Montreal Expos vs Houston Astros
July 13, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 13, 1983 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 4, Houston Astros 9

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Little 2b 4 0 1 0
Francona lf 4 0 0 0
Dawson cf 4 1 1 1
Oliver 1b 4 0 0 0
Carter c 4 1 1 0
Cromartie rf 2 0 0 0
Wallach 3b 4 1 2 1
Speier ss 4 1 2 1
Lea p 1 0 1 1
  Smith p 1 0 0 0
  Crowley ph 0 0 0 0
  Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0
  Wohlford ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 1 1 0
Puhl rf 5 1 2 0
Thon ss 4 0 0 0
Garner 3b 4 2 0 1
Cruz lf 4 1 1 2
Knight 1b 2 1 2 1
  Walling pr,1b 0 1 0 0
Doran 2b 4 1 2 0
Bjorkman c 2 1 2 5
Ryan p 4 0 0 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 9 10 9
Montreal 001 011 001481
Houston 005 010 30x9100
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Lea  L (6-6) 2.1 6 5 5 4 1
  Smith   4.2 4 4 3 1 5
  Schatzeder   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
9
8
5
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (9-1) 8.0 5 3 3 3 5
  Dawley   1.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
3
6

  E–Oliver (6).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Montreal Carter (16,off Dawley), Houston Knight (24,off Smith).  3B–Montreal Speier (2,off Ryan), Houston Cruz (4,off Lea).  HR–Montreal Wallach (10,5th inning off Ryan 0 on, 1 out); Dawson (18,6th inning off Ryan 0 on, 2 out), Houston Bjorkman (1,7th inning off Smith 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Bjorkman (1,off Smith).  IBB–Bjorkman (1,by Lea).  SB–Doran (5,2nd base off Lea/Carter).  CS–Moreno (12,2nd base by Lea/Carter).  BK–Lea (3), Smith (2).  IBB–Lea (2,Bjorkman).  T–2:41.  A–28,905.
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