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Expos
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 9, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Montreal Expos, played on August 9, 1974 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Blair |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Wilson |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 12,832 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John McSherry 1B: Jim Quick 2B: Paul Pryor 3B: Dick Stello |
Montreal Expos Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
| Tim Foli | Shortstop |
| Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
| Bob Bailey | Third Baseman |
| Mike Jorgensen | First Baseman |
| Jim Northrup | Left Fielder |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Barry Foote | Catcher |
| Dennis Blair | Pitcher |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Don Wilson | Pitcher |
| Preston Gomez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Expos
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 9, 1974
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Wilson
Hunt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Hunt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foli vs. Wilson
Foli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hunt moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Wilson
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hunt scores. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Wilson
Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Wilson
There goes Bailey. The throw from May and he is out, Metzger applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Blair
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Blair
Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Blair
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Wilson
Jorgensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Wilson
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger misplays the ball. That's an error on Metzger. Jorgensen moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Singleton vs. Wilson
Singleton hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foote vs. Wilson
Foote hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blair vs. Wilson
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Blair
May hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Blair
May hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Davis. May reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Blair
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Blair
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out. May moves to third. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Helms vs. Blair
Helms takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilson vs. Blair
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blair fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Wilson
Hunt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Wilson
Foli strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Wilson
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Blair
Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Blair
Metzger strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Blair
Cedeno hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hunt catches it and throws to first to double up Gross. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Wilson
Bailey hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Wilson
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Wilson
Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Wilson
Singleton hits a line drive into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Blair
May hits a popup towards first. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Blair
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Blair drops the ball. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Blair
Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Singleton throws the ball in to Jorgensen who tags Watson trying to return to first, for the out. May moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rader vs. Blair
Rader hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. May scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Blair
Helms is hit by the pitch. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Blair
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Rader scores. Helms moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. Blair
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Wilson
Foote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Wilson
Blair bunts towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. Foote moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunt vs. Wilson
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foli vs. Wilson
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Blair
Metzger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Blair
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Blair
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Blair
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Wilson
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Wilson
Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Wilson
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Blair
Watson strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Blair
Rader takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Blair
Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Blair
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Wilson
Northrup hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Wilson
Singleton hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Wilson
Foote is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Wilson
Blair strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Blair
Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Blair
Metzger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Blair
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Blair
Blair fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Blair. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Blair
May hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Wilson
Hunt hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Wilson
Foli hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Foli reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Wilson
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Foli moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bailey vs. Wilson
Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Blair
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Blair
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Blair
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Wilson
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Wilson
Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Wilson
Singleton takes first base on ball four. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foote vs. Wilson
Foote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Northrup scores. Singleton moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blair vs. Wilson
Blair strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hunt vs. Wilson
Hunt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Singleton scores. Foote moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foli vs. Wilson
Foli takes first base on ball four. Foote moves to third. Hunt moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Davis vs. Cosgrove
Mike Cosgrove now pitching.
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Expos, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Blair
Pepe Frias now playing second base.
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Blair
Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Mike Cosgrove.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Blair
Gross hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Blair
Metzger takes first base on ball four. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Carrithers
Don Carrithers now pitching.
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gross scores. Metzger moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Carrithers
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1974 -- Montreal at Houston (N)
Montreal AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Hunt R, 2b 5 1 2 1 Gross G, rf 5 1 2 0
Frias P, 2b 0 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 4 0 2 0
Foli T, ss 4 0 2 0 Cedeno C, cf 5 0 1 1
Davis W, cf 5 0 0 0 May L, 1b 5 0 0 0
Bailey B, 3b 4 0 1 0 May M, c 4 1 1 0
Jorgensen M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Watson B, lf 3 0 1 0
Northrup J, lf 3 2 2 1 Rader D, 3b 3 1 1 1
Singleton K, rf 3 1 0 0 Helms T, 2b 2 0 0 0
Foote B, c 4 0 2 1 Wilson D, p 3 0 1 1
Blair D, p 3 0 0 0 Cosgrove M, p 0 0 0 0
Carrithers D, p 0 0 0 0 Johnson C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 9 3 35 3 9 3
Montreal 100 000 102 -- 4
Houston 000 200 001 -- 3
Montreal IP H R ER BB SO
Blair D (W) 8.2 8 3 1 4 2
Carrithers D (S) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson D (L) 8.2 9 4 4 4 5
Cosgrove M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Metzger R, Blair D 2
DP -- Montreal 1, Houston 1
LOB -- Montreal 8, Houston 10
2B -- Hunt R, May M, Foli T
HR -- Northrup J
CS -- Bailey B
SH -- Blair D
HBP -- by Blair D (Helms T)
T -- 2:11
A -- 12832
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