Houston Astros vs Montreal Expos
May 3, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1986 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 6, Montreal Expos 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 6 0 2 0
Thon ss 4 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph,ss 2 1 1 0
Cruz lf 5 1 2 0
  Hatcher pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Davis 1b 4 1 2 3
Garner 3b 3 2 1 0
  Walling ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Bass rf,cf 5 1 1 1
Bailey c 4 0 1 1
Walker cf 3 0 1 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
Ryan p 3 0 1 1
  Solano p 1 0 0 0
  Kerfeld p 0 0 0 0
  Puhl rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 6 12 6
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 5 0 2 1
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
Winningham cf 6 1 1 0
Dawson rf 5 1 1 0
  Wohlford pr 0 1 0 0
Brooks ss 6 1 3 2
Thompson 1b 2 1 1 1
  Fitzgerald c 1 0 0 0
Wallach 3b 2 1 2 1
  Newman pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Law 2b,3b 3 1 0 0
Bilardello c 1 0 0 0
  Krenchicki ph 0 0 0 1
  Burke p 0 0 0 0
  Webster ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Hesketh p 1 0 0 0
  Schatzeder p 2 0 1 0
  Galarraga ph,1b 2 0 1 1
Totals 36 7 12 7
Houston 023 000 010 06122
Montreal 101 010 300 17122
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan   5.0 6 3 2 3 4
  Solano   1.1 2 3 3 3 3
  Kerfeld   2.1 2 0 0 1 3
  DiPino  L (0-1) 0.1 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
7
6
8
11
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Hesketh   2.1 7 5 5 2 2
  Schatzeder   4.2 2 0 0 3 1
  Burke   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Reardon  W (3-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
12
6
6
5
4

  E–Cruz 2 (3), Thompson (3), Wallach (6).  DP–Houston 2, Montreal 1.  PB–Bailey (1).  2B–Houston Bass (4,off Hesketh); Garner (5,off Hesketh); Walker (3,off Schatzeder), Montreal Brooks (8,off Ryan); Thompson (4,off Ryan).  3B–Montreal Brooks (1,off DiPino).  HR–Houston Davis (5,3rd inning off Hesketh 1 on, 0 out).  IBB–Walker (1,by Hesketh).  SH–Law (1,off Kerfeld).  SF–Krenchicki (1,off Kerfeld).  HBP–Dawson (1,by Ryan); Wallach 2 (3,by Ryan,by Kerfeld).  SB–Garner (2,2nd base off Hesketh/Bilardello); Doran (11,2nd base off Burke/Fitzgerald); Winningham (2,2nd base off Ryan/Bailey).  HBP–Ryan 2 (4,Dawson,Wallach); Kerfeld (1,Wallach).  IBB–Hesketh (2,Walker).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Bob Davidson.  T–3:45.  A–11,769.
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