Houston Astros vs Montreal Expos
September 3, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1999 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 8, Montreal Expos 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 2 1 0
Javier cf 4 2 3 0
Bagwell 1b 5 0 1 1
Caminiti 3b 4 2 3 6
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
Spiers lf 4 1 1 0
Eusebio c 4 0 1 0
Bogar ss 4 0 0 0
Hampton p 2 1 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 1 1
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
  Cabrera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 11 8
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
White lf 5 0 2 0
Martinez cf 4 0 0 0
  Strickland p 0 0 0 0
Barrett 3b 4 0 1 0
  McGuire 1b 0 0 0 0
Guerrero rf 4 1 1 1
Widger c 2 0 2 0
Vidro 2b 4 0 1 0
Andrews 1b,3b 2 0 0 0
Blum ss 3 0 0 0
  Telford p 0 0 0 0
  Mouton cf 1 0 0 0
Smith p 2 0 0 0
  Mordecai ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Houston 012 000 2128111
Montreal 000 100 000172
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton  W (18-3) 7.0 7 1 1 3 5
  Powell   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Cabrera   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
4
7
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (4-7) 6.0 6 5 3 2 7
  Telford   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Strickland   2.0 3 3 3 1 3
Totals
9.0
11
8
6
3
11

  E–Caminiti (12), Martinez (6), Blum (4).  DP–Houston 2, Montreal 1.  2B–Houston Bagwell (31,off Smith), Montreal Barrett (29,off Hampton).  HR–Houston Caminiti 2 (8,2nd inning off Smith 0 on, 0 out,9th inning off Strickland 1 on, 1 out), Montreal V Guerrero (34,4th inning off Hampton 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Caminiti (3,off Smith).  HBP–Bell (4,by Smith).  HBP–Smith (3,Bell).  U-HP–Ian Lamplugh, 1B–Tim Timmons, 2B–Jerry Layne, 3B–Jeff Kellogg.  T–2:49.  A–8,417.
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