Montreal Expos vs Houston Astros
May 25, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 25, 1982 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 6, Houston Astros 1

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Raines 2b 4 1 0 0
Francona lf,1b 5 0 2 0
Dawson cf 5 2 3 4
Oliver 1b 3 1 1 0
  Norman pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Carter c 4 1 1 2
Cromartie rf 4 0 0 0
Wallach 3b 4 0 1 0
Speier ss 4 1 2 0
Palmer p 2 0 0 0
  Gulden ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 10 6
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl rf 4 0 0 0
Scott cf 3 0 0 0
Knight 3b 4 0 2 0
Cruz lf 3 1 0 0
Heep 1b 2 0 2 0
Garner 2b 2 0 0 0
Ashby c 3 0 0 1
Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0
Ruhle p 1 0 0 0
  Thon ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Cappuzzello p 0 0 0 0
  Walling ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 4 1
Montreal 021 000 0126100
Houston 010 000 000143
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  W (1-0) 6.0 2 1 1 6 4
  Smith  SV (1) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
6
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ruhle  L (2-3) 7.0 6 3 2 2 4
  Smith   1.1 4 3 3 1 0
  Cappuzzello   0.2 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
4
6

  E–Garner 2 (5), Reynolds (3).  DP–Montreal 1.  2B–Montreal Speier (6,off Ruhle); Oliver (12,off Ruhle); Dawson (9,off Smith), Houston Knight (12,off Palmer).  HR–Montreal Carter (8,2nd inning off Ruhle 1 on, 0 out); Dawson 2 (6,3rd inning off Ruhle 0 on, 2 out,8th inning off Smith 0 on, 0 out).  SH–B Smith (1,off Smith).  IBB–Raines (2,by Smith); Carter (2,by Cappuzzello).  SF–Ashby (2,off Palmer).  HBP–Heep (1,by Palmer).  CS–Wallach (1,Home by Ruhle/Ashby); Francona (1,2nd base by Ruhle/Ashby); Ruhle (1,2nd base by Palmer/Carter).  SB–Garner (7,2nd base off Palmer/Carter).  HBP–Palmer (1,Heep).  IBB–Smith (2,Raines); Cappuzzello (1,Carter).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:48.  A–15,770.
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