Jack Billingham pitched his sixth shutout, tops in the N. L., and gained his 14th victory, a high for his career, but the Reds lost the services of Dave Concepcion while defeating the Expos, 6-0. Sliding into third base in the seventh inning, Concepcion suffered a fractured ankle and may be out for the rest of the season. Johnny Bench and Denis Menke hit homers in the Reds' scoring. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Sunday, July      22, 1973 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  2
Reds         0  0  0    4  2  0    0  0  x  -   6 14  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Rose lf               5   0   1   1     0   0   .324
Jorgensen 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Chaney 2b,ss          5   0   2   0     0   2   .194
Fairly lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .307      Driessen 1b           5   0   2   0     0   0   .313
Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .280      Bench c               5   1   2   1     0   1   .248
Day cf                3   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Tolan rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .199
  Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Concepcion ss         4   2   3   0     0   1   .287
  Stoneman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .071        Morgan pr,2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .295
  Breeden ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .284      Menke 3b              3   2   1   2     1   0   .171
Bailey 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Geronimo cf           3   1   3   1     1   0   .165
Stinson c             2   0   1   0     2   0   .226      Billingham p          3   0   0   0     0   2   .018
Lintz ss              3   0   1   0     1   0   .286
McAnally p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .209
  Jarvis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Woods ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .228
  Caskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyttle cf           1   0   1   0     0   0   .333

Totals               31   0   6   0     4   2             Totals               37   6  14   5     2   6

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 22,107
Left on Base: Expos 8, Reds 10
DP: Expos 1, Reds 2
Errors: Lintz, McAnally
Doubles: Stinson (2), Geronimo (6), Concepcion (18)
Triples: Geronimo (2)
Home Runs: Bench (18), Menke (2)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion (22)
Caught Stealing: Tolan (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Billingham (7)
GIDP: Day (2)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAnally L(7-5)         3.2   8   4   4   1   4   1  21   3.81
Jarvis                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.55
Caskey                  1     3   2   2   0   0   1   6   3.18
Walker                  2     3   0   0   1   1   0   9   3.28
Stoneman                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   7.54
Totals                  8    14   6   6   2   6   2  40

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(14-6)      9     6   0   0   4   2   0  35   3.02
Totals                  9     6   0   0   4   2   0  35

Passed Balls: Stinson (2), Bench (5)

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Ed Sudol


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (pitcher to first); Jorgensen
singled to right; Fairly grounded out (second to first)
[Jorgensen to second]; Bench allowed a passed ball [Jorgensen to
third]; Singleton walked; Day popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Chaney singled to right;
Stinson allowed a passed ball [Chaney to second]; Driessen
singled to left [Chaney to third]; Bench popped to shortstop;
Tolan lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey lined to third; Stinson doubled to left; Lintz
walked; McAnally flied out to right; Hunt grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

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

EXPOS 3RD: Jorgensen lined to shortstop; Fairly singled to
right; Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first) [Fairly to
second]; Day flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Chaney struck
out; Driessen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Reds 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Bailey struck out; Stinson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Lintz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Bench homered; Tolan popped to second; Concepcion
singled to center; Concepcion stole second; Menke walked;
Geronimo singled to left [Concepcion scored, Menke to second];
Billingham reached on an error by McAnally on a sacrifice bunt
[Menke scored (no RBI), Geronimo to third, Billingham to
second]; Rose singled to left [Geronimo scored, Billingham
stayed at second]; Ron Fairly lost the pop fly in the
sun; Chaney struck out; Driessen singled to right
[Billingham to third, Rose to second]; JARVIS REPLACED MCANALLY
(PITCHING); Bench struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 0,
Reds 4.

EXPOS 5TH: WOODS BATTED FOR JARVIS; Woods grounded out (second
to first); Hunt grounded out (third to first); Jorgensen
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: CASKEY REPLACED WOODS (PITCHING); Tolan reached on an
error by Lintz [Tolan to first]; Tolan was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Concepcion
doubled to left; Menke homered [Concepcion scored]; Geronimo
tripled to center; Billingham grounded out (second to first);
Rose flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 6.

EXPOS 6TH: Fairly singled to center; Singleton flied out to
center; Day grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Fairly out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Reds 6.

REDS 6TH: WALKER REPLACED DAY (PITCHING); LYTTLE REPLACED CASKEY
(PLAYING CF); Chaney singled to center; Driessen lined into a
double play (first unassisted) [Chaney out at first]; Bench
singled to left; Tolan grounded out (first to second to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 6.

EXPOS 7TH: Bailey grounded out (third to first); Stinson walked;
On a bunt Lintz singled [Stinson to second]; Lyttle singled to
center [Stinson to third, Lintz to second]; Hunt lined into a
double play (shortstop to second) [Lintz out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 6.

REDS 7TH: Concepcion singled to left; Menke grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Concepcion to third]; MORGAN RAN FOR
CONCEPCION; Geronimo was walked intentionally; Billingham struck
out; Rose flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0,
Reds 6.

EXPOS 8TH: MORGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); CHANEY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Jorgensen popped to third in foul
territory; Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); Singleton
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 6.

REDS 8TH: STONEMAN REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); Chaney flied out
to right; Driessen flied out to center; Bench popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 6.

EXPOS 9TH: BREEDEN BATTED FOR STONEMAN; Breeden struck out;
Bailey made an out to second; Stinson walked; Lintz forced
Stinson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Reds 6.