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The Astros piled up 20 hits and overwhelmed the Expos, 17-5, to set a record for the most runs scored against Montreal in the expansion club's four-year history. Lee May hit two homers and two singles and drove in four runs. Cesar Cedeno also accounted for four RBIs with a homer and two doubles. Doug Rader also hit for the circuit. Houston Astros 17, Montreal Expos 5Game Played on Thursday, August 17, 1972 (Night game) at Parc JarryAstros 0 1 5 1 0 0 1 4 5 - 17 20 0
Expos 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 11 1
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Metzger ss 5 1 0 0 1 1 .214 Hunt 2b 4 2 1 0 1 0 .251
Cedeno cf 5 4 3 4 1 1 .351 Foli ss 5 2 3 0 0 0 .237
Wynn rf 4 3 2 3 2 1 .278 Bailey 3b 5 0 1 1 0 1 .233
May 1b 6 3 4 4 0 1 .291 Breeden 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Watson lf 4 2 3 2 2 1 .308 Fairly ph,1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .261
Rader 3b 6 1 3 3 0 1 .241 Singleton lf,rf 3 0 1 0 2 2 .259
Helms 2b 6 1 2 0 0 1 .268 Mashore rf 0 0 0 1 1 0 .240
Howard c 5 1 2 1 1 1 .220 Jorgensen ph,cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .225
Reuss p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .120 Woods cf,rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 .216
Culver p 4 1 1 0 0 2 .167 Renko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
McCarver ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259
Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Day ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227
Gilbert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Torres p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119
Boccabella c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .228
Moore p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .138
Strohmayer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Fairey ph,lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .269
Totals 46 17 20 17 7 11 Totals 38 5 11 5 4 5
Time of Game: 2:45 Attendance: 11,145
Left on Base: Astros 10, Expos 10
DP: Astros 0, Expos 0
Errors: Moore
Doubles: Howard (5), Cedeno 2 (28), Wynn (22)
Home Runs: May 2 (26), Rader (18), Cedeno (17), Fairly (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Culver (1)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Reuss 1.1 5 3 3 3 1 0 12 4.21
Culver W(4-2) 7.2 6 2 2 1 4 1 30 2.95
Totals 9 11 5 5 4 5 1 42
Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Moore L(4-6) 2.1 3 6 6 5 5 2 15 4.56
Strohmayer 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.38
Renko 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 6.00
Walker 3 2 1 1 0 4 1 11 3.23
Gilbert 1.1 8 7 7 2 0 0 14 8.24
Torres 0.2 5 2 2 0 0 0 7 27.00
Totals 9 20 17 17 7 11 4 54
Wild Pitches: Reuss (5), Moore (4)
Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas
ASTROS 1ST: Metzger struck out; Cedeno struck out; Wynn walked;
May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.
EXPOS 1ST: Hunt singled; Foli singled [Hunt to second]; Reuss
threw a wild pitch [Hunt to third, Foli to second]; Bailey flied
out to left; Breeden popped to second; Singleton walked; Mashore
walked [Hunt scored, Foli to third, Singleton to second]; Woods
singled to shortstop [Foli scored, Singleton to third, Mashore
to second]; Boccabella grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 2.
ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; Moore threw a wild pitch [Watson to
second]; Rader popped to second; Helms was called out on
strikes; Howard doubled [Watson scored]; Reuss struck out; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 2.
EXPOS 2ND: Moore was called out on strikes; Hunt walked; Foli
singled [Hunt to second]; Bailey singled [Hunt scored, Foli to
second]; CULVER REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); FAIRLY BATTED FOR
BREEDEN; Fairly lined to second; Singleton walked [Foli to
third, Bailey to second]; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR MASHORE;
Jorgensen flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1,
Expos 3.
ASTROS 3RD: FAIRLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); JORGENSEN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); WOODS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Metzger popped to first in foul territory; Cedeno walked; Cedeno
was picked off first but was safe on an error by Moore [Cedeno
to second]; Wynn walked; May homered [Cedeno scored, Wynn
scored]; Watson walked; Rader homered [Watson scored];
STROHMAYER REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Helms flied out to left;
Howard singled; Culver struck out; 5 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros
6, Expos 3.
EXPOS 3RD: Woods popped to first; Boccabella singled; FAIREY
BATTED FOR STROHMAYER; Fairey forced Boccabella (shortstop to
second); Hunt forced Fairey (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Astros 6, Expos 3.
ASTROS 4TH: FAIREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); RENKO REPLACED
WOODS (PITCHING); SINGLETON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno homered; Wynn was
called out on strikes; May popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 7, Expos 3.
EXPOS 4TH: Foli singled; Bailey was called out on strikes;
Fairly singled [Foli to second]; Singleton struck out; Jorgensen
singled [Foli scored, Fairly to second]; MCCARVER BATTED FOR
RENKO; McCarver lined to pitcher; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros
7, Expos 4.
ASTROS 5TH: WALKER REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Watson singled;
Rader popped to third in foul territory; Helms flied out to
right; Howard was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 7, Expos 4.
EXPOS 5TH: Boccabella grounded out (third to first); Fairey
grounded out (second to first); Hunt flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Expos 4.
ASTROS 6TH: Culver was called out on strikes; Metzger flied out
to left; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 7, Expos 4.
EXPOS 6TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fairly struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Expos 4.
ASTROS 7TH: Wynn flied out to left; May homered; Watson struck
out; Rader struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Expos 4.
EXPOS 7TH: Singleton singled; Jorgensen flied out to right; DAY
BATTED FOR WALKER; Day grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Singleton to second]; Boccabella grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Expos 4.
ASTROS 8TH: GILBERT REPLACED DAY (PITCHING); Helms singled;
Howard walked [Helms to second]; Culver out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Helms to third, Howard to second]; Metzger
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno doubled [Helms scored,
Howard scored]; Wynn doubled [Cedeno scored]; May singled [Wynn
to third]; Watson singled [Wynn scored, May to second]; Rader
singled [May to third, Watson to second]; Helms grounded out
(shortstop to first); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 12, Expos 4.
EXPOS 8TH: Fairey grounded out (second to first); Hunt flied out
to center; Foli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 12, Expos 4.
ASTROS 9TH: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Culver
singled; Metzger walked [Culver to second]; Cedeno doubled
[Culver scored, Metzger to third]; TORRES REPLACED GILBERT
(PITCHING); Wynn singled [Metzger scored, Cedeno scored]; May
singled [Wynn to second]; Watson singled [Wynn scored, May to
second]; Rader singled [May scored, Watson to second]; Helms
singled [Watson to third, Rader to second]; Howard popped to
second; Culver flied out to left; 5 R, 7 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros
17, Expos 4.
EXPOS 9TH: Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); Fairly
homered; Singleton struck out; Jorgensen flied out to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 17, Expos 5.
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