Posting his third shutout of the season, rookie righthander Joaquin Andujar scattered nine hits and pitched the Astros to a 1-0 victory over the Expos. In completing the sweep of the four-game series, the Astros scored in the fifth inning on singles by Jose Cruz and Leon Roberts around a stolen base. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 1, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Sunday, July      11, 1976 (Night game) at Astrodome
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  9  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   1  7  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White cf              4   0   2   0     1   1   .236      Cabell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .304
Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Andrews 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Lyttle rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .280      Cedeno cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .297
Thornton 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .207      Watson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .279
Parrish 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .209      Cruz rf               3   1   2   0     0   0   .295
Mackanin 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .247      Roberts lf            3   0   1   1     0   1   .328
Rivera lf             2   0   0   0     1   1   .269        Howard lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .210
  Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Herrmann c            3   0   1   0     0   1   .187
  Roenicke lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Metzger ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .242
Johnson c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Andujar p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .189
Rogers p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .118
  Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .230

Totals               34   0   9   0     3   5             Totals               29   1   7   1     1   6

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 11,722
Left on Base: Expos 10, Astros 6
DP: Expos 0, Astros 1
Errors: Lyttle
Doubles: Foli (18), Cruz (10)
Stolen Bases: Mackanin (5), White (8), Cruz (12), Cedeno (28)
Caught Stealing: White (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Andrews (4)
GIDP: Foli (3)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(2-8)           8     7   1   1   1   6   0  31   3.86
Totals                  8     7   1   1   1   6   0  31

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Andujar W(5-5)          9     9   0   0   3   5   0  37   4.23
Totals                  9     9   0   0   3   5   0  37

Wild Pitches: Rogers (3)

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


EXPOS 1ST: White singled to center; Foli grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [White out at second]; Lyttle
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Cabell made an out to second; Andrews made an out to
second; Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Thornton singled to left; Parrish singled [Thornton
to second]; Mackanin struck out; Rivera walked [Thornton to
third, Parrish to second]; Johnson struck out; Rogers grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson struck out; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to
first); Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 3RD: White was called out on strikes; Foli doubled to
left; Lyttle singled to right [Foli to third]; Thornton made an
out to second; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Herrmann struck out; Metzger grounded out (second to
first); Andujar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Astros 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Mackanin made an out to third; Rivera grounded out
(third to first); Johnson singled to center; Rogers was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (second to first); Andrews
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno singled to right
[Cedeno to second (error by Lyttle)]; Watson grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 5TH: White grounded out (first unassisted); Foli grounded
out (second to first); Lyttle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Cruz singled to left; Cruz stole second; Roberts
singled to center [Cruz scored]; Herrmann grounded out (second
to first) [Roberts to second]; Metzger made an out to third;
Andujar grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Expos 0, Astros 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Thornton flied out to center; Parrish flied out to
left; Mackanin singled to center; Mackanin stole second; Rivera
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Cabell singled to center; Andrews out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Cabell to second]; Cedeno grounded
out (second to first); Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Astros 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Johnson flied out to right; Rogers grounded out
(second to first); White walked; White stole second; Foli
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Cruz doubled to center [Cruz out at third (center to
shortstop to third)]; Roberts struck out; Herrmann singled to
right; Metzger walked [Herrmann to second]; Rogers threw a wild
pitch [Herrmann to third, Metzger to second]; Andujar flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 1.

EXPOS 8TH: Lyttle singled to right; Thornton flied out to
center; Parrish walked [Lyttle to second]; Mackanin flied out to
center; MORALES BATTED FOR RIVERA; Morales made an out to first;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: ROENICKE REPLACED MORALES (PLAYING LF); Cabell was
called out on strikes; Andrews flied out to center; Cedeno
singled to center; Cedeno stole second; Watson made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 1.

EXPOS 9TH: HOWARD REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING LF); DWYER BATTED
FOR JOHNSON; Dwyer flied out to center; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR
ROGERS; Jorgensen flied out to left; White singled to right;
White was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 1.