Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
September 3, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1984 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 4, Atlanta Braves 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 5 1 2 1
Puhl rf 3 1 1 0
  Garner ph 1 0 1 0
Walling 3b 5 1 1 0
Cruz lf 5 0 1 3
Mumphrey cf 3 0 1 0
Cabell 1b 4 0 1 0
Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0
Bailey c 3 0 0 0
LaCoss p 1 0 0 0
  Ross p 0 0 0 0
  Tolman ph 1 1 1 0
  Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
  Bass ph 1 0 0 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
  Ashby ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 9 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Washington rf 4 1 2 0
Ramirez ss 3 1 2 1
  Royster 2b 1 0 0 0
Komminsk lf 5 1 1 1
Murphy cf 4 1 1 1
Perry 1b 3 1 1 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 1 1
Runge 2b,ss 4 1 3 1
Benedict c 3 0 0 0
McMurtry p 2 0 0 0
  Chambliss ph 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 5
Houston 000 040 000491
Atlanta 103 010 01x6111
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
LaCoss   2.2 5 4 4 2 3
  Ross   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Ruhle  L (1-9) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Dawley   3.0 4 1 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
11
6
5
4
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
McMurtry  W (9-14) 6.0 5 4 1 3 4
  Garber  SV (7) 3.0 4 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
1
3
4

  E–Reynolds (19), Ramirez (25).  2B–Houston Tolman (1,off McMurtry), Atlanta Ramirez (20,off LaCoss).  3B–Houston Puhl (7,off McMurtry); Cruz (13,off McMurtry), Atlanta Ramirez (3,off LaCoss).  HR–Atlanta Murphy (29,5th inning off Ruhle 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Garber (1,off Dawley).  IBB–Washington (8,by Dawley).  SB–Washington (20,2nd base off LaCoss/Bailey); Komminsk (12,2nd base off LaCoss/Bailey).  CS–Perry (6,2nd base by Dawley/Bailey).  WP–LaCoss (5).  IBB–Dawley (8,Washington).  T–2:48.  A–5,331.
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