July 16, 1973 Montreal Expos at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 9
CHW 8
(11) CLE 9
@CAL 8 KCR 10
@DET 2 BAL 7
@OAK 5 ATL 8
NYM 6 CIN 1
PHI 0 HOU 6
MON 5
(10) LAD 1
@PIT 0 STL 3
SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 16,186

Monday, July 16, 1973
Time of Game: 3:08

Expos

42-47

Lost 4

3rd, 7½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  1   1  0  0   0  0  3   0    5  7  1
Astros          1  0  0   0  0  4   0  0  0   1    6  8  0

W: C Upshaw (1-2), L: T Walker (3-4)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Astros

51-46

Won 2

4th, 10½ GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Hunt 2B                     4   2   2   0    0   1  .307  .758    0    3   1   HBP
M Jorgensen 1B-LF             3   1   1   0    2   0  .243  .690    0    4   0   
R Fairly LF                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .302  .919    0    2   0   
  H Breeden 1B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .958    0    2   1   
K Singleton RF                4   1   1   3    1   1  .283  .875    0    3   0   HR,GDP
B Bailey 3B                   2   1   0   0    3   0  .293  .950    0    0   1   
B Day CF                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .311  .836    0    0   0   
  R Woods CF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .229  .693    0    2   0   2B,GDP
  L Lintz CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
J Boccabella C                4   0   0   0    1   3  .247  .624    0    8   0   
P Frias SS                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .200  .505    0    2   2   
S Renko P                     3   0   1   1    0   2  .277  .686    0    0   2   
  M Marshall P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .544         1   0   
  C Mashore PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .756    0    0   0   
  P Jarvis P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  J Lyttle PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .250 1.400    0    0   0   
  T Walker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125         0   0   
Totals                       35   5   7   5    9  11                    28   8

BATTING

2B: R Woods (10, off C Upshaw).

HR: K Singleton (14, off J Crawford; 9th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

HBP: R Hunt (21, by K Forsch).

TB: K Singleton 4; R Woods 2; R Hunt 2; R Fairly; S Renko; M Jorgensen.

GIDP: R Woods (2); K Singleton (19).

RBI: K Singleton 3 (58); S Renko (6); R Fairly (25).

2-out RBI: K Singleton 3; S Renko.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

E: J Boccabella (11).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Wynn RF                     4   0   0   0    0   4  .224  .754    0    2   0   SH
R Metzger SS                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .260  .655    0    1   4   
C Cedeno CF                   5   2   2   0    0   0  .315  .908    0    4   0   SB
B Watson LF                   5   2   2   1    0   0  .333  .863    0    2   0   2B
D Rader 3B                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .254  .740    0    0   1   2B,SH
L May 1B                      2   0   1   1    2   1  .266  .751    0    7   0   SF,IW
T Helms 2B                    3   0   0   1    1   0  .282  .692    0    2   3   SF,IW
S Jutze C                     4   0   0   1    0   2  .248  .589    0   12   0   
K Forsch P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .074  .200    0    0   0   
  J Crawford P                1   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .641    0    0   0   
  T Agee PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .737    0    0   0   
  C Upshaw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       34   6   8   6    5   8                    30   8

BATTING

2B: B Watson (14, off T Walker); D Rader (15, off S Renko).

SF: T Helms (3, off T Walker); L May (6, off S Renko).

SH: J Wynn (1, off P Jarvis); D Rader (1, off T Walker).

IBB: T Helms (7, by S Renko); L May (7, by T Walker).

TB: B Watson 3; D Rader 2; C Cedeno 2; L May; T Agee; R Metzger.

RBI: D Rader 2 (55); B Watson (61); L May (59); T Helms (42); S Jutze (15).

2-out RBI: B Watson.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Metzger-T Helms-L May; D Rader-T Helms-L May.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Cedeno (31, 2nd base off S Renko/J Boccabella).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Renko                        5.2   6   5   4    3   6   0   2.84   27     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 6     42    -     1.12  -0.38
M Marshall                     2.1   0   0   0    1   2   0   3.01    8     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.22   0.03
P Jarvis                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.70    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    3.12   0.13
T Walker, L (3-4)              0.1   1   1   1    1   0   0   3.38    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    2.33  -0.37
Totals                         9.1   8   6   5    5   8   0          43     -       ·  ·     12·10· 0· 8          2-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Forsch                       3.2   3   2   2    5   3   0   3.77   19     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 2· 3     45    -     1.30  -0.13
J Crawford                     5.1   3   3   3    4   6   1   3.98   22     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0· 3          3-0    1.17  -0.09
C Upshaw, W (1-2)              1     1   0   0    0   2   0   5.40    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    2.97   0.13
Totals                        10     7   5   5    9  11   1          45     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 2· 7          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T Walker (8; L May); S Renko (3; T Helms).

HBP: K Forsch (4; R Hunt).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello.

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 16,186.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Houston Astros                       
1. R Hunt               2B    1. J Wynn               RF 
2. M Jorgensen          1B    2. R Metzger            SS 
3. R Fairly             LF    3. C Cedeno             CF 
4. K Singleton          RF    4. B Watson             LF 
5. B Bailey             3B    5. D Rader              3B 
6. B Day                CF    6. L May                1B 
7. J Boccabella         C     7. T Helms              2B 
8. P Frias              SS    8. S Jutze              C  
9. S Renko              P     9. K Forsch             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  5-2  12-     -37%  60% K Singleton     J Crawford      Home Run; Hunt Scores; Jorgensen Scores
   b 6   0  2-1  123      20%  87% D Rader         S Renko         Double; Metzger Scores; Cedeno Scores; Watson to 3B
   b10   0  5-5  ---      17%  80% B Watson        T Walker        Double
   t10   0  5-5  ---     -17%  33% R Woods         C Upshaw        Double
   t 3   1  1-0  12-     -15%  42% R Fairly        K Forsch        Single; Hunt Scores; Jorgensen to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Forsch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Hunt          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  M Jorgensen     Lineout: RF
          ---      52%  R Fairly        Walk
   O      1--      55%  K Singleton     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Renko facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  J Wynn          Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  R Metzger       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      52%  C Cedeno        Single
          1--      54%  B Watson        Cedeno Steals 2B; Cedeno to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   R      --3      63%  " "             Single; Cedeno Scores/unER
   O      1--      61%  D Rader         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Forsch facing 5-6-7
          ---      57%  B Bailey        Walk
   O      1--      61%  B Day           Strikeout
   O      1--      64%  J Boccabella    Flyball: CF
   O      1--      66%  P Frias         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Renko facing 6-7-8
          ---      69%  L May           Single
   O      1--      66%  T Helms         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      64%  S Jutze         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      62%  K Forsch        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Forsch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  S Renko         Strikeout Looking
          ---      62%  R Hunt          Single
          1--      57%  M Jorgensen     Walk; Hunt to 2B
   R      12-      42%  R Fairly        Single; Hunt Scores; Jorgensen to 3B
   OO     1-3      55%  K Singleton     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Renko facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  J Wynn          Strikeout Looking
          ---      56%  R Metzger       Single
   O      1--      53%  C Cedeno        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      50%  B Watson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Ken Forsch facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  B Bailey        Walk
   O      1--      50%  B Day           Flyball: LF
          1--      45%  J Boccabella    Walk; Bailey to 2B
   O      12-      51%  P Frias         Flyball: RF
   R      12-      37%  S Renko         Single; Bailey Scores; Boccabella to 2B
          12-      34%  R Hunt          Hit By Pitch; Boccabella to 3B; Renko to 2B
                  Jim Crawford replaces Ken Forsch pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      41%  M Jorgensen     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Steve Renko facing 5-6-7
                  Ron Woods replaces Boots Day playing CF batting 6th
   O      ---      38%  D Rader         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      36%  L May           Strikeout
   O      ---      35%  T Helms         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jim Crawford facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      37%  R Fairly        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      35%  K Singleton     Walk
          1--      31%  B Bailey        Walk; Singleton to 2B
   OO     12-      40%  R Woods         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Steve Renko facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      37%  S Jutze         Strikeout
   O      ---      34%  J Crawford      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      33%  J Wynn          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jim Crawford facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      35%  J Boccabella    Strikeout
          ---      33%  P Frias         Walk
   O      1--      35%  S Renko         Strikeout
   O      1--      38%  R Hunt          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Steve Renko facing 2-3-4
          ---      44%  R Metzger       Walk
          1--      54%  C Cedeno        Single; Metzger to 2B
          12-      67%  B Watson        Fielder's Choice ; Metzger to 3B; Cedeno to 2B; Watson to 1B
   RR     123      87%  D Rader         Double; Metzger Scores; Cedeno Scores; Watson to 3B
   RO     -23      89%  L May           Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Watson Scores; Rader to 3B
          --3      90%  T Helms         Intentional Walk
   RO     1-3      91%  S Jutze         Groundout: P-SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Rader Scores
          1--      92%  J Crawford      Walk; Jutze to 2B
                  Mike Marshall replaces Steve Renko pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      91%  J Wynn          Strikeout
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 5.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-5, Jim Crawford facing 2-3-4
          ---      87%  M Jorgensen     Walk
   O      1--      90%  R Fairly        Flyball: C
   O      1--      93%  K Singleton     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      95%  B Bailey        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mike Marshall facing 2-3-4
                  Hal Breeden replaces Ron Fairly playing 1B batting 3rd; Mike Jorgensen moves to LF
   O      ---      94%  R Metzger       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      94%  C Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  B Watson        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 5.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-5, Jim Crawford facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  R Woods         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  J Boccabella    Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  P Frias         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mike Marshall facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  D Rader         Flyball: 2B
          ---      98%  L May           Walk
   O      1--      98%  T Helms         Groundout: 1B-P; May to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  S Jutze         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 5.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-5, Jim Crawford facing 9-1-2
                  Clyde Mashore pinch hits for Mike Marshall batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  C Mashore       Strikeout
          ---      97%  R Hunt          Single
          1--      92%  M Jorgensen     Single; Hunt to 2B
   O      12-      97%  H Breeden       Strikeout
   RRR    12-      60%  K Singleton     Home Run; Hunt Scores; Jorgensen Scores
   O      ---      63%  B Bailey        Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Pat Jarvis facing 9-1-2
                  Pat Jarvis replaces Clyde Mashore pitching and batting 9th; Tommie Agee pinch hits for Jim Crawford batting 9th
          ---      70%  T Agee          Single
   O      1--      69%  J Wynn          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Agee to 2B
   O      -2-      60%  R Metzger       Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      50%  C Cedeno        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 10th, Expos Batting, Tied 5-5, Cecil Upshaw facing 6-7-8
                  Cecil Upshaw replaces Tommie Agee pitching and batting 9th
          ---      33%  R Woods         Double
   O      -2-      44%  J Boccabella    Strikeout
   O      -2-      53%  P Frias         Strikeout
                  Jim Lyttle pinch hits for Pat Jarvis batting 9th
   O      -2-      63%  J Lyttle        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Tom Walker facing 4-5-6
                  Tom Walker replaces Jim Lyttle pitching and batting 9th; Larry Lintz replaces Ron Woods playing CF batting 6th
          ---      80%  B Watson        Double
          -2-      93%  D Rader         Fielder's Choice P/Sacrifice Bunt; Watson to 3B; Rader to 1B
          1-3      93%  L May           Intentional Walk; Rader to 2B
   RO     123     100%  T Helms         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Watson Scores; Rader to 3B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 5, Astros 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation