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Expos
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 16, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Montreal Expos, played on April 16, 1997 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 16, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 16, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Marc Valdes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Shane Reynolds |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 14,046 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Randy Marsh 1B: Jeff Kellogg 2B: Mark Barron 3B: Rich Rieker |
Montreal Expos Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| F.P. Santangelo | Right Fielder |
| Mike Lansing | Second Baseman |
| Rondell White | Center Fielder |
| David Segui | First Baseman |
| Henry Rodriguez | Left Fielder |
| Mark Grudzielanek | Shortstop |
| Darrin Fletcher | Catcher |
| Shane Andrews | Third Baseman |
| Marc Valdes | Pitcher |
| Felipe Alou | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Abreu | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Center Fielder |
| Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
| Russ Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Bill Spiers | Shortstop |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Shane Reynolds | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Expos
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 16, 1997
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santangelo vs. Reynolds
Santangelo strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Reynolds
Lansing hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Reynolds
White hits a line drive towards center. Bell chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Bell. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Segui vs. Reynolds
Segui strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Valdes
Biggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lansing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Valdes
Abreu is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Valdes
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Valdes
Bell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Valdes
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Valdes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Reynolds
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Reynolds
Grudzielanek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Reynolds
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Valdes
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Andrews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Valdes
Spiers takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ausmus vs. Valdes
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Segui scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ausmus for the out. Johnson moves to third. Spiers moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Reynolds vs. Valdes
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Biggio vs. Valdes
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Reynolds
Andrews hits a line drive into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Valdes vs. Reynolds
Valdes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valdes for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Santangelo vs. Reynolds
Santangelo is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lansing vs. Reynolds
Lansing strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Valdes
Abreu hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Valdes
Bagwell hits a line drive into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Valdes
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Valdes
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Valdes
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Spiers vs. Valdes
Spiers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rodriguez. Spiers reaches second base with a double. Gonzalez scores. Johnson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Ausmus vs. Valdes
Ausmus is walked intentionally. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Valdes
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Rodriguez. Reynolds reaches second base with a double. Spiers scores. Ausmus goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Telford
Anthony Telford now pitching.
Biggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of White. Biggio reaches second base with a double. Reynolds scores. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Abreu vs. Telford
Abreu takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Telford
Bagwell strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Reynolds
White strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Segui vs. Reynolds
Segui hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reynolds fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Reynolds
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reynolds fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hermanson
Dustin Hermanson now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Hermanson
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Hermanson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Lansing fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Grudzielanek covering. It's a double play. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Spiers vs. Hermanson
Spiers hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Reynolds
Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Grudzielanek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Reynolds
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grudzielanek moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Andrews vs. Reynolds
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grudzielanek scores. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hermanson vs. Reynolds
Hermanson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santangelo vs. Reynolds
Santangelo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spiers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Hermanson
Joe Orsulak now playing right field.
Ausmus bunts towards the mound. Hermanson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Hermanson
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Hermanson
Biggio hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Reynolds
Lansing hits a fly ball into right field. Abreu settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Reynolds
White hits a line drive into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Segui vs. Reynolds
Segui hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Hermanson
Abreu is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Hermanson
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Hermanson
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of White. Bell reaches second base with a double. Bagwell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Hermanson
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Hermanson
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Reynolds
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Reynolds
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spiers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Reynolds
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Stull
Everett Stull now pitching. Andy Stankiewicz now playing shortstop.
Spiers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Stull
Ausmus takes first base on ball four. Spiers moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Stull
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Biggio vs. Stull
Biggio takes first base on ball four. Spiers moves to third. Ausmus moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Abreu vs. Stull
Abreu takes first base on ball four. Spiers scores. Ausmus moves to third. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Bagwell vs. Stull
Bagwell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rodriguez. Bagwell reaches second base with a double. Ausmus scores. Biggio scores. Abreu moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Daal
Omar Daal now pitching.
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Gonzalez vs. Daal
Gonzalez is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Reynolds
Andrews strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stankiewicz vs. Reynolds
Stankiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Reynolds, and towards Biggio, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Orsulak vs. Reynolds
Orsulak strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Daal
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Daal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Daal
Tim Bogar pinch hits for Bill Spiers.
Bogar hits a fly ball into right field. Orsulak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Daal
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stankiewicz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Reynolds
Tim Bogar now playing shortstop.
Lansing hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Lansing reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
White vs. Reynolds
White strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Segui vs. Reynolds
Segui strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Reynolds
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/16/1997 -- Montreal at Houston (N)
Montreal AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Santangelo F, rf 2 0 0 0 Biggio C, 2b 4 1 1 1
Orsulak J, rf 1 0 0 0 Abreu B, rf 3 0 0 1
Lansing M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Bagwell J, 1b 3 1 1 2
White R, cf 4 0 0 0 Bell D, cf 5 1 4 1
Segui D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Gonzalez L, lf 3 1 0 0
Rodriguez H, lf 4 0 0 0 Johnson R, 3b 5 1 2 1
Grudzielanek M, ss 3 1 1 0 Spiers B, ss 2 2 1 2
Stull E, p 0 0 0 0 Bogar T, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
Daal O, p 0 0 0 0 Ausmus B, c 3 2 0 0
Fletcher D, c 3 0 0 0 Reynolds S, p 4 1 1 2
Andrews S, 3b 3 0 0 1
Valdes M, p 1 0 0 0
Telford A, p 0 0 0 0
Hermanson D, p 1 1 1 1
Stankiewicz A, ss 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 3 2 33 10 10 10
Montreal 000 020 000 -- 2
Houston 006 001 30x -- 10
Montreal IP H R ER BB SO
Valdes M (L) 2.2 6 6 6 4 1
Telford A 0.1 1 0 0 1 1
Hermanson D 3.0 2 1 1 2 4
Stull E 0.1 1 3 3 4 1
Daal O 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds S (W) 9.0 3 2 2 0 10
E -- Bell D
DP -- Montreal 1
LOB -- Montreal 3, Houston 10
2B -- Spiers B, Reynolds S, Biggio C, Grudzielanek M, Bell D, Bagwell J, Lansing M
HR -- Hermanson D
HBP -- by Reynolds S (Santangelo F)
T -- 3:01
A -- 14046
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