Montreal Expos 5 – 3 Houston Astros
21 July 1971 · HOU02
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Cesar Cedeno | 1 in 107 games |
| 16 | final score 5–3 | 1 in 31 games | |
| 5 | 9 innings pitched | Steve Renko | 1 in 12 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Expos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Box score
Montreal Expos batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Hunt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Sutherland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Boots Day | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rusty Staub | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Fairly | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Bailey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Jim Fairey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Boccabella | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Bobby Wine | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Dave McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Renko | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Montreal Expos pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Renko | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Houston Astros batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Metzger | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Morgan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jim Wynn | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cesar Cedeno | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Rader | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Denis Menke | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jesus Alou | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Edwards | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Billingham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rich Chiles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Houston Astros pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Billingham | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Gladding | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |