After rallying for three runs to tie the score in the eighth inning, the Astros defeated the Expos, 6-5, on a pinch-single by Jimmy Stewart in the 10th. Ken Singleton hit a two-run homer to help the Expos take a 5-2 lead before the Astros pulled even in the eighth with the aid of singles by Bob Gallagher, Jim Wynn, Bob Watson and Lee May. In the 10th, Wynn walked, stole second, continued to third when catcher John Boccabella's throw went into center field and scored on Stewart's hit. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, Montreal Expos 5
Game Played on Friday, April     27, 1973 (Night game) at Astrodome
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  4    0  1  0    0  -   5 13  4
Astros       0  0  0    0  2  0    0  3  0    1  -   6  7  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 3b,2b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .273      Wynn rf               2   2   1   0     3   0   .253
Foli ss               5   1   2   0     0   1   .235      xTorres ss            1   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Woods lf              4   1   1   2     0   0   .333        Agee ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .270
  Fairly ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .400        Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Breeden 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .250        York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jorgensen ph,1b     2   0   0   0     0   1   .175        Stewart ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .250
Singleton rf          5   2   3   2     0   1   .260      Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .284
Boccabella c          4   0   2   1     1   0   .293      Watson lf,1b          4   1   1   1     0   1   .342
Roque cf              4   0   0   0     1   0   .176      May 1b                3   1   1   1     1   0   .175
  Stinson cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Metzger pr,ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .088
Frias 2b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .226      Rader 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .221
  Bailey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Edwards c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .211
  Laboy 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .174      Helms 2b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .247
McAnally p            3   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Roberts p             2   0   0   1     0   0   .100
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Day ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .429        Gallagher ph,lf     2   1   1   0     0   1   .143
  Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   5  13   5     3   3             Totals               32   6   7   5     5   6

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 11,242
Left on Base: Expos 9, Astros 4
DP: Expos 2, Astros 0
Errors: Woods, Boccabella 2, Frias
Doubles: Boccabella 2 (3), Woods (1), Frias (3), Singleton (1)
Home Runs: Singleton (2)
Stolen Bases: Singleton (1), Wynn (3)
Caught Stealing: Foli (1), Frias (1), McAnally (1), Torres (1), Metzger (1)
GIDP: Cedeno (5), Torres (2)
Hit by Pitch: Hunt (4,by Ray)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAnally                7.2   5   5   4   4   3   0  31   3.47
Marshall                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.43
Walker L(1-2)           1.1   1   1   1   1   3   0   6   2.84
Totals                  9.1   7   6   5   5   6   0  38

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts                 5.1   8   4   4   1   1   1  23   3.06
Upshaw                  2.2   4   1   1   0   2   0  11   5.40
Ray                     1.2   1   0   0   2   0   0   9   0.00
York W(2-1)             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.16
Totals                 10    13   5   5   3   3   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Ray (1)

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


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli singled;
Woods flied out to right; Foli was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Wynn walked; Torres reached on catcher's
interference by Boccabella [Wynn to second]; Cedeno grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wynn to
third, Torres out at second]; Watson was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Breeden flied out to center; Singleton grounded out
(third to first); Boccabella flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: May lined to left; Rader struck out; Edwards popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Astros 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Roque grounded out (shortstop to first); Frias
singled; Frias was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); McAnally singled; Hunt grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Helms flied out to center; Roberts flied out to
right; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Foli flied out to left; Woods grounded out (shortstop
to first); Breeden grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Torres walked; Torres was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Cedeno struck out; Watson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Singleton was called out on strikes; Boccabella
doubled; Roque grounded out (shortstop to first); Frias walked;
McAnally flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: May walked; Rader singled [May to second]; Edwards
reached on an error by Frias [May to third, Rader to second,
Edwards to first]; Helms singled [May scored, Rader to third,
Edwards to second]; Roberts grounded out (second to first)
[Rader scored, Edwards to third, Helms to second]; Wynn was
walked intentionally; Torres grounded into a double play (third
to catcher to first) [Edwards out at home]; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Hunt singled; Foli singled [Hunt to second]; Woods
doubled [Hunt scored, Foli scored]; Breeden grounded out (third
to first); Singleton homered [Woods scored]; UPSHAW REPLACED
ROBERTS (PITCHING); Boccabella grounded out (shortstop to
first); Roque grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 4, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno flied out to right; Watson popped to catcher
in foul territory; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Astros 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Frias doubled; McAnally reached on a fielder's choice
[Frias out at third (first to shortstop)]; Hunt singled
[McAnally to second]; McAnally was caught stealing third
(catcher to third) [Hunt to second]; Foli struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Rader grounded out (third to first); Edwards flied
out to left; Helms grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Astros 2.

EXPOS 8TH: Woods grounded out (third to first); JORGENSEN BATTED
FOR BREEDEN; Jorgensen struck out; Singleton singled; Singleton
stole second; Boccabella doubled [Singleton scored]; Roque
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
5, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); GALLAGHER
BATTED FOR UPSHAW; Gallagher singled; Wynn singled [Gallagher to
second]; AGEE BATTED FOR TORRES; Agee flied out to right; Cedeno
popped to first in foul territory; Watson singled to left
[Gallagher scored, Wynn scored (error by Woods) (no RBI), Watson
to third]; MARSHALL REPLACED MCANALLY (PITCHING); May singled
[Watson scored (unearned)]; METZGER RAN FOR MAY; Metzger was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Astros 5.

EXPOS 9TH: METZGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); GALLAGHER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); RAY REPLACED AGEE (PITCHING); WATSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Frias grounded out (second to
first); DAY BATTED FOR MARSHALL; Day grounded out (shortstop to
first); Hunt was hit by a pitch; Foli popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Astros 5.

ASTROS 9TH: WALKER REPLACED DAY (PITCHING); Rader flied out to
center; Edwards struck out; Helms struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 5, Astros 5.

EXPOS 10TH: FAIRLY BATTED FOR WOODS; Fairly grounded out (second
to first); Jorgensen made an out to third; Singleton doubled;
Boccabella was walked intentionally; Roque walked [Singleton to
third, Boccabella to second]; YORK REPLACED RAY (PITCHING);
BAILEY BATTED FOR FRIAS; Bailey forced Roque (third to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 5, Astros 5.

ASTROS 10TH: LABOY REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING 3B); HUNT CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); FAIRLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
Gallagher struck out; Wynn walked; STEWART BATTED FOR YORK; Wynn
stole second [Wynn to third (error by Boccabella)]; STINSON
REPLACED ROQUE (PLAYING CF); Stewart singled [Wynn scored];
Expos used a 5-man infield; Bob Stinson entered in Jorge Roque's
lineup spot, but was positioned at 3B; official totals show him
at 3B, but he is correctly playing CF; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Expos 5, Astros 6.