J.R. Richard yielded only five hits in leading the Astros to a 3-1 victory over the Expos. Singles by Roger Metzger, Richard and Greg Gross broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh inning when the Astros scored two runs en route to their 11th victory in 13 games. Bob Watson's sacrifice fly produced an insurance tally. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Monday, July      19, 1976 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Astros       0  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   3 12  1
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
Gross rf              5   0   3   1     0   0   .306      Mangual lf            2   0   0   0     2   1   .260
Andrews 2b            3   0   2   0     1   0   .290        Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cedeno cf             3   0   1   1     2   0   .297        White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Watson 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .280      Valentine cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Cruz lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .305      Jorgensen rf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .248
Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .303      Thornton 1b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .210
Herrmann c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .222      Parrish 3b            4   1   0   0     0   1   .207
Metzger ss            4   2   2   0     0   0   .246      Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Richard p             3   1   1   0     0   1   .119      Mackanin 2b           3   0   0   0     0   3   .235
                                                            Morales ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .319
                                                            Johnson pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                          Foote c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .218
                                                          Rogers p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .128
                                                            Lyttle ph,lf        1   0   0   0     1   0   .271

Totals               33   3  12   3     4   4             Totals               31   1   5   0     5   7

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  7,563
Left on Base: Astros 10, Expos 9
DP: Astros 1, Expos 3
Errors: Andrews
Doubles: Foote (7)
Stolen Bases: Valentine (1)
Caught Stealing: Watson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Richard (1), Andrews (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Watson (4)
GIDP: Andrews (8), Cabell (7)
Hit by Pitch: Thornton (4,by Richard)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard W(10-10)        9     5   1   0   5   7   0  37   2.75
Totals                  9     5   1   0   5   7   0  37

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(3-9)           7    10   3   3   4   4   0  32   3.81
Murray                  2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   3.09
Totals                  9    12   3   3   4   4   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Richard (2)
Wild Pitches: Richard (11)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Doug Harvey


ASTROS 1ST: Gross singled to left; Andrews grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Gross out at second]; Cedeno
walked; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Mangual was called out on strikes; Valentine flied
out to center; Jorgensen walked; Thornton walked [Jorgensen to
second]; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0,
Expos 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled to center; Cabell grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Cruz out at second];
Herrmann singled to right; Metzger flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Foli grounded out (third to first); Mackanin was
called out on strikes; Foote made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Richard struck out; Gross grounded out (pitcher to
first); Andrews singled; Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Rogers singled to right; Mangual walked [Rogers to
second]; Valentine forced Mangual (shortstop to second) [Rogers
to third]; Jorgensen lined into a double play (second to first)
[Valentine out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos
0.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson singled to left; Cruz walked [Watson to
second]; Cabell struck out; Herrmann struck out while Watson was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Thornton was hit by a pitch; Parrish forced Thornton
(second unassisted) [Parrish to second (error by Andrews)]; Foli
singled to left [Parrish to third]; Richard threw a wild pitch
[Parrish scored (unearned), Foli to second]; Mackanin struck
out; Foote flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger singled to left; Richard out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Metzger to second]; Gross grounded out
(second to first) [Metzger to third]; Andrews walked; Cedeno
singled to center [Metzger scored, Andrews to second]; Watson
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Rogers struck out; Mangual grounded out (shortstop to
first); Valentine singled to center; Valentine stole second;
Jorgensen flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Expos 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Cruz flied out to center; Cabell grounded out
(pitcher to first); Herrmann grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish
grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli popped to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Expos 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Metzger singled; Richard singled to right [Metzger
to third]; Gross singled to left [Metzger scored, Richard to
second]; Andrews out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Richard to third, Gross to second]; Cedeno was walked
intentionally; Watson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Richard
scored, Gross to third]; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Mackanin struck out; Foote doubled to left; LYTTLE
BATTED FOR ROGERS; Lyttle flied out to left; Mangual walked;
Valentine popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3,
Expos 1.

ASTROS 8TH: LYTTLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MURRAY REPLACED
MANGUAL (PITCHING); Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first);
Herrmann flied out to left; Metzger grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: Jorgensen struck out; Thornton flied out to center;
Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 3, Expos 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Richard grounded out (pitcher to first); Gross
singled to right; Andrews singled to center [Gross to second];
Cedeno flied out to right [Gross to third]; Watson forced
Andrews (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3,
Expos 1.

EXPOS 9TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); MORALES
BATTED FOR MACKANIN; Morales singled to right; JOHNSON RAN FOR
MORALES; Foote flied out to center; Lyttle walked [Johnson to
second]; WHITE BATTED FOR MURRAY; White grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 1.