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Montreal Expos @ Houston Astros

1969-05-20 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 12686 · dome · 2:22

Houston Astros defeated Montreal Expos 5–0. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 1st. Larry Dierker earned the win. Denis Menke went 2-for-3 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
HOU	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0		5	8

W: Larry Dierker L: Mudcat Grant SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tony Venzon · 1B: Frank Secory · 2B: Satch Davidson · 3B: Paul Pryor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Montreal Expos — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Don Bosch	4	0	0	0
Maury Wills	4	0	0	0
Rusty Staub	3	1	1	0
Mack Jones	4	0	0	2
Ty Cline	4	0	0	1
Coco Laboy	2	0	1	1
John Bateman	3	2	0	0
Gary Sutherland	3	1	0	0
Mudcat Grant	1	0	0	1
Floyd Wicker	1	0	0	1
Donn Clendenon	1	0	0	1

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Curt Blefary	4	1	1	0	1	0
Joe Morgan	5	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Wynn	1	3	1	0	3	0
Norm Miller	3	1	2	1	1	0
Denis Menke	3	0	2	3	1	1
Doug Rader	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jesus Alou	4	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Edwards	4	0	2	0	0	0
Larry Dierker	3	0	0	0	0	1

Montreal Expos — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mudcat Grant	4.0	5	2	0
Mike Wegener	0.0	1	1	0
Steve Shea	3.0	1	3	2
Carroll Sembera	1.0	1	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry Dierker	9.0	4	2	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Don Bosch: 8
Maury Wills: 63
Rusty Staub: S7
Mack Jones: K

Bot 1

Curt Blefary: W
Joe Morgan: 9
Jim Wynn: W.1-2
Norm Miller: E6.2-3;1-2;B-1
Denis Menke: S9.3-H(UR);2-H(E2)(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
Doug Rader: FC6.3XH(62);2-3
Jesus Alou: 4

Top 2

Ty Cline: 5
Coco Laboy: K#
John Bateman: S8/89
Gary Sutherland: 8

Bot 2

Johnny Edwards: S7
Larry Dierker: 46(1)/FO.B-2(E6)
Curt Blefary: 43
Joe Morgan: 13

Top 3

Mudcat Grant: K
Don Bosch: 9
Maury Wills: 7

Bot 3

Jim Wynn: S7
Norm Miller: DGR/7.1-3
Denis Menke: T8.3-H;2-H
Doug Rader: 3
Jesus Alou: FC3.3XH(32)
Johnny Edwards: 43

Top 4

Rusty Staub: W
Mack Jones: 46(1)/FO
Ty Cline: 8
Coco Laboy: 63

Bot 4

Larry Dierker: 63
Curt Blefary: 43
Joe Morgan: 6

Top 5

John Bateman: D8/89
Gary Sutherland: S7.2-3
Floyd Wicker: K
Don Bosch: 43.1-2
Maury Wills: OA.3XH(2)

Bot 5

Jim Wynn: W
Norm Miller: T9/F9DW.1-H
Denis Menke: K/C
Doug Rader: 43
Jesus Alou: 8

Top 6

Maury Wills: 63
Rusty Staub: 3/G
Mack Jones: K

Bot 6

Johnny Edwards: S
Larry Dierker: 4/SH.1-2
Curt Blefary: 43.2-3
Joe Morgan: K/C

Top 7

Ty Cline: K
Coco Laboy: W
John Bateman: 7
Gary Sutherland: 13

Bot 7

Jim Wynn: W
Norm Miller: W.1-2
Denis Menke: W.2-3;1-2
Doug Rader: 62(3)3/GDP.2-3;1-2
Jesus Alou: 8

Top 8

Donn Clendenon: K
Don Bosch: 63
Maury Wills: 63

Bot 8

Johnny Edwards: 63
Larry Dierker: K
Curt Blefary: S8
Joe Morgan: 4

Top 9

Rusty Staub: 1/G
Mack Jones: 2/FL
Ty Cline: 43