Jim Ray, who had won seven games in relief, was handed his first defeat of the season when Hector Torres doubled in the 10th inning and Boots Day singled to give the Expos a 1-0 victory over the Astros. The Expos executed a triple play in the second inning after singles by Bob Watson and Doug Rader.

Tommy Helms tapped in front of the plate and catcher Terry Humphrey fired to third, forcing Watson. The throw across the diamond by Bob Bailey retired Helms. When Rader tried to advance to third on the play, Mike Jorgensen threw to Tim Foli, who covered the bag, for the third out. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 1, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Saturday, June      3, 1972 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   0  4  2
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   1  8  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .199      Day cf                5   0   2   1     0   0   .210
Alou rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .197
Cedeno cf             1   0   0   0     2   0   .303      Jorgensen 1b          4   0   1   0     0   2   .265
May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   3   .288      Bailey 3b             4   0   3   0     0   1   .245
Watson lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Fairly rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .229
Rader 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .211      Singleton lf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .233
Helms 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Humphrey c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .316
  Stewart ph,2b       2   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Torres 2b             3   1   1   0     0   1   .189
Howard c              1   0   0   0     3   0   .167      Stoneman p            3   0   1   0     1   1   .100
Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .053
  Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .206
  Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               29   0   4   0     5   5             Totals               34   1   8   1     2   9

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 22,342
Left on Base: Astros 6, Expos 8
DP: Astros 1, Expos 0
Errors: Helms, Howard
Doubles: Day (3), Torres (1)
Caught Stealing: Cedeno (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (2), Torres (1)
GIDP: Humphrey (1)
Hit by Pitch: Cedeno (2,by Stoneman)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  9     6   0   0   2   9   0  34   3.24
Ray L(7-1)              0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   4.66
Totals                  9.1   8   1   1   2   9   0  37

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoneman W(5-4)        10     4   0   0   5   5   0  36   2.84
Totals                 10     4   0   0   5   5   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Stoneman (2)
Wild Pitches: Forsch (5)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Metzger flied out to left; Alou grounded out (first
to pitcher); Cedeno walked; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Day flied out to left; Foli made an out to first;
Jorgensen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled; Rader singled [Watson to second];
Helms hit into a triple play (catcher to third to first to
shortstop) [Watson out at third, Rader out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey singled; Fairly reached on an error by Helms
(assist by Metzger) [Bailey to second, Fairly to first]; On a
bunt Singleton made an out to pitcher; Humphrey grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Fairly out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Howard walked; Forsch out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Howard to second]; Metzger grounded out
(first unassisted) [Howard to third]; Alou grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Torres grounded out (second to first); Stoneman
struck out; Day doubled; Foli made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno was hit by a pitch; Cedeno was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); May struck out; Watson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Jorgensen struck out; Bailey struck out; Fairly
walked; Singleton made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Rader made an out to second; Helms grounded out
(shortstop to first); Howard flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Humphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres
struck out; Stoneman walked; Day grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Forsch struck out (catcher to first); Metzger
grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou singled; Cedeno walked
[Alou to second]; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
0, Expos 0.

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

ASTROS 7TH: Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Rader
grounded out (pitcher to first); STEWART BATTED FOR HELMS;
Stewart grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: STEWART STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Humphrey struck
out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Torres out on a
sacrifice bunt (second to pitcher) [Humphrey to second];
Stoneman singled to center [Humphrey out at home (center to
catcher), Stoneman to third (error by Howard)]; Day grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Howard walked; Forsch struck out; Metzger grounded
out (second to first) [Howard to second]; Howard was picked off
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Foli flied out to left; Jorgensen flied out to left;
Bailey singled; Bailey was picked off first (pitcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Alou grounded out (second to first); Cedeno grounded
out (third to first); May made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 9TH: Fairly grounded out (second to first); Singleton
struck out; Humphrey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 10TH: Watson flied out to center; Rader flied out to
right; Stewart singled; Howard walked [Stewart to second];
MILLER BATTED FOR FORSCH; Miller lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 10TH: RAY REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Torres doubled; On a
bunt Stoneman grounded out (first to second) [Torres stayed at
second]; Day singled [Torres scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 1.