Montreal Expos vs Houston Astros
July 9, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1989 at Astrodome. The Montreal Expos defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 6, Houston Astros 1

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 4 0 1 1
Foley 2b 5 0 0 0
Galarraga 1b 4 0 2 0
Brooks rf 5 1 1 1
Aldrete lf 2 2 2 1
  Nixon lf 2 0 0 0
Wallach 3b 5 1 2 0
Santovenia c 5 1 3 1
Owen ss 3 1 2 0
  Hudler ss 1 0 0 0
Langston p 3 0 2 2
  Burke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 15 6
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher lf 3 0 1 1
Young cf 3 0 0 0
Doran 2b 3 0 1 0
Davis 1b 4 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 4 0 1 0
Ramirez ss 4 1 1 0
Davidson rf 3 0 0 0
  Puhl ph 1 0 0 0
Biggio c 4 0 0 0
Scott p 0 0 0 0
  Yelding ph 1 0 1 0
  Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 1 0
  Knepper p 0 0 0 0
  Trevino ph 1 0 0 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Montreal 020 120 0106150
Houston 000 010 000161
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Langston  W (6-2) 8.0 5 1 1 3 9
  Burke   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
9
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott  L (14-5) 3.0 5 2 2 1 4
  Schatzeder   2.0 5 3 3 1 0
  Knepper   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Andersen   2.0 4 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
6
6
2
5

  E–Schatzeder (2).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Montreal Santovenia 2 (10,off Schatzeder,off Andersen); Aldrete (5,off Schatzeder); Langston (2,off Schatzeder), Houston Caminiti (16,off Langston).  3B–Montreal Owen (3,off Andersen).  HR–Montreal Brooks (6,2nd inning off Scott 0 on, 0 out); Aldrete (1,2nd inning off Scott 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Dave Martinez (4,off Schatzeder).  SF–Langston (1,off Andersen).  HBP–Owen (2,by Schatzeder).  SB–Yelding (4,2nd base off Langston/Santovenia).  CS–Young (16,2nd base by Langston/Santovenia).  WP–Langston (2).  HBP–Schatzeder (3,Owen).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Tom Hallion, 2B–Fred Brocklander, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–3:02.  A–28,221.
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