The Astros jumped on Steve Rogers for five runs in the first inning and went on to defeat the Expos, 8-4. The first five batters reached base against Rogers on singles by Greg Gross and Roger Metzger, consecutive walks to Cesar Cedeno and Bob Watson and a single by Lee May, accounting for three runs. After Milt May was retired, Doug Rader was safe on an error by Bob Bailey, Watson scoring. May pulled a leg muscle racing to third and gave way to Cliff Johnson, who scored on a sacrifice fly by Tommy Helms. Doug Griffin, starting for the Astros, also had difficulty in the first inning, giving up two runs on two walks and singles by Willie Davis and Ken Singleton before Mike Cosgrove relieved. The Astros pulled away with two more runs in the fifth and added their final tally on a homer by Watson in the ninth. [The Sporting News] |
Houston Astros 8, Montreal Expos 4
Game Played on Tuesday, May 28, 1974 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Astros 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 8 11 1 Expos 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 7 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gross rf,lf 5 1 3 0 0 1 .341 Day lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 .353 Metzger ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .295 Woods ph,lf 1 0 0 1 0 0 .150 Cedeno cf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .285 Stinson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 Watson lf,1b 3 3 2 2 2 1 .319 Lintz ss 4 1 1 0 1 0 .231 L. May 1b 1 0 1 2 0 0 .266 Davis cf 5 0 1 2 0 0 .311 C. Johnson pr,1b 2 2 1 1 1 1 .303 Singleton rf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .301 Gallagher rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .205 Fairly 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .230 M. May c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .257 Breeden ph,1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Rader 3b 4 0 0 1 0 1 .247 Jorgensen ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Helms 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .316 Bailey 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .262 Milbourne pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Cox 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Griffin p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Foote c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .211 Cosgrove p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Rogers p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .143 Easler ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Montague p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hunt ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218 DeMola p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyttle ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 Totals 35 8 11 8 4 7 Totals 33 4 7 4 5 6 Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 10,618 Left on Base: Astros 6, Expos 9 DP: Astros 1, Expos 1 Errors: Cosgrove, Bailey Doubles: C. Johnson (2), Foote (7) Triples: Gross (2) Home Runs: Watson (4) Stolen Bases: Lintz (13), Davis (8) Sacrifice Hits: Metzger (3) Sacrifice Flies: Helms (2), Woods (1) GIDP: Singleton (5) Hit by Pitch: Woods (1,by Cosgrove) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Griffin 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 4 2.88 Cosgrove W(1-0) 7 3 1 1 2 3 0 27 0.79 Forsch 2 2 1 1 1 3 0 9 3.04 Totals 9 7 4 4 5 6 0 40 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rogers L(7-3) 5 7 7 6 3 3 0 25 4.44 Montague 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 2.45 DeMola 2 3 1 1 0 3 1 8 3.55 Totals 9 11 8 7 4 7 1 41 Hit by Pitch: Cosgrove (1) Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ed Sudol ASTROS 1ST: Gross singled; Metzger singled [Gross to second]; Cedeno walked [Gross to third, Metzger to second]; Watson walked [Gross scored, Metzger to third, Cedeno to second]; L. May singled [Metzger scored, Cedeno scored, Watson to third]; M. May flied out to center; Rader reached on an error by Bailey [Watson scored (RBI), L. May to third, Rader to first]; Lee May pulled leg muscle racing to 3B; C. JOHNSON RAN FOR L. MAY; Helms hit a sacrifice fly to left [C. Johnson scored (unearned)]; Griffin forced Rader (shortstop to second); 5 R (4 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: C. JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Day walked; Lintz walked [Day to second]; Davis singled [Day scored, Lintz to second]; Lintz stole third; Singleton singled [Lintz scored, Davis to second]; COSGROVE REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Davis stole third; Fairly struck out; Bailey lined to second; Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 2. ASTROS 2ND: Gross singled; Metzger out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Gross to second]; Cedeno grounded out (third to first) [Gross to third]; Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 2. EXPOS 2ND: Foote doubled; Rogers grounded out (second to first) [Foote to third]; WOODS BATTED FOR DAY; Woods hit a sacrifice fly to center [Foote scored]; Lintz grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 3. ASTROS 3RD: WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); C. Johnson struck out (catcher to first); M. May flied out to center; Rader flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 3. EXPOS 3RD: Davis flied out to left; Singleton singled; BREEDEN BATTED FOR FAIRLY; Breeden made an out to catcher; Bailey walked [Singleton to second]; Cox lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 3. ASTROS 4TH: BREEDEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Helms flied out to left; Cosgrove grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross tripled; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 3. EXPOS 4TH: Foote made an out to third; Rogers singled; Woods grounded out (third to first) [Rogers to second]; Lintz flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 3. ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson walked; C. Johnson doubled [Watson scored, C. Johnson to third (on throw to home)]; M. May singled to right [C. Johnson scored, M. May out at second (right to shortstop)]; Rader struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Expos 3. EXPOS 5TH: Davis lined to third; Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Breeden struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Expos 3. ASTROS 6TH: MONTAGUE REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Helms grounded out (first to pitcher); Cosgrove struck out; Gross flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Expos 3. EXPOS 6TH: Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); Foote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Expos 3. ASTROS 7TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson singled; C. Johnson walked [Watson to second]; M. May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Expos 3. EXPOS 7TH: HUNT BATTED FOR MONTAGUE; Hunt walked; Woods was hit by a pitch [Hunt to second]; Lintz reached on an error by Cosgrove [Hunt to third, Woods to second, Lintz to first]; Davis lined to first; Singleton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lintz out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Expos 3. ASTROS 8TH: DEMOLA REPLACED HUNT (PITCHING); Rader flied out to right; Helms singled; MILBOURNE RAN FOR HELMS; EASLER BATTED FOR COSGROVE; Easler struck out; Gross struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Expos 3. EXPOS 8TH: GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); WATSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); GALLAGHER REPLACED C. JOHNSON (PLAYING RF); MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); FORSCH REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); JORGENSEN BATTED FOR BREEDEN; Jorgensen struck out; Bailey struck out; Cox grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Expos 3. ASTROS 9TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Metzger singled; Cedeno lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Metzger out at first]; Watson homered; Gallagher struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Expos 3. EXPOS 9TH: Foote flied out to left; LYTTLE BATTED FOR DEMOLA; Lyttle singled; STINSON BATTED FOR WOODS; Stinson walked [Lyttle to second]; Lintz singled [Lyttle to third, Stinson to second]; Davis forced Lintz (second to shortstop) [Lyttle scored]; Singleton struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Expos 4.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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