Tommy Davis, who hit a double to spark the scoring of three runs in the first inning, smashed a homer with a man on base in the fifth to clinch the Astros' 5-2 victory over the Expos. Ron Fairly homered for the Expos. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 5, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Saturday, June      13, 1970 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Astros       3  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   5  7  1
Expos        0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Pepitone 1b           2   1   0   0     2   0   .259      Staehle 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .219
Davis lf              4   2   2   2     0   0   .286      Gosger cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .370
Wynn cf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .303        Wegener p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Miller rf             4   1   3   1     0   0   .295      Staub rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .301
Menke 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .329      Fairly 1b             3   2   1   1     1   0   .270
Rader 3b              4   0   0   1     0   1   .242      Fairey lf,cf          4   0   3   0     0   0   .271
Edwards c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .175      Laboy 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .206
Torres ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .208      Bateman c             3   0   1   1     0   0   .204
Billingham p          4   0   0   0     0   2   .063        Sutherland pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                          Wine ss               3   0   0   0     0   1   .176
                                                            Bailey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .172
                                                          Stoneman p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .103
                                                            Cline ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Strohmayer p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Jones ph,lf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .230

Totals               33   5   7   5     3   5             Totals               32   2   7   2     2   6

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 22,042
Left on Base: Astros 4, Expos 6
DP: Astros 2, Expos 1
Errors: Torres
Doubles: Davis (9), Wynn (18), Jones (7)
Home Runs: Davis (3), Fairly (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Bateman (1)
GIDP: Laboy (6), Bailey (5)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(4-1)       9     7   2   2   2   6   1  35   3.30
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   6   1  35

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoneman L(3-8)         5     6   5   5   3   2   1  24   4.83
Strohmayer              2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   6.33
Wegener                 2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.26
Totals                  9     7   5   5   3   5   1  36

Wild Pitches: Billingham 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Mel Steiner


ASTROS 1ST: Pepitone flied out to right; Davis doubled; Wynn
doubled [Davis scored]; Miller singled [Wynn scored]; Menke
singled [Miller to third, Menke to second (on throw to 3b)];
Rader reached on a fielder's choice [Miller scored, Menke out at
third (shortstop to third)]; Edwards flied out to left; 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Staehle grounded out (first unassisted); Gosger was
called out on strikes; Staub struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Expos 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); Billingham
grounded out (pitcher to first); Pepitone walked; Davis grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos
0.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairly walked; Fairey singled [Fairly to second];
Laboy reached on an error by Torres [Fairly to third, Fairey to
second, Laboy to first]; Bateman hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Fairly scored]; Billingham threw a wild pitch [Fairey to third,
Laboy to second]; Wine flied out to right; Stoneman struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller flied
out to left; Menke walked; Rader was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Staehle grounded out (second to first); Gosger
grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Edwards flied out to center; Torres grounded out
(second to first); Billingham was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Fairly homered; Fairey singled; Laboy grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Fairey out at second];
Bateman grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Expos 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Pepitone walked; Davis homered [Pepitone scored];
Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller singled; Menke
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Miller to second]; Rader flied
out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Wine grounded out (third to first); CLINE BATTED FOR
STONEMAN; Cline grounded out (second to first); Staehle singled;
Gosger walked [Staehle to second]; Billingham threw a wild pitch
[Staehle to third, Gosger to second]; Staub lined to first; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Expos 2.

ASTROS 6TH: STROHMAYER REPLACED CLINE (PITCHING); Edwards flied
out to center; Torres struck out; Billingham struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Fairly flied out to right; Fairey singled; Laboy
struck out; Bateman popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Expos 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Pepitone flied out to center; Davis grounded out
(pitcher to first); Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 5, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Wine was called out on strikes; JONES BATTED FOR
STROHMAYER; Jones doubled; Staehle grounded out (second to
first) [Jones to third]; Gosger grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Expos 2.

ASTROS 8TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); FAIREY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); WEGENER REPLACED GOSGER (PITCHING);
Miller singled; Menke lined into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Miller out at first]; Rader grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: Staub made an out to third; Fairly grounded out
(second to first); Fairey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 5, Expos 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Edwards lined to third; Torres grounded out (pitcher
to shortstop to first); Billingham flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Expos 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Laboy flied out to right; Bateman singled; SUTHERLAND
RAN FOR BATEMAN; BAILEY BATTED FOR WINE; Bailey grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Sutherland out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Expos 2.