Montreal Expos vs Houston Astros
April 24, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1971 at Astrodome. The Montreal Expos defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 3, Houston Astros 2

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 4 0 0 0
Staub rf 5 1 1 0
Bailey lf 4 0 2 0
  Brand 3b 1 0 1 1
Swoboda cf 1 0 0 0
  Day ph,cf 0 0 0 0
Bateman c 4 0 1 0
Laboy 3b 3 0 0 0
  Fairly ph,lf,1b 1 0 0 0
Boccabella 1b 2 1 1 1
  Fairey ph,lf 1 1 1 0
Wine ss 4 0 1 0
Renko p 4 0 1 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 1 0 0
Wynn rf 4 0 0 0
Watson lf 4 1 3 1
Menke 1b 4 0 1 0
Rader 3b 3 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 0 1
Edwards c 3 0 0 0
Blasingame p 1 0 0 0
  Culver p 0 0 0 0
  Chiles ph 1 0 1 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
  Lemaster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Montreal 011 000 001390
Houston 000 001 001252
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Renko  W (3-0) 8.0 4 2 2 5 2
  Marshall  SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
5
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Blasingame  L (2-2) 7.0 6 2 2 2 5
  Culver   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Gladding   0.1 1 1 0 0 0
  Lemaster   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
3
7

  E–Morgan (1), Gladding (1).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Montreal Staub (2,off Blasingame); Wine (1,off Blasingame).  HR–Montreal Boccabella (1,2nd inning off Blasingame 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Swoboda (1,off Blasingame).  HBP–Hunt (4,by Gladding).  SB–Bailey (2,2nd base off Blasingame/Edwards); Morgan (2,2nd base off Renko/Bateman).  CS–Boccabella (1,2nd base by Blasingame/Edwards); Edwards (1,2nd base by Renko/Bateman).  WP–Renko (1).  HBP–Gladding (1,Hunt).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:30.  A–17,252.
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