New York Mets vs Montreal Expos
August 8, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1983 at Stade Olympique. The New York Mets defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 6, Montreal Expos 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 0 0
Brooks 3b 5 1 1 0
Hernandez 1b 3 1 1 0
Foster lf 5 1 2 1
Strawberry rf 3 1 2 0
Bailor ss,2b 4 1 0 1
Giles 2b 2 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 1 1
  Oquendo pr,ss 2 1 0 0
Ortiz c 2 0 1 0
  Heep ph 0 0 0 0
  Hodges c 2 0 1 0
Seaver p 1 0 0 1
  Kingman ph 1 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 9 4
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 5 1 1 0
Little ss,2b 5 0 1 1
Dawson cf 5 0 1 0
Oliver 1b 5 0 0 0
Cromartie rf 4 1 2 0
  Vail ph 0 0 0 0
Carter c 5 1 3 1
Wallach 3b 4 2 2 1
Flynn 2b 2 0 1 0
  Crowley ph 1 0 0 0
  Speier ss 1 0 0 0
Burris p 2 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
  Stenhouse ph 1 0 0 1
  Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0
  Wohlford ph 1 0 0 0
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 11 4
New York 000 005 000 1691
Montreal 000 010 400 05112
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver   7.0 8 5 3 0 4
  Orosco  W (10-5) 3.0 3 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
11
5
3
1
4
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Burris   5.1 6 5 4 3 1
  James   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Schatzeder   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Reardon  L (5-6) 1.0 1 1 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
9
6
4
5
3

  E–Bailor (8), Dawson (6), Reardon (2).  DP–Montreal 1.  2B–New York Foster (13,off James), Montreal Cromartie (22,off Seaver).  3B–New York Strawberry (4,off Reardon).  HR–Montreal Wallach (15,5th inning off Seaver 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Seaver 2 (6,off Burris,off James).  HBP–Strawberry (3,by Burris).  IBB–Bailor (1,by Reardon).  SB–Flynn (1,2nd base off Seaver/Ortiz); Raines 3 (51,2nd base off Seaver/Hodges,3rd base off Seaver/Hodges,2nd base off Orosco/Hodges).  CS–Dawson (6,2nd base by Orosco/Hodges).  HBP–Burris (2,Strawberry).  IBB–Reardon (7,Bailor).  T–2:47.  A–27,906.
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