Houston Astros vs Montreal Expos
July 22, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 22, 1983 at Stade Olympique. 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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Houston Astros 11, Montreal Expos 8

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 6 1 2 2
Puhl rf 6 1 1 2
Thon ss 5 0 0 0
Garner 3b 5 2 2 1
Cruz lf 5 2 4 1
Knight 1b 3 1 1 0
  Pujols c 0 0 0 0
  Tolman ph 1 0 0 0
  Spilman c 0 0 0 0
Doran 2b 2 1 1 1
Bjorkman c 3 0 0 0
  Walling ph,1b 2 1 2 2
Niekro p 3 1 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Scott ph 1 1 1 2
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 11 14 11
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf,2b 5 1 2 2
Cromartie rf 5 0 0 0
Dawson cf 4 2 2 0
Oliver 1b 5 1 2 1
Carter c 4 1 1 0
Wallach 3b 4 1 2 2
Speier ss 3 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
  Vail ph 1 0 0 0
  Fryman p 0 0 0 0
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 3 0 1 0
  Wohlford ph,lf 1 1 1 2
Bargar p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 0 0 0
  Lerch p 0 0 0 0
  Little ss 2 1 1 1
Totals 38 8 12 8
Houston 013 000 20511140
Montreal 000 110 0608123
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   7.1 7 4 4 2 1
  DiPino   0.1 4 4 4 0 1
  Smith  W (3-1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Dawley  SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
2
3
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Bargar   2.2 4 4 4 2 0
  Smith   2.1 1 0 0 2 3
  Lerch   1.2 2 2 2 1 0
  James   1.1 1 0 0 0 3
  Fryman  L (0-2) 0.1 4 4 4 0 0
  Reardon   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
11
11
5
6

  E–Speier 2 (11), Flynn (4).  PB–Bjorkman (1).  2B–Houston Garner (15,off Bargar); Puhl (12,off Bargar), Montreal Wallach (22,off DiPino); Wohlford (4,off DiPino); Raines (15,off Smith).  HR–Montreal Raines (6,5th inning off Niekro 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Niekro (1,by Bargar).  IBB–Knight (8,by Smith).  SH–Smith (1,off Niekro).  SB–Puhl (12,2nd base off Reardon/Carter); Dawson (15,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols).  HBP–Bargar (1,Niekro).  IBB–Smith (4,Knight).  T–3:02.  A–34,425.
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