Montreal Expos vs Houston Astros
April 25, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 25, 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 2, Houston Astros 1

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Bailey 3b 4 0 0 1
Hunt 2b 4 0 1 1
Staub rf 4 0 1 0
Fairly 1b 4 0 0 0
Fairey lf 4 0 1 0
Day cf 3 0 0 0
Bateman c 3 0 1 0
Wine ss 2 1 0 0
Stoneman p 2 1 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 3 1 2 0
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0
Wynn rf,cf 4 0 0 0
Watson lf 4 0 1 1
Menke 1b 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 3 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 2 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
Edwards c 3 0 0 0
Billingham p 2 0 0 0
  Chiles rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1
Montreal 002 000 000240
Houston 100 000 000131
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Stoneman  W (2-1) 9.0 3 1 1 2 7
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
2
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham  L (2-1) 7.0 2 2 0 1 2
  Ray   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
2
0
1
3

  E–Billingham (1).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Montreal Staub (3,off Ray), Houston Metzger (3,off Stoneman).  SH–Stoneman (3,off Billingham).  HBP–Day (1,by Billingham); Metzger (1,by Stoneman).  SB–Metzger (2,2nd base off Stoneman/Bateman).  CS–Morgan (3,2nd base by Stoneman/Bateman).  HBP–Stoneman (1,Metzger); Billingham (3,Day).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:10.  A–12,122.
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