The Astros rallied for four runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Expos, 5-4. Jim Wynn led off by drawing a pass and, after a single by Lee May, Bob Watson also walked to load the bases. Jimmy Stewart drove in the first run with a sacrifice fly.

Following a wild pitch by Mike Marshall, Doug Rader singled for two runs to tie the score. Tommy Helms singled to keep the rally going and Bob Stinson capped it with the game-winning single. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 5, Montreal Expos 4
Game Played on Wednesday, June      14, 1972 (Night game) at Astrodome
Expos        0  0  0    0  3  0    0  1  0  -   4  9  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  4  -   5  9  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               5   1   1   1     0   0   .247      Metzger ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .185
Jorgensen 1b          4   0   1   2     0   1   .245      Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .317
Singleton lf          4   1   1   0     0   2   .230      Wynn rf               3   1   1   0     1   1   .283
Fairly rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .228      May 1b                3   2   2   1     1   0   .276
  Mashore pr,rf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Watson lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .296
Day cf                4   0   2   1     0   1   .256      Edwards c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Humphrey c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bailey 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .226        Stewart ph          0   0   0   1     0   0   .237
  Wine 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Rader 3b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .224
Foli ss               4   1   2   0     0   1   .196      Helms 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .244
Stoneman p            3   0   1   0     0   2   .120      Forsch p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .184
                                                            Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Stinson c           2   0   1   1     0   0   .188

Totals               34   4   9   4     2   9             Totals               32   5   9   5     3   5

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 14,356
Left on Base: Expos 6, Astros 6
DP: Expos 0, Astros 1
Doubles: Hunt (8)
Home Runs: May (10)
Caught Stealing: Jorgensen (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Stoneman (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Stewart (1)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoneman                8.1   6   4   4   3   5   1  33   3.07
Marshall L(4-1)         0     3   1   1   0   0   0   3   2.53
Totals                  8.1   9   5   5   3   5   1  36

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  6     7   3   3   0   7   0  24   3.20
Griffin                 1.2   2   1   1   1   2   0   8   0.69
Gladding W(1-2)         1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.21
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   9   0  37

Wild Pitches: Marshall (5)

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


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

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno made
an out to shortstop; Wynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairly grounded out (first to pitcher); Day struck
out; Humphrey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: May made an out to shortstop; Watson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Edwards struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli
singled; Stoneman singled [Foli to second]; Hunt grounded out
(third to first) [Foli to third, Stoneman to second]; Jorgensen
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Rader lined to center; Helms struck out; Forsch
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Astros 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Singleton was called out on strikes; Fairly flied out
to center; Day singled; Humphrey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno
grounded out (second to first); Wynn singled; May walked [Wynn
to second]; Watson forced May (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Bailey singled; Foli singled [Bailey to second];
Stoneman struck out; Hunt doubled [Bailey scored, Foli to
third]; Jorgensen singled [Foli scored, Hunt scored]; Singleton
was called out on strikes while Jorgensen was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Edwards flied out to left; Rader lined to third;
Helms flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3,
Astros 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Fairly struck out; Day flied out to center; Humphrey
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: MILLER BATTED FOR FORSCH; Miller grounded out
(second to first); Metzger singled to left [Metzger out at
second (left to second)]; Cedeno was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 0.

EXPOS 7TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Bailey flied out
to left; Foli struck out; Stoneman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Wynn flied out to center; May homered; Watson
singled; Edwards made an out to shortstop; Rader popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3,
Astros 1.

EXPOS 8TH: Hunt flied out to center; Jorgensen flied out to
center; Singleton singled; Fairly walked [Singleton to second];
MASHORE RAN FOR FAIRLY; Day singled [Singleton scored, Mashore
to second]; STINSON REPLACED GRIFFIN (PLAYING C ); GLADDING
REPLACED EDWARDS (PITCHING); Humphrey grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: MASHORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Helms grounded
out (shortstop to first); Stinson flied to left in foul
territory; Metzger singled; Cedeno was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Astros 1.

EXPOS 9TH: Bailey walked; Foli popped to first in foul
territory; Stoneman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Bailey to second]; Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: WINE REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING 3B); Wynn walked; May
singled [Wynn to second]; Watson walked [Wynn to third, May to
second]; STEWART BATTED FOR GLADDING; Stewart hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Wynn scored]; MARSHALL REPLACED STONEMAN
(PITCHING); Marshall threw a wild pitch [May to third, Watson to
second]; Rader singled [May scored, Watson scored]; Helms
singled [Rader to second]; Stinson singled [Rader scored, Helms
to second]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Astros 5.