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Houston Astros @ Montreal Expos

1969-08-03 · Day game · Parc Jarry · sunny, dry · Wind L to R · 2:38

Houston Astros defeated Montreal Expos 7–3. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 3rd. Don Wilson earned the win. Johnny Edwards went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	2	0	7	15
MON	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	7

W: Don Wilson L: Bill Stoneman SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Al Barlick · 1B: Ed Vargo · 2B: John Kibler · 3B: Andy Olsen · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sandy Valdespino	4	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Morgan	4	2	3	0	1	0
Jim Wynn	4	1	2	1	1	1
Denis Menke	5	0	2	2	0	1
Curt Blefary	5	1	1	1	0	1
Norm Miller	4	1	2	1	0	0
Johnny Edwards	4	2	3	1	0	1
Marty Martinez	4	0	2	1	0	0
Don Wilson	4	0	0	0	0	3
Gary Geiger	1	0	0	0	0	1

Montreal Expos — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ty Cline	4	0	0	0	1	1
Gary Sutherland	5	0	1	1	0	0
Rusty Staub	4	0	0	0	1	4
Mack Jones	3	0	0	0	1	3
Ron Fairly	2	0	1	0	1	0
Kevin Collins	4	1	1	0	0	2
John Bateman	4	2	2	1	0	0
Bobby Wine	3	0	1	0	0	1
Bill Stoneman	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Bailey	2	0	1	0	0	1
Jose Herrera	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Brand	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Wilson	9.0	7	4	13

Montreal Expos — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Stoneman	5.0	9	1	7
Larry Jaster	1.0	2	0	1
Roy Face	2.0	4	0	1
Dick Radatz	1.0	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sandy Valdespino: K
Joe Morgan: W
Jim Wynn: D8/L89.1-3
Denis Menke: K
Curt Blefary: 9/F89D

Bot 1

Ty Cline: K/C
Gary Sutherland: S7/L7
Rusty Staub: SB2
Rusty Staub: W+WP.2-3;B-1
Mack Jones: K
Ron Fairly: 31

Top 2

Norm Miller: S7/L7
Johnny Edwards: K+CS2(26)/DP
Marty Martinez: 63

Bot 2

Kevin Collins: S9/F89S
John Bateman: FC1/G1.1-3(E4);B-1
Bobby Wine: WP.3-H(UR);1-2
Bobby Wine: K
Bill Stoneman: K
Ty Cline: 8/F78S

Top 3

Don Wilson: K
Sandy Valdespino: 7/FL
Joe Morgan: S9/L9
Jim Wynn: SB2
Jim Wynn: S8/L8.2-H;B-2(E8)
Denis Menke: S8/G.2-H(UR)
Curt Blefary: 7/L7

Bot 3

Gary Sutherland: 53
Rusty Staub: K
Mack Jones: W
Ron Fairly: S8/L89.1-2
Kevin Collins: K

Top 4

Norm Miller: HR/F89D
Johnny Edwards: S7/L7S
Marty Martinez: 8/L8
Don Wilson: K/BF
Sandy Valdespino: 3/G3

Bot 4

John Bateman: HR/F7D
Bobby Wine: S1/G1
Bill Stoneman: 34/SH.1-2
Ty Cline: 63.2-3
Gary Sutherland: 5/P5

Top 5

Joe Morgan: T8/L78
Jim Wynn: K
Denis Menke: S7/G.3-H
Curt Blefary: K
Norm Miller: CS2(26)

Bot 5

Rusty Staub: K
Mack Jones: K
Ron Fairly: W
Kevin Collins: K

Top 6

Norm Miller: 53/BG
Johnny Edwards: T7/L7L
Marty Martinez: S8/L89.3-H;BX2(86)
Don Wilson: K

Bot 6

John Bateman: 53/G56#
Bobby Wine: 43
Bob Bailey: K

Top 7

Sandy Valdespino: 63
Joe Morgan: S5/BG
Jim Wynn: 6/P
Denis Menke: CS2(24)

Bot 7

Ty Cline: 3/G
Gary Sutherland: 63
Rusty Staub: K/C

Top 8

Denis Menke: 3/L3
Curt Blefary: HR/F9D
Norm Miller: 8/F89S
Johnny Edwards: HR/L9D
Marty Martinez: S7/F7S
Don Wilson: E6/TH1.1-2;B-1
Gary Geiger: K

Bot 8

Mack Jones: K
Jose Herrera: 63
Kevin Collins: 5/P5

Top 9

Joe Morgan: 4/L
Jim Wynn: W
Denis Menke: 9/F9
Curt Blefary: 43

Bot 9

John Bateman: S8/L8
Ron Brand: 9/FL
Bob Bailey: S8/L8.1-2
Ty Cline: W.2-3;1-2
Gary Sutherland: 43.3-H;2-3;1-2
Rusty Staub: K

Notes & reviews

Wilson threw to 2B but no one was covering. Error initially charged to Menke, but Morgan was supposed to cover and it was changed later in the inning.
Only 4-K game of Staub's career.

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