Jerry Reuss pitched a six-hitter and Tommy Helms batted in two runs with a single and sacrifice fly to provide the Astros with a 3-1 victory over the Expos. After the Astros scored in the second inning on a single by Terry Humphrey and double by John Boccabella, the Astros took command with two runs in the fourth on singles by Jim Wynn and Lee May, forceout of May by Bob Watson and singles by Johnny Edwards and Helms. An insurance run followed in the sixth on Helms' sacrifice fly after a double by May, hit batsman and walk loaded the bases. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Monday, June      12, 1972 (Night game) at Astrodome
Expos        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Astros       0  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  9  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .254      Metzger ss            5   0   0   0     0   1   .181
Woods cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Cedeno cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .331
Mashore rf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .250      Wynn rf               2   1   1   0     2   0   .277
Bailey 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .223      May 1b                4   1   3   0     0   0   .269
Singleton lf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .224      Watson lf             3   1   0   0     0   0   .298
Humphrey c            3   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Edwards c             2   0   1   1     2   0   .254
Boccabella 1b         3   0   1   1     0   1   .237      Rader 3b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .228
Foli ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .185      Helms 2b              3   0   2   2     0   0   .250
McAnally p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .176      Reuss p               4   0   0   0     0   3   .080
  Wine ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Renko p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   6   1     0   7             Totals               30   3   9   3     5   6

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 15,565
Left on Base: Expos 3, Astros 10
DP: Expos 2, Astros 2
Doubles: Boccabella (6), May (8)
Caught Stealing: Cedeno (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Helms (2)
GIDP: Woods (2), Wine (1), Wynn (2), Reuss (1)
Hit by Pitch: Watson (2,by McAnally)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAnally L(1-7)         7     8   3   3   3   6   0  32   4.10
Renko                   0     0   0   0   2   0   0   2   6.37
Marshall                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.25
Totals                  8     9   3   3   5   6   0  37

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(4-5)            9     6   1   1   0   7   0  31   3.99
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   7   0  31

Hit by Pitch: McAnally (1)
Wild Pitches: McAnally (2), Reuss (1)

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Bob Engel


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt singled; Reuss threw a wild pitch [Hunt to
second]; Woods flied out to right [Hunt to third]; Mashore made
an out to first; Bailey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
grounded out (second to first); Wynn walked; May forced Wynn
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Singleton was called out on strikes; Humphrey
singled; Boccabella doubled [Humphrey scored]; Foli grounded out
(shortstop to first); McAnally was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (second to first); Edwards
grounded out (first to pitcher); Rader struck out but advanced
to first on a wild pitch; Helms grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Hunt grounded out (second to first); Woods popped to
shortstop; Mashore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Reuss struck out; Metzger was called out on strikes;
Cedeno singled; Cedeno was caught stealing second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Bailey made an out to second; Singleton grounded out
(second to first); Humphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Wynn singled; May singled [Wynn to second]; Watson
forced May (first to shortstop) [Wynn to third]; Edwards singled
[Wynn scored, Watson to second]; Rader forced Edwards (first to
second to shortstop) [Watson to third]; Helms singled [Watson
scored, Rader to third]; Reuss struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Expos 1, Astros 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Boccabella grounded out (pitcher to first); Foli
flied out to center; McAnally grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger flied out to left; Cedeno singled; Wynn
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Cedeno out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Hunt singled; Woods grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Hunt out at second]; Mashore
singled; Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: May doubled; Watson was hit by a pitch; Edwards
walked [May to third, Watson to second]; Rader struck out; Helms
hit a sacrifice fly to center [May scored]; Reuss struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Singleton lined to second; Humphrey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Boccabella was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
made an out to second; Wynn walked; May singled [Wynn to
second]; Watson forced May (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Foli singled; WINE BATTED FOR MCANALLY; Wine grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Foli out at
second]; Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: RENKO REPLACED WINE (PITCHING); Edwards walked;
Rader walked [Edwards to second]; MARSHALL REPLACED RENKO
(PITCHING); Helms singled [Edwards to third, Rader to second];
Reuss grounded into a double play (shortstop to catcher to
first) [Rader to third, Helms to second, Edwards out at home];
Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 1, Astros 3.

EXPOS 9TH: Woods grounded out (third to first); Mashore struck
out; Bailey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Astros 3.