Milt May and Bob Watson whacked homers to carry the Astros to a 3-0 victory over the Expos behind the five-hit hurling of Dave Roberts. May hit his homer after a single by Watson in the seventh inning. Watson then provided an insurance run with his round-tripper in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Sunday, August    18, 1974 (Day game) at Parc Jarry
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   3  6  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gross rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .322      Hunt 2b               2   0   0   0     2   0   .270
Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Davis cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .292      Bailey 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .278
Watson lf,1b          4   2   2   1     0   2   .301      Breeden 1b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .236
M. May c              4   1   1   2     0   0   .292      Woods lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .216
C. Johnson 1b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Foote c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .256
  Howard lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .278
Rader 3b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .260      Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .233
Milbourne 2b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .321      Walker p              1   0   1   0     1   0   .143
Roberts p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .203        Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .316
                                                            Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   6   3     0   5             Totals               29   0   5   0     6   2

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance: 19,098
Left on Base: Astros 3, Expos 8
DP: Astros 2, Expos 0
Errors: Davis
Doubles: Walker (1), Breeden (12)
Home Runs: M. May (3), Watson (10)
Stolen Bases: Watson (2)
Caught Stealing: Gross (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Roberts (2)
GIDP: Foote (14), Woods (3)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts W(8-10)         9     5   0   0   6   2   0  35   3.15
Totals                  9     5   0   0   6   2   0  35

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walker L(2-3)           7     5   2   2   0   5   1  26   3.20
Murray                  2     1   1   1   0   0   1   7   1.23
Totals                  9     6   3   3   0   5   2  33

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Doug Harvey


ASTROS 1ST: Gross singled to left; Gross was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Metzger flied out to center;
Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (second to first); Davis flied out
to center; Bailey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson struck out; M. May lined to first; C. Johnson
made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Breeden struck out; Woods walked; Foote grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Woods out at second];
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Rader struck out; Milbourne grounded out (second to
first); Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Singleton made an out to second; Foli grounded out
(shortstop to first); Walker doubled to left; Hunt walked; Davis
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Gross flied out to left; Metzger reached on an error
by Davis [Metzger to third]; Cedeno struck out; Watson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Bailey singled; Breeden doubled to right [Bailey to
third, Breeden out at third (right to third to shortstop)];
Woods grounded out (third to first); Foote made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 5TH: M. May grounded out (first unassisted); C. Johnson
grounded out (third to first); Rader grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli
grounded out (second to first); Walker walked; Hunt walked
[Walker to second]; Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Milbourne singled to second; Roberts out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Milbourne to second]; Gross
grounded out (second to first) [Milbourne to third]; Metzger
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Bailey grounded out (third to first); Breeden walked;
Woods grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Breeden out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos
0.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson
singled; Watson stole second; M. May homered [Watson scored]; C.
Johnson grounded out (third to first); Rader singled to left;
Milbourne grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Astros 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: HOWARD REPLACED C. JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); WATSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Foote grounded out (shortstop to
first); Singleton struck out; Foli singled to left; MORALES
BATTED FOR WALKER; Morales forced Foli (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Expos 0.

ASTROS 8TH: MURRAY REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Roberts grounded
out (pitcher to first); Gross grounded out (third to first);
Metzger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Hunt flied out to center; Davis grounded out (first
to pitcher); Bailey walked; Breeden grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Expos 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson
homered; M. May grounded out (second to first); Howard grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 9TH: Woods singled to center; Foote made an out to third;
Singleton flied to right in foul territory; Foli grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 0.