Houston Astros 7, Montreal Expos 5
Regular Season Game 84
Played on Tuesday, July 12, 1983 (N) at Astrodome

MON N    1  0  1    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 11  3
HOU N    0  0  3    0  4  0    0  0  x  -   7 11  1
Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Raines lf                     1   1   1   0       1   0       0   0
  Crowley ph                  1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Lerch p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Smith p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Fryman p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Little 2b                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Speier ss                     4   2   1   1       1   1       2   2
Dawson cf                     5   0   3   1       0   2       3   0
Oliver 1b                     4   0   2   2       1   1      10   0
Carter c                      4   0   1   1       1   1       6   0
Cromartie rf                  4   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
Wallach 3b                    4   0   1   0       0   0       0   4
Flynn 2b                      3   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
  James p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Welsh p                       1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Francona ph,lf              3   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   5  11   5       4   8      24  11

FIELDING - 
E: Speier (9), Oliver (5), Wallach (12).
PB: Carter (4).

BATTING - 
SH: Flynn (1,off Ruhle).
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Raines (37,2nd base off M. Scott/Bjorkman); Dawson (14,2nd base off Smith/Bjorkman).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Moreno cf                     3   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Tolman ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Smith p                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Puhl rf                       5   1   2   0       0   0       2   0
Thon ss                       4   2   1   0       1   0       1   4
Garner 3b                     3   2   1   1       0   0       0   3
Cruz lf                       4   2   2   1       0   0       1   1
Knight 1b                     4   0   2   2       0   0      13   1
Doran 2b                      3   0   1   0       0   0       1   2
Bjorkman c                    4   0   1   1       0   1       8   0
M. Scott p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Ruhle p                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  T. Scott ph,cf              2   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Totals                       36   7  11   5       1   6      27  13

FIELDING - 
E: Bjorkman (1).

BATTING - 
2B: Knight (23,off Welsh); Puhl (8,off Lerch).
SH: Doran (4,off Smith).
HBP: Garner (5,by Welsh).
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: T. Scott (3,2nd base off James/Carter); Puhl (10,2nd base off James/Carter).

PITCHING
Montreal Expos               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Welsh                         3     3   3   0   1   0   0  16
Lerch L(1-3)                  1     4   4   4   0   2   0   7
Smith                         0.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   4
Fryman                        1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4
James                         2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8
Totals                        8    11   7   4   1   6   0  39

Lerch faced 4 batters in the 5th inning
WP: Lerch (1).
HBP: Welsh (4,Garner).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Smith 2-2; Fryman 2-0.
.

Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
M. Scott                      3.2   8   5   5   3   4   0  21
Ruhle W(2-3)                  1.1   2   0   0   1   1   0   7
Smith SV(3)                   4     1   0   0   0   3   0  13
Totals                        9    11   5   5   4   8   0  41

WP: M. Scott (3).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Ruhle 3-2.
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Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Gerry Davis
Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 17027


Starting Lineups:

   Montreal Expos                Houston Astros           
1. Raines              lf        Moreno              cf
2. Speier              ss        Puhl                rf
3. Dawson              cf        Thon                ss
4. Oliver              1b        Garner              3b
5. Carter              c         Cruz                lf
6. Cromartie           rf        Knight              1b
7. Wallach             3b        Doran               2b
8. Flynn               2b        Bjorkman            c
9. Welsh               p         M. Scott            p

EXPOS 1ST: Raines singled to second; Raines was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Speier walked; Dawson was called out on
strikes; Oliver singled to center [Speier to second]; Carter
singled to left [Speier scored, Oliver to second]; Cromartie
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Moreno flied out to right; Puhl singled to right;
Thon flied out to center; Garner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Wallach grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn
grounded out (shortstop to first); Welsh grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled to left; Knight grounded out (third to
first) [Cruz to second]; Doran grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bjorkman reached on an error by Wallach [Cruz to third,
Bjorkman to first]; M. Scott made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Astros 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Raines walked; Raines stole second; Speier struck
out; Dawson singled to left [Raines scored]; Dawson was picked
off first but was safe on an error by Bjorkman [Dawson to
second]; Oliver walked; Carter flied out to right; Cromartie
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); Puhl flied
out to center; Thon walked; Garner was hit by a pitch [Thon to
second]; Cruz reached on an error by Oliver [Thon scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Garner scored (unearned) (no RBI), Cruz to
third]; Knight doubled to left [Cruz scored (unearned)]; Doran
grounded out (second to first); 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Expos 2, Astros 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Wallach grounded out (third to first); Flynn struck
out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; FRANCONA BATTED FOR
WELSH; Francona singled to center [Flynn to second]; CROWLEY
BATTED FOR RAINES; Crowley singled to left [Flynn out at home
(left to catcher), Francona to third]; Speier singled to left
[Francona scored, Crowley to second]; Dawson singled to left
[Crowley to third, Speier to second]; RUHLE REPLACED M. SCOTT
(PITCHING); Oliver singled to left [Crowley scored, Speier
scored, Dawson to second]; Carter walked [Dawson to third,
Oliver to second]; Cromartie struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Expos 5, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: LERCH REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); FRANCONA STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Bjorkman grounded out (third to first);
Ruhle struck out; Moreno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Expos 5, Astros 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Wallach singled to center; Flynn out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Wallach to second]; Francona grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Wallach to third]; Lerch grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Puhl doubled to right; Thon singled to right [Puhl
to third]; Garner singled to left [Puhl scored, Thon to second];
Lerch threw a wild pitch [Thon to third, Garner to second]; Cruz
singled to center [Thon scored, Garner to third]; SMITH REPLACED
LERCH (PITCHING); Knight singled to shortstop [Garner scored,
Cruz to second]; Doran out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Cruz to third, Knight to second]; Bjorkman singled to left
[Cruz scored, Knight to third]; T. SCOTT BATTED FOR RUHLE; T.
Scott struck out; FRYMAN REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); TOLMAN
BATTED FOR MORENO; Tolman struck out; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Expos 5, Astros 7.

EXPOS 6TH: SMITH REPLACED TOLMAN (PITCHING); T. SCOTT STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); Speier flied out to right; Dawson singled to
right; Dawson stole second; Oliver flied out to center [Dawson
to third]; Carter grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 5, Astros 7.

ASTROS 6TH: Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); Thon flied out
to center; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Astros 7.

EXPOS 7TH: Cromartie made an out to shortstop; Wallach grounded
out (shortstop to first); Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Astros 7.

ASTROS 7TH: LITTLE REPLACED FRYMAN (PLAYING 2B); JAMES REPLACED
FLYNN (PITCHING); Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Knight
grounded out (second to first); Doran singled to left; Carter
allowed a passed ball [Doran to second]; Bjorkman struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Astros 7.

EXPOS 8TH: Francona grounded out (third to first); Little
grounded out (first unassisted); Speier flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Astros 7.

ASTROS 8TH: T. Scott singled to left; Smith struck out; T. Scott
stole second; Puhl reached on a fielder's choice [T. Scott out
at third (pitcher to third to shortstop)]; Puhl stole second
[Puhl to third (error by Speier)]; Thon made an out to first; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Astros 7.

EXPOS 9TH: Dawson struck out; Oliver struck out; Carter was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Astros 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Expos            5  11   3    9
 Astros           7  11   1    8


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