Montreal Expos 4, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 1
Played on Tuesday, April 3, 1984 (N) at Astrodome
MON N 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 4 9 0 HOU N 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 9 0
Montreal Expos AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 Lucas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reardon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Little 2b 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 2 Raines cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Dawson rf 4 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 Carter c 2 1 1 0 1 0 6 2 Wallach 3b 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Francona 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 7 2 Salazar ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 Thomas ph,lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Lea p 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Dilone ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Speier ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 35 4 9 4 4 1 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Francona-Salazar-Lea. BATTING - 2B: Little (1,off Niekro); Francona (1,off Niekro); Carter (1,off Niekro). 3B: Dawson (1,off Niekro). HBP: Carter (1,by Niekro). IBB: Francona (1,by Niekro); Thomas (1,by Dawley). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - CS: Little (1,2nd base by Dawley/Ashby).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Doran 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Puhl rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 Thon ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 5 Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 Mumphrey cf 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 Knight 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 10 2 Walling 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 Ashby c 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 Bannister pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Niekro p 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 Dawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Spilman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 9 2 4 6 27 14 BATTING - 2B: Puhl (1,off Lucas). SH: Ashby (1,off Lea). GDP: Ashby (1,off Lea). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Doran (1,2nd base off Lea/Carter). CS: Cruz (1,2nd base by Lea/Carter).
PITCHING
Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lea W(1-0) 7 5 1 1 4 4 0 28 Lucas 0.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 Reardon SV(1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 Totals 9 9 2 2 4 6 0 38 Inherited Runners - Scored: Reardon 2-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro L(0-1) 7 7 4 4 3 1 0 32 Dawley 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 Totals 9 9 4 4 4 1 0 40 Niekro faced 3 batters in the 8th inning HBP: Niekro (1,Carter). IBB: Niekro (1,Francona); Dawley (1,Thomas). Inherited Runners - Scored: Dawley 2-2. . Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Joe West Time of Game: 2:52 Attendance: 28105 Starting Lineups: Montreal Expos Houston Astros 1. Rose lf Doran 2b 2. Little 2b Puhl rf 3. Raines cf Thon ss 4. Dawson rf Cruz lf 5. Carter c Mumphrey cf 6. Wallach 3b Knight 1b 7. Francona 1b Walling 3b 8. Salazar ss Ashby c 9. Lea p Niekro p EXPOS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Little made an out to first; Raines made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Doran flied out to center; 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: Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Carter was hit by a pitch; Wallach flied out to left; Francona grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz walked; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Mumphrey walked; Knight singled [Mumphrey to third]; Walling singled [Mumphrey scored, Knight to second]; Ashby grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Walling out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 1. EXPOS 3RD: Salazar made an out to shortstop; Lea flied out to left; Rose singled; Little doubled [Rose scored]; Raines flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Niekro struck out; Doran walked; Doran stole second; Puhl walked; Thon struck out; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 1. EXPOS 4TH: Dawson walked; Carter flied out to left; Wallach flied out to left; Francona doubled [Dawson to third]; Salazar popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Mumphrey singled; Knight flied out to right; Walling flied out to right; Ashby flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 1. EXPOS 5TH: Lea grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose singled; Little flied out to right; Raines grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Niekro singled; Doran forced Niekro (pitcher to shortstop); Puhl grounded out (first to pitcher) [Doran to second]; Thon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 1. EXPOS 6TH: Dawson grounded out (third to first); Carter doubled; Wallach grounded out (shortstop to first); Francona was walked intentionally; Salazar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz made an out to second; Mumphrey struck out; Knight grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 1. EXPOS 7TH: Lea grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose flied out to center; Little grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Walling singled; Ashby out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Walling to second]; Niekro flied out to right; Doran made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 1. EXPOS 8TH: Raines singled; Dawson tripled [Raines scored]; Carter walked; DAWLEY REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Wallach reached on a fielder's choice [Dawson out at home (shortstop to catcher to third), Carter to second]; Francona grounded out (second to first) [Carter to third, Wallach to second]; THOMAS BATTED FOR SALAZAR; Thomas was walked intentionally; DILONE BATTED FOR LEA; Dilone singled [Carter scored, Wallach scored, Thomas to second]; Rose flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: LUCAS REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING); THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SPEIER REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING SS); Puhl doubled; Thon singled [Puhl to third]; Cruz struck out; Mumphrey singled [Puhl scored, Thon to third]; REARDON REPLACED LUCAS (PITCHING); Knight struck out; Walling grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Astros 2. EXPOS 9TH: On a bunt Little singled; Little was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Raines grounded out (first to pitcher); Dawson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: Ashby singled; BANNISTER RAN FOR ASHBY; SPILMAN BATTED FOR DAWLEY; Spilman flied out to right; Doran forced Bannister (shortstop to second) [Doran to first]; Puhl grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Expos 4 9 0 9 Astros 2 9 0 9
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