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Friday, May 23, 1975,
, Astrodome
Attendance: 9,143, Time of Game: 2:02
Expos
2
13-21
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
 at Astros
4
17-27
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
W: Dave Roberts (3-4)
L: Dennis Blair (2-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           1  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    2  6  1
Astros          2  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  X    4 12  2

Montreal Expos

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pepe Mangual CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .313 .748 0.121 1.27 0.185 -0.064 1.5 1 0 HR
Tim Foli SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .246 .599 -0.081 1.28 0.032 -0.113 -0.5 1 3
Gary Carter C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260 .832 0.009 1.28 0.083 -0.074 -0.1 3 0 SB
Bob Bailey LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .222 .567 -0.107 0.99 0.011 -0.119 -0.9 3 0 GDP
Larry Parrish 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .713 -0.098 0.94 0.000 -0.098 -0.8 1 1
Pete Mackanin 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .311 .839 -0.109 1.09 0.000 -0.109 -0.8 1 2
Hal Breeden 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .176 .627 -0.025 0.75 0.035 -0.060 -0.0 11 1 2B
Tony Scott RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .474 -0.004 0.87 0.051 -0.055 0.1 2 0
Dennis Blair P 2 0 2 0 0 0 .154 .368 0.048 0.64 0.048 0.000 0.3 1 1
   Dan Warthen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Jose Morales PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 1.357 -0.063 2.18 0.000 -0.063 -0.7
   Don DeMola P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 2 6 1 1 7 .176 .494 -0.309 1.07 0.445 -0.755 -1.8 24 9
2B: H Breeden (2, off D Roberts).
HR: P Mangual (2, off D Roberts; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
TB: P Mangual 4; H Breeden 2; D Blair 2; G Carter; T Foli.
GIDP: B Bailey (1).
RBI: P Mangual (16).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. H Breeden; T Foli-H Breeden.
E: L Parrish (9).
Baserunning
SB: G Carter (3, 2nd base off D Roberts/M May).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Greg Gross LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 .240 .647 0.091 0.84 0.135 -0.044 0.6 3 0 3B
Roger Metzger SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 .310 .738 0.178 0.92 0.218 -0.041 1.8 1 1 3B
Cesar Cedeno CF 2 1 0 1 1 1 .263 .705 -0.068 1.12 0.012 -0.081 -0.9 1 0 SF
Bob Watson 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .350 .968 0.045 0.80 0.085 -0.040 0.3 8 0 GDP
Jose Cruz RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .254 .737 -0.009 0.56 0.010 -0.019 -0.1 1 0
   Enos Cabell PH-RF 1 0 0 1 0 0 .282 .709 0.015 0.69 0.020 -0.005 -0.1 2 0 SF
Milt May C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .589 -0.007 0.41 0.022 -0.029 -0.3 7 0
Ken Boswell 3B 3 0 3 0 1 0 .302 .818 0.057 0.51 0.084 -0.027 0.5 0 6 2B,CS
Rob Andrews 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .215 .569 -0.029 0.87 0.021 -0.050 0.3 4 2
Dave Roberts P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .063 .125 -0.083 0.84 0.000 -0.083 -1.5 0 0 SH
Team Totals 31 4 12 4 2 2 .387 .948 0.190 0.76 0.607 -0.419 0.6 27 9
2B: K Boswell (2, off D Warthen).
3B: G Gross (4, off D Blair); R Metzger (3, off D Blair).
SF: E Cabell (1, off D Warthen); C Cedeno (2, off D Blair).
SH: D Roberts (6, off D Warthen).
TB: R Metzger 5; G Gross 4; K Boswell 4; R Andrews 2; J Cruz; B Watson.
GIDP: B Watson (2).
RBI: E Cabell (8); C Cedeno (17); B Watson (31); R Metzger (16).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. K Boswell-R Andrews-B Watson.
E: K Boswell (2); R Andrews (4).
Baserunning
CS: K Boswell (1, Home by D Warthen/G Carter).

Montreal Expos

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dennis Blair, L (2-5) 4.1 7 4 4 2 1 0 3.23 22 32 -0.219 1.04 -2.0
Dan Warthen 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 6 2 1 0.000 0.46 0.5
Don DeMola 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 3.45 8 0 0 0.029 0.27 0.8
Team Totals 8 12 4 4 2 2 0 4.50 36 32 2 1 -0.190 1.07 -0.6

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Roberts, W (3-4) 9 6 2 1 1 7 1 3.34 35 75 0.310 1.07 1.8
Team Totals 9 6 2 1 1 7 1 1.00 35 75 0.310 0.76 1.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - John McSherry.
Time of Game: 2:02.
Attendance: 9,143.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Montreal Expos         Houston Astros
1 Pepe Mangual CF 1 Greg Gross LF
2 Tim Foli SS 2 Roger Metzger SS
3 Gary Carter C 3 Cesar Cedeno CF
4 Bob Bailey LF 4 Bob Watson 1B
5 Larry Parrish 3B 5 Jose Cruz RF
6 Pete Mackanin 2B 6 Milt May C
7 Hal Breeden 1B 7 Ken Boswell 3B
8 Tony Scott RF 8 Rob Andrews 2B
9 Dennis Blair P 9 Dave Roberts P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-1 0 1-- R HOU R. Metzger D. Blair 17% 64% Triple; Gross Scores
t1 0-0 0 --- R MON P. Mangual D. Roberts -11% 39% Home Run
b5 2-1 0 --- HOU G. Gross D. Blair 9% 82% Triple
b5 2-1 1 1-3 R HOU B. Watson D. Blair 9% 88% Single; Gross Scores; Cedeno to 3B
t7 1-4 2 1-3 R MON P. Mangual D. Roberts -7% 84% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Breeden Scores/No RBI/unER; Scott to 3B; Mangual to 1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- R MON P. Mangual D. Roberts -11% 39% Home Run
t1 1-0 0 --- MON T. Foli D. Roberts -3% 36% Single
t1 1-0 0 1-- O MON G. Carter D. Roberts 3% 39% Lineout: LF
t1 1-0 1 1-- OO MON B. Bailey D. Roberts 4% 43% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Expos' Dennis Blair facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- HOU G. Gross D. Blair 4% 47% Single
b1 0-1 0 1-- R HOU R. Metzger D. Blair 17% 64% Triple; Gross Scores
b1 1-1 0 --3 RO HOU C. Cedeno D. Blair -1% 64% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Metzger Scores
b1 2-1 1 --- O HOU B. Watson D. Blair -1% 63% Flyball: CF
b1 2-1 2 --- HOU J. Cruz D. Blair 1% 64% Single
b1 2-1 2 1-- O HOU M. May D. Blair -2% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 2.
Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 5-6-7
t2 1-2 0 --- O MON L. Parrish D. Roberts 2% 64% Flyball: 2B
t2 1-2 1 --- O MON P. Mackanin D. Roberts 2% 66% Strikeout
t2 1-2 2 --- O MON H. Breeden D. Roberts 1% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Expos' Dennis Blair facing 7-8-9
b2 2-1 0 --- HOU K. Boswell D. Blair 3% 70% Single
b2 2-1 0 1-- O HOU R. Andrews D. Blair -1% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B; Boswell to 2B
b2 2-1 1 -2- O HOU D. Roberts D. Blair -3% 66% Groundout: P-1B; Boswell to 3B
b2 2-1 2 --3 O HOU G. Gross D. Blair -3% 63% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 2.
Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 8-9-1
t3 1-2 0 --- O MON T. Scott D. Roberts 3% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1-2 1 --- MON D. Blair D. Roberts -3% 62% Single
t3 1-2 1 1-- O MON P. Mangual D. Roberts 3% 66% Flyball: RF
t3 1-2 2 1-- O MON T. Foli D. Roberts 3% 68% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Expos' Dennis Blair facing 2-3-4
b3 2-1 0 --- HOU R. Metzger D. Blair 3% 71% Single
b3 2-1 0 1-- OO HOU C. Cedeno D. Blair -6% 65% Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
b3 2-1 2 --- O HOU B. Watson D. Blair -1% 64% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 2.
Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 3-4-5
t4 1-2 0 --- MON G. Carter D. Roberts -5% 59% Single
t4 1-2 0 1-- MON B. Bailey D. Roberts -3% 56% Carter Steals 2B
t4 1-2 0 -2- O MON B. Bailey D. Roberts 6% 61% Strikeout
t4 1-2 1 -2- O MON L. Parrish D. Roberts 4% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1-2 2 -2- O MON P. Mackanin D. Roberts 4% 70% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Expos' Dennis Blair facing 5-6-7
b4 2-1 0 --- O HOU J. Cruz D. Blair -2% 68% Groundout: 1B-P
b4 2-1 1 --- HOU M. May D. Blair 2% 70% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); May to 1B
b4 2-1 1 1-- HOU K. Boswell D. Blair 3% 73% Walk; May to 2B
b4 2-1 1 12- O HOU R. Andrews D. Blair -4% 70% Foul Flyball: 1B
b4 2-1 2 12- O HOU D. Roberts D. Blair -4% 66% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 2.
Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 7-8-9
t5 1-2 0 --- O MON H. Breeden D. Roberts 3% 69% Foul Flyball: 1B
t5 1-2 1 --- O MON T. Scott D. Roberts 2% 71% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-2 2 --- MON D. Blair D. Roberts -2% 69% Single
t5 1-2 2 1-- O MON P. Mangual D. Roberts 3% 72% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Expos' Dennis Blair facing 1-2-3
b5 2-1 0 --- HOU G. Gross D. Blair 9% 82% Triple
b5 2-1 0 --3 O HOU R. Metzger D. Blair -4% 78% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 2-1 1 --3 HOU C. Cedeno D. Blair 1% 79% Walk
b5 2-1 1 1-3 R HOU B. Watson D. Blair 9% 88% Single; Gross Scores; Cedeno to 3B
Dan Warthen replaces Dennis Blair pitching and batting 9th
Enos Cabell pinch hits for Jose Cruz (RF) batting 5th
b5 3-1 1 1-3 RO HOU E. Cabell D. Warthen 2% 89% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Cedeno Scores
b5 4-1 2 1-- O HOU M. May D. Warthen -1% 89% Flyball: 3B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 4.
Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-4, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 2-3-4
Enos Cabell moves from PH to RF
t6 1-4 0 --- O MON T. Foli D. Roberts 2% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1-4 1 --- O MON G. Carter D. Roberts 1% 92% Flyball: LF
t6 1-4 2 --- MON B. Bailey D. Roberts -1% 91% Walk
t6 1-4 2 1-- O MON L. Parrish D. Roberts 2% 93% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Expos' Dan Warthen facing 7-8-9
b6 4-1 0 --- HOU K. Boswell D. Warthen 2% 95% Double
b6 4-1 0 -2- HOU R. Andrews D. Warthen 2% 96% Single; Boswell to 3B
b6 4-1 0 1-3 O HOU D. Roberts D. Warthen -1% 95% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Andrews to 2B; Boswell stays at 3B
b6 4-1 1 -23 O HOU G. Gross D. Warthen -3% 93% Boswell Caught Stealing Hm (C); Andrews to 3B
b6 4-1 2 --3 O HOU G. Gross D. Warthen -1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 4.
Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-4, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 6-7-8
t7 1-4 0 --- O MON P. Mackanin D. Roberts 2% 93% Flyball: 2B
t7 1-4 1 --- MON H. Breeden D. Roberts -4% 90% Double
t7 1-4 1 -2- MON T. Scott D. Roberts -5% 85% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Breeden to 3B; Scott to 1B
Jose Morales pinch hits for Dan Warthen (P) batting 9th
t7 1-4 1 1-3 O MON J. Morales D. Roberts 6% 91% Flyball: RF
t7 1-4 2 1-3 R MON P. Mangual D. Roberts -7% 84% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Breeden Scores/No RBI/unER; Scott to 3B; Mangual to 1B
t7 2-4 2 1-3 O MON T. Foli D. Roberts 7% 90% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-2, Expos' Don DeMola facing 2-3-4
Don DeMola replaces Jose Morales (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-2 0 --- HOU R. Metzger D. DeMola 1% 92% Single
b7 4-2 0 1-- O HOU C. Cedeno D. DeMola -1% 90% Strikeout
b7 4-2 1 1-- OO HOU B. Watson D. DeMola -2% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 4.
Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-4, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 3-4-5
t8 2-4 0 --- O MON G. Carter D. Roberts 3% 92% Strikeout
t8 2-4 1 --- O MON B. Bailey D. Roberts 2% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2-4 2 --- O MON L. Parrish D. Roberts 1% 95% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-2, Expos' Don DeMola facing 5-6-7
b8 4-2 0 --- O HOU E. Cabell D. DeMola -0% 94% Flyball: LF
b8 4-2 1 --- O HOU M. May D. DeMola -0% 94% Flyball: RF
b8 4-2 2 --- HOU K. Boswell D. DeMola 0% 94% Single
b8 4-2 2 1-- HOU R. Andrews D. DeMola 0% 95% Single; Boswell to 2B
b8 4-2 2 12- O HOU D. Roberts D. DeMola -1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 4.
Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-4, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 6-7-8
t9 2-4 0 --- O MON P. Mackanin D. Roberts 3% 97% Strikeout
t9 2-4 1 --- O MON H. Breeden D. Roberts 2% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 2-4 2 --- O MON T. Scott D. Roberts 1% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 4.

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