A sacrifice fly by Tommy Helms with the bases loaded in the 10th inning scored Bob Watson and brought the Astros a 6-5 victory over the Expos. Ken Singleton hit a three-run homer for the Expos in the ninth to tie the score.

Watson doubled in the 10th. When Doug Rader bunted, Tom Walker threw late to third and both runners were safe. An intentional pass to Lee May loaded the bases to set the stage for Helms' fly. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, Montreal Expos 5
Game Played on Monday, July      16, 1973 (Night game) at Astrodome
Expos        0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  3    0  -   5  7  1
Astros       1  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  0    1  -   6  8  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               4   2   2   0     0   1   .307      Wynn rf               4   0   0   0     0   4   .224
Jorgensen 1b,lf       3   1   1   0     2   0   .243      Metzger ss            4   1   1   0     1   0   .260
Fairly lf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .302      Cedeno cf             5   2   2   0     0   0   .315
  Breeden 1b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .300      Watson lf             5   2   2   1     0   0   .333
Singleton rf          4   1   1   3     1   1   .283      Rader 3b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .254
Bailey 3b             2   1   0   0     3   0   .293      May 1b                2   0   1   1     2   1   .266
Day cf                2   0   0   0     0   1   .311      Helms 2b              3   0   0   1     1   0   .282
  Woods cf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .229      Jutze c               4   0   0   1     0   2   .248
  Lintz cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Forsch p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .074
Boccabella c          4   0   0   0     1   3   .247        Crawford p          1   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Frias ss              4   0   0   0     1   1   .200        Agee ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Renko p               3   0   1   1     0   2   .277        Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Mashore ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .257
  Jarvis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyttle ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5   7   5     9  11             Totals               34   6   8   6     5   8

Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance: 16,186
Left on Base: Expos 10, Astros 9
DP: Expos 0, Astros 2
Errors: Boccabella
Doubles: Woods (10), Rader (15), Watson (14)
Home Runs: Singleton (14)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (31)
Sacrifice Hits: Wynn (1), Rader (1)
Sacrifice Flies: May (6), Helms (3)
GIDP: Singleton (19), Woods (2)
Hit by Pitch: Hunt (21,by Forsch)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko                   5.2   6   5   4   3   6   0  27   2.84
Marshall                2.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   8   3.01
Jarvis                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.70
Walker L(3-4)           0.1   1   1   1   1   0   0   4   3.38
Totals                  9.1   8   6   5   5   8   0  43

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  3.2   3   2   2   5   3   0  19   3.77
Crawford                5.1   3   3   3   4   6   1  22   3.98
Upshaw W(1-2)           1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   5.40
Totals                 10     7   5   5   9  11   1  45

Hit by Pitch: Forsch (4)

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


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt flied out to center; Jorgensen lined to right;
Fairly walked; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Wynn struck out; Metzger grounded out (first
unassisted); The Expos, especially coach Dave Bristol, were
upset at a pitch called a ball to Cesar Cedeno; Cedeno
singled; Cedeno stole second [Cedeno to third (error by
Boccabella)]; Watson singled [Cedeno scored (unearned)]; Rader
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Astros 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey walked; Day struck out; Boccabella flied out
to center; Frias lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: May singled; Helms forced May (pitcher to
shortstop); Jutze flied out to right; Forsch struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Renko was called out on strikes; Hunt singled;
Expos Coach Dave Bristol ejected by 3B umpire Dick Stello;
Jorgensen walked [Hunt to second]; Fairly singled [Hunt scored,
Jorgensen to third]; Singleton grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Fairly out at second]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Wynn was called out on strikes; Metzger singled;
Cedeno flied out to left; Watson grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Bailey walked; Day flied out to left; Boccabella
walked [Bailey to second]; Frias flied out to right; Renko
singled [Bailey scored, Boccabella to second]; Hunt was hit by a
pitch [Boccabella to third, Renko to second]; CRAWFORD REPLACED
FORSCH (PITCHING); Jorgensen grounded out (first unassisted); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: WOODS REPLACED DAY (PLAYING CF); Rader grounded out
(third to first); May struck out; Helms flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Fairly grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton
walked; Bailey walked [Singleton to second]; Woods grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Bailey out at second];
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Jutze struck out; Crawford flied out to right; Wynn
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Boccabella struck out; Frias walked; Renko struck
out; Hunt was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger walked; Cedeno singled [Metzger to second];
Watson reached on a fielder's choice [Metzger to third, Cedeno
to second]; Rader doubled [Metzger scored, Cedeno scored, Watson
to third]; May hit a sacrifice fly to center [Watson scored,
Rader to third]; Helms was walked intentionally; Jutze forced
Helms (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Rader scored]; Crawford
walked [Jutze to second]; MARSHALL REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING);
Wynn struck out; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 5.

EXPOS 7TH: Jorgensen walked; Fairly made an out to catcher;
Singleton flied out to center; Bailey flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 5.

ASTROS 7TH: BREEDEN REPLACED FAIRLY (PLAYING 1B); JORGENSEN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Metzger grounded out (first
unassisted); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 5.

EXPOS 8TH: Woods flied out to center; Boccabella struck out;
Frias grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 2, Astros 5.

ASTROS 8TH: Rader made an out to second; May walked; Helms
grounded out (first to pitcher) [May to second]; Jutze was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 5.

EXPOS 9TH: MASHORE BATTED FOR MARSHALL; Mashore struck out; Hunt
singled; Jorgensen singled [Hunt to second]; Breeden struck out;
Singleton homered [Hunt scored, Jorgensen scored]; Bailey
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
5, Astros 5.

ASTROS 9TH: JARVIS REPLACED MASHORE (PITCHING); AGEE BATTED FOR
CRAWFORD; Agee singled; Wynn out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Agee to second]; Metzger flied out to right; Cedeno
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Astros
5.

EXPOS 10TH: UPSHAW REPLACED AGEE (PITCHING); Woods doubled;
Boccabella struck out; Frias struck out; LYTTLE BATTED FOR
JARVIS; Lyttle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 5, Astros 5.

ASTROS 10TH: LINTZ REPLACED WOODS (PLAYING CF); WALKER REPLACED
LYTTLE (PITCHING); Watson doubled; Debut game for Larry
Lintz; Rader reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice
bunt [Watson to third]; May was walked intentionally [Rader to
second]; Helms hit a sacrifice fly to center [Watson scored,
Rader to third]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 5, Astros 6.