Houston Astros vs Montreal Expos
July 20, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 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 3, Montreal Expos 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 3 0 0 0
Doran 2b 3 1 0 0
Puhl lf 4 1 1 1
Davis 1b 4 0 2 1
Bell 3b 3 0 0 0
Bass rf 3 0 1 0
Ramirez ss 4 1 1 1
Biggio c 4 0 2 0
Deshaies p 2 0 0 0
  Meadows ph 1 0 0 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
  Andersen p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Jones cf 3 0 2 0
  Burke p 0 0 0 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 0 0
Raines lf 4 0 0 0
Galarraga 1b 3 1 1 0
Brooks rf 4 1 2 1
Wallach 3b 3 0 1 1
Santovenia c 2 0 0 0
  Perez pr 0 0 0 0
  Fitzgerald c 0 0 0 0
Hudler 2b 3 0 1 0
  Foley ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Rivera ss 3 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Dopson p 2 0 0 0
  McGaffigan p 0 0 0 0
  Nixon ph,cf 2 0 1 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
Houston 010 101 000370
Montreal 000 101 000282
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Deshaies  W (7-6) 6.0 7 2 2 2 6
  Agosto   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Andersen  SV (4) 2.1 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
8
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Dopson  L (2-6) 5.1 5 3 3 3 5
  McGaffigan   1.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Burke   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
5
7

  E–Galarraga (11), Dopson (2).  DP–Montreal 2.  PB–Biggio (1).  2B–Houston Davis 2 (13,off Dopson,off Burke), Montreal Wallach (21,off Deshaies); Hudler (2,off Deshaies); Nixon (3,off Agosto).  HR–Houston Ramirez (3,2nd inning off Dopson 0 on, 2 out); Puhl (2,4th inning off Dopson 0 on, 0 out), Montreal Brooks (12,4th inning off Deshaies 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Bass (7,by Burke).  SH–Jones (1,off Agosto).  SF–Wallach (3,off Deshaies).  CS–Biggio (1,2nd base by Dopson/Santovenia); Santovenia (2,2nd base by Deshaies/Biggio).  SB–Jones (10,2nd base off Deshaies/Biggio).  IBB–Burke (6,Bass).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–3:12.  A–17,476.
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