The Expos lost the longest game in their two-year history when the Astros scored three runs in the 13th inning to beat the expansion club, 6-3. Joe Morgan, who earlier hit a two-run homer for the Astros, walked in the 13th, stole second and continued to third when Mike Marshall uncorked a wild pitch on the fourth ball to Jim Wynn. Larry Howard singled, scoring Morgan. After a long fly by Denis Menke enabled Wynn and Howard to advance after the catch, Doug Rader sent them home with a single. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, Montreal Expos 3
Game Played on Tuesday, August    25, 1970 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Astros       0  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    3  -   6 13  2
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   3  9  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou rf               7   1   1   0     0   0   .319      Day cf                5   1   2   0     2   0   .313
Morgan 2b             3   3   1   2     4   0   .261      Jones lf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Wynn lf               3   1   2   0     4   0   .280        Phillips ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   0     2   0   .243        Raymond p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Geronimo pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .400        Hahn ph             0   0   0   0     0   0   .234
  Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .227        Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lampard ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .203        Sutherland ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .204
  Cook p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Howard ph           1   1   1   1     0   0   .379        McGinn p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .114
  DiLauro p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Laboy ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .201
Menke ss,1b           5   0   1   1     1   0   .315      Staub rf              6   0   1   2     1   1   .280
Rader 3b              7   0   3   2     0   2   .254      Bailey 3b,1b,lf       5   0   3   0     1   0   .317
Cedeno cf             7   0   2   0     0   2   .274      Gosger 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Edwards c             5   0   1   0     2   1   .213        Brand ph,3b         3   0   0   0     0   1   .239
Billingham p          3   0   0   0     0   0   .089      Bateman c             6   0   0   0     0   0   .230
  Lemaster p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Staehle 2b            6   0   1   0     0   1   .224
  Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Wine ss               6   1   2   0     0   1   .221
  Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Morton p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .174
  Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fairey ph,lf        1   1   0   0     1   1   .250
  Martinez ph,ss      2   0   0   0     0   0   .234        Boccabella ph,1b    1   0   0   0     1   0   .273

Totals               48   6  13   6    13   6             Totals               49   3   9   2     6   7

Time of Game: 3:51   Attendance: 19,897
Left on Base: Astros 17, Expos 15
DP: Astros 0, Expos 2
Errors: Menke 2
Doubles: Cedeno (10), Wine (18)
Triples: Staub (5)
Home Runs: Morgan (5)
Stolen Bases: Wynn (20), Morgan (30)
Sacrifice Hits: Hahn (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Menke (9)
GIDP: Cedeno (4), Menke (6)
Hit by Pitch: Jones (11,by Billingham)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham              6     5   3   2   2   2   0  28   3.90
Lemaster                0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   4.52
Culver                  1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.87
Gladding                1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   4.01
Ray                     1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.86
Cook W(3-4)             2     2   0   0   1   3   0   9   3.66
DiLauro SV(3)           1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   4.28
Totals                 13     9   3   2   6   7   0  57

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton                  7     6   3   3   7   2   1  32   3.71
Raymond                 2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7   4.14
Reed                    2     2   0   0   2   1   0  10   3.29
Marshall L(1-6)         1.2   4   3   3   3   1   0  12   5.49
McGinn                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   5.09
Totals                 13    13   6   6  13   6   1  62

Hit by Pitch: Billingham (6)
Wild Pitches: Marshall (5)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Tony Venzon, 3B - Frank Secory


ASTROS 1ST: Alou grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied
out to left; Wynn walked; Mayberry made an out to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Day singled; Jones flied out to center; Staub forced
Day (second to shortstop); Bailey singled [Staub to third];
Gosger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Menke singled; Rader singled [Menke to second];
Cedeno grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Menke to third, Rader out at second]; Edwards was walked
intentionally; Billingham forced Edwards (second to shortstop);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Bateman grounded out (second to first); Staehle
grounded out (pitcher to third to first); Wine singled; Morton
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Alou singled; Morgan homered [Alou scored]; Wynn
walked; Mayberry forced Wynn (second to shortstop); Menke
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Mayberry out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Expos
0.

EXPOS 3RD: Day grounded out (first to pitcher); Jones grounded
out (pitcher to first); Staub reached on an error by Menke
[Staub to first]; Bailey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 2, Expos 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Rader struck out; Cedeno struck out; Edwards
singled; Billingham grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Gosger was called out on strikes; Bateman flied out
to center; Staehle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 2, Expos 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Alou flied out to right; Morgan walked; Wynn singled
[Morgan to second]; Mayberry walked [Morgan to third, Wynn to
second]; Menke hit a sacrifice fly to center [Morgan scored,
Wynn to third]; Rader forced Mayberry (third to second); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Wine grounded out (shortstop to first); Morton lined
to first; Day walked; Jones was hit by a pitch [Day to second];
Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 3, Expos 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Edwards flied
out to right; Billingham grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Bailey singled; Gosger flied out to left; Bateman
forced Bailey (second to shortstop); Staehle grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Alou grounded out (third to first); Morgan flied out
to center; Wynn walked; Wynn stole second; Mayberry walked;
Menke lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos
0.

EXPOS 7TH: Wine doubled; FAIREY BATTED FOR MORTON; Fairey
walked; Day reached on an error by Menke [Wine scored (no RBI),
Fairey to third, Day to first]; LEMASTER REPLACED BILLINGHAM
(PITCHING); PHILLIPS BATTED FOR JONES; Phillips flied out to
right; Staub tripled [Fairey scored, Day scored (unearned)];
Bailey was walked intentionally; BRAND BATTED FOR GOSGER; CULVER
REPLACED LEMASTER (PITCHING); Brand grounded out (catcher to
first) [Bailey to second]; Bateman grounded out (pitcher to
first); 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 3.

ASTROS 8TH: BRAND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BAILEY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); FAIREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
RAYMOND REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); Rader made an out to
first; Cedeno struck out; Edwards popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Staehle grounded out (first to second to pitcher);
Wine grounded out (second to first); Fairey struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 3.

ASTROS 9TH: MILLER BATTED FOR CULVER; Miller flied out to right;
Alou flied out to left; Morgan walked; Wynn singled [Morgan out
at home (right to first to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 3, Expos 3.

EXPOS 9TH: GLADDING REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Day singled;
HAHN BATTED FOR RAYMOND; Hahn out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Day to second]; Staub was walked intentionally; Bailey
flied out to left; Brand grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 3.

ASTROS 10TH: REED REPLACED HAHN (PITCHING); Mayberry singled;
GERONIMO RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Menke forced Geronimo (catcher to
shortstop); Rader singled [Menke to second]; Cedeno grounded out
(first unassisted) [Menke to third, Rader to second]; Edwards
was walked intentionally; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR GLADDING; Martinez
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos
3.

EXPOS 10TH: RAY REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); MARTINEZ STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); MENKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Bateman
flied out to left; Staehle grounded out (first unassisted); Wine
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 3.

ASTROS 11TH: Alou grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan
walked; Wynn forced Morgan (shortstop to second); LAMPARD BATTED
FOR RAY; Lampard was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 3.

EXPOS 11TH: COOK REPLACED LAMPARD (PITCHING); BOCCABELLA BATTED
FOR FAIREY; Boccabella lined to shortstop; Day walked;
SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR REED; Sutherland flied out to center;
Staub was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
3, Expos 3.

ASTROS 12TH: MARSHALL REPLACED SUTHERLAND (PITCHING); BOCCABELLA
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BAILEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); Menke walked; Rader was called out on strikes; Cedeno
singled [Menke to third, Cedeno to second]; Edwards flied out to
left; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 3.

EXPOS 12TH: Bailey singled; Brand struck out; Bateman forced
Bailey (second to shortstop); Staehle singled [Bateman to
second]; Wine struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos
3.

ASTROS 13TH: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
walked; Morgan stole second; Marshall threw a wild pitch [Morgan
to third]; Wynn walked; HOWARD BATTED FOR COOK; Howard singled
[Morgan scored, Wynn to second]; Menke flied out to right [Wynn
to third, Howard to second]; Rader singled [Wynn scored, Howard
scored]; Cedeno doubled [Rader to third]; MCGINN REPLACED
MARSHALL (PITCHING); Edwards struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 6, Expos 3.

EXPOS 13TH: DILAURO REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Boccabella
walked; Day grounded out (first unassisted) [Boccabella to
second]; LABOY BATTED FOR MCGINN; Laboy was called out on
strikes; Staub popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 6, Expos 3.