Houston Astros vs Montreal Expos
July 30, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 30, 1971 at Parc Jarry. 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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Houston Astros 4, Montreal Expos 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 5 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0
Wynn rf 4 0 1 0
  Geronimo rf 0 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 2 0
Rader 3b 2 2 1 2
Menke 1b 3 0 1 0
Alou lf 4 1 2 2
Hiatt c 4 0 0 0
Forsch p 2 0 0 0
  Chiles ph 0 0 0 0
  Lemaster p 0 0 0 0
  Culver p 0 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 3 1 0 0
  Sutherland 2b 1 0 0 0
Day cf 3 2 2 0
Staub rf 4 2 1 1
Fairly 1b 4 0 0 1
Bailey 3b 3 0 2 2
Gosger lf 2 1 0 0
  Swanson ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Bateman c 4 1 2 0
Wine ss 2 0 2 2
Strohmayer p 3 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 7 9 6
Houston 020 000 200471
Montreal 110 120 20x790
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  L (5-5) 6.0 7 5 4 3 4
  Lemaster   0.1 1 2 2 2 0
  Culver   1.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
7
6
6
4
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Strohmayer  W (4-3) 7.2 7 4 4 4 5
  Marshall  SV (12) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
4
7

  E–Morgan (8).  DP–Houston 1, Montreal 1.  2B–Montreal Bailey 2 (15,off Forsch,off Lemaster).  HR–Houston Alou (1,2nd inning off Strohmayer 1 on, 2 out); Rader (7,7th inning off Strohmayer 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Chiles (1,by Strohmayer); Hunt (30,by Forsch).  SH–Wine (10,off Forsch); Strohmayer (3,off Forsch).  SF–Wine (1,off Forsch).  IBB–Swanson (1,by Culver).  SB–Bailey (9,2nd base off Forsch/Hiatt); Day (3,2nd base off Forsch/Hiatt); Staub (6,2nd base off Forsch/Hiatt).  CS–Hunt (5,2nd base by Forsch/Hiatt).  WP–Forsch (6), Lemaster (7).  HBP–Forsch (4,Hunt); Strohmayer (3,Chiles).  IBB–Culver (7,Swanson).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:17.
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