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Montreal Expos @ Houston Astros

1973-07-16 · Night game · Astrodome · 10 innings · Att: 16186 · dome · 3:08

Houston Astros defeated Montreal Expos 6–5. Houston Astros put up 4 in the 6th. Cecil Upshaw earned the win. Ken Singleton went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
MON	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	5	7
HOU	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	6	8

W: Cecil Upshaw L: Tom Walker SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jerry Dale · 1B: Tom Gorman · 2B: Bill Williams · 3B: Dick Stello · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Montreal Expos — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ron Hunt	4	2	2	0	0	1
Mike Jorgensen	3	1	1	0	2	0
Ron Fairly	3	0	1	1	1	0
Ken Singleton	4	1	1	3	1	1
Bob Bailey	2	1	0	0	3	0
Boots Day	2	0	0	0	0	1
John Boccabella	4	0	0	0	1	3
Pepe Frias	4	0	0	0	1	1
Steve Renko	3	0	1	1	0	2
Ron Woods	3	0	1	0	0	0
Clyde Mashore	1	0	0	0	0	1
Hal Breeden	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Lyttle	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Wynn	4	0	0	0	0	4
Roger Metzger	4	1	1	0	1	0
Cesar Cedeno	5	2	2	0	0	0
Bob Watson	5	2	2	1	0	0
Doug Rader	4	1	1	2	0	0
Lee May	2	0	1	1	2	1
Tommy Helms	3	0	0	1	1	0
Skip Jutze	4	0	0	1	0	2
Ken Forsch	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Crawford	1	0	0	0	1	0
Tommie Agee	1	0	1	0	0	0

Montreal Expos — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Renko	5.2	6	3	6
Mike Marshall	2.1	0	1	2
Pat Jarvis	1.0	1	0	0
Tom Walker	0.1	1	1	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Forsch	3.2	3	5	3
Jim Crawford	5.1	3	4	6
Cecil Upshaw	1.0	1	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ron Hunt: 8
Mike Jorgensen: 9/L
Ron Fairly: W
Ken Singleton: K

Bot 1

Jim Wynn: K
Roger Metzger: 3/G
Cesar Cedeno: S
Bob Watson: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Bob Watson: S.3-H(UR)
Doug Rader: 3/G

Top 2

Bob Bailey: W
Boots Day: K
John Boccabella: 8
Pepe Frias: 6/L

Bot 2

Lee May: S
Tommy Helms: 16(1)/FO
Skip Jutze: 9
Ken Forsch: K

Top 3

Steve Renko: K/C
Ron Hunt: S
Mike Jorgensen: W.1-2
Ron Fairly: S.2-H;1-3
Ken Singleton: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Jim Wynn: K/C
Roger Metzger: S
Cesar Cedeno: 7
Bob Watson: 43

Top 4

Bob Bailey: W
Boots Day: 7
John Boccabella: W.1-2
Pepe Frias: 9
Steve Renko: S.2-H;1-2#
Ron Hunt: HP.2-3;1-2
Mike Jorgensen: 3/G

Bot 4

Doug Rader: 53
Lee May: K
Tommy Helms: 7

Top 5

Ron Fairly: 63
Ken Singleton: W
Bob Bailey: W.1-2
Ron Woods: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Skip Jutze: K
Jim Crawford: 9
Jim Wynn: K

Top 6

John Boccabella: K
Pepe Frias: W
Steve Renko: K
Ron Hunt: K/C

Bot 6

Roger Metzger: W
Cesar Cedeno: S.1-2
Bob Watson: FC.2-3;1-2;B-1
Doug Rader: D.3-H;2-H;1-3
Lee May: 8/SF.3-H;2-3#
Tommy Helms: IW
Skip Jutze: 164(1)/FO.3-H
Jim Crawford: W.1-2
Jim Wynn: K

Top 7

Mike Jorgensen: W
Ron Fairly: 2
Ken Singleton: 8
Bob Bailey: 7

Bot 7

Roger Metzger: 3/G
Cesar Cedeno: 63
Bob Watson: 8

Top 8

Ron Woods: 8
John Boccabella: K
Pepe Frias: 63

Bot 8

Doug Rader: 4
Lee May: W
Tommy Helms: 31.1-2
Skip Jutze: K/C

Top 9

Clyde Mashore: K
Ron Hunt: S
Mike Jorgensen: S.1-2#
Hal Breeden: K
Ken Singleton: HR.2-H;1-H
Bob Bailey: 63

Bot 9

Tommie Agee: S
Jim Wynn: 14/SH.1-2
Roger Metzger: 9
Cesar Cedeno: 6

Top 10

Ron Woods: D
John Boccabella: K
Pepe Frias: K
Jim Lyttle: 43

Bot 10

Bob Watson: D
Doug Rader: FC1/SH/TH3.2-3;B-1
Lee May: IW.1-2
Tommy Helms: 8/SF.3-H;2-3

Notes & reviews

The Expos, especially coach Dave Bristol, were upset at a pitch called a ball to Cesar Cedeno
Expos Coach Dave Bristol ejected by 3B umpire Dick Stello
Debut game for Larry Lintz

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