After trailing by four runs, the Expos rallied to defeat the Astros, 5-4. Woodie Fryman, who started for the Expos, was stopped on his string of 32 innings of scoreless pitching when the Astros counted all their runs in the fourth, two scoring on a triple by Enos Cabell. The Expos began their comeback with a run in the fifth on a double by Hal Breeden, single by Jose Morales, who batted for Fryman, and a sacrifice fly by Pape Mangual.

Don DeMola then was a winner in relief when the Expos erupted for four runs in the sixth. Gary Carter doubled and scored on a single by Larry Parrish. Pete Mackanin also singled. Barry Foote doubled, driving in Parrish and when Cabell had trouble picking up the ball in right field, Mackanin scored. Following an intentional pass to Larry Biittner, Mangual singled to drive in Foote with the winning run. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 5, Houston Astros 4

Game Played on Friday, May 9, 1975 (Night game) at Parc Jarry

Astros 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 1 Expos 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 x - 5 10 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gross lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .151 Mangual cf 3 0 1 2 1 1 .309 Metzger ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .229 Foli ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 .267 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Carter rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .215 Cedeno cf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .276 Bailey lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .063 Watson 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .351 Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .287 Parrish 3b 4 1 3 1 0 1 .370 Cabell rf 3 1 1 2 1 1 .294 Mackanin 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .300 Helms 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .250 Breeden 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .333 Jutze c 2 0 0 1 0 1 .125 Scott pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 May ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Foote c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .104 Milbourne pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Fryman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Roberts p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .091 Montague p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morales ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .375 Boswell ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 DeMola p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Scherman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Biittner ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300 Murray p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 34 4 9 4 3 8 Totals 32 5 10 4 4 6 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 10,630 Left on Base: Astros 7, Expos 9 DP: Astros 0, Expos 1 Errors: Cabell, Montague Doubles: Breeden (1), Carter (4), Foote (2), Parrish (7) Triples: Gross (1), Cabell (1) Sacrifice Hits: Jutze (1), Fryman (1) Sacrifice Flies: Mangual (1) GIDP: Helms (2) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Roberts L(2-3) 5.2 8 5 5 1 5 0 26 3.27 Niekro 0.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 0.00 Scherman 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 0.90 Totals 8 10 5 5 4 6 0 38 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fryman 4 5 4 4 2 3 0 18 1.43 Montague 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 0.00 DeMola W(1-0) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2.35 Murray SV(3) 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.84 Totals 9 9 4 4 3 8 0 38 Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Doug Harvey ASTROS 1ST: Gross tripled; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Mangual walked; Foli popped to shortstop; Carter grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mangual to second]; Bailey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. ASTROS 2ND: Rader was called out on strikes; Cabell walked; Helms grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Cabell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Parrish struck out; Mackanin grounded out (third to first); Breeden struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. ASTROS 3RD: Jutze popped to third; Roberts was called out on strikes; Gross popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Foote singled; Fryman out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Foote to second]; Mangual struck out; Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. ASTROS 4TH: Metzger singled; Cedeno singled [Metzger to second]; Watson singled [Metzger scored, Cedeno to second]; Woodie Fryman consecutive shutout innings streak ends at 32.2; Rader struck out; Cabell tripled [Cedeno scored, Watson scored]; Helms was walked intentionally; Jutze out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Cabell scored, Helms to second]; Roberts popped to third in foul territory; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 0. EXPOS 4TH: Carter grounded out (third to first); Bailey grounded out (pitcher to first); Parrish singled; Mackanin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 0. ASTROS 5TH: MONTAGUE REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING); Gross grounded out (second to first); Metzger singled; Metzger was picked off first but was safe on an error by Montague [Metzger to second]; Cedeno walked; Watson struck out; Rader struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 0. EXPOS 5TH: Breeden doubled; Foote grounded out (third to first); MORALES BATTED FOR MONTAGUE; Morales singled [Breeden to third]; Mangual hit a sacrifice fly to center [Breeden scored]; Foli was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 1. ASTROS 6TH: DEMOLA REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Cabell was called out on strikes; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Jutze struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 1. EXPOS 6TH: Carter doubled; Bailey grounded out (pitcher to first); Parrish singled [Carter scored]; Mackanin singled [Parrish to second]; Breeden flied out to center; Foote doubled to right [Parrish scored, Mackanin scored (error by Cabell) (no RBI), Foote to third]; WHITE BATTED FOR DEMOLA; NIEKRO REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); BIITTNER BATTED FOR WHITE; Biittner was walked intentionally; Mangual singled [Foote scored, Biittner to second]; Foli walked [Biittner to third, Mangual to second]; Carter popped to first in foul territory; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 5. ASTROS 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); BOSWELL BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Boswell singled; Gross flied out to center; Metzger forced Boswell (shortstop to second); Cedeno singled [Metzger to second]; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 5. EXPOS 7TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish doubled; Mackanin flied out to center; Breeden was walked intentionally; SCOTT RAN FOR BREEDEN; Foote flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 5. ASTROS 8TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); JORGENSEN REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING 1B); Rader lined to right; Cabell grounded out (second to first); Helms was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 5. EXPOS 8TH: Murray was called out on strikes; Mangual grounded out (third to first); Foli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 5. ASTROS 9TH: MAY BATTED FOR JUTZE; May singled; MILBOURNE RAN FOR MAY; CRUZ BATTED FOR SCHERMAN; Cruz flied out to left; Gross flied to left in foul territory; JOHNSON BATTED FOR METZGER; Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 5.

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