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Houston Astros @ Montreal Expos

1972-06-04 · Day game · Parc Jarry · Att: 18052 · 2:03

Houston Astros defeated Montreal Expos 5–0. Houston Astros put up 4 in the 9th. Don Wilson earned the win. Cesar Cedeno went 2-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	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	5	8
MON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

W: Don Wilson L: Carl Morton SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Harry Wendelstedt · 1B: Bruce Froemming · 2B: Ed Vargo · 3B: Paul Pryor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roger Metzger	5	0	1	1	0	0
Jesus Alou	5	0	0	0	0	0
Cesar Cedeno	4	1	2	1	1	0
Lee May	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Watson	3	0	0	0	1	0
Johnny Edwards	4	1	1	0	0	0
Doug Rader	2	1	2	0	2	0
Jimmy Stewart	3	1	1	1	1	0
Don Wilson	4	1	1	1	0	1

Montreal Expos — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Boots Day	4	1	0	1
Tim Foli	4	0	0	0
Mike Jorgensen	3	0	1	0
Bob Bailey	4	0	0	2
Ron Fairly	3	1	0	0
Ken Singleton	2	0	0	0
Terry Humphrey	3	0	0	0
Hector Torres	2	0	1	1
Carl Morton	2	0	0	1
Jim Fairey	1	0	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Wilson	9.0	2	2	6

Montreal Expos — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carl Morton	8.0	5	2	1
Mike Marshall	0.1	3	2	0
John Strohmayer	0.2	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roger Metzger: 13
Jesus Alou: 63
Cesar Cedeno: S
Lee May: 5/L

Bot 1

Boots Day: 9
Tim Foli: 8
Mike Jorgensen: W
Bob Bailey: SB2
Bob Bailey: K

Top 2

Bob Watson: 63
Johnny Edwards: 43
Doug Rader: D
Jimmy Stewart: IW
Don Wilson: K

Bot 2

Ron Fairly: 41
Ken Singleton: 9
Terry Humphrey: 3/G

Top 3

Roger Metzger: 63
Jesus Alou: 63
Cesar Cedeno: 53

Bot 3

Hector Torres: 7
Carl Morton: 7
Boots Day: K

Top 4

Lee May: 43
Bob Watson: 3
Johnny Edwards: 31

Bot 4

Tim Foli: 7
Mike Jorgensen: 3/G
Bob Bailey: 8

Top 5

Doug Rader: D
Jimmy Stewart: 7
Don Wilson: 63
Roger Metzger: 43

Bot 5

Ron Fairly: S9
Ken Singleton: 14/SH.1-2
Terry Humphrey: WP.2-3#
Terry Humphrey: 43
Hector Torres: W
Carl Morton: K

Top 6

Jesus Alou: 13
Cesar Cedeno: 8/L89D
Lee May: 43

Bot 6

Boots Day: 8
Tim Foli: 63
Mike Jorgensen: 7

Top 7

Bob Watson: 8
Johnny Edwards: D
Doug Rader: IW
Jimmy Stewart: 6(1)/FO.2-3
Don Wilson: 9

Bot 7

Bob Bailey: 63
Ron Fairly: 9
Ken Singleton: 43

Top 8

Roger Metzger: 63
Jesus Alou: 43
Cesar Cedeno: HR/F7D
Lee May: 63

Bot 8

Terry Humphrey: 3
Hector Torres: K
Jim Fairey: K

Top 9

Bob Watson: W
Johnny Edwards: 16(1)/FO/BG
Doug Rader: WP.1-2
Doug Rader: W
Jimmy Stewart: S9.2-H;1-3
Don Wilson: OA.3-H(E5/TH);1-2
Don Wilson: S.2-H
Roger Metzger: D7/G5.1-H
Jesus Alou: 13
Cesar Cedeno: W
Lee May: 63

Bot 9

Boots Day: S
Tim Foli: 3
Mike Jorgensen: 5
Bob Bailey: K

Notes & reviews

28-minute rain delay
Failed squeeze play had Rader trapped in a rundown but Bailey threw the ball away

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