Montreal Expos 8, Houston Astros 7 (Game 2)
Game Played on Wednesday, April     28, 1976 (Day game) at Parc Jarry
Astros       0  0  0    2  0  5    0  0  0  -   7  9  3
Expos        0  3  0    0  0  0    3  0  2  -   8 12  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Milbourne 2b          2   1   0   0     2   0   .271      Mangual cf,lf         5   0   1   2     0   1   .231
Cabell 3b             5   0   1   2     0   0   .329      Valentine rf          5   0   1   1     0   0   .231
Cedeno cf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .301      Parrish 3b            4   1   0   0     1   0   .230
Watson 1b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .294      Carter lf,c           4   1   2   0     1   0   .281
Johnson c             3   1   1   0     1   1   .235        Dwyer pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .269
  Jutze c             0   0   0   0     1   0   .059      Colbert 1b            4   2   2   3     1   0   .316
Cruz lf               1   0   0   0     1   0   .125      Mackanin 2b           5   1   2   1     0   0   .232
  Roberts ph          1   1   0   0     0   0   .267      Foli ss               4   1   2   0     1   0   .286
  Griffin p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Foote c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .167
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Barlow p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Gross rf              4   0   1   2     0   1   .291        Carrithers p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Metzger ss            3   1   2   1     1   0   .220        Morales ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .286
Cosgrove p            1   0   0   0     1   1   .200      Kirby p               1   1   0   0     1   0   .333
  Howard ph,lf        2   1   2   1     0   0   .157        Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            White ph,cf         1   0   0   0     1   0   .295

Totals               33   7   9   6     8   5             Totals               38   8  12   8     6   1

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance:  5,330
Left on Base: Astros 9, Expos 11
DP: Astros 1, Expos 0
Errors: Milbourne, Cedeno, Watson
Doubles: Metzger (2)
Home Runs: Colbert (2)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (8), Cabell 2 (6), Milbourne (4), Colbert (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Milbourne (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Gross (2)
GIDP: Valentine (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cosgrove                5     6   3   3   1   0   0  24   2.74
Griffin                 1     3   3   3   3   1   1   8   5.14
Forsch                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.00
Barlow L(2-1)           1.1   3   2   2   2   0   0   9   4.50
Totals                  8.1  12   8   8   6   1   1  44

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby                   5     5   4   4   4   2   0  23   5.40
Scherman                0.1   2   3   3   1   0   0   4   4.50
Granger                 0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   1.46
Murray                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   1.80
Carrithers W(1-1)       2     1   0   0   2   1   0   9   2.79
Totals                  9     9   7   7   8   5   0  43

Wild Pitches: Kirby (1), Granger (1)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Paul Pryor


ASTROS 1ST: Milbourne flied out to right; Cabell flied out to
right; Cedeno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Mangual flied out to left; Valentine grounded out
(shortstop to first); Parrish reached on an error by Milbourne;
Carter grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to left; Johnson popped to first in
foul territory; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Colbert grounded out (third to first); Mackanin
singled; Foli singled [Mackanin to second]; Foote flied out to
left; Kirby walked [Mackanin to third, Foli to second]; Mangual
singled [Mackanin scored, Foli scored, Kirby to third];
Valentine singled [Kirby scored, Mangual to third (error by
Cedeno)]; Parrish grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Gross flied out to left; Metzger doubled; Kirby
threw a wild pitch [Metzger to third]; Cosgrove struck out
[Cosgrove out at first (catcher to first)]; Milbourne walked;
Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Carter flied out to center; Colbert singled; Colbert
stole second; Mackanin flied out to left; Foli grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno singled; Cedeno stole second; Watson flied
out to right; Johnson walked; Cruz walked [Cedeno to third,
Johnson to second]; Gross hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cedeno
scored, Johnson to third]; Metzger singled [Johnson scored, Cruz
out at third (left to catcher)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
2, Expos 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Foote flied out to left; Kirby lined to first;
Mangual grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Expos 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Cosgrove walked; Milbourne out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Cosgrove to second]; Cabell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 2, Expos 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Valentine grounded out (pitcher to first); Parrish
flied out to left; Carter singled; Colbert reached on an error
by Watson [Carter to second]; Mackanin grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Expos 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Watson singled; Johnson singled [Watson to second];
SCHERMAN REPLACED KIRBY (PITCHING); ROBERTS BATTED FOR CRUZ;
Roberts forced Johnson (third to second) [Watson to third];
Gross singled [Watson scored, Roberts to second]; Metzger walked
[Roberts to third, Gross to second]; HOWARD BATTED FOR COSGROVE;
Howard singled [Roberts scored, Gross to third, Metzger to
second]; GRANGER REPLACED SCHERMAN (PITCHING); Milbourne forced
Gross (first to catcher) [Metzger to third, Howard to second];
Cabell singled [Metzger scored, Howard scored, Milbourne to
third]; Milbourne stole home and Cabell stole second; Cedeno
walked; Granger threw a wild pitch [Cabell to third, Cedeno to
second]; Watson made an out to second; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 7, Expos 3.

EXPOS 6TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); HOWARD STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); Foli singled; Foote singled [Foli to second];
WHITE BATTED FOR GRANGER; White walked [Foli to third, Foote to
second]; Mangual struck out; Valentine grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [White out at second]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 7, Expos 3.

ASTROS 7TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MANGUAL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); CARTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C );
MURRAY REPLACED FOOTE (PITCHING); Johnson struck out; Griffin
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Expos 3.

EXPOS 7TH: JUTZE REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING C ); Parrish walked;
Carter walked [Parrish to second]; Colbert homered [Parrish
scored, Carter scored]; FORSCH REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING);
Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli made an out to
third; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR MURRAY; Jorgensen flied out to left;
3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Expos 6.

ASTROS 8TH: CARRITHERS REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Metzger
flied out to center; Howard singled; Milbourne walked [Howard to
second]; Cabell forced Milbourne (third to second) [Howard to
third]; Cabell stole second; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 7, Expos 6.

EXPOS 8TH: BARLOW REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); White grounded out
(first unassisted); Mangual made an out to second; Valentine
made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Expos 6.

ASTROS 9TH: Watson struck out; Jutze walked; Barlow grounded out
(second to first) [Jutze to second]; Gross grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 7, Expos 6.

EXPOS 9TH: Parrish flied out to center; Carter singled; DWYER
RAN FOR CARTER; Colbert walked [Dwyer to second]; Mackanin
singled [Dwyer scored, Colbert to second]; Foli walked [Colbert
to third, Mackanin to second]; MORALES BATTED FOR CARRITHERS;
Morales singled [Colbert scored, Mackanin to third, Foli to
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 7, Expos 8.