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Wednesday May 12, 1976
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Gary Carter knocked in two runs with a single and Larry Parrish added two more with a homer when the Expos scored four times in the eighth inning before adding a pair of runs in the ninth to defeat the Astros, 7-2. [The Sporting News]


Montreal Expos 7, Houston Astros 2

Game Played on Wednesday, May 12, 1976 (Night game) at Astrodome

Expos        0  0  0    1  0  0    0  4  2  -   7  9  4
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   2  5  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mangual lf            3   2   2   1     2   0   .240      Milbourne 2b          5   0   0   0     0   0   .263
White cf              4   1   2   1     1   0   .281      Cabell 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .285
Jorgensen 1b          5   0   1   0     0   0   .207      Watson 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .294
Carter rf             3   2   1   2     1   0   .289      Johnson c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .259
Parrish 3b            3   1   1   2     1   0   .245      Roberts lf            3   0   1   2     1   0   .277
Foli ss               4   0   1   1     0   0   .258      Howard cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .182
Mackanin 2b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .211      Gross rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .300
  Frias 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .237
Foote c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .260      Richard p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .045
Fryman p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .071        Hardy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .243        Boswell ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   7   9   7     5   3             Totals               33   2   5   2     4   5

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  8,665
Left on Base: Expos 5, Astros 8
DP: Expos 1, Astros 1
Errors: White, Foli 2, Frias, Watson
Doubles: White (5), Watson (5), Roberts (4)
Home Runs: Parrish (1)
Stolen Bases: White (5), Mangual (6)
Caught Stealing: Mangual (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Murray (2)
GIDP: Parrish (3), Metzger (3)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman W(4-2)           7     4   1   1   2   4   0  28   4.14
Murray                  2     1   1   1   2   1   0   9   1.69
Totals                  9     5   2   2   4   5   0  37

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard L(5-2)          7.2   5   4   4   5   3   0  31   2.82
Hardy                   1.1   4   3   2   0   0   1   8   6.62
Totals                  9     9   7   6   5   3   1  39

Passed Balls: Johnson 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Andy Olsen


EXPOS 1ST: Mangual grounded out (first to pitcher); White
grounded out (second to first); Jorgensen grounded out (second
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Milbourne grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson reached on an error by
Foli; Johnson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter popped to shortstop; Parrish flied out to
center; Foli grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Roberts flied out to left; Howard popped to first;
Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Mackanin struck out [Mackanin to first on a passed
ball]; Foote forced Mackanin (shortstop to second); Fryman
popped to first; Mangual walked [Foote to second]; White flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger popped to catcher in foul territory; Richard
grounded out (shortstop to first); Milbourne flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Jorgensen flied out to left; Carter walked; Johnson
allowed a passed ball [Carter to second]; Parrish walked; Foli
singled [Carter scored, Parrish out at third (center to catcher
to third)]; Mackanin grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); Watson
doubled; Johnson popped to first; Roberts walked; Howard forced
Roberts (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1,
Astros 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Foote grounded out (shortstop to first); Fryman
struck out; Mangual walked; Mangual was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Gross struck out; Metzger grounded out (catcher to
first); Richard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Astros 0.

EXPOS 6TH: White doubled; Jorgensen singled [White to third];
Carter popped to catcher in foul territory; Parrish grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Jorgensen out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Milbourne grounded out (third to first); Cabell
singled; Watson singled [Cabell to third, Watson to second
(error by White)]; Johnson was walked intentionally; Roberts
forced Johnson (shortstop to second) [Cabell scored, Watson to
third]; Howard grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Mackanin
struck out; Foote grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
struck out; Richard singled; Milbourne flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 1.

EXPOS 8TH: DWYER BATTED FOR FRYMAN; Dwyer flied out to center;
Mangual singled; White walked [Mangual to second]; Jorgensen
flied out to center [Mangual to third]; White stole second;
Carter singled [White scored, Mangual scored]; HARDY REPLACED
RICHARD (PITCHING); Parrish homered [Carter scored]; Foli
grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
5, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: MURRAY REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); FRIAS REPLACED
MACKANIN (PLAYING 2B); Cabell walked; Watson forced Cabell
(second to shortstop); Watson advanced to second (error by Foli;
assist by Foote); Johnson grounded out (second to first);
Roberts doubled [Watson scored]; Howard struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Astros 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Frias grounded out (shortstop to first); Foote
singled; Murray out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Foote to second]; Mangual singled [Foote scored]; Mangual was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Watson [Mangual to
second]; Mangual stole third; White singled [Mangual scored
(unearned)]; Jorgensen popped to third; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 7, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Gross reached on an error by Frias; Metzger grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gross out at
second]; BOSWELL BATTED FOR HARDY; Boswell walked; Milbourne
forced Boswell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 7, Astros 2.



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