Houston Astros vs Montreal Expos
May 12, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1996 at Stade Olympique. 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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Houston Astros 6, Montreal Expos 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Cangelosi cf 3 0 1 1
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Wilkins ph 1 0 0 0
Biggio 2b 5 2 2 1
Bagwell 1b 4 1 2 0
Bell rf 4 1 0 1
May lf 3 0 1 0
  Mouton ph,lf 1 0 1 1
Goff c 4 1 2 2
Spiers 3b 4 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 4 1 1 0
Hampton p 0 0 0 0
  Young p 1 0 0 0
  Simms ph 1 0 0 0
  Tabaka p 0 0 0 0
  Berry ph 0 0 0 0
  Hunter cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Grudzielanek ss 5 3 5 0
Lansing 2b 4 1 1 0
Rodriguez lf 4 0 1 2
  Floyd lf 0 0 0 0
Alou rf 4 1 0 1
Segui 1b 4 0 0 0
Santangelo cf 4 1 2 2
Webster c 3 0 0 0
  Spehr c 1 0 0 0
Andrews 3b 3 0 1 0
Urbina p 2 1 1 0
  Dyer p 0 0 0 0
  Stankiewicz ph 1 0 1 0
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
  Daal p 0 0 0 0
  Scott p 0 0 0 0
  Obando ph 1 0 1 0
  Rojas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 13 5
Houston 010 111 2006101
Montreal 321 100 00x7132
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton  L (3-3) 1.2 6 5 2 1 2
  Young   1.1 1 1 0 1 1
  Tabaka   2.0 2 1 0 0 2
  Hernandez   3.0 4 0 0 0 4
Totals
8.0
13
7
2
2
9
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Urbina  W (1-0) 5.2 5 4 2 2 6
  Dyer   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Veres   0.1 1 2 2 1 0
  Daal   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Scott   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Rojas  SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
4
3
8

  E–Biggio (4), Grudzielanek 2 (8).  DP–Houston 1, Montreal 2.  PB–Goff 6 (6).  2B–Houston Bagwell (9,off Urbina); Biggio (9,off Veres), Montreal Santangelo 2 (8,off Hampton,off Young); Andrews (5,off Hampton); Rodriguez (11,off Hampton).  HR–Houston Goff (1,2nd inning off Urbina 0 on, 1 out); Biggio (3,5th inning off Urbina 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Bell (3,by Urbina).  IBB–Andrews (1,by Young).  SB–Bell (8,2nd base off Urbina/Webster); Grudzielanek (6,2nd base off Hernandez/Goff).  CS–Cangelosi (3,2nd base by Dyer/Webster); Mouton (4,2nd base by Daal/Webster).  WP–Hampton (6), Urbina (1), Veres (2).  HBP–Urbina (1,Bell).  IBB–Young (2,Andrews).  U-HP–Mike Winters, 1B–Brian Gorman, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–3:15.  A–19,345.
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