Houston Astros vs Montreal Expos
May 6, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1980 at Stade Olympique. The Houston Astros defeated the Montreal Expos 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 8, Montreal Expos 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Landestoy ss 4 1 2 0
Puhl rf,cf 5 1 1 0
Morgan 2b 5 1 1 0
Cedeno cf 3 1 2 1
  Walling rf 2 1 1 0
Cabell 3b 3 3 3 2
Howe 1b 5 0 1 1
Cruz lf 5 0 3 4
Pujols c 5 0 0 0
Niekro p 4 0 0 0
Totals 41 8 14 8
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore lf 4 1 2 0
Scott ss 3 1 1 0
Office cf 4 1 0 0
Valentine rf 3 1 2 2
Carter c 4 0 1 0
Cromartie 1b 4 0 0 0
Macha 3b 4 0 1 1
Bernazard 2b 4 0 0 0
Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
  Almon ph 1 0 0 0
  Norman p 0 0 0 0
  Hutton ph 1 0 0 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
  Fryman p 0 0 0 0
  White ph 0 0 0 0
  Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 3
Houston 500 000 2018141
Montreal 000 102 001471
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (4-1) 9.0 7 4 3 2 3
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
2
3
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley  L (1-2) 3.0 8 5 5 0 0
  Norman   2.0 1 0 0 2 3
  Murray   1.1 3 2 2 0 1
  Fryman   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Bahnsen   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
14
8
8
3
6

  E–Landestoy (1), Scott (3).  DP–Houston 1, Montreal 1.  PB–Pujols (2).  2B–Houston Landestoy (3,off Grimsley); Cabell (6,off Grimsley), Montreal Valentine (4,off Niekro); LeFlore (4,off Niekro).  SH–Landestoy (1,off Norman).  SF–Valentine (1,off Niekro).  SB–LeFlore (11,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:33.  A–5,503.
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