Houston Astros vs Montreal Expos
July 21, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1987 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 4, Montreal Expos 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 1 1 1
Doran 2b 5 0 0 1
Walling 1b 5 1 3 0
Ashby c 4 1 1 1
Bass rf 4 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 0 2 1
Caminiti 3b 4 0 2 0
Reynolds ss 3 1 1 0
Darwin p 3 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Candaele 2b 3 0 0 0
Webster rf 4 0 2 0
Raines lf 4 1 1 1
Wallach 3b 4 0 0 0
Brooks ss 4 1 2 0
Winningham cf 4 0 0 0
Law 1b 4 0 2 1
Reed c 3 0 0 0
  Galarraga ph 1 0 0 0
Youmans p 1 0 0 0
  Foley ph 1 0 0 0
  St. Claire p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  McGaffigan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Houston 003 100 0004100
Montreal 000 000 002272
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Darwin  W (7-6) 8.0 5 1 1 1 3
  Smith  SV (16) 1.0 2 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
6
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Youmans  L (7-4) 6.0 6 4 4 2 4
  St. Claire   2.0 3 0 0 0 1
  McGaffigan   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
5

  E–Brooks (12), Reed (6).  2B–Houston Walling (14,off Youmans); Ashby (14,off Youmans); C Reynolds (11,off Youmans), Montreal Law (23,off Darwin); Webster (20,off Darwin); Brooks (9,off Smith).  3B–Houston Walling (3,off McGaffigan), Montreal Webster (4,off Darwin).  HR–Montreal Raines (8,9th inning off Darwin 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Darwin (1,off Youmans).  SF–Young (2,off Youmans).  SB–Young (5,2nd base off Youmans/Reed).  WP–Darwin (2).  BK–Smith (2).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:37.  A–30,708.
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