Philadelphia Phillies vs Atlanta Braves
July 23, 1986 Box Score

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

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Philadelphia Phillies 4, Atlanta Braves 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Redus lf 5 0 1 0
Stone cf 5 1 2 0
Samuel 2b 5 1 2 1
Schmidt 3b 5 0 2 1
Hayes 1b 4 2 1 1
Wilson rf 4 0 0 0
Russell c 4 0 1 1
Jeltz ss 2 0 0 0
Ruffin p 4 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 9 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Thomas ss 4 0 2 0
Ramirez 3b 3 0 0 1
Griffey lf 4 1 1 0
Murphy cf 4 0 0 0
Simmons 1b 4 0 0 1
Harper rf 3 0 2 0
Oberkfell 2b 3 0 0 0
  Virgil ph 1 0 0 0
Benedict c 2 1 1 0
Alexander p 2 0 0 0
  Sample ph 1 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Philadelphia 101 100 010490
Atlanta 000 000 110263
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffin  W (3-1) 9.0 6 2 1 2 4
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
2
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  L (1-2) 8.0 8 4 3 3 7
  Acker   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
3
7

  E–Thomas (9), Simmons 2 (5).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Atlanta 1.  PB–Russell 2 (10).  2B–Atlanta Griffey (2,off Ruffin).  HR–Philadelphia Samuel (8,3rd inning off Alexander 0 on, 2 out); Hayes (7,4th inning off Alexander 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Jeltz (6,by Alexander).  SF–Ramirez (3,off Ruffin).  SB–Hayes (14,2nd base off Alexander/Benedict).  IBB–Alexander (1,Jeltz).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Fred Brocklander, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:19.  A–11,770.
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