Houston Astros vs Montreal Expos
July 20, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1997 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 9, Montreal Expos 0

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 2 1 1 1
  Gutierrez 2b 1 0 1 0
Carr cf 4 1 0 0
Bagwell 1b 3 2 0 0
  Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez lf 4 3 3 6
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
Berry 3b 3 0 0 1
Eusebio c 4 0 0 0
Bogar ss 4 1 1 0
Kile p 3 1 2 0
Totals 32 9 8 8
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Santangelo cf 4 0 0 0
Lansing 2b 3 0 1 0
  Stankiewicz 2b 1 0 0 0
Rodriguez lf 4 0 0 0
Segui 1b 4 0 1 0
Fletcher c 3 0 1 0
Grudzielanek ss 3 0 1 0
Orsulak rf 3 0 0 0
  Daal p 0 0 0 0
  Torres p 0 0 0 0
Strange 3b 2 0 0 0
Hermanson p 2 0 0 0
  Valdes p 0 0 0 0
  McGuire rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
Houston 011 003 040980
Montreal 000 000 000040
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Kile  W (13-3) 9.0 4 0 0 1 6
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
1
6
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Hermanson  L (4-5) 6.0 5 5 5 0 4
  Valdes   1.1 0 3 3 2 1
  Daal   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Torres   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
9
9
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Gonzalez (24,off Hermanson); Bogar (7,off Hermanson); Kile (2,off Hermanson); Gutierrez (6,off Torres), Montreal Grudzielanek (35,off Kile).  HR–Houston Gonzalez 2 (6,6th inning off Hermanson 1 on, 2 out,8th inning off Daal 3 on, 1 out).  SH–Kile (5,off Hermanson).  SF–Berry (3,off Hermanson); Biggio (6,off Hermanson).  HBP–Bagwell (9,by Valdes).  SB–Grudzielanek (21,2nd base off Kile/Eusebio).  WP–Hermanson (2).  HBP–Valdes (6,Bagwell).  U-HP–Paul Nauert, 1B–Charlie Reliford, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–2:14.  A–26,873.
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