Montreal Expos vs Houston Astros
July 7, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 7, 1985 at Astrodome. 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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Montreal Expos 6, Houston Astros 3

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 8 0 2 0
Law 2b,3b 8 1 3 0
Dawson rf 7 1 2 0
Driessen 1b 4 0 0 0
  Burke p 0 0 0 0
  Wohlford ph 1 0 0 0
  St. Claire p 0 0 0 0
  Barnes ph 1 0 0 0
  O'Connor p 0 0 0 0
  Nicosia ph 1 0 0 0
  Youmans p 1 0 0 0
Brooks ss 7 0 0 0
Wallach 3b 3 1 2 0
  Newman pr,2b 5 2 1 0
Webster cf 6 1 1 0
Fitzgerald c 7 0 2 4
Palmer p 2 0 0 0
  Dilone ph 1 0 0 0
  Francona 1b 5 0 1 1
Totals 67 6 14 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 8 1 2 1
Gainey cf 8 0 0 0
Walling 3b 9 0 2 0
Cruz lf 7 0 1 1
Mumphrey rf 7 1 3 0
Davis 1b 4 0 1 0
  Cabell pr,1b 3 0 0 0
Ashby c 3 0 1 0
  Thon pr 0 0 0 0
  Bailey c 3 1 1 0
Reynolds ss 7 0 1 0
Niekro p 3 0 1 1
  Bass ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Puhl ph 1 0 1 0
  Calhoun pr,p 0 0 0 0
  Garner ph 1 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 1 0 0 0
  Madden p 0 0 0 0
  Knepper ph 1 0 0 0
  Mathis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 67 3 14 3
Montreal 020 000 000 000 000 001 36142
Houston 001 001 000 000 000 001 03144
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer   7.0 8 2 2 2 5
  Burke   3.0 2 0 0 0 2
  St. Claire   3.0 2 0 0 2 1
  O'Connor   3.0 0 0 0 2 3
  Youmans  W (1-0) 3.0 2 1 1 1 4
Totals
19.0
14
3
3
7
15
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   8.0 8 2 1 2 4
  Smith   3.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Calhoun   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  DiPino   3.0 0 0 0 0 4
  Madden   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Mathis  L (3-4) 1.0 3 3 0 1 1
Totals
19.0
14
6
2
5
13

  E–Dawson (4), Brooks (14), Walling (8), Cabell (2), Bailey (5), Niekro (1).  DP–Montreal 2, Houston 4.  2B–Montreal Law (15,off Niekro); Newman (1,off Madden), Houston Mumphrey (9,off St Claire).  IBB–Dawson (4,by Niekro).  SB–Newman (2,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby); Raines 2 (26,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby,2nd base off Calhoun/Bailey).  CS–Dawson (2,2nd base by Niekro/Ashby); Mumphrey (4,2nd base by Burke/Fitzgerald).  T–5:12.  A–14,493.
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