Ron Woods whacked a pair of three-run homers and Balor Moore pitched his first major league shutout as the Expos walloped the Reds, 11-0. Moore allowed only four hits and struck out 13.

Woods, who bats righthanded and had been platooned previously, faced righthanded pitchers for the first time this season and thumbed his nose at the percentage theory by hitting both his homers off righthanders. Wayne Simpson was the victim of the first blow in the third inning and Ed Sprague served up Woods' second homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 11, Cincinnati Reds 0
Game Played on Wednesday, August    23, 1972 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  3
Expos        1  2  4    0  0  4    0  0  x  -  11 14  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .301      McCarver c            5   0   2   1     0   1   .267
Morgan 2b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .284      Foli ss               5   0   0   0     0   1   .234
  Chaney 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Singleton lf          2   3   2   1     2   0   .266
Bench rf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .274      Fairly 1b             4   2   1   0     0   0   .258
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .296      Jorgensen cf          4   3   1   0     1   0   .226
Foster cf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .213      Woods rf              4   2   3   6     0   0   .247
Javier 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .211      Bailey 3b             4   0   2   0     1   1   .235
Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Torres 2b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .139
Plummer c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .196      Moore p               4   0   1   0     0   1   .152
Simpson p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .077
  Sprague p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               32   0   4   0     1  13             Totals               37  11  14   9     4   4

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 13,804
Left on Base: Reds 6, Expos 9
DP: Reds 1, Expos 0
Errors: Bench, Javier, Sprague, Foli
Home Runs: Singleton (9), Woods 2 (6)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (41), McCarver (4)
Caught Stealing: Bailey (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Woods (2)
GIDP: Torres (2)
Hit by Pitch: Fairly (2,by Sprague), Singleton (2,by Sprague)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson L(7-5)          2     7   7   7   2   0   2  15   4.04
Sprague                 6     7   4   3   2   4   1  29   3.78
Totals                  8    14  11  10   4   4   3  44

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moore W(5-6)            9     4   0   0   1  13   0  33   4.08
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1  13   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Sprague 2 (3)
Wild Pitches: Sprague (5), Moore (5)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to right; Morgan singled to right;
Morgan stole second; Bench popped to catcher in foul territory;
Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: McCarver grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli
grounded out (third to first); Singleton homered; Fairly flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 1.

REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Javier singled to left; Concepcion
struck out; Plummer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Jorgensen singled to right; Woods out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Jorgensen to second]; Bailey grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Jorgensen to third]; Torres singled to
shortstop [Jorgensen scored]; Moore singled to center [Torres to
second]; McCarver singled to center [Torres scored, Moore to
second]; Foli forced McCarver (third to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 3.

REDS 3RD: Simpson struck out; Rose grounded out (shortstop to
first); Morgan singled to third; Moore threw a wild pitch
[Morgan to second]; Bench walked; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Singleton walked; Fairly singled to right [Singleton
scored (error by Bench) (no RBI), Fairly to second]; Jorgensen
walked; Woods homered [Fairly scored, Jorgensen scored]; SPRAGUE
REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING); Bailey singled to left; Sprague
threw a wild pitch [Bailey to second]; On a bunt Torres singled
[Bailey stayed at second]; Bailey was caught stealing third but
was safe at third (error by Javier; assist by Plummer) [Torres
to second]; On a bunt Moore struck out; McCarver struck out;
Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 0, Expos 7.

REDS 4TH: Foster struck out; Javier popped to second; Concepcion
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Expos 7.

EXPOS 4TH: Singleton walked; Fairly popped to second; Jorgensen
forced Singleton (first to shortstop); Woods flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 7.

REDS 5TH: Plummer popped to first; Sprague struck out; Rose
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Expos 7.

EXPOS 5TH: Bailey walked; Torres flied out to right; On a bunt
Moore forced Bailey (catcher to shortstop); McCarver flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 7.

REDS 6TH: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Bench singled
to center; Perez flied out to center; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 7.

EXPOS 6TH: Foli lined to left; Singleton singled to right;
Fairly was hit by a pitch [Singleton to second]; Jorgensen
reached on an error by Sprague [Singleton scored (no RBI),
Fairly to third, Jorgensen to second]; Woods homered [Fairly
scored, Jorgensen scored (unearned)]; Bailey singled to third;
Torres grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Bailey out at second]; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Expos 11.

REDS 7TH: Javier grounded out (third to first); Concepcion
grounded out (third to first); Plummer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 11.

EXPOS 7TH: Moore popped to third; McCarver singled to center;
McCarver stole second; Foli struck out; Singleton was hit by a
pitch; Fairly lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0,
Expos 11.

REDS 8TH: Sprague flied out to center; Rose struck out; Morgan
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 11.

EXPOS 8TH: CHANEY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Jorgensen
grounded out (first unassisted); Woods singled to center; Bailey
was called out on strikes; Torres popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 11.

REDS 9TH: Bench was called out on strikes; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Foster reached on an error by Foli [Foster
to first]; Javier forced Foster (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Expos 11.