Balor Moore, making his first start for the Expos since returning from Peninsula (International), shut out the Cardinals on four hits, 2-0. The Expos backed their lefthander with five double plays. Ron Hunt, who collected three hits, scored both runs. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Thursday, August    2, 1973 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
Expos        1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  6  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .283      Hunt 2b               3   2   3   0     1   0   .308
Sizemore 2b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .283        Cox 2b              0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Torre 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Jorgensen 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Simmons c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .291      Fairly lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Melendez cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .251        Woods lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Reitz 3b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .244      Singleton rf          3   0   1   1     1   0   .285
  Hughes pr,3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lyttle cf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .296
Carbo rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Bailey 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Tyson ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Boccabella c          3   0   0   0     0   1   .239
Murphy p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Frias ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  McCarver ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .251      Moore p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .057

Totals               26   0   4   0     2   4             Totals               26   2   6   2     2   2

Time of Game: 1:45   Attendance: 13,215
Left on Base: Cardinals 1, Expos 7
DP: Cardinals 1, Expos 5
Errors: Tyson
Stolen Bases: Hunt (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Jorgensen 3 (4), Moore (1)
GIDP: Torre (12), Carbo (4), Brock (6), Jorgensen (5)
Hit by Pitch: Frias (1,by Murphy)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Murphy L(2-4)           8     6   2   2   2   2   0  33   2.88
Totals                  8     6   2   2   2   2   0  33

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moore W(5-10)           9     4   0   0   2   4   0  28   4.54
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   4   0  28

Hit by Pitch: Murphy (3)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to center; Sizemore singled to
center; Torre lined into a double play (first unassisted)
[Sizemore out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt singled to second; Jorgensen out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Hunt to second]; Fairly flied out to
right; Singleton singled to left [Hunt scored]; Lyttle grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Expos 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons walked; Melendez hit into a double play
(right to first) [Simmons out at second]; Reitz struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey flied out to right; Boccabella flied out to
left; Frias reached on an error by Tyson [Frias to first]; Moore
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Expos 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Carbo flied out to left; Tyson struck out; Murphy
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Hunt singled to left; Jorgensen out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Hunt to second]; Hunt stole third;
Fairly flied out to left; Singleton walked; Lyttle singled to
left [Hunt scored, Singleton to second]; Bailey flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock singled to center; Sizemore popped to
shortstop; Torre grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Brock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Boccabella grounded out (shortstop to first); Frias
grounded out (shortstop to first); Moore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons flied out to center; Melendez popped to
first; Reitz popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Hunt singled to right; Jorgensen out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Hunt to second]; Fairly reached on a
fielder's choice [Hunt out at third (shortstop to third)];
Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Expos 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Carbo struck out; Tyson flied out to left; Murphy
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Lyttle grounded out (first unassisted); Bailey
grounded out (second to first); Boccabella struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Brock walked; Sizemore was called out on strikes;
Torre flied out to left; Simmons popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Frias was hit by a pitch; Moore out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Frias to second]; Hunt walked;
Jorgensen grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Hunt
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Melendez flied out to left; Reitz singled to
center; HUGHES RAN FOR REITZ; Carbo grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Hughes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: HUGHES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Fairly grounded
out (second to first); Singleton grounded out (second to first);
Lyttle singled to second; Bailey grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: COX REPLACED HUNT (PLAYING 2B); WOODS REPLACED
FAIRLY (PLAYING LF); Tyson lined to left; MCCARVER BATTED FOR
MURPHY; McCarver singled to center; Brock grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [McCarver out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Expos 2.