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Houston Astros @ Montreal Expos

1973-05-08 · Night game · Parc Jarry · Att: 5035 · 56°F, night · Wind 20 mph to CF · 1:55

Montreal Expos defeated Houston Astros 4–3. Montreal Expos put up 3 in the 2nd. Steve Renko earned the win. Tommie Agee went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Steve Renko L: Ken Forsch SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: John McSherry · 1B: Ed Sudol · 2B: Chris Pelekoudas · 3B: Nick Colosi · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommie Agee	3	2	1	1	1	1
Roger Metzger	4	0	2	0	0	1
Cesar Cedeno	4	1	1	1	0	0
Bob Watson	3	0	1	0	1	0
Lee May	4	0	0	1	0	0
Doug Rader	3	0	1	0	1	0
Johnny Edwards	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tommy Helms	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ken Forsch	2	0	0	0	0	2

Montreal Expos — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ron Hunt	3	0	0	0	0	1
Tim Foli	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Jorgensen	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ron Fairly	3	1	1	1	1	0
Ken Singleton	2	2	0	0	2	1
Ron Woods	3	1	1	0	1	0
John Boccabella	2	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Bailey	2	0	0	0	1	1
Steve Renko	3	0	2	2	0	1
Boots Day	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Forsch	8.1	4	5	5
Jim York	0.0	0	1	0

Montreal Expos — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Renko	9.0	7	3	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommie Agee: W
Roger Metzger: S/BG.1-2
Cesar Cedeno: 63.2-3;1-2
Bob Watson: IW
Lee May: 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Doug Rader: W.1-2
Johnny Edwards: K

Bot 1

Ron Hunt: K
Tim Foli: 4
Mike Jorgensen: K

Top 2

Tommy Helms: 8
Ken Forsch: K
Tommie Agee: HR/F7D
Roger Metzger: K

Bot 2

Ron Fairly: HR
Ken Singleton: E4.B-1
Ron Woods: SB2
Ron Woods: W
John Boccabella: 23/SH.2-3;1-2
Bob Bailey: IW
Steve Renko: S8.3-H(UR);2-H;1-3;B-2(E8)#
Ron Hunt: HP
Tim Foli: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Cesar Cedeno: HR/F7D
Bob Watson: S
Lee May: 64(1)3/GDP
Doug Rader: 9

Bot 3

Mike Jorgensen: 4/L
Ron Fairly: W
Ken Singleton: K+CS2(26)/DP

Top 4

Johnny Edwards: 63
Tommy Helms: S
Ken Forsch: 24/SH.1-2
Tommie Agee: 43

Bot 4

Ron Woods: 7
John Boccabella: 63
Bob Bailey: 8/L

Top 5

Roger Metzger: 43
Cesar Cedeno: 8
Bob Watson: 6

Bot 5

Steve Renko: S
Ron Hunt: 3#
Tim Foli: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Lee May: 8
Doug Rader: 8
Johnny Edwards: 7

Bot 6

Mike Jorgensen: 4
Ron Fairly: 7/L
Ken Singleton: W
Ron Woods: 7

Top 7

Tommy Helms: 7
Ken Forsch: K
Tommie Agee: K

Bot 7

John Boccabella: 8
Bob Bailey: K
Steve Renko: K

Top 8

Roger Metzger: S
Cesar Cedeno: 9(B)3(1)/LDP
Bob Watson: 8/L

Bot 8

Ron Hunt: 63
Tim Foli: 2
Mike Jorgensen: 5

Top 9

Lee May: 63
Doug Rader: S
Johnny Edwards: 7/L
Tommy Helms: 64(1)/FO

Bot 9

Ron Fairly: 43
Ken Singleton: W
Ron Woods: S7.1-3
John Boccabella: IW.1-2
Boots Day: E1/TH/G1.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3;1-2;B-1