Houston Astros vs Montreal Expos
August 17, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1974 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 2, Montreal Expos 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross rf 5 0 1 0
Metzger ss 4 1 3 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0
Watson lf 4 1 2 1
May L. 1b 4 0 0 0
Edwards c 4 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 1 0
Helms 2b 4 0 2 0
  Milbourne pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Dierker p 1 0 0 0
  Gallagher ph 1 0 0 0
  Scherman p 0 0 0 0
  May M. c 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 9 1
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Lintz 2b 3 0 3 0
Davis cf 3 0 1 0
Fairly lf 3 0 0 0
  Morales ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
Jorgensen 1b 3 0 0 0
Singleton rf 3 0 0 1
Bailey 3b 3 0 0 0
Foote c 4 0 2 0
Foli ss 3 0 0 0
  Northrup ph 1 0 0 0
  Frias ss 0 0 0 0
Renko p 1 1 1 1
  Woods ph,lf 1 2 1 0
Totals 30 3 8 2
Houston 200 000 000290
Montreal 001 000 101382
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker   6.0 5 1 1 3 1
  Scherman   1.2 2 1 1 2 0
  Forsch  L (4-5) 1.0 1 1 1 3 1
Totals
8.2
8
3
3
8
2
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Renko   7.0 8 2 1 0 3
  Taylor  W (5-1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
1
0
4

  E–Bailey (10), Foli (14).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Houston Watson (14,off Renko).  HR–Montreal Renko (1,3rd inning off Dierker 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Dierker (6,off Renko); Lintz 2 (20,off Dierker,off Forsch).  HBP–Davis (3,by Dierker).  IBB–Davis (9,by Forsch).  CS–Metzger (4,2nd base by Renko/Foote).  SB–Lintz (34,2nd base off Dierker/Edwards).  HBP–Dierker (5,Davis).  IBB–Forsch (8,Davis).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Art Williams.  T–2:45.  A–15,175.
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