Ron Hunt was hit by a pitch for the 225th time in his career to lead off the 10th inning and eventually scored on a wild pitch to bring the Expos a 3-2 victory over the Astros. After reaching base, Hunt took second on a sacrifice by Clyde Mashore, moved to third on an infield out by Hal Breeden and crossed the plate when Juan Pizarro heaved a pitch over the head of catcher Skip Jutze. The Expos' other runs came on homers by Ken Singleton and Breeden. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 3, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Wednesday, July      18, 1973 (Night game) at Astrodome
Expos        0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0    1  -   3  6  1
Astros       1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  -   2  5  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .305      Wynn rf               4   0   0   1     0   0   .219
Mashore lf            3   0   0   0     1   2   .247      Metzger ss            4   1   0   0     1   1   .262
Woods cf              2   0   1   0     3   1   .232      Cedeno cf             2   0   1   0     2   0   .316
Breeden 1b            5   1   1   1     0   0   .296      Watson lf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .329
  Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .248      May 1b                4   0   2   1     1   2   .269
Bailey 3b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .291      Edwards c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Singleton rf          4   1   1   1     0   0   .282        Agee pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Stinson c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .227        Jutze c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Frias ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .202      Stewart 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Rogers p              2   0   0   0     1   2   .000      Helms 2b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .280
  Renko ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Reuss p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .172
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Rader ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .252
                                                            Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pizarro p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   6   2     5   8             Totals               33   2   5   2     5   3

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 14,352
Left on Base: Expos 8, Astros 10
DP: Expos 0, Astros 1
Errors: Breeden
Doubles: May (15), Helms (20)
Home Runs: Singleton (15), Breeden (8)
Stolen Bases: Hunt (7), Mashore (4), Cedeno 2 (34)
Sacrifice Hits: Mashore (6), Reuss (3), Stewart (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Wynn (4)
GIDP: Breeden (4)
Hit by Pitch: Hunt (22,by Upshaw), Cedeno (4,by Marshall)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers                  8     4   2   2   3   2   0  32   2.25
Marshall W(8-6)         2     1   0   0   2   1   0  10   2.90
Totals                 10     5   2   2   5   3   0  42

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss                   9     6   2   2   4   8   2  36   3.27
Upshaw L(1-3)           0     0   1   1   0   0   0   1   5.83
Pizarro                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   8.10
Totals                 10     6   3   3   5   8   2  41

Hit by Pitch: Marshall (3), Upshaw (1)
Wild Pitches: Pizarro (1)

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


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); Debut game
for Steve Rogers; Mashore struck out; Woods walked; Breeden
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Wynn grounded out (third to first); Metzger walked;
Cedeno walked [Metzger to second]; Watson forced Cedeno (third
to second) [Metzger to third]; May singled [Metzger scored,
Watson to third]; Edwards flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey singled; Singleton grounded out (third to
first) [Bailey to second]; Stinson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Frias grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Stewart grounded out (second to first); Helms
grounded out (shortstop to first); Reuss flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Rogers struck out; Hunt grounded out (shortstop to
first); Mashore was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Wynn grounded out (third to first); Metzger flied
out to center; Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Watson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
0, Astros 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Woods singled; Breeden grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Woods out at second]; Bailey flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: May doubled; Edwards grounded out (first to
pitcher); Stewart grounded out (second to first); Helms grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros
1.

EXPOS 5TH: Singleton homered; Stinson struck out; Frias grounded
out (second to first); Rogers walked; Hunt forced Rogers
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Reuss grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn
grounded out (third to first); Metzger reached on an error by
Breeden [Metzger to first]; Cedeno singled [Metzger to third];
Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 1, Astros 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Mashore grounded out (third to first); Woods struck
out; Breeden homered; Bailey grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: May struck out; Edwards grounded out (second to
first); Stewart grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Singleton flied out to right; Stinson flied out to
center; Frias lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Helms doubled; Reuss out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Helms to third]; Wynn hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Helms scored]; Metzger grounded out (first to pitcher);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 2.

EXPOS 8TH: Rogers was called out on strikes; Hunt singled;
Mashore walked [Hunt to second]; Hunt stole third and Mashore
stole second; Woods was walked intentionally; Breeden flied out
to center; Bailey made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Expos 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); Watson
grounded out (shortstop to first); May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Singleton flied out to right; Stinson singled; Frias
struck out; RENKO BATTED FOR ROGERS; Renko struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: MARSHALL REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Edwards singled;
AGEE RAN FOR EDWARDS; Stewart out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Agee to second]; Helms was walked intentionally; RADER
BATTED FOR REUSS; Rader popped to first in foul territory; Wynn
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2,
Astros 2.

EXPOS 10TH: JUTZE REPLACED AGEE (PLAYING C ); UPSHAW REPLACED
RADER (PITCHING); Hunt was hit by a pitch; PIZARRO REPLACED
UPSHAW (PITCHING); Mashore out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Hunt to second]; Woods was walked intentionally;
Breeden forced Woods (shortstop to second) [Hunt to third];
Pizarro threw a wild pitch [Hunt scored, Breeden to second];
Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 10TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED BREEDEN (PLAYING 1B); Metzger
was called out on strikes; Cedeno was hit by a pitch; Cedeno
stole second; Watson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cedeno to
third]; May was walked intentionally; Jutze grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 2.