Sunday August 29, 1982
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Montreal Expos 5, Houston Astros 3

Game Played on Sunday, August 29, 1982 (Day game) at Stade Olympique

Astros       0  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 11  0
Expos        1  3  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   5  7  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thon ss               5   1   1   0     0   2   .265      Raines lf             3   1   2   0     0   0   .284
Scott cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .242      Youngblood rf         3   0   0   1     0   1   .241
Knight 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .312      Dawson cf             3   1   1   3     1   1   .298
Garner 2b             4   1   3   1     0   1   .271      Oliver 1b             4   0   3   0     0   1   .336
Cruz lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .272      Carter c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .304
Ashby c               4   0   1   1     0   1   .265      Wallach 3b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .266
Heep rf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .244      Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Howe 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .238      Little 2b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .280
Knepper p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .043      Sanderson p           1   1   0   0     0   1   .133
  Spilman ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .192        Norman ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
                                                            B. Smith p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               36   3  11   2     1   9             Totals               29   5   7   5     4   7

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 38,336
Left on Base: Astros 7, Expos 7
DP: Astros 0, Expos 0
Errors: Dawson
Doubles: Howe (13), Knight (32), Raines (25), Oliver (34)
Home Runs: Dawson (18), Wallach (19)
Stolen Bases: Raines 2 (60), Dawson (28)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Sanderson (13), Raines (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Youngblood (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper L(5-13)         8     7   5   5   4   7   2  36   4.74
Totals                  8     7   5   5   4   7   2  36

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sanderson W(8-11)       6    10   3   2   1   5   0  27   3.44
B. Smith SV(3)          3     1   0   0   0   4   0  10   3.39
Totals                  9    11   3   2   1   9   0  37

Wild Pitches: Knepper 2 (7)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Frank Pulli


ASTROS 1ST: Thon grounded out (third to first); Scott struck
out; Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Raines doubled to left; Knepper threw a wild pitch
[Raines to third]; Youngblood grounded out (pitcher to first);
Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Raines scored]; Oliver
doubled to left; Carter walked; Knepper threw a wild pitch
[Carter to second, Oliver to third]; Wallach walked; Speier
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Expos 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Garner singled to center; Cruz singled to right
[Garner to third]; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Ashby singled to second [Garner scored]; Heep flied
out to center; Howe grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Little walked; Sanderson reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Little to second]; Raines out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Sanderson to second, Little to
third]; Youngblood hit a sacrifice fly to right [Sanderson to
third, Little scored]; Dawson homered [Sanderson scored]; Oliver
singled to second; Carter flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 1, Expos 4.

ASTROS 3RD: Knepper struck out; Thon singled to left; Scott
struck out; Knight singled to center [Thon to second]; Garner
singled to center [Thon scored, Knight scored (error by Dawson)
(unearned), Garner to third]; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 4.

EXPOS 3RD: Wallach flied to left in foul territory; Speier
grounded out (third to first); Little popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Ashby struck out; Heep singled to second; Heep was
picked off first (pitcher to first); Howe doubled to left;
Knepper popped to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos
4.

EXPOS 4TH: Sanderson struck out; Raines singled to right; Raines
stole second; Raines stole third; Youngblood popped to second;
Dawson walked; Dawson stole second; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 4.

ASTROS 5TH: Thon popped to second; Scott popped to shortstop;
Knight doubled to center; Garner singled to center [Knight to
third, Garner to second (on throw to home)]; Cruz was walked
intentionally; Ashby flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Astros 3, Expos 4.

EXPOS 5TH: Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); Wallach
grounded out (third to first); Speier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Heep grounded out (second to first); Howe grounded
out (third to first); Knepper was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Little struck out; NORMAN BATTED FOR SANDERSON;
Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); Raines flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 4.

ASTROS 7TH: B. SMITH REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Thon struck
out; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Knight grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 4.

EXPOS 7TH: Youngblood struck out; Dawson struck out; Oliver
singled to center; Carter forced Oliver (third to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Garner struck out; Cruz grounded out (third to
first); Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 4.

EXPOS 8TH: Wallach homered; Speier popped to second; Little
grounded out (third to first); B. Smith struck out (catcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 5.

ASTROS 9TH: Heep singled to right; Howe flied out to right;
SPILMAN BATTED FOR KNEPPER; Spilman struck out; Thon struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Expos 5.



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