Mike Torrez yielded only three hits and pitched the Expos to a 5-1 victory over the Astros. Mike Jorgensen helped clinch the victory by hitting a two-run homer in the fifth inning. The Astros got their run on a round-tripper by Jim Wynn. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 5, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      13, 1972 (Night game) at Astrodome
Expos        0  2  0    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   5 11  2
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  3  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .249      Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .179
Jorgensen 1b          4   1   1   2     1   1   .245      Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .324
Singleton lf          4   1   2   0     1   0   .230      Wynn rf               4   1   2   1     0   1   .282
Fairly rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .233      May 1b                3   0   1   0     1   0   .270
Day cf                4   1   2   1     0   1   .248      Watson lf             2   0   0   0     1   1   .295
Humphrey c            4   1   2   0     0   2   .271      Edwards c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .248
Bailey 3b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .224      Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .224
  Wine 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Helms 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Foli ss               3   1   1   1     0   0   .188      Dierker p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .172
Torrez p              4   0   2   0     0   0   .214        Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .189
                                                            Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Stinson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stewart ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .237

Totals               35   5  11   5     2   7             Totals               31   1   3   1     4   4

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 13,467
Left on Base: Expos 7, Astros 8
DP: Expos 1, Astros 1
Errors: Foli 2, Edwards
Doubles: Singleton (7)
Home Runs: Jorgensen (6), Wynn (8)
Stolen Bases: Foli (5), Hunt (4), Singleton (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Foli (4), Hunt (7)
GIDP: Bailey (6)
Hit by Pitch: Watson (3,by Torrez)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(6-3)           9     3   1   1   4   4   1  36   2.84
Totals                  9     3   1   1   4   4   1  36

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker L(5-4)          5     8   4   4   0   2   1  22   3.28
Culver                  2     1   0   0   0   4   0   7   2.06
York                    2     2   1   1   2   1   0  10   6.23
Totals                  9    11   5   5   2   7   1  39

Passed Balls: Humphrey 2 (2)
Hit by Pitch: Torrez (1)

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


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (third to first); Jorgensen
grounded out (first unassisted); Singleton grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

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

EXPOS 2ND: Fairly flied out to center; Day singled; Humphrey
singled [Day to second]; Bailey singled [Day scored, Humphrey to
third]; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Humphrey scored, Bailey to second]; Torrez grounded out (third
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: May walked; Humphrey allowed a passed ball [May to
second]; Humphrey allowed a passed ball [May to third]; Watson
struck out; Edwards walked; Rader struck out; Helms struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Hunt grounded out (third to first); Jorgensen flied
out to right; Singleton doubled; Fairly grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Dierker grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
walked; Cedeno grounded out (third to first) [Metzger to
second]; Wynn reached on an error by Foli [Metzger to third,
Wynn to first]; May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Day flied out to center; Humphrey singled; Bailey
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Humphrey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros
0.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson was hit by a pitch; Edwards lined to center;
Rader lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Watson out
at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Foli singled; Foli stole second; Torrez made an out
to first; Hunt struck out; Jorgensen homered [Foli scored];
Singleton singled; Fairly struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Helms grounded out (pitcher to first); MILLER BATTED
FOR DIERKER; Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Metzger
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4,
Astros 0.

EXPOS 6TH: CULVER REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Day struck out;
Humphrey struck out; Bailey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn
singled; May lined to center; Watson lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Astros 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Foli grounded out (second to first); Torrez singled;
Hunt forced Torrez (third to second); Hunt stole second [Hunt to
third (error by Edwards)]; Jorgensen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); Rader made
an out to second; Helms reached on an error by Foli [Helms to
first]; STINSON BATTED FOR CULVER; Stinson flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Astros 0.

EXPOS 8TH: YORK REPLACED STINSON (PITCHING); Singleton walked;
Singleton stole second; Fairly flied to right in foul territory;
Day singled [Singleton scored]; Humphrey struck out; Bailey
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
5, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: WINE REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING 3B); Metzger flied out
to left; Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynn homered;
May singled; Watson walked [May to second]; Edwards forced
Watson (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 5,
Astros 1.

EXPOS 9TH: Foli grounded out (second to first); Torrez singled;
Hunt out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Torrez to
second]; Jorgensen walked; Singleton grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 5, Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms
grounded out (third to first); STEWART BATTED FOR YORK; Stewart
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
5, Astros 1.