An error by Joe Morgan with the bases loaded and two out in the ninth inning admitted two unearned runs and enabled the Expos to defeat the Astros, 5-3. Walks to Bob Bailey and John Boccabella, around a single by Jim Fairey, loaded the bases before Dave McDonald rapped the grounder that Morgan muffed. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 5, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Wednesday, July      21, 1971 (Night game) at Astrodome
Expos        0  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  2  -   5  7  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  0  -   3  7  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Metzger ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .225
  Sutherland 2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Morgan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .261
Day cf                3   0   1   0     1   0   .266      Wynn rf               3   1   1   1     1   0   .220
Staub rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Cedeno cf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .251
Fairly 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Rader 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .247
Bailey 3b             3   2   1   0     1   0   .255      Menke 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .243
  Laboy 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Alou lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Fairey lf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .238      Edwards c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Boccabella c          3   1   1   0     1   0   .204      Billingham p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .159
Wine ss               3   1   1   1     0   1   .167        Chiles ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .357
  McDonald ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .077        Geronimo pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Brand pr,ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Renko p               4   0   1   1     0   0   .197

Totals               32   5   7   3     3   1             Totals               33   3   7   2     1   1

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 13,780
Left on Base: Expos 4, Astros 5
DP: Expos 0, Astros 2
Errors: Renko, Morgan
Doubles: Boccabella (6), Wine (4), Morgan (17), Rader (16), Chiles (3)
Triples: Bailey (3)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (8), Wynn (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Fairey (1), Cedeno (3)
GIDP: Staub 2 (12)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko W(9-10)           9     7   3   2   1   1   0  35   3.53
Totals                  9     7   3   2   1   1   0  35

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham              8     6   3   3   1   1   0  29   3.50
Gladding L(3-4)         1     1   2   0   2   0   0   7   1.54
Totals                  9     7   5   3   3   1   0  36

Passed Balls: Boccabella (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Doug Harvey


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt flied out to center; Day singled; Staub grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Day out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynn made an out to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairly singled; Bailey grounded out (third to first)
[Fairly to second]; Fairey grounded out (pitcher to first);
Boccabella grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cedeno flied out to right; Rader popped to catcher
in foul territory; Menke singled; Alou made an out to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Wine struck out; Renko grounded out (shortstop to
first); Hunt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

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

EXPOS 4TH: Day grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub grounded
out (second to first); Fairly grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Morgan flied out to right; Wynn grounded out (third
to first); Cedeno singled; Cedeno stole second; Rader grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros
0.

EXPOS 5TH: Bailey grounded out (second to first); Fairey
grounded out (second to first); Boccabella doubled; Wine doubled
[Boccabella scored]; Renko singled [Wine scored]; Hunt flied out
to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: SUTHERLAND REPLACED HUNT (PLAYING 2B); Menke
grounded out (third to first); Alou grounded out (shortstop to
first); Edwards flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 2, Astros 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Day walked; Staub grounded into a double play (first
to shortstop to first) [Day out at second]; Fairly flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Billingham grounded out (second to first); Metzger
flied out to left; Morgan doubled; Wynn singled [Morgan scored];
Wynn was picked off first but was safe on an error by Renko
[Wynn to third]; Wynn stole home; Cedeno flied out to center; 2
R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Bailey tripled; Fairey hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Bailey scored]; Boccabella grounded out (third to first); Wine
made an out to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Rader doubled; Menke struck out; Alou reached on a
fielder's choice [Rader out at third (shortstop to third)];
Edwards flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3,
Astros 2.

EXPOS 8TH: Renko grounded out (third to first); Sutherland
grounded out (second to first); Day grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: CHILES BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Chiles doubled;
GERONIMO RAN FOR CHILES; Metzger singled [Geronimo stayed at
second]; Morgan forced Geronimo (third unassisted) [Metzger to
second]; Boccabella allowed a passed ball [Metzger to third,
Morgan to second]; Wynn walked; Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Metzger scored]; Rader flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 3.

EXPOS 9TH: GLADDING REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); Staub flied
out to center; Fairly grounded out (second to first); Bailey
walked; Fairey singled [Bailey to second]; Boccabella walked
[Bailey to third, Fairey to second]; MCDONALD BATTED FOR WINE;
McDonald reached on an error by Morgan [Bailey scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Fairey scored (unearned) (no RBI), Boccabella to
third, McDonald to first]; BRAND RAN FOR MCDONALD; Renko popped
to catcher in foul territory; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 5, Astros 3.

ASTROS 9TH: BRAND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); LABOY REPLACED
BAILEY (PLAYING 3B); Menke grounded out (third to first); Alou
grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Astros 3.