Wade Blasingame helped himself with a single and double, driving in two runs and scoring one, while pitching the Astros to an 8-1 victory over the Expos. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 8, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    1, 1971 (Day game) at Parc Jarry
Astros       0  0  3    0  0  0    2  0  3  -   8 12  1
Expos        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1 10  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Metzger ss            4   1   2   1     1   0   .231      Sutherland 2b         4   0   2   0     0   0   .265
Morgan 2b             5   1   3   1     0   0   .264      Woods cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Chiles lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .316      Staub rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .296
  Wynn ph,rf          1   1   1   2     1   0   .223      Bailey 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .257
Cedeno cf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .261      Bateman c             3   1   1   0     0   0   .240
Rader 3b              5   1   1   1     0   1   .252      Swanson lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .237
Menke 1b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .251      Boccabella 1b         4   0   2   1     0   0   .243
Alou rf,lf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .312      Wine ss               4   0   2   0     0   1   .198
Hiatt c               2   2   1   0     2   1   .287      McAnally p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .037
Blasingame p          3   1   2   2     1   1   .195        McGinn p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hunt ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .281
                                                            Britton p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Raymond p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fairly ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .269

Totals               37   8  12   8     6   5             Totals               35   1  10   1     0   3

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 17,605
Left on Base: Astros 8, Expos 9
DP: Astros 2, Expos 2
Errors: Rader
Doubles: Hiatt (6), Blasingame (3), Boccabella (8)
Home Runs: Wynn (7), Rader (8)
GIDP: Chiles (1), Alou (9), Staub (14), Bateman (23)
Hit by Pitch: Sutherland (2,by Blasingame), Bateman (4,by Blasingame)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blasingame W(8-8)       9    10   1   1   0   3   0  37   3.79
Totals                  9    10   1   1   0   3   0  37

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAnally L(3-9)         6     8   5   5   2   5   0  27   5.01
McGinn                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   6.22
Reed                    0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.80
Britton                 1.1   3   3   3   3   0   2   9   5.47
Raymond                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.96
Totals                  9    12   8   8   6   5   2  43

Hit by Pitch: Blasingame 2 (11)
Wild Pitches: Blasingame 2 (8), McAnally 2 (7)

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Bruce Froemming


ASTROS 1ST: Metzger walked; Morgan singled [Metzger to second];
Chiles grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Metzger to third, Morgan out at second]; Cedeno grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos
0.

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

ASTROS 2ND: Rader grounded out (second to first); Menke grounded
out (third to first); Alou struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey struck out; Bateman singled; Blasingame threw
a wild pitch [Bateman to second]; Swanson struck out; Boccabella
singled [Bateman scored, Boccabella to second (on throw)]; Wine
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Expos 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Hiatt walked; Blasingame singled [Hiatt to second];
McAnally threw a wild pitch [Hiatt to third, Blasingame to
second]; Metzger singled [Hiatt scored, Blasingame to third];
Morgan singled [Blasingame scored, Metzger to second]; Chiles
struck out; Cedeno singled [Metzger scored, Morgan to third];
McAnally threw a wild pitch [Cedeno to second]; Rader made an
out to second; Menke flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: McAnally singled to third [McAnally to second (error
by Rader)]; Blasingame threw a wild pitch [McAnally to third];
Sutherland flied out to right; Woods flied out to left; Staub
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
3, Expos 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); Hiatt struck
out; Blasingame struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Bailey singled; Bateman grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Bailey out at second]; Swanson
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied
out to right; Chiles flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Boccabella grounded out (shortstop to first); Wine
grounded out (second to first); McAnally grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Rader struck
out; Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Sutherland was hit by a pitch; Woods singled
[Sutherland to second]; Staub flied out to center; Bailey made
an out to shortstop; Bateman was hit by a pitch [Sutherland to
third, Woods to second]; Swanson forced Bateman (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Alou singled; Hiatt doubled [Alou to third];
Blasingame doubled [Alou scored, Hiatt scored]; MCGINN REPLACED
MCANALLY (PITCHING); Metzger singled [Blasingame to third];
Morgan forced Metzger (first to shortstop) [Blasingame stayed at
third]; WYNN BATTED FOR CHILES; REED REPLACED MCGINN (PITCHING);
Wynn walked [Morgan to second]; Cedeno forced Blasingame (second
to catcher) [Morgan to third, Wynn to second]; Rader forced
Cedeno (third to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 5, Expos
1.

EXPOS 7TH: WYNN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ALOU CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Boccabella grounded out (second to
first); Wine singled; HUNT BATTED FOR REED; Hunt flied out to
right; Sutherland singled [Wine to second]; Woods grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
5, Expos 1.

ASTROS 8TH: BRITTON REPLACED HUNT (PITCHING); Menke walked; Alou
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Menke out at second]; Hiatt walked; Blasingame walked [Hiatt to
second]; Metzger forced Blasingame (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailey popped
to first in foul territory; Bateman grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Expos 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Morgan singled; Wynn homered [Morgan scored]; Cedeno
grounded out (third to first); Rader homered; RAYMOND REPLACED
BRITTON (PITCHING); Menke grounded out (third to first); Alou
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 8,
Expos 1.

EXPOS 9TH: Swanson grounded out (shortstop to first); Boccabella
doubled; Wine singled [Boccabella stayed at second]; FAIRLY
BATTED FOR RAYMOND; Fairly popped to catcher in foul territory;
Sutherland grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Astros 8, Expos 1.