Houston Astros vs Montreal Expos
August 28, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1979 at Stade Olympique. The Montreal Expos defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Houston Astros 6, Montreal Expos 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno 1b 4 0 1 0
Reynolds ss 3 0 0 0
Puhl cf 4 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 0 1 0
Cabell 3b 3 2 1 0
Walling rf 4 2 2 1
Ashby c 4 1 0 1
Landestoy 2b 4 0 1 1
Andujar p 3 1 1 2
  Niemann p 0 0 0 0
  Howe ph 1 0 0 0
  Ladd p 0 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 7 5
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Scott ss 5 1 2 0
Cash 2b 5 0 1 1
Cromartie lf 4 1 1 4
Perez 1b 4 0 1 1
Carter c 4 0 0 0
Valentine rf 4 0 0 0
Parrish 3b 3 3 2 1
White cf 3 2 3 0
Rogers p 1 0 0 0
  Tamargo ph 1 0 0 0
  Palmer p 1 0 0 0
  Hutton ph 0 0 0 0
  Speier ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 10 7
Houston 040 200 000670
Montreal 004 000 2017101
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar   6.2 9 6 6 1 2
  Niemann   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Ladd  L (1-1) 0.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Sambito   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.2
10
7
7
4
4
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers   4.0 4 6 3 0 2
  Palmer  W (6-2) 5.0 3 0 0 0 8
Totals
9.0
7
6
3
0
10

  E–Scott (17).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Walling (3,off Rogers), Montreal Cromartie (36,off Andujar).  HR–Houston Andujar (2,2nd inning off Rogers 1 on, 2 out), Montreal Parrish (21,7th inning off Andujar 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Reynolds (30,off Palmer).  HBP–Cabell (3,by Rogers).  CS–Landestoy (4,2nd base by Rogers/Carter).  WP–Ladd (2).  HBP–Rogers (4,Cabell).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Dutch Rennert.
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