Montreal Expos vs Houston Astros
August 21, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1982 at Astrodome. 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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Montreal Expos 3, Houston Astros 5

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 3 0 0 0
Youngblood rf 3 1 0 0
Dawson cf 3 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 4 1 0 0
Carter c 4 0 1 1
Wallach 3b 3 1 0 1
Speier ss 4 0 2 0
Flynn 2b 3 0 1 1
Burris p 1 0 0 0
  Cromartie ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Mills ph 1 0 1 0
  Lerch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 5 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Thon ss 4 1 1 0
Walling rf 3 0 0 0
Knight 1b 3 0 0 1
Garner 2b 4 3 4 0
Cruz lf 3 1 3 2
Howe 3b 3 0 0 2
Scott cf 3 0 0 0
Pujols c 3 0 1 0
Ryan p 3 0 1 0
Totals 29 5 10 5
Montreal 000 010 002350
Houston 100 102 01x5100
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Burris  L (4-13) 4.0 5 2 2 1 3
  Smith   3.0 4 2 2 1 4
  Lerch   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
2
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (13-9) 9.0 5 3 3 3 5
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
3
5

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Thon (24,off Burris); Garner (26,off Lerch).  HR–Houston Cruz (8,6th inning off B Smith 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Youngblood (7,by Ryan).  SH–Cruz (3,off Lerch).  SF–Knight (11,off Burris); Howe (3,off Lerch).  CS–Raines (13,2nd base by Ryan/Pujols); Garner (9,2nd base by Burris/Carter); Cruz (8,2nd base by Burris/Carter).  SB–Garner (20,2nd base off B Smith/Carter).  HBP–Ryan (5,Youngblood).  T–2:27.  A–17,329.
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