Houston Astros vs Montreal Expos
June 3, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 3, 1972 at Parc Jarry. The Montreal Expos defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 0, Montreal Expos 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 4 0 0 0
Alou rf 4 0 1 0
Cedeno cf 1 0 0 0
May 1b 4 0 0 0
Watson lf 4 0 1 0
Rader 3b 4 0 1 0
Helms 2b 2 0 0 0
  Stewart ph,2b 2 0 1 0
Howard c 1 0 0 0
Forsch p 2 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Day cf 5 0 2 1
Foli ss 4 0 0 0
Jorgensen 1b 4 0 1 0
Bailey 3b 4 0 3 0
Fairly rf 3 0 0 0
Singleton lf 4 0 0 0
Humphrey c 4 0 0 0
Torres 2b 3 1 1 0
Stoneman p 3 0 1 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
Houston 000 000 000 0042
Montreal 000 000 000 1180
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch   9.0 6 0 0 2 9
  Ray  L (7-1) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.1
8
1
1
2
9
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Stoneman  W (5-4) 10.0 4 0 0 5 5
Totals
10.0
4
0
0
5
5

  E–Helms (7), Howard (1).  DP–Houston 1.  TP–Montreal 1.  2B–Montreal Day (3,off Forsch); Torres (1,off Ray).  SH–Forsch (2,off Stoneman); Torres (1,off Forsch).  HBP–Cedeno (2,by Stoneman).  CS–Cedeno (4,2nd base by Stoneman/Humphrey).  WP–Forsch (5).  HBP–Stoneman (2,Cedeno).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:26.  A–22,342.
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