Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
April 23, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1986 at Fulton County Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, Atlanta Braves 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 4 0 0 0
Hatcher rf,lf 4 0 1 0
Garner 3b 4 0 1 0
Davis 1b 4 1 1 0
Bass cf,rf 3 1 0 0
Cruz lf 4 0 1 1
  Walker pr,cf 0 1 0 0
Ashby c 3 0 0 0
Thon ss 3 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph,ss 1 0 1 2
Knepper p 2 0 1 0
  Pankovits ph 1 0 1 0
  Solano p 0 0 0 0
  Bailey ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Sample rf 4 0 1 0
  Chambliss ph 1 0 1 0
  Moreno pr 0 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 4 0 1 0
  Oberkfell 3b 1 0 0 0
Murphy cf 2 1 1 0
Horner 1b 3 1 1 0
Harper lf 3 0 1 0
Hubbard 2b 3 0 0 1
Benedict c 3 0 1 0
Thomas ss 3 0 1 1
Smith p 3 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
  Washington ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 8 2
Houston 000 000 003370
Atlanta 000 200 000281
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper   7.0 6 2 2 4 3
  Solano  W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Smith  SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
4
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (1-1) 8.2 6 3 3 1 9
  Sutter   0.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
10

  E–Ramirez (2).  DP–Houston 2, Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Thomas (2,off Knepper); Benedict (1,off Knepper).  SH–Harper (1,off Knepper).  SF–Hubbard (1,off Knepper).  HBP–Horner (1,by Solano).  IBB–Benedict (1,by Knepper); Thomas (1,by Knepper).  SB–Hatcher (2,2nd base off Smith/Benedict); Walker (1,2nd base off Sutter/Benedict).  CS–Harper (3,2nd base by Solano/Ashby).  HBP–Solano (2,Horner).  IBB–Knepper 2 (2,Benedict,Thomas).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Dave Pallone.  T–2:27.  A–7,666.
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