Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 15, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 1985 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Atlanta Braves 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Komminsk rf 4 1 1 0
  Chambliss ph 1 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 1 1 0
Murphy cf 4 1 1 2
Horner 1b 3 0 2 1
Harper lf 4 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 0 2 0
Hubbard 2b 3 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
Benedict c 3 1 1 0
  Perry ph 1 0 0 0
Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
  Dedmon p 1 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
  Washington ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 3
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 5 1 2 0
Russell ss,3b 2 0 2 0
Landreaux cf 3 0 0 0
Brock 1b 3 1 1 0
Marshall rf 3 1 1 1
Matuszek lf 2 0 2 1
  Guerrero ph,lf 1 0 0 0
  Duncan pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Scioscia c 3 0 1 1
Bailor 3b 3 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
  Maldonado lf 0 0 0 0
Valenzuela p 3 0 0 0
  Whitfield ph 1 1 1 2
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 10 5
Atlanta 100 030 000480
Los Angeles 010 110 02x5100
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson   4.0 8 3 3 1 0
  Forster   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Dedmon   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Sutter  L (7-5) 1.2 1 2 2 2 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
4
2
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Valenzuela  W (14-8) 8.0 7 4 4 1 4
  Niedenfuer  SV (12) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Oberkfell (14,off Niedenfuer), Los Angeles Russell (5,off Johnson); Brock (13,off Johnson).  HR–Atlanta Murphy (31,5th inning off Valenzuela 1 on, 2 out), Los Angeles Whitfield (3,8th inning off Sutter 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Russell (3,off Dedmon); Scioscia (6,off Sutter).  SF–Marshall (3,off Forster).  SB–Komminsk (9,2nd base off Valenzuela/Scioscia); Brock (4,3rd base off Johnson/Benedict); Sax (20,2nd base off Johnson/Benedict).  WP–Valenzuela (7).  BK–Valenzuela (1).  T–2:32.  A–42,169.
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