Steve Renko, who won his first start for the Expos in 1972 and then lost 10 straight games, made his first pitching appearance of the new season and defeated the Phillies, 2-1, in a duel with Steve Carlton. The Expos scored both their runs in the first inning on a single by Pepe Frias, pass to Ron Woods and singles by Hal Breeden and Jorge Roque.

The Phillies threatened in the ninth when Larry Bowa walked and, with one out, scored on singles by Willie Montanez and Tommy Hutton, but Renko induced Greg Luzinski to ground into a game-ending double play. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Game Played on Wednesday, April     18, 1973 (Day game) at Parc Jarry
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  0
Expos        2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  9  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bowa ss               3   1   1   0     1   1   .333      Frias 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Tovar 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Foli ss               3   0   0   0     0   1   .194
Montanez rf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .265      Woods lf              2   1   1   0     2   0   .375
Johnson 1b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .179      Breeden 1b            4   0   3   1     0   1   .444
  Hutton ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .571      Roque cf              4   0   2   1     0   2   .188
Luzinski lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .148
Unser cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Boccabella c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .217
Ryan c                2   0   0   0     0   2   .364      Laboy 3b              2   0   1   0     0   0   .286
  B. Robinson ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .316      Renko p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Cox c               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Doyle 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Carlton p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .154

Totals               30   1   4   1     2   6             Totals               28   2   9   2     2   6

Time of Game: 1:38   Attendance: 13,728
Left on Base: Phillies 4, Expos 6
DP: Phillies 2, Expos 1
Sacrifice Hits: Foli (3), Laboy (1)
GIDP: Luzinski (2), Singleton 2 (6)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(2-2)          8     9   2   2   2   6   0  32   3.55
Totals                  8     9   2   2   2   6   0  32

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko W(1-0)            9     4   1   1   2   6   0  32   1.00
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   6   0  32

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Vargo


PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa was called out on strikes; Tovar grounded out
(shortstop to first); Montanez walked; Johnson struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Frias singled to third; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Frias to second]; Woods walked; Breeden
singled to center [Frias scored, Woods to second]; Roque singled
to right [Woods scored, Breeden to second]; Singleton grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Roque out at
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski grounded out (third to first); Unser made
an out to first; Ryan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Boccabella flied out to center; Laboy flied out to
left; Renko grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Doyle made an out to first; Carlton flied out to
right; Bowa popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Frias flied out to right; Foli struck out; Woods
singled to center; Breeden singled to third [Woods to second];
Roque struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Tovar popped to shortstop; Montanez flied out to
center; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Singleton struck out; Boccabella flied out to left;
Laboy singled to right; Renko struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Luzinski flied out to center; Unser flied out to
left; Ryan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Frias grounded out (third to first); Foli grounded
out (third to first); Woods popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); Carlton
struck out; On a bunt Bowa singled to shortstop; Tovar singled
to shortstop [Bowa to second]; Montanez popped to shortstop; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Breeden struck out; Roque singled to first; Singleton
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Roque
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Johnson struck out; Luzinski flied out to right;
Unser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Boccabella singled; Laboy out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to shortstop to second) [Boccabella to second]; Renko
grounded out (second to first) [Boccabella to third]; Frias
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
0, Expos 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: B. ROBINSON BATTED FOR RYAN; B. Robinson grounded
out (second to first); Doyle grounded out (second to first);
Carlton made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: COX REPLACED B. ROBINSON (PLAYING C ); Foli flied out
to left; Debut game for Larry Cox; Woods walked; Woods
was picked off first (pitcher to first); Breeden singled; Roque
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Expos 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: Bowa walked; Tovar flied out to left; Montanez
singled to right [Bowa to third]; HUTTON BATTED FOR JOHNSON;
Hutton singled to right [Montanez to second, Bowa scored];
Luzinski grounded into a double play (third to first) [Montanez
out at third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Expos 2.