Houston Astros vs Montreal Expos
May 1, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1997 at Stade Olympique. The Montreal Expos defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Houston Astros 0, Montreal Expos 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 0 1 0
Abreu rf 4 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 0 0
Howard cf 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez lf 3 0 0 0
Berry 3b 3 0 0 0
Eusebio c 3 0 1 0
Listach ss 2 0 0 0
Holt p 2 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Spiers ph 1 0 0 0
  Lima p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Grudzielanek ss 5 1 1 0
Lansing 2b 3 0 1 0
White cf 3 0 1 0
Segui 1b 2 1 0 0
Rodriguez lf 4 1 2 1
  Orsulak lf 0 0 0 0
Santangelo rf 1 0 0 1
Fletcher c 4 1 2 2
Strange 3b 4 0 1 0
Martinez p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 8 4
Houston 000 000 000030
Montreal 100 102 00x480
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Holt  L (2-3) 6.0 8 4 4 3 3
  Martin   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Lima   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
5
5
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  W (4-0) 9.0 3 0 0 2 9
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
2
9

  E–None.  DP–Montreal 1.  2B–Houston Biggio (8,off Martinez); Howard (4,off Martinez), Montreal Rodriguez (12,off Holt); Fletcher (1,off Holt).  HR–Montreal Fletcher (4,4th inning off Holt 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Biggio (5,by Martinez); Santangelo (5,by Martin).  SH–Martinez (2,off Holt).  SF–Santangelo (2,off Holt).  SB–Grudzielanek (5,2nd base off Holt/Eusebio).  CS–Santangelo (1,2nd base by Holt/Eusebio).  HBP–Martin (1,Santangelo); Martinez (1,Biggio).  U-HP–Mark Hirschbeck, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Steve Rippley, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:11.  A–12,328.
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