Montreal Expos vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 20, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1997 at Veteran's Stadium. The Montreal Expos defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Grudzielanek ss 4 0 1 1
Santangelo rf 3 2 2 0
White cf 3 0 1 1
Segui 1b 4 0 1 0
Fletcher c 4 0 1 1
Rodriguez lf 4 0 0 0
  Orsulak lf 0 0 0 0
Strange 3b 3 0 0 0
Stankiewicz 2b 3 1 0 0
Martinez p 2 0 0 0
  Urbina p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 4 0 1 0
Morandini 2b 3 0 2 0
Brogna 1b 4 0 0 0
May rf 4 0 1 0
Parent c 4 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 4 0 0 0
Amaro, Jr. lf 2 0 0 0
Sefcik ss 3 0 1 0
Portugal p 1 0 0 0
  Ruffcorn p 0 0 0 0
  Jordan ph 1 0 0 0
  Mimbs p 0 0 0 0
  Stocker ph 1 0 0 0
  Spradlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Montreal 100 110 000360
Philadelphia 000 000 000050
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  W (2-0) 7.1 5 0 0 2 8
  Urbina  SV (1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
2
10
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal  L (0-1) 4.2 4 3 3 1 1
  Ruffcorn   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Mimbs   3.0 2 0 0 0 4
  Spradlin   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
2
6

  E–None.  DP–Montreal 1.  2B–Montreal Santangelo (3,off Portugal); Grudzielanek (7,off Portugal).  3B–Montreal Santangelo (2,off Portugal); Fletcher (1,off Portugal).  SH–Martinez (1,off Portugal).  SF–White (1,off Portugal).  HBP–Santangelo (2,by Mimbs).  SB–Segui (1,2nd base off Mimbs/Parent).  HBP–Mimbs (1,Santangelo).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Mark Hirschbeck, 3B–Larry Vanover.  T–2:22.  A–20,262.
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