Montreal Expos vs Houston Astros
August 9, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1974 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 4, Houston Astros 3

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 5 1 2 1
  Frias 2b 0 0 0 0
Foli ss 4 0 2 0
Davis cf 5 0 0 0
Bailey 3b 4 0 1 0
Jorgensen 1b 3 0 0 0
Northrup lf 3 2 2 1
Singleton rf 3 1 0 0
Foote c 4 0 2 1
Blair p 3 0 0 0
  Carrithers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross rf 5 1 2 0
Metzger ss 4 0 2 0
Cedeno cf 5 0 1 1
May L. 1b 5 0 0 0
May M. c 4 1 1 0
Watson lf 3 0 1 0
Rader 3b 3 1 1 1
Helms 2b 2 0 0 0
Wilson p 3 0 1 1
  Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Montreal 100 000 102492
Houston 000 200 001391
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Blair  W (7-4) 8.2 8 3 1 4 2
  Carrithers  SV (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
1
4
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  L (8-9) 8.2 9 4 4 4 5
  Cosgrove   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
5

  E–Blair 2 (3), Metzger (11).  DP–Montreal 1, Houston 1.  2B–Montreal Hunt (10,off Wilson); Foli (9,off Wilson), Houston M May (9,off Blair).  HR–Montreal Northrup (1,7th inning off Wilson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Blair (4,off Wilson).  HBP–Helms (1,by Blair).  CS–Bailey (7,2nd base by Wilson/M May).  HBP–Blair (4,Helms).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:11.  A–12,832.
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