Houston Astros vs Montreal Expos
August 15, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 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 2, Montreal Expos 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 5 1 2 0
Cedeno cf 5 0 2 1
Wynn rf 5 0 0 0
May 1b 4 0 0 0
Watson lf 5 0 0 0
Edwards c 3 0 1 0
Rader 3b 4 1 1 0
Helms 2b 4 0 2 1
Dierker p 3 0 0 0
  Miller ph 0 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 8 2
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 4 0 0 0
Day rf 5 0 0 0
Singleton lf 4 3 2 0
Fairly 1b 5 0 2 0
McCarver c 4 0 2 1
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Jorgensen cf 4 0 2 2
Bailey 3b 4 0 0 0
Foli ss 4 0 1 0
Stoneman p 2 0 1 0
  Boccabella c 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 3 11 3
Houston 001 000 001 0281
Montreal 000 100 010 13111
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker   8.0 9 2 2 1 3
  Ray  L (10-5) 1.2 1 1 1 2 0
  Gladding   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.2
11
3
3
3
3
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Stoneman   8.2 8 2 2 2 6
  Marshall  W (12-3) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
8
2
2
3
7

  E–Edwards (8), Jorgensen (4).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Metzger (11,off Stoneman); Cedeno (26,off Stoneman); Helms 2 (15,off Stoneman 2), Montreal Jorgensen (8,off Dierker).  SH–Stoneman (10,off Dierker).  HBP–Hunt (20,by Dierker).  SB–Cedeno (44,2nd base off Stoneman/McCarver); McCarver (3,2nd base off Dierker/Edwards); Fairly (3,2nd base off Dierker/Edwards).  CS–Fairly (3,Home by Dierker/Edwards).  HBP–Dierker (4,Hunt).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:50.  A–18,840.
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