Houston Astros vs Montreal Expos
August 26, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1970 at Parc Jarry. The Houston Astros defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 5, Montreal Expos 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 2 2 0
Wynn lf 3 0 1 1
Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 0
  Geronimo pr 0 1 0 0
  Martinez 3b 0 0 0 0
Menke ss,1b 4 1 1 3
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
  Torres ss 0 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 3 1
Howard c 4 0 0 0
Wilson p 3 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Jones lf 5 0 0 0
Day cf 5 1 1 0
Staub rf 3 1 2 1
Bailey 3b 4 1 2 0
  Laboy 3b 1 0 0 0
Gosger 1b 4 1 1 3
Bateman c 3 0 2 0
  Hahn pr 0 0 0 0
  Boccabella c 1 0 1 0
Staehle 2b 4 0 1 0
Wine ss 4 0 1 0
Renko p 3 0 0 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
  Fairey ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 11 4
Houston 000 001 004580
Montreal 000 000 0314111
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson   7.2 9 3 3 2 4
  Gladding  W (5-2) 1.1 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
2
6
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Renko  L (9-9) 8.1 7 4 3 1 7
  Raymond   0.2 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
1
9

  E–Bateman (10).  DP–Montreal 1.  2B–Montreal Bateman (16,off Wilson); Staub (18,off Gladding).  HR–Houston Menke (9,9th inning off Renko 2 on, 1 out); Cedeno (4,9th inning off Raymond 0 on, 2 out), Montreal Gosger (4,8th inning off Wilson 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Wynn (6,off Renko).  SB–Morgan 2 (32,2nd base off Renko/Bateman,2nd base off Renko/Boccabella).  WP–Renko (2).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:19.  A–11,088.
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