Houston Astros vs Montreal Expos
July 19, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 19, 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 4, Montreal Expos 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 1 1 0
Doran 2b 4 0 0 0
Puhl lf 2 1 1 1
  Hatcher ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Davis 1b 4 1 2 2
Bell 3b 4 0 1 0
Bass rf 4 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 3 1 0 0
Biggio c 3 0 0 0
Scott p 3 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 5 3
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 4 0 0 0
Raines lf 4 0 0 0
Galarraga 1b 4 0 0 0
Brooks rf 3 1 0 0
Wallach 3b 4 1 2 0
Foley 2b 4 1 2 0
Santovenia c 4 0 2 2
  Nixon pr 0 0 0 0
Rivera ss 3 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Perez p 1 0 0 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 0 0
  Hesketh p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 2
Houston 100 101 100450
Montreal 010 000 101361
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott  W (9-2) 8.2 6 3 3 2 11
  Smith  SV (16) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
2
11
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Perez  L (6-4) 7.0 4 4 3 1 4
  Hesketh   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
4
3
1
5

  E–Rivera (15).  PB–Santovenia (5).  2B–Houston Davis (11,off Perez), Montreal Santovenia (9,off Scott); Foley 2 (12,off Scott 2).  3B–Houston Young (4,off Perez).  HR–Houston Davis (21,6th inning off Perez 0 on, 2 out).  CS–Bell (1,2nd base by Hesketh/Santovenia).  WP–Perez (3).  BK–Smith (3).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:23.  A–30,757.
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