Houston Astros 3, Montreal Expos 0
Regular Season Game 86
Played on Thursday, July 14, 1983 (N) at Astrodome

MON N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
HOU N    0  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  6  0
Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cromartie rf                  4   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Speier ss                     4   0   1   0       0   0       2   4
Dawson cf                     3   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Oliver 1b                     3   0   0   0       0   0       8   2
Carter c                      3   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
Wallach 3b                    3   0   1   0       0   1       1   3
Francona lf                   3   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Flynn 2b                      3   0   0   0       0   0       3   2
Rogers p                      2   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Crowley ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   0   3   0       0   3      24  11

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Flynn-Speier-Oliver.

BATTING - 
GDP: Francona (5,off Niekro).
Team LOB: 2.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Moreno cf                     4   1   1   0       0   1       0   0
Puhl rf                       4   2   2   1       0   0       3   0
Thon ss                       4   0   2   0       0   0       2   8
Garner 3b                     4   0   0   2       0   0       0   1
Cruz lf                       3   0   0   0       0   1       5   0
Knight 1b                     3   0   0   0       0   0      14   0
Doran 2b                      2   0   0   0       1   1       1   4
  Reynolds 2b                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Bjorkman c                    3   0   1   0       0   0       2   1
Niekro p                      2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       29   3   6   3       1   3      27  15

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Garner-Doran-Knight.

BATTING - 
2B: Puhl 2 (10,off Rogers 2).
3B: Moreno (9,off Rogers).
SH: Niekro (6,off Rogers).
GDP: Bjorkman (1,off Rogers).
Team LOB: 4.

PITCHING
Montreal Expos               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Rogers L(12-4)                8     6   3   3   1   3   0  31


Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Niekro W(7-7)                 9     3   0   0   0   3   0  29


Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Bruce Froemming
Time of Game: 1:50   Attendance: 20568


Starting Lineups:

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

EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie flied out to right; Speier grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Moreno struck out; Puhl grounded out (first
unassisted); Thon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Carter flied
out to right; Wallach struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Garner grounded out (second to first); Cruz flied
out to left; Knight grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Francona struck out (catcher to first); Flynn lined
to shortstop; Rogers grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Doran walked; Bjorkman grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Doran out at second]; Niekro
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Speier
singled to shortstop; Dawson flied out to left; Oliver grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros
0.

ASTROS 4TH: Moreno tripled to right; Puhl doubled to left
[Moreno scored]; Thon singled to center [Puhl to third]; Garner
forced Thon (shortstop to second) [Puhl scored]; Cruz popped to
third in foul territory; Knight forced Garner (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Carter singled to left; Wallach singled to right
[Carter to second]; Francona grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Carter to third, Wallach out at second];
Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Expos 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Doran grounded out (first to pitcher); Bjorkman
singled to left; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Bjorkman to second]; Moreno grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Rogers grounded out (pitcher to first); Cromartie
flied out to left; Speier flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Puhl doubled to right; Thon singled to shortstop
[Puhl to third]; Garner reached on a fielder's choice [Puhl
scored, Thon to second]; Cruz struck out; Knight flied out to
right [Thon to third]; Doran was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Dawson made an out to shortstop; Oliver grounded out
(second to first); Carter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Expos 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Bjorkman flied out to center; Niekro grounded out
(third to first); Moreno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 3.

EXPOS 8TH: REYNOLDS REPLACED DORAN (PLAYING 2B); Wallach
grounded out (shortstop to first); Francona grounded out
(shortstop to first); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Puhl made an out to shortstop; Thon grounded out
(third to first); Garner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 3.

EXPOS 9TH: CROWLEY BATTED FOR ROGERS; Crowley flied out to
right; Cromartie flied out to left; Speier flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Astros 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Expos            0   3   0    2
 Astros           3   6   0    4


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