Houston Astros vs Montreal Expos
July 8, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1973 at Parc Jarry. The Houston Astros defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 9, Montreal Expos 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Wynn rf 5 0 1 0
Metzger ss 4 2 2 0
Cedeno cf 5 3 3 3
Watson lf 5 1 2 1
  Agee pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Rader 3b 4 1 2 1
May 1b 5 1 1 0
Helms 2b 5 0 1 2
Jutze c 3 0 1 2
Forsch p 3 0 0 0
  Richard p 0 0 0 0
  York p 0 0 0 0
  Gallagher ph 1 0 1 0
  Reuss p 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 9 14 9
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 3 0 2 0
Jorgensen 1b 5 0 1 1
Fairly lf 5 0 0 0
  Mashore lf 0 0 0 0
Singleton rf 3 2 1 0
Day cf 4 2 3 0
  Woods ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Bailey 3b 4 2 2 2
Foli ss 2 0 0 0
  Frias ss 3 0 1 2
Boccabella c 3 0 0 0
McAnally p 1 1 1 0
  Stinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Jarvis p 0 0 0 0
  Breeden ph 0 0 0 1
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 11 6
Houston 010 103 0139142
Montreal 021 100 3007113
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch   6.1 11 7 6 4 2
  Richard   0.0 0 0 0 2 0
  York   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Reuss  W (11-5) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
6
7
2
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
McAnally   6.0 6 5 4 1 3
  Jarvis   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Marshall  L (7-6) 2.0 7 4 4 2 1
Totals
9.0
14
9
8
3
5

  E–Metzger (9), Watson (9), Foli 2 (19), Frias (5).  DP–Houston 3, Montreal 1.  3B–Houston May (2,off Marshall).  HR–Houston Rader (13,2nd inning off McAnally 0 on, 1 out); Cedeno 2 (15,4th inning off McAnally 0 on, 1 out,6th inning off McAnally 1 on, 0 out), Montreal Bailey (17,2nd inning off Forsch 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Jutze (1,off McAnally).  IBB–Jutze (3,by Marshall).  SH–McAnally (3,off Forsch).  HBP–Hunt (20,by Forsch).  HBP–Forsch (3,Hunt).  IBB–Marshall (1,Jutze).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Art Williams.  T–3:05.  A–20,129.
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