Houston Astros vs Montreal Expos
July 14, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 14, 1978 at Stade Olympique. The Houston Astros defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 5, Montreal Expos 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Landestoy ss 4 0 1 0
Puhl cf 5 2 2 0
Cabell 3b 5 0 0 1
Cruz rf 5 0 1 1
Watson 1b 1 0 1 0
  Walling pr,lf 1 1 0 0
Howe 2b 4 1 1 0
Bergman lf,1b 2 0 0 0
Pujols c 5 1 1 2
Lemongello p 3 0 1 0
  Forsch p 1 0 1 0
  Alou ph 0 0 0 1
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 5 0 1 0
Unser cf 4 0 0 0
  Pirtle p 0 0 0 0
  Parrish ph 1 0 1 0
Valentine rf 5 2 3 1
Perez 1b 4 0 3 1
  Mejias pr 0 0 0 0
Cromartie lf 5 0 0 0
Garrett 3b 2 0 0 0
Speier ss 3 1 0 0
Herrmann c 4 0 1 1
Dues p 2 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Dawson ph,cf 2 1 1 1
Totals 37 4 10 4
Houston 000 101 200 1590
Montreal 010 001 110 04101
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemongello   7.0 7 4 4 2 3
  Forsch  W (4-3) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  McLaughlin  SV (2) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
10
4
4
3
4
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Dues   6.1 6 4 4 3 0
  Knowles   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Pirtle  L (0-1) 3.0 2 1 1 5 2
Totals
10.0
9
5
5
8
2

  E–Cromartie (4).  DP–Houston 3, Montreal 1.  2B–Montreal Herrmann (2,off Lemongello); Valentine (21,off Lemongello).  3B–Montreal Perez (2,off Forsch).  HR–Houston Pujols (1,7th inning off Dues 1 on, 1 out), Montreal Valentine (15,6th inning off Lemongello 0 on, 0 out); Dawson (13,7th inning off Lemongello 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Landestoy (1,off Pirtle).  HBP–Watson (3,by Dues); Perez (2,by Lemongello).  IBB–Bergman (2,by Pirtle); Garrett (1,by Forsch).  SB–Bergman (1,2nd base off Dues/Herrmann).  CS–Landestoy (1,2nd base by Dues/Herrmann).  WP–Dues (2).  BK–Dues (2).  HBP–Lemongello (5,Perez); Dues (3,Watson).  IBB–Forsch (8,Garrett); Pirtle (4,Bergman).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:50.  A–21,696.
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