Snapping a six-game losing streak, the Astros defeated the Expos, 7-1, behind the pitching of Larry Dierker, who fanned seven to go over the 1,000 mark in strikeouts for his major league career. Lee May, Cesar Cedeno and Bob Watson backed Dierker with homers. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 7, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Friday, June      2, 1972 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Astros       3  0  1    0  1  0    0  1  1  -   7 13  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  8  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Metzger ss            5   0   2   1     0   3   .203      Day cf                4   0   1   0     1   0   .200
Alou rf               4   0   1   0     1   0   .345      Foli ss               3   1   1   0     0   2   .203
Cedeno cf             5   3   2   1     0   1   .306      Jorgensen 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .265
May 1b                5   2   4   2     0   0   .296      Bailey 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Watson lf             4   1   2   2     1   0   .314      Fairly rf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .236
Edwards c             3   1   1   0     2   0   .252      Singleton lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Rader 3b              3   0   0   0     2   2   .210      Humphrey c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .400
Fenwick 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .241      Torres 2b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .176
  Stewart 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Dierker p             4   0   1   0     0   2   .192        Mashore ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .259
                                                            Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fairey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .303
                                                            Lemaster p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Bateman ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .269
                                                            Stoneman pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .059
                                                            Gilbert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Woods ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .258

Totals               36   7  13   6     7   8             Totals               34   1   8   1     2   7

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  9,960
Left on Base: Astros 9, Expos 9
DP: Astros 0, Expos 3
Doubles: May (7), Foli (5)
Home Runs: Watson (9), May (9), Cedeno (3)
Caught Stealing: Rader (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Foli (3)
GIDP: Edwards (2), Fenwick (1), Rader (6)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker W(5-2)          9     8   1   1   2   7   0  37   2.74
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   7   0  37

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(4-3)           3     6   4   4   4   1   1  17   3.26
Walker                  2     3   1   1   1   2   1   9   3.00
Lemaster                2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   8.64
Gilbert                 2     4   2   2   2   2   1  11   7.71
Totals                  9    13   7   7   7   8   3  43

Wild Pitches: Gilbert 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Bruce Froemming


ASTROS 1ST: Metzger struck out; Alou walked; Cedeno forced Alou
(second to shortstop); May doubled [Cedeno scored]; Watson
homered [May scored]; Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first); 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Day lined to right; Foli struck out; Jorgensen
singled; Bailey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3,
Expos 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader walked; Rader was caught stealing second
(catcher to second to first to shortstop); Fenwick grounded out
(third to first); Dierker singled; Metzger singled [Dierker to
second]; Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairly walked; Singleton flied out to center;
Humphrey grounded out (first unassisted) [Fairly to second];
Torres grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 3, Expos 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno singled; May singled [Cedeno to second];
Watson walked [Cedeno to third, May to second]; Edwards grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cedeno scored
(no RBI), May to third, Watson out at second]; Rader was walked
intentionally; Fenwick forced Rader (shortstop to second); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: MASHORE BATTED FOR TORREZ; Mashore struck out; Day
walked; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Day to
second]; Jorgensen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 4, Expos 0.

ASTROS 4TH: WALKER REPLACED MASHORE (PITCHING); Dierker grounded
out (shortstop to first); Metzger struck out; Alou singled;
Cedeno forced Alou (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Bailey grounded out (third to first); Fairly flied
out to center; Singleton lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 4, Expos 0.

ASTROS 5TH: May homered; Watson singled; Edwards walked [Watson
to second]; Rader struck out; Fenwick grounded into a double
play (third to first) [Watson out at third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 5, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Humphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres
singled; FAIREY BATTED FOR WALKER; Fairey made an out to
shortstop; Day grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 5, Expos 0.

ASTROS 6TH: LEMASTER REPLACED FAIREY (PITCHING); Dierker struck
out; Metzger struck out; Alou grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Foli doubled; Jorgensen struck out; Bailey grounded
out (second to first) [Foli to third]; Fairly singled [Foli
scored]; Singleton forced Fairly (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Expos 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno struck out; May flied out to right; Watson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5,
Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Humphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres
struck out; BATEMAN BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Bateman singled;
STONEMAN RAN FOR BATEMAN; Day singled [Stoneman to second]; Foli
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Expos 1.

ASTROS 8TH: GILBERT REPLACED STONEMAN (PITCHING); Edwards
singled; Gilbert threw a wild pitch [Edwards to second]; Gilbert
threw a wild pitch [Edwards to third]; Rader struck out; Fenwick
walked; Dierker struck out; Metzger singled [Edwards scored,
Fenwick to second]; Alou flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 6, Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: STEWART REPLACED FENWICK (PLAYING 2B); Jorgensen
flied out to center; Bailey grounded out (third to first);
Fairly flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6,
Expos 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno homered; May singled; Watson flied out to
right; Edwards walked [May to second]; Rader grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Edwards out at second];
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 7, Expos 1.

EXPOS 9TH: Singleton flied out to center; Humphrey struck out;
Torres singled; WOODS BATTED FOR GILBERT; Woods singled [Torres
to second]; Day grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 7, Expos 1.