Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
July 11, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 11, 1986 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 0, New York Mets 11

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Thomas ss 4 0 1 0
Griffey lf 2 0 0 0
  Simmons 3b 0 0 0 0
Murphy cf 3 0 0 0
  Moreno cf 1 0 0 0
Horner 1b 3 0 0 0
  Chambliss 1b 1 0 0 0
Harper rf 4 0 1 0
Ramirez 3b,lf 4 0 0 0
Virgil c 3 0 0 0
Oberkfell 2b 1 0 0 0
Palmer p 0 0 0 0
  McMurtry p 2 0 0 0
  Sample ph 1 0 0 0
  Olwine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 2 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 1 2 2
Backman 2b 5 2 2 0
Hernandez 1b 1 1 0 0
  Hearn c 1 0 0 0
Carter c,1b 5 2 2 7
Strawberry rf 3 1 0 0
  Wilson rf 1 0 1 0
Foster lf 5 0 0 0
Knight 3b 3 1 2 1
Mitchell ss 4 1 0 0
Fernandez p 4 2 3 1
Totals 36 11 12 11
Atlanta 000 000 000022
New York 343 100 00x11120
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  L (5-8) 1.2 5 7 7 2 1
  McMurtry   5.1 6 4 3 4 3
  Olwine   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
12
11
10
7
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  W (12-2) 9.0 2 0 0 3 9
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
3
9

  E–Thomas (6), Ramirez (19).  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–Atlanta Thomas (12,off Fernandez), New York Fernandez 2 (2,off McMurtry 2); Dykstra 2 (16,off McMurtry 2).  3B–New York Knight (2,off McMurtry).  HR–New York Carter 2 (16,1st inning off Palmer 2 on, 1 out,2nd inning off Palmer 3 on, 2 out).  HBP–Simmons (1,by Fernandez); Strawberry (3,by Palmer).  SB–Griffey (4,2nd base off Fernandez/Carter); Strawberry (19,2nd base off Palmer/Virgil).  WP–Palmer (9), Olwine (3).  HBP–Palmer (3,Strawberry); Fernandez (2,Simmons).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:39.  A–39,924.
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