Atlanta Braves vs Montreal Expos
July 18, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1986 at Stade Olympique. The Montreal Expos defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 4, Montreal Expos 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Moreno rf 5 0 1 0
Oberkfell 2b,3b 5 0 3 1
Griffey lf 4 1 1 0
Murphy cf 4 0 3 1
Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 3 0 0 0
  Simmons ph 1 0 0 0
  Hubbard 2b 0 0 0 0
Thomas ss 4 2 2 1
Benedict c 3 0 0 0
Alexander p 1 1 0 0
  Harper ph 1 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  Dedmon p 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Sample ph 1 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 3
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 5 0 1 0
Webster cf 3 3 2 0
Dawson rf 4 1 3 0
Brooks ss 4 1 3 3
Wallach 3b 4 0 0 0
Krenchicki 1b 3 0 2 1
  Newman pr,2b 1 0 0 0
Law 2b,1b 4 0 1 1
Fitzgerald c 4 0 1 0
Smith p 2 0 0 0
  McClure p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Burke p 0 0 0 0
  Wohlford ph 1 0 1 0
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 14 5
Atlanta 001 111 0004100
Montreal 100 003 10x5144
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander   5.0 4 1 1 0 1
  Acker   0.1 5 3 3 0 1
  Dedmon  L (3-4) 1.0 3 1 1 1 0
  Garber   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
5
5
1
2
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Smith   5.2 8 4 3 1 2
  McClure   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Burke  W (7-3) 2.0 1 0 0 2 2
  Reardon  SV (22) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
3
5

  E–Brooks (15), Law (3), Fitzgerald (3), Burke (1).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Griffey (1,off Smith); Murphy (17,off Reardon), Montreal Dawson (13,off Alexander); Krenchicki (4,off Alexander); Brooks (17,off Acker).  3B–Atlanta Thomas (2,off Smith).  HR–Atlanta Thomas (5,6th inning off Smith 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Alexander (1,off Smith).  SB–Oberkfell (5,2nd base off Smith/Fitzgerald).  CS–Moreno (9,2nd base by McClure/Fitzgerald); Raines (5,2nd base by Dedmon/Benedict).  BK–Smith (2).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Scott Grinder, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–3:05.  A–17,945.
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