Houston Astros vs Montreal Expos
July 18, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 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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Houston Astros 6, Montreal Expos 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher cf 4 1 0 0
Doran 2b 4 1 1 0
Puhl lf 4 0 0 0
Davis 1b 4 1 2 1
Bell 3b 4 1 1 1
Bass rf 4 1 2 3
Ramirez ss 4 1 2 0
Trevino c 4 0 0 0
Andujar p 1 0 0 0
  Meadows ph 1 0 1 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 5
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 4 0 0 0
Raines lf 4 0 1 0
Galarraga 1b 3 0 1 0
  Burke p 0 0 0 0
Brooks rf 4 0 1 0
Wallach 3b 4 0 0 0
Foley 2b 1 1 1 0
Santovenia c 4 0 2 0
Rivera ss 4 0 1 1
Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Nixon ph 1 0 0 0
  Barrett p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Heaton p 0 0 0 0
  Nettles 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1
Houston 400 100 100690
Montreal 010 000 000172
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar  W (1-4) 6.0 6 1 1 3 0
  Darwin  SV (2) 3.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
4
3
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (6-6) 5.0 5 5 1 1 4
  Barrett   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Heaton   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Burke   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
2
1
4

  E–Foley (8), Santovenia (2).  DP–Houston 2, Montreal 2.  2B–Houston Ramirez (17,off Barrett), Montreal Foley (10,off Andujar).  3B–Montreal Galarraga (5,off Andujar).  HR–Houston Bass (8,1st inning off B Smith 2 on, 2 out); Bell (3,4th inning off B Smith 0 on, 0 out).  SH–B Smith (4,off Andujar).  SB–Hatcher (23,2nd base off B Smith/Santovenia); Doran (12,2nd base off B Smith/Santovenia).  CS–Bass (2,2nd base by B Smith/Santovenia).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–2:35.  A–17,390.
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