up in the second with two men on and legged out a triple to extend the lead to 5-0. Jaster looked to be helping his own cause in the third when he picked up an RBI single to put the squad from Montreal up 6-0. The crowd roared as the Expos took the commanding lead, but they would soon be brought back down to earth.

Despite the fact that he had already given up six runs Briles was still on the bump for the Cards to begin the fourth inning. He gave up back-to-back singles to lead off the frame. With Mack Jones on his way to the plate Red Schoendienst was not about to watch him tag Briles again, so he called on Gary Waslewski to put the fire out. Waslewski put Jones on with an intentional walk in hopes of setting up a double play or even a play at the plate, but disaster followed when he fired a wild pitch passed the Cardinals backstop Tim McCarver which brought Maury Wills trotting in to score from third. McGinn not only held the Cardinals batters in check the rest of the game, he also came up with the game winning hit in the seventh. McGinn's big hit was a single that brought third baseman Coco Laboy in to score. Behind McGinn's performance on the mound and at the plate, the fans in Montreal got to witness a win as their newly christened franchise walked away victorious.
You can check out the box score here: http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MON/MON196904140.shtml
This game garnered international attention with more than 200 reporters on hand. Before the contest political dignitaries along with club officials were announced. The loudest ovation that was heard during the pregame festivities came when Stan "The Man" Musial was introduced to the crowd. Musial was set to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame later that same year.
Picture this: Noon April 14 1969; dad (Murray) convinced my grade 4 teacher to let me out for the afternoon. Mom (Pierrette) was in the car. When we arrived at Parc Jarry, I realized how lucky I was. That day would change my life forever. Caught 100's of Expos games until the very last in 2004. Many moons have passed; still play ball at 59. Really miss the Expos. Mark Malone
ReplyDeleteMonday April 14th 1969 Start time 1:50 pm, Conditions: Sunny, Temp: 65F - Batting order: Don Bosch CF: 2/5 1R - Maury Wills SS: 1/5 2R - Rusty Staub RF: 2/4 BB 2B 2R - Mack Jones LF: 2/4 BB 1R 3B HR 5RBI - Bob Bailey 1B: 1/4 2B - John Bateman C: 0/2 2BB - Jose (Coco) Laboy 1/3 BB 2B 2R - Gary Sutherland 2B: 0/4 - Larry Jaster Starting P: 1/2 RBI - Dan McGinn Releif P: (W) 1/2 RBI. Final Score: Cardinals 7 - Expos 8 Attendance 29,184 - Duration 2h 15m - Bring the Expos back to Montreal! Mark Malone
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