Allowing only three hits, Larry Dierker pitched the Astros to a 4-0 victory over the Expos for his first shutout since July 4, 1972. The triumph ended the righthander's personal three-game losing streak and put him back in the winning column for the first time since April 15. The Astros scored their first two runs in the second inning. Johnny Edwards singled and counted on a double by Doug Rader, who took third on the throw to the plate and scored on a wild pitch. Lee May produced the two other runs with a pair of homers. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Thursday, June      6, 1974 (Night game) at Astrodome
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Astros       0  2  0    1  0  1    0  0  x  -   4  6  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 3b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .217      Gross rf,lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .344
Lintz 2b              0   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .262
  Cox 2b              2   0   0   0     0   2   .219      Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .299
  Bailey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Watson lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .302
Davis cf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .330        Gallagher rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .196
Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .283      L. May 1b             3   2   2   2     0   0   .271
Fairly 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .226      Edwards c             3   1   1   0     0   0   .214
Day lf                3   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Rader 3b              3   1   1   1     0   1   .254
Foli ss               3   0   0   0     0   1   .255        Menke 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .105
Humphrey c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .208      Helms 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .308
  Stinson ph,c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .364      Dierker p             3   0   1   0     0   0   .192
Renko p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .192
  Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .310
  Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   3   0     2   7             Totals               30   4   6   3     1   4

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  8,029
Left on Base: Expos 5, Astros 3
DP: Expos 0, Astros 1
Doubles: Davis (8), Rader (9), Dierker (1)
Home Runs: L. May 2 (9)
GIDP: Singleton (7)
Hit by Pitch: Lintz (2,by Dierker)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(3-6)            7     6   4   4   1   3   2  28   4.85
Montague                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.08
Totals                  8     6   4   4   1   4   2  31

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker W(3-3)          9     3   0   0   2   7   0  32   2.27
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2   7   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Dierker (3)
Wild Pitches: Renko 2 (8)
Balks: Dierker (2)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt walked; Lintz was hit by a pitch [Hunt to
second]; Davis struck out; Singleton grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Lintz out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: COX REPLACED LINTZ (PLAYING 2B); Gross singled;
Metzger forced Gross (pitcher to shortstop); Cedeno flied out to
center; Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Astros 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairly walked; Day flied out to right; Foli forced
Fairly (shortstop to second); Dierker balked [Foli to second];
Humphrey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: L. May grounded out (third to first); Edwards
singled; Rader doubled [Edwards scored, Rader to third (on throw
to home)]; Renko threw a wild pitch [Rader scored]; Helms
walked; Renko threw a wild pitch [Helms to second]; Dierker
grounded out (second to first) [Helms to third]; Gross grounded
out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Renko struck out; Hunt singled; Cox struck out; Davis
made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger was called out on strikes; Cedeno grounded
out (third to first); Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Singleton flied out to left; Fairly popped to first
in foul territory; Day flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: L. May homered; Edwards grounded out (first
unassisted); Rader struck out; Helms lined to center; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Foli struck out; Humphrey made an out to third; Renko
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Dierker doubled; Gross grounded out (shortstop to
first); Metzger flied out to center; Cedeno flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Hunt flied out to right; Cox struck out; Davis
singled; Singleton flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Watson lined to left; L. May homered; Edwards
grounded out (second to first); Rader flied out to center; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 4.

EXPOS 7TH: MENKE REPLACED RADER (PLAYING 3B); Fairly struck out;
Day grounded out (second to first); Foli grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Dierker
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 4.

EXPOS 8TH: STINSON BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; Stinson grounded out
(second to first); JORGENSEN BATTED FOR RENKO; Jorgensen made an
out to shortstop; Hunt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: STINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MONTAGUE
REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Metzger grounded out (first
unassisted); Cedeno was called out on strikes; Watson grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 4.

EXPOS 9TH: GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GALLAGHER
REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING RF); BAILEY BATTED FOR COX; Bailey
grounded out (third to first); Davis doubled; Singleton grounded
out (shortstop to first); Fairly flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 4.