Boots Day, who had left five men on base in his previous times at bat, slashed a two-run single in the seventh inning to cap the rally that brought the Expos a 7-2 victory over the Astros. Ron Hunt started with a single and raced home on a double by Mike Jorgensen to tie the score at 2-2. After an infield out by Ron Fairly moved Jorgensen to third, Bob Bailey walked and stole second. Day followed with his single. Day also scored on a double by Bob Stinson. Pepe Frias added a single for the Expos' final run. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 7, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Tuesday, July      17, 1973 (Night game) at Astrodome
Expos        0  0  1    0  0  0    5  1  0  -   7 11  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  8  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               5   1   1   0     0   0   .306      Wynn rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .221
Jorgensen 1b          3   2   2   0     2   0   .248      Metzger ss            4   1   3   0     0   0   .265
Fairly lf             4   1   1   1     1   0   .301      Cedeno cf             3   0   1   1     0   1   .315
  Mashore pr,lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Watson lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Singleton rf          4   0   1   0     1   2   .282        Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bailey 3b             3   1   1   1     2   1   .293        Edwards ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Day cf                5   1   1   2     0   1   .307        Richard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Stinson c             4   1   2   1     1   0   .222      Rader 3b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Frias ss              5   0   2   1     0   1   .209        Stewart ph,3b       2   0   1   0     0   1   .222
McAnally p            4   0   0   0     0   0   .214      May 1b                3   1   1   1     1   1   .266
  Marshall p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Helms 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .279
                                                          Jutze c               4   0   1   0     0   2   .248
                                                          Wilson p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Pizarro p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gallagher ph,lf     1   0   0   0     0   1   .240

Totals               38   7  11   6     7   5             Totals               32   2   8   2     2   8

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 18,156
Left on Base: Expos 11, Astros 6
DP: Expos 2, Astros 0
Doubles: Jorgensen (11), Stinson (1)
Triples: Stinson (1), Metzger (12)
Home Runs: May (15)
Stolen Bases: Bailey (2), Mashore (3), Cedeno (32)
Caught Stealing: Watson (3)
GIDP: Helms (8), Jutze (9)
Hit by Pitch: Cedeno (3,by McAnally)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAnally W(7-4)         7.1   8   2   2   2   6   1  30   3.63
Marshall SV(18)         1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   2.96
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   8   1  35

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson L(6-11)          6.2   7   5   5   6   2   0  33   3.41
Pizarro                 0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   9.53
Upshaw                  1     1   1   1   1   2   0   5   5.52
Richard                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.63
Totals                  9    11   7   7   7   5   0  45

Passed Balls: Stinson (1)
Hit by Pitch: McAnally (2)
Wild Pitches: McAnally (4), Wilson (2), Upshaw (3)

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


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (second to first); Jorgensen
singled; Fairly forced Jorgensen (second to shortstop); Wilson
threw a wild pitch [Fairly to second]; Singleton walked; Bailey
walked [Fairly to third, Singleton to second]; Day grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Wynn flied out to center; Metzger singled; Cedeno
grounded out (third to first) [Metzger to second]; Watson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Stinson grounded out (second to first); Frias flied
out to center; McAnally flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader struck out; May walked; Helms grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [May out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Hunt grounded out (pitcher to first); Jorgensen
grounded out (first unassisted); Fairly walked; Singleton
singled [Fairly to second]; Bailey singled [Fairly scored,
Singleton to third]; Day grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Jutze struck out; Wilson grounded out (first
unassisted); Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Astros 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Stinson walked; Frias singled [Stinson to second];
McAnally grounded out (third to first) [Stinson to third, Frias
to second]; Hunt flied out to right; Jorgensen walked; Fairly
lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Metzger lined to shortstop; Cedeno struck out;
Watson singled; Watson was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Singleton struck out; Bailey flied out to right; Day
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Rader flied out to right; May homered; Helms walked;
Jutze grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Helms out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Astros 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Stinson made an out to shortstop; Frias struck out;
McAnally grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Wilson flied out to center; Wynn struck out; Metzger
tripled; Cedeno singled [Metzger scored]; Cedeno stole second;
Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 1, Astros 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Hunt singled; Jorgensen doubled [Hunt to third];
Fairly grounded out (second to first) [Hunt scored, Jorgensen to
third]; Singleton grounded out (first unassisted); Bailey
walked; Bailey stole second; Day singled [Jorgensen scored,
Bailey scored]; PIZARRO REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Stinson
doubled [Day scored]; Frias singled [Stinson scored]; McAnally
flied out to right; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: STEWART BATTED FOR RADER; Stewart singled; May
struck out; Helms made an out to first; Jutze singled [Stewart
to third]; GALLAGHER BATTED FOR PIZARRO; Stinson allowed a
passed ball [Jutze to second]; Gallagher struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 6, Astros 2.

EXPOS 8TH: STEWART STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); GALLAGHER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); UPSHAW REPLACED WATSON (PITCHING); Hunt
grounded out (shortstop to first); Jorgensen walked; Fairly
singled [Jorgensen to third]; MASHORE RAN FOR FAIRLY; Upshaw
threw a wild pitch [Jorgensen scored, Mashore to second];
Mashore stole third; Singleton struck out; Bailey struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 7, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: MASHORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Wynn grounded
out (shortstop to first); Metzger singled; McAnally threw a wild
pitch [Metzger to second]; Cedeno was hit by a pitch; EDWARDS
BATTED FOR UPSHAW; MARSHALL REPLACED MCANALLY (PITCHING);
Edwards grounded out (first unassisted) [Metzger to third,
Cedeno to second]; Stewart was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 7, Astros 2.

EXPOS 9TH: RICHARD REPLACED EDWARDS (PITCHING); Day struck out;
Stinson tripled; Frias flied out to center; Marshall flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 7, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: May popped to catcher in foul territory; Helms
grounded out (first unassisted); Jutze struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 7, Astros 2.