Doug Rader collected four hits, including a homer, and drove in half of the Astros' runs in an 8-3 victory over the Expos. Milt May singled to produce the Astros' first two runs in the opening frame. Cesar Cedeno walked in the fourth and Bob Watson was safe when the Expos failed in an attempted forceout. Rader singled to drive in one run, another scored on a wild pitch by Steve Rogers and a third run counted on a single by Tommy Helms. Rader then capped the Astros' scoring with a three-run homer in the eighth. Barry Foote hit one for the Expos. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 8, Montreal Expos 3
Game Played on Friday, August    16, 1974 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Astros       2  0  0    3  0  0    0  3  0  -   8 15  0
Expos        1  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  9  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gross rf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .324      Hunt 2b               3   1   0   0     2   1   .272
Metzger ss            5   0   1   0     0   2   .261      Foli ss               5   0   2   0     0   0   .235
Cedeno cf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .297      Davis cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Watson lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .297      Bailey 3b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .279
  Howard pr,lf        1   1   0   0     0   0   .250      Jorgensen 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .309
M. May c              4   1   1   2     1   0   .293      Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .283
L. May 1b             4   2   3   0     0   0   .274      Fairly lf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .257
Rader 3b              5   2   4   4     0   1   .260        Woods ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .202
Helms 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .288      Foote c               4   1   2   1     0   1   .256
  Milbourne pr,2b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .320      Rogers p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .156
Griffin p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .280        Northrup ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .242
  Cosgrove p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .067        Torrez pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .071
                                                            Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .353
                                                            Carrithers p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Breeden ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .234

Totals               38   8  15   7     3   6             Totals               33   3   9   3     4   3

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 18,129
Left on Base: Astros 8, Expos 8
DP: Astros 2, Expos 3
Triples: Metzger (5)
Home Runs: Rader (13), Foote (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Cosgrove (2), Rogers (5)
GIDP: Helms (11), Watson (9), Bailey (19)
Hit by Pitch: L. May (6,by Carrithers)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin W(12-5)         6     7   3   3   3   1   1  26   3.30
Cosgrove SV(1)          3     2   0   0   1   2   0  12   2.37
Totals                  9     9   3   3   4   3   1  38

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(12-15)         4     8   5   5   1   3   0  20   4.64
Murray                  3     3   0   0   0   1   0  10   0.90
Carrithers              2     4   3   3   2   2   1  13   2.56
Totals                  9    15   8   8   3   6   1  43

Hit by Pitch: Carrithers (3)
Wild Pitches: Rogers (4)

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Jerry Dale


ASTROS 1ST: Gross flied out to center; Metzger tripled to
center; Cedeno walked; Watson reached on a fielder's choice
[Metzger out at home (pitcher to catcher to third to pitcher),
Cedeno to third, Watson to second]; M. May singled to right
[Cedeno scored, Watson scored]; L. May forced M. May (shortstop
to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt walked; Foli grounded out (third to first) [Hunt
to second]; Davis grounded out (first unassisted) [Hunt to
third]; Bailey singled [Hunt scored]; Jorgensen walked [Bailey
to second]; Singleton was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 2, Expos 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader singled; Helms grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Rader out at second]; Griffin flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairly grounded out (third to first); Foote singled;
Rogers out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher unassisted) [Foote to
second]; Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 2, Expos 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Gross grounded out (second to first); Metzger struck
out; Cedeno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Foli flied out to left; Davis lined to left; Bailey
walked; Jorgensen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Expos 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson singled; M. May forced Watson (second to
shortstop); L. May singled [M. May to third]; Rader singled [M.
May scored, L. May to third, Rader to second (on throw to 3b)];
Rogers threw a wild pitch [L. May scored, Rader to third]; Helms
singled [Rader scored]; On a bunt Griffin struck out; Gross
singled [Helms to second]; Metzger struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 5, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Singleton grounded out (first to pitcher); Fairly
singled; Foote flied out to left [Fairly to second]; NORTHRUP
BATTED FOR ROGERS; Northrup singled to left [Fairly scored];
TORREZ RAN FOR NORTHRUP; Hunt made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Expos 2.

ASTROS 5TH: MURRAY REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Cedeno singled to
right; Watson grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Cedeno out at second]; M. May grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Foli singled to third; Davis forced Foli (shortstop
to second); Bailey grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
5, Expos 2.

ASTROS 6TH: L. May singled; Rader singled to right [L. May to
third]; Helms lined into a double play (second to first) [Rader
out at first]; Griffin struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
5, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Jorgensen singled to right; Singleton lined into a
double play (pitcher to first) [Jorgensen out at first]; Fairly
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5,
Expos 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
grounded out (first to pitcher); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Foote homered; COSGROVE REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING);
MORALES BATTED FOR MURRAY; Morales flied out to center; Hunt
struck out; Foli singled; Davis singled to right [Foli to
second]; Bailey forced Foli (third unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 5, Expos 3.

ASTROS 8TH: CARRITHERS REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Watson
walked; HOWARD RAN FOR WATSON; M. May flied out to left; L. May
singled to center [Howard to second]; Rader homered [Howard
scored, L. May scored]; Helms singled to pitcher; MILBOURNE RAN
FOR HELMS; Cosgrove out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Milbourne to second]; Gross singled to left [Milbourne to
third]; Metzger flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 8, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MILBOURNE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Jorgensen grounded out (pitcher to second
to first); Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first); WOODS
BATTED FOR FAIRLY; Woods grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 8, Expos 3.

ASTROS 9TH: WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Cedeno struck
out; Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); M. May walked; L.
May was hit by a pitch [M. May to second]; Rader struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 8, Expos 3.

EXPOS 9TH: Foote was called out on strikes; BREEDEN BATTED FOR
CARRITHERS; Breeden flied out to left; Hunt walked; Foli out on
an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 8, Expos 3.