Houston Astros vs Montreal Expos
June 29, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 29, 1989 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 8, Montreal Expos 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher lf 4 1 2 4
Young cf 5 0 0 0
Doran 2b 3 1 1 1
  Reynolds 2b 1 0 0 0
Davis 1b 3 1 1 0
Puhl rf 4 1 2 1
Caminiti 3b 4 1 2 1
Ramirez ss 5 1 1 0
Biggio c 3 1 0 0
Scott p 4 1 1 1
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 10 8
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 5 2 3 1
Foley 2b,3b 5 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 1 0
Brooks rf 4 0 2 2
  Hesketh p 0 0 0 0
Aldrete lf 4 0 1 0
Wallach 3b 3 0 0 0
  Frey p 0 0 0 0
  Pevey ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Santovenia c 3 0 1 0
Owen ss 3 0 0 0
  Garcia 2b 1 1 1 0
Gross p 2 0 1 0
  McGaffigan p 0 0 0 0
  Hudler 2b,ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 10 3
Houston 000 034 1008101
Montreal 100 000 0113102
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott  W (13-4) 8.0 8 2 2 1 4
  Smith   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
1
4
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Gross  L (7-7) 5.0 7 6 6 4 3
  McGaffigan   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Frey   2.0 1 1 1 1 2
  Hesketh   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
8
8
7
5

  E–Ramirez (20), Brooks (5), Hudler (2).  DP–Montreal 1.  2B–Houston Davis (12,off Gross); Caminiti (15,off Gross); Hatcher (12,off McGaffigan), Montreal Brooks (17,off Scott).  3B–Houston Puhl (2,off Gross).  HR–Houston Hatcher (3,5th inning off Gross 2 on, 1 out); Doran (8,7th inning off Frey 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Biggio (6,by McGaffigan).  CS–Hatcher (5,2nd base by Gross/Santovenia).  SB–Dave Martinez (9,2nd base off Scott/Biggio).  IBB–McGaffigan (4,Biggio).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Mark Hirschbeck, 3B–John McSherry.  T–3:02.  A–15,715.
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