Houston Astros 4, Montreal Expos 0
Regular Season Game 55
Played on Thursday, June 6, 1974 (N) at Astrodome

MON N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
HOU N    0  2  0    1  0  1    0  0  x  -   4  6  0
Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hunt 3b                       3   0   1   0       1   0       0   2
Lintz 2b                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cox 2b                      2   0   0   0       0   2       0   4
  Bailey ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Davis cf                      4   0   2   0       0   1       6   0
Singleton rf                  4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Fairly 1b                     3   0   0   0       1   1      12   0
Day lf                        3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Foli ss                       3   0   0   0       0   1       1   3
Humphrey c                    2   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
  Stinson ph,c                1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Renko p                       2   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Jorgensen ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Montague p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   0   3   0       2   7      24  10

BATTING - 
2B: Davis (8,off Dierker).
HBP: Lintz (2,by Dierker).
GDP: Singleton (7,off Dierker).
Team LOB: 5.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gross rf,lf                   4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Metzger ss                    4   0   0   0       0   1       1   3
Cedeno cf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Watson lf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
  Gallagher rf                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
L. May 1b                     3   2   2   2       0   0      10   0
Edwards c                     3   1   1   0       0   0       7   0
Rader 3b                      3   1   1   1       0   1       1   0
  Menke 3b                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Helms 2b                      2   0   0   0       1   0       2   4
Dierker p                     3   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   4   6   3       1   4      27   9

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Helms-L. May.

BATTING - 
2B: Rader (9,off Renko); Dierker (1,off Renko).
HR: L. May 2 (9,4th inning off Renko 0 on 0 out,6th inning off Renko 0 on 1
out).
Team LOB: 3.

PITCHING
Montreal Expos               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Renko L(3-6)                  7     6   4   4   1   3   2  28
Montague                      1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        8     6   4   4   1   4   2  31

WP: Renko 2 (8).

Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Dierker W(3-3)                9     3   0   0   2   7   0  32

BK: Dierker (2).
HBP: Dierker (3,Lintz).

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas
Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 8029


Starting Lineups:

   Montreal Expos                Houston Astros           
1. Hunt                3b        Gross               rf
2. Lintz               2b        Metzger             ss
3. Davis               cf        Cedeno              cf
4. Singleton           rf        Watson              lf
5. Fairly              1b        L. May              1b
6. Day                 lf        Edwards             c
7. Foli                ss        Rader               3b
8. Humphrey            c         Helms               2b
9. Renko               p         Dierker             p

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt walked; Lintz was hit by a pitch [Hunt to
second]; Davis struck out; Singleton grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Lintz out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: COX REPLACED LINTZ (PLAYING 2B); Gross singled;
Metzger forced Gross (pitcher to shortstop); Cedeno flied out to
center; Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Astros 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairly walked; Day flied out to right; Foli forced
Fairly (shortstop to second); Dierker balked [Foli to second];
Humphrey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: L. May grounded out (third to first); Edwards
singled; Rader doubled [Edwards scored, Rader to third (on throw
to home)]; Renko threw a wild pitch [Rader scored]; Helms
walked; Renko threw a wild pitch [Helms to second]; Dierker
grounded out (second to first) [Helms to third]; Gross grounded
out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Renko struck out; Hunt singled; Cox struck out; Davis
made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger was called out on strikes; Cedeno grounded
out (third to first); Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Singleton flied out to left; Fairly popped to first
in foul territory; Day flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: L. May homered; Edwards grounded out (first
unassisted); Rader struck out; Helms lined to center; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Foli struck out; Humphrey made an out to third; Renko
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Dierker doubled; Gross grounded out (shortstop to
first); Metzger flied out to center; Cedeno flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Hunt flied out to right; Cox struck out; Davis
singled; Singleton flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Expos 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Watson lined to left; L. May homered; Edwards
grounded out (second to first); Rader flied out to center; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 4.

EXPOS 7TH: MENKE REPLACED RADER (PLAYING 3B); Fairly struck out;
Day grounded out (second to first); Foli grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Dierker
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 4.

EXPOS 8TH: STINSON BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; Stinson grounded out
(second to first); JORGENSEN BATTED FOR RENKO; Jorgensen made an
out to shortstop; Hunt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: STINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MONTAGUE
REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Metzger grounded out (first
unassisted); Cedeno was called out on strikes; Watson grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 4.

EXPOS 9TH: GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GALLAGHER
REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING RF); BAILEY BATTED FOR COX; Bailey
grounded out (third to first); Davis doubled; Singleton grounded
out (shortstop to first); Fairly flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Expos            0   3   0    5
 Astros           4   6   0    3


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