After being shut out on four hits for eight innings, the Expos exploded for seven runs in the ninth and defeated the Reds, 7-2. Tim Foli and Ron Woods started the uprising with singles to chase Don Gullett. After Clay Carroll relieved, Boots Day doubled to score Foli. Following an intentional walk to Ron Fairly, Mike Jorgensen was announced as a pinch-hitter for Jorge Roque.

When the Reds brought lefthander Tom Hall to the mound, Bob Bailey batted for Jorgensen and walked to force in the tying run. John Boccabella and Pepe Frias followed with doubles, each driving in two runs, and Ron Hunt then laid down a squeeze bunt to plate the final tally. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 7, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April     24, 1973 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  7  -   7  8  1
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  6  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 3b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .250      Rose lf               4   1   0   0     1   2   .324
Foli ss               5   1   1   0     0   0   .220      Morgan 2b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .344
Woods rf,lf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .385      Stahl rf              2   0   0   0     2   1   .333
Breeden 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Bench c               4   0   1   2     0   1   .193
  Day ph,cf           1   1   1   1     0   0   .600      Perez 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .313
Mangual lf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .130      Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .230
  Fairly ph,1b        0   1   0   0     1   0   .400      Concepcion ss         4   0   3   0     0   1   .432
Roque cf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .186      Menke 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .235
  Jorgensen ph        0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Gullett p             1   0   0   0     2   0   .200
  Bailey ph           0   1   0   1     1   0   .111        Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Boccabella c          4   1   1   2     0   0   .278        Hague ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .667
Frias 2b              3   1   1   2     1   0   .200
Torrez p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .273
  Singleton ph,rf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .171

Totals               33   7   8   7     3   4             Totals               30   2   6   2     7  10

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  9,539
Left on Base: Expos 4, Reds 8
DP: Expos 3, Reds 0
Errors: Boccabella, Rose
Doubles: Day (1), Boccabella (1), Frias (2)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (10)
Caught Stealing: Rose (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Torrez (2), Hunt (1)
GIDP: Geronimo (4), Menke (2)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(2-3)           8     6   2   2   6   8   0  33   3.00
Walker SV(3)            1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   2.61
Totals                  9     6   2   2   7  10   0  37

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett                 8     5   2   2   1   4   0  30   2.03
Carroll L(0-2)          0     1   2   2   1   0   0   2  20.25
Hall                    1     2   3   3   1   0   0   6  10.80
Totals                  9     8   7   7   3   4   0  38

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jerry Dale


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt singled to second; Foli flied out to center;
Woods popped to second; Breeden grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Morgan struck out while Rose was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Stahl walked; Bench
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Mangual struck out; Roque flied out to center;
Boccabella popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez flied out to right; Geronimo struck out;
Concepcion singled to left; Menke flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Frias grounded out (second to first); Torrez lined to
pitcher; Hunt flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Gullett grounded out (third to first); Rose struck
out; Morgan singled to right; Morgan stole second [Morgan to
third (error by Boccabella)]; Stahl struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Foli popped to first; Woods grounded out (third to
first); Breeden grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Perez walked;
Geronimo grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Reds 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Mangual struck out; Roque struck out; Boccabella
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion singled to left; Menke grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Concepcion out at
second]; Gullett walked; Rose struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Reds 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Frias walked; Torrez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Frias to second]; Hunt flied out to center; Foli
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Morgan flied out to right; Stahl grounded out (second
to first); Bench grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Woods singled to right; Breeden grounded out (second
to first) [Woods to second]; Mangual flied out to center; Roque
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo
struck out; Concepcion singled to center; Menke struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Boccabella flied out to right; Frias popped to
shortstop; Torrez singled to center; Hunt grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

REDS 8TH: Gullett walked; Rose forced Gullett (third to
shortstop); Morgan singled to center [Rose to third, Morgan to
second (on throw)]; Stahl was walked intentionally; Bench
singled to left [Rose scored, Morgan scored, Stahl to second];
Perez flied out to left; Geronimo popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Foli singled to left [Foli to second (error by
Rose)]; Woods singled to left [Foli to third]; CARROLL REPLACED
GULLETT (PITCHING); DAY BATTED FOR BREEDEN; Day doubled to right
[Foli scored, Woods to third]; FAIRLY BATTED FOR MANGUAL; Fairly
was walked intentionally; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR ROQUE; HALL
REPLACED CARROLL (PITCHING); BAILEY BATTED FOR JORGENSEN; Bailey
walked [Woods scored, Day to third, Fairly to second];
Boccabella doubled to center [Day scored, Fairly scored, Bailey
to third]; Frias doubled to left [Bailey scored, Boccabella
scored]; SINGLETON BATTED FOR TORREZ; Singleton grounded out
(second to first) [Frias to third]; Hunt out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Frias scored]; Foli grounded out (shortstop
to first); 7 R, 5 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 7, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: DAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); FAIRLY STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING 1B); SINGLETON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WALKER
REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING); WOODS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); Concepcion struck out; Menke struck out; HAGUE BATTED FOR
HALL; Hague walked; Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 7, Reds 2.