Houston Astros vs Montreal Expos
May 8, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1973 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 3, Montreal Expos 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Agee rf 3 2 1 1
Metzger ss 4 0 2 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 1 1
Watson lf 3 0 1 0
May 1b 4 0 0 1
Rader 3b 3 0 1 0
Edwards c 4 0 0 0
Helms 2b 4 0 1 0
Forsch p 2 0 0 0
  York p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 3 0 0 0
Foli ss 4 0 0 0
Jorgensen 1b 4 0 0 0
Fairly lf 3 1 1 1
Singleton rf 2 2 0 0
Woods cf 3 1 1 0
Boccabella c 2 0 0 0
Bailey 3b 2 0 0 0
  Day ph 1 0 0 0
Renko p 3 0 2 2
Totals 27 4 4 3
Houston 111 000 000373
Montreal 030 000 001440
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  L (3-2) 8.1 4 4 2 5 5
  York   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.1
4
4
2
6
5
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Renko  W (2-2) 9.0 7 3 3 3 5
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
5

  E–Cedeno (2), Helms (3), York (1).  DP–Houston 3, Montreal 2.  HR–Houston Agee (1,2nd inning off Renko 0 on, 2 out); Cedeno (6,3rd inning off Renko 0 on, 0 out), Montreal Fairly (5,2nd inning off Forsch 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Forsch (1,off Renko); Boccabella (2,off Forsch).  IBB–Watson (4,by Renko); Bailey (2,by Forsch); Boccabella (2,by York).  HBP–Hunt (6,by Forsch).  SB–Singleton (2,2nd base off Forsch/Edwards).  CS–Fairly (2,2nd base by Forsch/Edwards).  HBP–Forsch (2,Hunt).  IBB–Forsch (2,Bailey); York (4,Boccabella); Renko (1,Watson).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–1:55.  A–5,035.
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