Houston Astros vs Montreal Expos
August 31, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1991 at Stade Olympique. The Montreal Expos defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 4, Montreal Expos 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio c 2 2 0 0
Finley cf,rf 4 1 0 0
Bagwell 1b 5 0 3 3
Caminiti 3b 4 0 1 0
Ortiz rf,lf 3 0 0 0
  Davidson lf 0 0 0 0
Candaele lf 3 0 1 0
  Young cf 2 0 1 0
Cedeno ss 4 0 0 0
Mota 2b 4 0 0 0
Harnisch p 3 1 1 0
  Mallicoat p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 1 0 0 0
  Osuna p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 7 3
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 5 1 2 1
Martinez rf 4 0 3 2
Calderon lf 4 0 1 0
Wallach 3b 4 0 0 0
Walker 1b 5 1 2 0
Grissom cf 4 1 1 0
Foley ss 3 1 0 0
  Owen ph 0 0 0 0
Reyes c 2 0 0 0
  Bullock ph 0 0 0 0
  Ruskin p 0 0 0 0
  Hassey ph 1 0 0 0
  Fassero p 0 0 0 0
Haney p 2 0 0 0
  Barnes p 0 0 0 0
  Barberie ph 0 0 0 0
  Fitzgerald ph,c 1 1 1 1
Totals 35 5 10 4
Houston 101 000 200 0471
Montreal 000 000 202 15101
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Harnisch   6.0 4 2 2 4 5
  Mallicoat   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez   2.2 4 2 2 0 2
  Osuna  L (7-5) 0.0 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
4
7
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Haney   6.1 5 4 4 5 6
  Barnes   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Ruskin   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Fassero  W (2-4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
7
4
4
7
8

  E–Caminiti (22), Foley (5).  DP–Houston 1, Montreal 2.  2B–Houston Bagwell (21,off Haney); Harnisch (1,off Haney), Montreal Walker (24,off Harnisch); Grissom (18,off Harnisch).  SH–Grissom (3,off Osuna); Owen (4,off Osuna).  SF–Fitzgerald (2,off Mallicoat).  HBP–Dave Martinez (2,by Mallicoat).  CS–Candaele (3,2nd base by Haney/Reyes).  SB–Calderon (30,2nd base off Harnisch/Biggio); DeShields (49,2nd base off Hernandez/Biggio).  WP–Haney (6).  HBP–Mallicoat (1,Dave Martinez).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Jerry Layne, 3B–John McSherry.  T–3:40.  A–11,009.
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