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Houston Astros @ Montreal Expos

1970-08-27 · Night game · Parc Jarry · Att: 16158 · night · 2:10

Houston Astros defeated Montreal Expos 5–4. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 4th. Larry Dierker earned the win. John Bateman went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Larry Dierker L: Mike Wegener SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tony Venzon · 1B: Frank Secory · 2B: Bob Engel · 3B: Harry Wendelstedt · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jesus Alou	5	0	2	0	0	0
Joe Morgan	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jim Wynn	3	2	1	1	1	0
John Mayberry	4	2	1	1	1	1
Denis Menke	3	0	1	1	1	0
Doug Rader	3	0	1	1	1	1
Cesar Cedeno	4	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Edwards	2	1	0	0	2	0
Larry Dierker	3	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Watson	0	0	0	0	1	0

Montreal Expos — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Fairey	4	0	1	0	0	0
Boots Day	4	0	0	1	0	0
Rusty Staub	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bob Bailey	3	1	1	0	1	0
Jim Gosger	4	0	0	0	0	0
John Bateman	4	1	1	2	0	0
Gary Sutherland	3	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Wine	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Wegener	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mack Jones	0	1	0	0	1	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry Dierker	9.0	5	2	1

Montreal Expos — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Wegener	5.0	4	5	1
Howie Reed	3.0	3	1	1
Dan McGinn	1.0	2	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jesus Alou: 9
Joe Morgan: 9
Jim Wynn: 2/FL

Bot 1

Jim Fairey: 3/G
Boots Day: 13
Rusty Staub: S
Bob Bailey: CS2(24)

Top 2

John Mayberry: 3/G
Denis Menke: 43
Doug Rader: K

Bot 2

Bob Bailey: D
Jim Gosger: 43.2-3
John Bateman: 3/FL
Gary Sutherland: K

Top 3

Cesar Cedeno: 63
Johnny Edwards: 13
Larry Dierker: 9

Bot 3

Bobby Wine: 9
Mike Wegener: 43
Jim Fairey: 13

Top 4

Jesus Alou: 43
Joe Morgan: 8
Jim Wynn: HR
John Mayberry: HR
Denis Menke: W
Doug Rader: W.1-2
Cesar Cedeno: 53

Bot 4

Boots Day: 8
Rusty Staub: S
Bob Bailey: W.1-2
Jim Gosger: 9.2-3
John Bateman: WP.3-H;1-2
John Bateman: HR.2-H
Gary Sutherland: 7

Top 5

Johnny Edwards: W
Larry Dierker: 34/SH.1-2
Jesus Alou: 53
Joe Morgan: S.2-H
Jim Wynn: CS2(24)

Bot 5

Bobby Wine: 53
Mike Wegener: 63
Jim Fairey: 9

Top 6

Jim Wynn: W
John Mayberry: W.1-2
Denis Menke: S.2-H;1-3(E8);B-2
Doug Rader: S.3-H;2-3
Cesar Cedeno: 8
Johnny Edwards: IW.1-2
Larry Dierker: 12(3)3/GDP

Bot 6

Boots Day: 7
Rusty Staub: 43
Bob Bailey: 63

Top 7

Jesus Alou: S
Joe Morgan: 8
Jim Wynn: 7
John Mayberry: K

Bot 7

Jim Gosger: 43
John Bateman: 9
Gary Sutherland: 9

Top 8

Denis Menke: 53
Doug Rader: 63
Cesar Cedeno: S
Johnny Edwards: 8

Bot 8

Bobby Wine: 31
Mack Jones: W
Jim Fairey: S.1-3
Boots Day: 43.3-H;1-2
Rusty Staub: 43

Top 9

Larry Dierker: S
Jesus Alou: S.1-2
Joe Morgan: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Bob Watson: IW
John Mayberry: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Bob Bailey: 53
Jim Gosger: 7
John Bateman: 53

Notes & reviews

Expos manager Gene Mauch argued that Jesus Alou's single struck Larry Dierker

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