Houston Astros vs Montreal Expos
July 21, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1983 at Stade Olympique. 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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Houston Astros 4, Montreal Expos 9

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 0 1 0
Puhl rf 4 1 1 1
Thon ss 4 0 1 0
Garner 3b 4 1 1 0
Cruz lf 4 1 1 0
Knight 1b 2 0 1 1
Doran 2b 2 0 0 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
  Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
  Walling ph 1 0 0 0
Bjorkman c 3 1 1 2
Ryan p 2 0 0 0
  Reynolds 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 4
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 4 1 0 0
Little ss 5 1 3 0
Dawson cf 5 1 2 2
Oliver 1b 3 2 1 2
Carter c 4 1 2 1
Cromartie rf 4 1 2 2
Wallach 3b 4 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 4 0 1 0
Gullickson p 4 2 1 0
Totals 37 9 12 7
Houston 000 310 000473
Montreal 000 162 00x9120
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  L (9-3) 5.0 8 7 4 1 2
  Dawley   2.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Ruhle   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
9
6
2
4
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Gullickson  W (8-10) 9.0 7 4 4 1 5
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
1
5

  E–Thon (14), Garner (16), Cruz (4).  DP–Houston 1, Montreal 1.  2B–Houston Cruz (22,off Gullickson), Montreal Carter 2 (18,off Ryan 2).  HR–Houston Bjorkman (2,4th inning off Gullickson 1 on, 2 out); Puhl (4,5th inning off Gullickson 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Knight (8,off Gullickson).  HBP–Knight (4,by Gullickson).  CS–Moreno (13,2nd base by Gullickson/Carter).  HBP–Gullickson (2,Knight).  T–2:26.  A–22,055.
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