▁on ▁base ▁before ▁n ail ing ▁down ▁the ▁save . ▁With ▁Shaw ▁making ▁ 3 5 ▁appearances , ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁Ex pos ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁lose ▁ 1 1 0 ▁games ▁in ▁ ▁and ▁finish ▁last ▁in ▁their ▁division ; ▁the ▁" M i racle ▁M ets " ▁would ▁st un ▁baseball ▁by ▁winning ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁p enn ant ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁World ▁Series . ▁ ▁Str ong ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁campaign ▁Shaw ▁started ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁season ▁in ▁Tri ple - A , ▁and ▁his ▁contract ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Card inals ▁in ▁mid - May ; ▁he ▁got ▁into ▁only ▁ 1 4 ▁games ▁all ▁year ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁broken ▁hand ▁and ▁didn ' t ▁return ▁to ▁ML B ▁until ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁re called ▁from ▁Tul sa ▁and ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁b ull pen ▁corps . ▁Shaw ▁respond ed ▁with ▁ten ▁consecutive ▁sc or eless ▁relief ▁appearances , ▁not ▁allowing ▁a ▁run ▁between ▁April ▁ 2 9 ▁and ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁and ▁pick ing ▁up ▁two ▁wins ▁and ▁a ▁save . ▁He ▁then ▁experienced ▁a ▁rough ▁patch , ▁with ▁his ▁earned ▁run ▁average ▁rising ▁to ▁as ▁high ▁as ▁ 5 . 1 8 ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 5 . ▁But ▁from ▁then ▁through ▁season ' s ▁end , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁effect iveness , ▁finishing ▁ ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 . 6 5 ▁earned ▁run