Johnny Edwards, who went into the game batting only .167, broke out of his slump with a single and a triple to help the Astros defeat the Expos, 6-4. Edwards drove in two runs and scored two. Adolfo Phillips batted in three for the Expos, who lost their ninth straight. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, Montreal Expos 4
Game Played on Tuesday, June      2, 1970 (Night game) at Astrodome
Expos        1  1  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   4 10  1
Astros       0  3  0    2  0  0    1  0  x  -   6  9  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hahn lf               1   1   1   0     1   0   .237      Alou lf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .272
  Jones ph,lf         3   1   1   0     0   1   .233      Morgan 2b             2   1   0   1     2   0   .276
Sutherland 2b         4   0   1   0     1   0   .159      Wynn cf               4   0   1   0     0   3   .309
Staub rf              2   1   0   0     3   1   .321        Beauchamp cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Phillips cf           4   0   3   3     0   0   .266      Miller rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .260
Bateman c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .192      Menke ss              3   1   2   1     1   1   .340
Laboy 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .184      Pepitone 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .244
Boccabella 1b         2   1   1   0     0   0   .214      Rader 3b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .267
  Fairly ph,1b        2   0   0   0     0   1   .277      Edwards c             4   2   2   2     0   0   .174
Wine ss               4   0   2   1     0   0   .186      Cook p                1   0   1   1     0   0   .500
Morton p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .174        Ray p               3   0   1   1     0   0   .273
  Stoneman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .115        DiLauro p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fairey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .247        Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dillman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Staehle ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .218
  Strohmayer p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               34   4  10   4     5   3             Totals               30   6   9   6     6   7

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 12,756
Left on Base: Expos 9, Astros 6
DP: Expos 3, Astros 2
Errors: Bateman, Cook
Doubles: Wine (7), Jones (6), Phillips (2)
Triples: Edwards (2)
Stolen Bases: Wynn (11), Morgan (10)
Caught Stealing: Morgan (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Phillips (1)
GIDP: Bateman 2 (3), Pepitone (6), Morgan (6)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton L(4-3)           3     6   5   5   4   3   0  17   3.15
Stoneman                2     2   0   0   1   3   0   8   4.52
Dillman                 2     1   1   1   1   1   0   8   4.35
Strohmayer              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.43
Totals                  8     9   6   6   6   7   0  36

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cook                    2     3   2   2   4   0   0  12   2.96
Ray W(2-2)              6.1   7   2   2   1   3   0  26   4.10
DiLauro                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.97
Gladding SV(5)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.12
Totals                  9    10   4   4   5   3   0  40

Balks: Morton (1), Ray (1)

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Satch Davidson


EXPOS 1ST: Hahn singled; Hahn was picked off first but was safe
on an error by Cook [Hahn to second]; Sutherland walked; Staub
walked [Hahn to third, Sutherland to second]; Phillips hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Hahn scored, Sutherland to third];
Bateman grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Staub out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Alou singled; Morgan forced Alou (shortstop to
second); Wynn struck out while Morgan was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Laboy grounded out (third to first); Boccabella
singled; Wine doubled [Boccabella scored]; Morton flied out to
right; Hahn walked; Sutherland made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Miller singled; Morton balked [Miller to second];
Menke walked; Pepitone struck out; Rader popped to third in foul
territory; Edwards singled [Miller scored, Menke to second];
Cook singled [Menke scored, Edwards to second]; Alou walked
[Edwards to third, Cook to second]; Morgan walked [Edwards
scored, Cook to third, Alou to second]; Wynn was called out on
strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Staub walked; RAY REPLACED COOK (PITCHING); Phillips
singled [Staub to second]; Bateman grounded into a double play
(third to first) [Phillips to second, Staub out at third]; Laboy
lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Menke
singled; Pepitone grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Menke out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 2, Astros 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Boccabella grounded out (shortstop to first); Wine
flied out to right; Morton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Rader walked; Edwards tripled [Rader scored];
STONEMAN REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); Ray singled [Edwards
scored]; Alou struck out; Morgan grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Ray out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 5.

EXPOS 5TH: JONES BATTED FOR HAHN; Jones doubled; Sutherland
grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub struck out; Phillips
singled [Jones scored]; Bateman flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 5.

ASTROS 5TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Wynn singled;
Wynn stole second [Wynn to third (error by Bateman)]; Miller
struck out; Menke struck out; Pepitone was walked intentionally;
Rader popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Expos 3, Astros 5.

EXPOS 6TH: Laboy singled; FAIRLY BATTED FOR BOCCABELLA; Fairly
popped to first in foul territory; Wine popped to first in foul
territory; FAIREY BATTED FOR STONEMAN; Fairey grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 5.

ASTROS 6TH: DILLMAN REPLACED FAIREY (PITCHING); FAIRLY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); Edwards grounded out (second to first); Ray
grounded out (third to first); Alou grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 5.

EXPOS 7TH: Jones struck out; Sutherland flied out to center;
Staub walked; Ray balked [Staub to second]; Phillips doubled
[Staub scored]; Bateman flied out to center; Jim Wynn crashed
into fence; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Astros 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Wynn struck out;
Miller grounded out (first to pitcher) [Morgan to third]; Menke
singled [Morgan scored]; Pepitone popped to third in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Astros 6.

EXPOS 8TH: Laboy flied out to center; Fairly struck out; Wine
singled; STAEHLE BATTED FOR DILLMAN; Staehle made an out to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Astros 6.

ASTROS 8TH: STROHMAYER REPLACED STAEHLE (PITCHING); Rader
grounded out (third to first); Edwards grounded out (shortstop
to first); Ray flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
4, Astros 6.

EXPOS 9TH: BEAUCHAMP REPLACED WYNN (PLAYING CF); Jones flied out
to left; Sutherland singled; DILAURO REPLACED RAY (PITCHING);
Staub made an out to shortstop; GLADDING REPLACED DILAURO
(PITCHING); Phillips flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 4, Astros 6.