▁three ▁saves , ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 . 9 8 ▁earned ▁run ▁average . ▁It ▁would ▁be ▁his ▁only ▁full ▁year ▁in ▁ML B . ▁ ▁W on ▁Ex pos ' ▁first - ever ▁game ▁Shaw ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁ ▁with ▁Tri ple - A ▁Jackson ville . ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁effective ▁in ▁five ▁late - season ▁appearances ▁with ▁New ▁York , ▁the ▁M ets ▁exposed ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁expansion ▁draft , ▁and ▁Montreal ▁chose ▁him ▁with ▁their ▁ 2 1 st ▁selection , ▁ 4 0 th ▁overall . ▁ ▁After ▁making ▁the ▁Ex pos ' ▁ma iden ▁ro ster , ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁first ▁National ▁League ▁game ▁in ▁their ▁history ▁on ▁Open ing ▁Day , ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁in ▁the ▁sixth ▁in ning ▁with ▁the ▁score ▁tied , ▁ 6 – 6 . ▁He ▁hur led ▁three ▁hit less ▁inn ings , ▁walking ▁two , ▁as ▁Montreal ▁sur ged ▁in ▁front , ▁ 1 1 – 6 , ▁a ided ▁by ▁home ▁runs ▁from ▁R ust y ▁Sta ub ▁and ▁C oco ▁Lab oy . ▁Shaw ▁strugg led ▁in ▁the ▁nin th ▁in ning , ▁allowing ▁a ▁walk ▁and ▁three ▁hits , ▁including ▁a ▁three - run , ▁pin ch - hit ▁home ▁run ▁to ▁D uff y ▁D yer , ▁but ▁he ▁depart ed ▁with ▁Montreal ▁still ▁ahead ▁ 1 1 – 1 0 . ▁Car roll ▁S ember a , ▁who ▁rel ieved ▁him , ▁put ▁the ▁t ying ▁and ▁winning ▁runs