J.R. Richard gave up five hits and walked five but worked his way out of trouble three times with two men on base to pitch the Astros to a 2-1 victory over the Expos. The Astros scored their initial run in the first inning on a single by Greg Gross and double by Bob Watson. After Gary Carter homered for the Expos in the fourth, the Astros picked up the deciding run in the next stanza on a single by Larry Milbourne, sacrifice by Richard and single by Wilbur Howard. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 2, Montreal Expos 1

Game Played on Wednesday, July 23, 1975 (Night game) at Parc Jarry

Astros 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 0 Expos 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Howard cf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .364 Mangual cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .249 Gross rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .299 Jorgensen 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .249 Cabell lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .265 Biittner lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .332 Watson 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .331 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 May c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .243 Carter rf 2 1 1 1 2 0 .298 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .245 Mackanin 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .274 Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Parrish 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .292 Milbourne 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .192 Foli ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Richard p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Bailey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Foote c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Blair p 1 0 1 0 1 0 .206 Lyttle ph,lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 2 9 2 0 10 Totals 30 1 5 1 5 6 Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 16,804 Left on Base: Astros 6, Expos 8 DP: Astros 2, Expos 1 Doubles: Watson (19) Home Runs: Carter (12) Caught Stealing: Howard (7) Sacrifice Hits: Richard (3), Parrish (4) GIDP: Biittner (10), Jorgensen (5) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard W(7-5) 9 5 1 1 5 6 1 36 4.83 Totals 9 5 1 1 5 6 1 36 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blair L(6-11) 7 6 2 2 0 9 0 27 3.33 Murray 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.55 Totals 9 9 2 2 0 10 0 35 Passed Balls: Foote (7) Wild Pitches: Richard 2 (11) Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt ASTROS 1ST: Howard was called out on strikes; Gross singled to left; Cabell struck out; Watson doubled [Gross scored]; May flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Mangual grounded out (third to first); Jorgensen struck out; Biittner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 0. ASTROS 2ND: Rader grounded out (third to first); Metzger grounded out (first to pitcher); Milbourne singled; Richard forced Milbourne (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Carter walked; Mackanin walked [Carter to second]; Parrish out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Carter to third, Mackanin to second]; Foli struck out; Foote made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 0. ASTROS 3RD: Howard flied out to center; Gross struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Cabell hit into a double play (right to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Blair singled to right; Mangual forced Blair (shortstop to second); Jorgensen singled to right [Mangual to second]; Biittner grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Jorgensen out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 0. ASTROS 4TH: Watson struck out; May was called out on strikes; Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 4TH: Carter homered; Mackanin struck out; Parrish grounded out (third to first); Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 1. ASTROS 5TH: Metzger struck out; Milbourne singled to left; Richard reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Milbourne to second]; Howard singled to center [Milbourne scored, Richard out at third (center to shortstop)]; Gross flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1. EXPOS 5TH: Foote struck out; Blair walked; Mangual walked [Blair to second]; Jorgensen grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Mangual out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1. ASTROS 6TH: Cabell struck out; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); May singled; Rader struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1. EXPOS 6TH: Biittner flied out to center; Carter walked; Mackanin singled to center [Carter to second]; Parrish singled to center [Carter to third, Mackanin to second]; Foli flied out to center; Foote grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1. ASTROS 7TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Milbourne grounded out (second to first); Richard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1. EXPOS 7TH: LYTTLE BATTED FOR BLAIR; Lyttle grounded out (second to first); Mangual lined to left; Jorgensen struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Richard threw a wild pitch [Jorgensen to second]; Biittner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1. ASTROS 8TH: MURRAY REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); LYTTLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Howard singled; Gross singled to first [Howard to second]; Howard was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Cabell singled [Gross to third]; Watson lined to second; May lined to shortstop; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1. EXPOS 8TH: Carter grounded out (catcher to first); Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1. ASTROS 9TH: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger lined to right; Milbourne struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1. EXPOS 9TH: BAILEY BATTED FOR FOLI; Bailey flied out to center; Foote flied out to left; Lyttle flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1.

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