Houston Astros vs Montreal Expos
May 8, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1988 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 7, Montreal Expos 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 5 1 2 1
Hatcher lf 5 2 2 1
Doran 2b 5 1 1 0
Davis 1b 5 2 2 1
Bass rf 5 0 1 1
Walling 3b 4 0 1 1
Ramirez ss 2 1 1 1
Bailey c 3 0 0 0
Knepper p 3 0 0 1
  Camacho p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 10 7
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Paredes 2b 3 0 0 0
Webster cf 4 0 2 0
Brooks rf 2 0 0 0
Wallach 3b 4 0 1 0
Galarraga 1b 4 2 2 0
Fitzgerald c 2 0 0 0
Engle lf 3 0 2 1
Rivera ss 4 0 1 0
Youmans p 2 0 0 0
  McClure p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  McGaffigan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 8 1
Houston 000 014 1107100
Montreal 010 000 001281
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  W (4-0) 7.0 7 1 1 5 4
  Camacho   2.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
6
4
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Youmans  L (0-3) 5.2 5 5 3 3 7
  McClure   1.1 2 1 1 0 1
  McGaffigan   2.0 3 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
7
5
3
11

  E–Rivera (6).  DP–Houston 6.  2B–Houston Davis (5,off Youmans); Walling (5,off Youmans), Montreal Galarraga (12,off Knepper).  SF–Ramirez (2,off Youmans).  HBP–Ramirez (1,by Youmans).  IBB–Walling (3,by Youmans).  SB–Young 2 (18,2nd base off Youmans/Fitzgerald,2nd base off McGaffigan/Fitzgerald); Doran (4,2nd base off Youmans/Fitzgerald); Davis (2,2nd base off Youmans/Fitzgerald); Ramirez (1,2nd base off McGaffigan/Fitzgerald).  WP–Knepper (1), Camacho (2), Youmans 2 (2).  BK–McClure (2).  HBP–Youmans (2,Ramirez).  IBB–Youmans (1,Walling).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Dave Pallone, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:55.  A–14,873.
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