| 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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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