Houston Astros 5, Montreal Expos 3
Regular Season Game 49
Played on Wednesday, May 29, 1974 (N) at Parc Jarry

HOU N    0  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  2  -   5 12  0
MON N    0  0  0    2  0  0    1  0  0  -   3 10  0
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gross rf,lf                   2   1   2   2       3   0       3   0
Metzger ss                    5   1   1   0       0   1       4   3
Cedeno cf                     4   0   2   0       1   0       3   0
Watson lf,1b                  5   0   2   2       0   0       2   0
  Menke 1b                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
C. Johnson 1b                 4   0   2   0       0   1       9   0
  Scherman p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Forsch p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
M. May c                      4   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
Rader 3b                      4   1   1   0       0   0       0   2
Helms 2b                      3   1   0   0       1   0       3   3
Osteen p                      3   1   2   1       0   0       0   0
  J. Johnson p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gallagher rf                1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       36   5  12   5       5   2      27  13

FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Rader-Helms-C. Johnson, C. Johnson, Forsch-Metzger-Menke.

BATTING - 
2B: Osteen (2,off McAnally).
3B: Gross (3,off McAnally).
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Gross (4,2nd base off McAnally/Humphrey); Helms (2,2nd base off McAnally/Humphrey).
CS: Cedeno 2 (5,2nd base by McAnally/Humphrey 2).

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hunt 3b                       3   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Fairly ph,1b                2   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Foli ss                       5   0   0   0       0   0       5   3
Davis cf                      4   1   2   0       0   0       3   0
Singleton rf                  3   1   1   1       1   0       2   0
Bailey lf                     3   0   1   1       1   0       0   0
Breeden 1b                    2   0   1   0       1   0       9   0
  Lintz pr,3b                 0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Day ph                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Frias ph,3b                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Cox 2b                        3   0   2   1       1   0       3   6
Humphrey c                    3   0   0   0       0   0       2   3
  Stinson ph,c                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
McAnally p                    1   0   1   0       1   0       0   3
  Taylor p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Woods ph                    1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Walker p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Jorgensen ph                1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   3  10   3       5   0      27* 17

* - Files missing details on 1 outs.
BATTING - 
2B: Breeden (7,off Osteen).
3B: Singleton (2,off Osteen).
GDP: Bailey (7,off Osteen); Foli (2,off Forsch).
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Bailey (5,2nd base by Osteen/M. May).

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Osteen                        6.1   8   3   3   3   0   0  27
J. Johnson                    1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5
Scherman                      0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2
Forsch W(3-1)                 1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9    10   3   3   5   0   0  38

Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Johnson 2-0; Scherman 2-0; Forsch 3-0.
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Montreal Expos               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
McAnally                      6.1   9   3   3   2   1   0  27
Taylor                        0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3
Walker L(1-1)                 2     3   2   2   2   1   0  11
Totals                        9    12   5   5   5   2   0  41

WP: McAnally (3).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Taylor 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Satch Davidson
Time of Game: 3:11   Attendance: 13119


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                Montreal Expos           
1. Gross               rf        Hunt                3b
2. Metzger             ss        Foli                ss
3. Cedeno              cf        Davis               cf
4. Watson              lf        Singleton           rf
5. C. Johnson          1b        Bailey              lf
6. M. May              c         Breeden             1b
7. Rader               3b        Cox                 2b
8. Helms               2b        Humphrey            c
9. Osteen              p         McAnally            p

ASTROS 1ST: Gross singled; Metzger made an out to shortstop;
Cedeno grounded out (third to first) [Gross to second]; Watson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt flied out to center; Foli grounded out (third to
first); Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 2ND: C. Johnson singled; M. May forced C. Johnson (second
to shortstop); McAnally threw a wild pitch [M. May to second];
Rader grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [M. May to
third]; Helms lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Singleton walked; Bailey grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Singleton out at second]; Breeden
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Osteen grounded out (second to first); Gross walked;
Gross stole second; Gross was picked off second (pitcher to
shortstop); Metzger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); Humphrey made
an out to second; McAnally singled; Hunt made an out to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno singled; Cedeno was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Watson grounded out (pitcher to second
to first); C. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Foli flied out to right; Davis singled; Singleton
tripled [Davis scored]; Bailey singled [Singleton scored];
Bailey was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Breeden walked; Cox singled [Breeden to third]; Humphrey made an
out to catcher; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 2.

ASTROS 5TH: M. May grounded out (catcher to first); Rader
singled; Helms made an out to second; Osteen singled [Rader to
second]; Gross tripled [Rader scored, Osteen scored]; Metzger
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2,
Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: McAnally walked; On a bunt Hunt forced McAnally
(catcher to shortstop); Foli lined into a double play (first
unassisted) [Hunt out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
2, Expos 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno singled; Cedeno was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Watson flied out to center; C. Johnson
singled; M. May lined to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2,
Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Davis made an out to first; Singleton flied out to
center; Bailey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 2, Expos 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Rader grounded out (third to first); Helms walked;
Helms stole second; Osteen doubled [Helms scored]; TAYLOR
REPLACED MCANALLY (PITCHING); Gross walked; Metzger flied out to
center; Cedeno forced Gross (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Breeden doubled; LINTZ RAN FOR BREEDEN; Cox singled
[Lintz scored]; On a bunt Humphrey forced Cox (catcher to
shortstop); WOODS BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Woods singled [Humphrey to
second]; J. JOHNSON REPLACED OSTEEN (PITCHING); FAIRLY BATTED
FOR HUNT; Fairly flied out to right; Foli grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 3.

ASTROS 8TH: FAIRLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); LINTZ STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); WALKER REPLACED WOODS (PITCHING); Watson
singled; C. Johnson struck out; M. May flied out to right; Rader
made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Davis singled; Singleton flied out to left; Bailey
walked [Davis to second]; DAY BATTED FOR LINTZ; GROSS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); WATSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
SCHERMAN REPLACED C. JOHNSON (PITCHING); GALLAGHER REPLACED J.
JOHNSON (PLAYING RF); FRIAS BATTED FOR DAY; Frias flied out to
left [Davis to third]; Cox walked [Bailey to second]; STINSON
BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; FORSCH REPLACED SCHERMAN (PITCHING);
Stinson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Astros 3, Expos 3.

ASTROS 9TH: FRIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); STINSON STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); Helms out on an unknown play; Gallagher
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross walked; Metzger singled
[Gross to second]; Cedeno walked [Gross to third, Metzger to
second]; Watson singled [Gross scored, Metzger scored, Cedeno to
second]; Forsch flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Astros 5, Expos 3.

EXPOS 9TH: MENKE REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 1B); JORGENSEN BATTED
FOR WALKER; Jorgensen singled; Fairly lined to right; Foli
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Jorgensen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5,
Expos 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           5  12   0    9
 Expos            3  10   0    8


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