Wilbur Howard was hit by a pitch in the 10th inning, Greg Gross sacrificed and Cesar Cedeno singled to drive in the run that gave the Astros a 4-3 victory over the Expos. Pepe Mangual had a hand in all three of the Expos' runs, hitting a single and scoring in the first before driving in two runs with a double in the second. The Astros, after picking up a pair of tallies, tied the score when Doug Rader homered in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, Montreal Expos 3
Game Played on Wednesday, July      9, 1975 (Night game) at Astrodome
Expos        1  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   3  8  0
Astros       0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  1    1  -   4  7  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mangual cf            5   1   3   2     0   1   .266      Howard lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .352
Scott rf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .198      Gross rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .286
Jorgensen 1b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .261      Cedeno cf             5   0   1   2     0   0   .259
Biittner lf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .351      Watson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .323
Carter c              4   1   1   0     1   0   .288      Johnson c             3   1   0   0     1   0   .277
Parrish 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .269      Rader 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .246
Mackanin 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Metzger ss            2   0   1   1     1   0   .245
Foli ss               2   0   0   0     2   1   .216      Andrews 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Blair p               4   0   1   0     0   3   .156        Boswell ph,2b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  DeMola p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Forsch p              1   1   0   0     1   0   .071
                                                            Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .225
                                                            Stanton p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Granger p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               36   3   8   3     4   7             Totals               32   4   7   4     4   2

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  9,304
Left on Base: Expos 8, Astros 7
DP: Expos 1, Astros 2
Doubles: Mangual (11), Howard (6)
Home Runs: Rader (6)
Stolen Bases: Mangual (20), Cedeno (34)
Sacrifice Hits: Gross (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Metzger (2)
GIDP: Biittner 2 (9), Boswell (2)
Hit by Pitch: Jorgensen (4,by Forsch), Howard (2,by DeMola)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blair                   8.1   6   3   3   4   1   1  34   2.95
DeMola L(3-3)           1     1   1   1   0   1   0   5   2.29
Totals                  9.1   7   4   4   4   2   1  39

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  8     7   3   3   1   6   0  31   3.43
Stanton                 0.1   0   0   0   3   0   0   4   0.00
Granger W(2-2)          1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.35
Totals                 10     8   3   3   4   7   0  41

Hit by Pitch: DeMola (2), Forsch (2)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Vargo


EXPOS 1ST: Larry Lintz ejected by HP umpire Bruce Froemming
sometime in game; Mangual singled to center; Mangual stole
second; Scott struck out; Jorgensen singled [Mangual scored];
Biittner grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Jorgensen out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Howard made an out to shortstop; Gross grounded out
(first to pitcher); Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter singled to shortstop; Parrish singled to left
[Carter to second]; Mackanin flied out to center [Carter to
third, Parrish to second]; Foli was walked intentionally; Blair
struck out; Mangual doubled to left [Carter scored, Parrish
scored, Foli to third]; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
walked; Rader singled [Johnson to third]; Metzger hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Johnson scored, Rader to second];
Andrews grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 3, Astros 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); Biittner
grounded out (second to first); Carter made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Forsch walked; Howard doubled [Forsch to third];
Gross walked; Cedeno forced Gross (shortstop to second) [Forsch
scored, Howard to third]; Cedeno stole second; Watson made an
out to second; Johnson lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 3, Astros 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Parrish grounded out (second to first); Mackanin
flied out to left; Foli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Rader flied out to center; Metzger flied out to
right; Andrews grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Blair singled to right; Mangual singled to left
[Blair to second]; Scott made an out to third; Jorgensen was hit
by a pitch [Blair to third, Mangual to second]; Biittner
grounded into a double play (third to catcher to first) [Blair
out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Forsch made an out to second; Howard grounded out
(pitcher to first); Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Carter made an out to second; Parrish flied out to
center; Mackanin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson
flied out to left; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); Blair struck
out; Mangual struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros
2.

ASTROS 7TH: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
singled; BOSWELL BATTED FOR ANDREWS; Boswell grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Metzger out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 2.

EXPOS 8TH: BOSWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Scott flied out
to left; Jorgensen flied out to center; Biittner flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: CRUZ BATTED FOR FORSCH; Cruz struck out; Howard
singled; Gross singled [Howard to third]; Cedeno reached on a
fielder's choice [Howard out at home (shortstop to catcher),
Gross to second]; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 2.

EXPOS 9TH: STANTON REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Carter walked;
Debut game for Mike Stanton; Parrish walked [Carter to
second]; Mackanin forced Parrish (second to shortstop) [Carter
to third]; Foli walked [Mackanin to second]; GRANGER REPLACED
STANTON (PITCHING); Blair struck out; Mangual grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Johnson made an out to shortstop; Rader homered;
Metzger walked; DEMOLA REPLACED BLAIR (PITCHING); Boswell flied
out to center; Granger struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
3, Astros 3.

EXPOS 10TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Jorgensen
singled; Biittner grounded out (second to first) [Jorgensen to
second]; Carter grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 10TH: Howard was hit by a pitch; Gross out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Howard to second]; Cedeno singled
[Howard scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Astros 4.