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Don Wilson came within six outs of the third no-hitter of his major league career and then settled for a two-hitter as the Astros defeated the Expos, 5-0. Ron Fairly broke up Wilson's bid with a single as the leadoff batter in the eighth inning. Boots Day also singled in the ninth. Houston Astros 5, Montreal Expos 0Game Played on Sunday, June 4, 1972 (Day game) at Parc JarryAstros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 - 5 8 0
Expos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 1
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Metzger ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 .199 Day cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .212
Alou rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Foli ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .190
Cedeno cf 4 1 2 1 1 0 .309 Jorgensen 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .259
May 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Bailey 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .239
Watson lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .307 Fairly rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .232
Edwards c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .252 Singleton lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .230
Rader 3b 2 1 2 0 2 0 .220 Humphrey c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Stewart 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .256 Torres 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .179
Wilson p 4 1 1 1 0 1 .095 Morton p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .118
Fairey ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .294
Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Strohmayer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 5 8 4 5 1 Totals 28 0 2 0 2 6
Time of Game: 2:03 Attendance: 18,052
Left on Base: Astros 8, Expos 4
DP: Astros 0, Expos 0
Errors: Bailey
Doubles: Rader 2 (9), Edwards (6), Metzger (5)
Home Runs: Cedeno (4)
Stolen Bases: Jorgensen (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Singleton (2)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Wilson W(4-4) 9 2 0 0 2 6 0 31 3.00
Totals 9 2 0 0 2 6 0 31
Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Morton L(2-6) 8 5 1 1 2 1 1 31 3.79
Marshall 0.1 3 4 4 2 0 0 6 2.57
Strohmayer 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4.18
Totals 9 8 5 5 5 1 1 40
Wild Pitches: Wilson (1), Marshall (4)
Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor
ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Alou
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno singled; May lined to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.
EXPOS 1ST: Day flied out to right; Foli flied out to center;
Jorgensen walked; Jorgensen stole second; Bailey struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards
grounded out (second to first); Rader doubled; Stewart was
walked intentionally; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 0.
EXPOS 2ND: Fairly grounded out (second to pitcher); Singleton
flied out to right; Humphrey grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.
EXPOS 3RD: Torres flied out to left; Morton flied out to left;
Day struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.
ASTROS 4TH: May grounded out (second to first); Watson made an
out to first; Edwards grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.
EXPOS 4TH: Foli flied out to left; Jorgensen grounded out (first
unassisted); Bailey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 0.
ASTROS 5TH: Rader doubled; Stewart flied out to left; Wilson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.
EXPOS 5TH: Fairly singled; Singleton out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Fairly to second]; Wilson threw a wild
pitch [Fairly to third]; Humphrey grounded out (second to
first); Torres walked; Morton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 0.
ASTROS 6TH: Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno lined
to center; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.
EXPOS 6TH: Day flied out to center; Foli grounded out (shortstop
to first); Jorgensen out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.
ASTROS 7TH: Watson flied out to center; Edwards doubled; Rader
was walked intentionally; Stewart forced Rader (shortstop
unassisted) [Edwards to third]; Wilson flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.
EXPOS 7TH: Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); Fairly
flied out to right; Singleton grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.
ASTROS 8TH: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou
grounded out (second to first); Cedeno homered; May grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 0.
EXPOS 8TH: Humphrey made an out to first; Torres struck out;
FAIREY BATTED FOR MORTON; Fairey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 1, Expos 0.
ASTROS 9TH: MARSHALL REPLACED FAIREY (PITCHING); Watson walked;
On a bunt Edwards forced Watson (pitcher to shortstop); Marshall
threw a wild pitch [Edwards to second]; Rader walked; Stewart
singled [Edwards scored, Rader scored (error by Bailey) (no
RBI), Stewart to second]; Wilson singled [Stewart scored];
Metzger doubled [Wilson scored]; STROHMAYER REPLACED MARSHALL
(PITCHING); Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno walked;
May grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 5, Expos 0.
EXPOS 9TH: Day singled; Foli made an out to first; Jorgensen
made an out to third; Bailey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 5, Expos 0.
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