Gary Carter stroked a game-winning sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and Steve Rogers hurled a four-hitter as the Expos edged the Astros, 2-1. Singles by Rich Coggins and Larry Biittner and a walk to Mike Jorgensen loaded the sacks for the Expos with one out.

Joe Niekro relieved starter Doug Konieczny and Carter then drove in the winning run. The other Expos' run had come in the first frame on a homer by Pepe Mangual. The Astros tied the game in the bottom of the first on Roger Metzger's single, an infield out and Bob Watson's RBI single. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 2, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       24, 1975 (Night game) at Astrodome
Expos        1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  0
Astros       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lintz 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .206      Gross lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .250
Coggins lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Metzger ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .308
Mangual cf            3   2   1   1     1   0   .313      Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .257
Jorgensen 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .232      Watson 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .347
Biittner rf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .383      Cruz rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .248
Carter c              3   0   0   1     0   0   .252      May c                 3   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Boswell 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Parrish 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Andrews 2b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .211
Rogers p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .176        Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .260
                                                            Milbourne 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                          Konieczny p           3   0   0   0     0   1   .136
                                                            Niekro p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               31   2   7   2     2   4             Totals               31   1   4   1     1   4

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 15,208
Left on Base: Expos 5, Astros 4
DP: Expos 0, Astros 0
Errors: Boswell
Triples: Gross (5)
Home Runs: Mangual (3)
Caught Stealing: Lintz 2 (6), Mangual (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Carter (2)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers W(3-4)           9     4   1   1   1   4   0  32   2.80
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   4   0  32

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Konieczny L(2-6)        8.1   7   2   2   2   4   1  32   4.20
Niekro                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.23
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   4   1  34

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


EXPOS 1ST: Lintz grounded out (second to first); Coggins flied
out to center; Mangual homered; Jorgensen struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
singled; Cedeno grounded out (third to first) [Metzger to
second]; Watson singled [Metzger scored]; Cruz grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Carter
reached on an error by Boswell [Carter to first]; Foli grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Carter to second]; Parrish flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: May grounded out (second to first); Boswell grounded
out (second to first); Andrews grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Rogers grounded out (first unassisted); Lintz
singled; Lintz was caught stealing second; Coggins struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Konieczny grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross
grounded out (second to first); Metzger flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Mangual walked; Jorgensen flied out to right; Mangual
was caught stealing second; Biittner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno struck out; Watson lined to left; Cruz
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Astros 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli
grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: May grounded out (first unassisted); Boswell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Rogers flied out to right; Lintz singled; Lintz was
caught stealing second; Coggins flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Konieczny popped to first in foul territory; Gross
tripled; Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Mangual grounded out (shortstop to first); Jorgensen
grounded out (second to first); Biittner singled; Carter flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Watson grounded out (second to first); Cruz walked;
May flied out to right; Boswell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 1.

EXPOS 8TH: Foli grounded out (second to first); Parrish singled;
Rogers struck out; Lintz made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: JOHNSON BATTED FOR ANDREWS; Johnson was called out
on strikes; Konieczny struck out; Gross singled; Metzger made an
out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 1.

EXPOS 9TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); Coggins
singled; Mangual forced Coggins (shortstop to second); Jorgensen
walked [Mangual to second]; Biittner singled [Mangual to third,
Jorgensen to second]; NIEKRO REPLACED KONIECZNY (PITCHING);
Carter hit a sacrifice fly to center [Mangual scored]; Foli
forced Biittner (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno flied out to left; Watson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Astros 1.