Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
July 28, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 1986 at Astrodome. 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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Atlanta Braves 2, Houston Astros 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Sample rf 4 1 2 0
Griffey lf 4 1 1 1
Murphy cf 4 0 1 1
Horner 1b 3 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 3 0 0 0
  Oberkfell ph 1 0 0 0
Thomas ss 4 0 2 0
Benedict c 2 0 0 0
  Chambliss ph 1 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 2 0 1 0
  Simmons ph 1 0 0 0
Alexander p 2 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 4 1 1 0
Hatcher cf 4 1 1 0
Walling 3b 3 1 2 0
Davis 1b 4 1 2 4
Bass rf 4 0 1 0
Cruz lf 4 0 0 0
Ashby c 3 0 0 0
Reynolds ss 2 0 0 0
Knepper p 2 0 1 0
  Puhl ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
Atlanta 000 002 000270
Houston 100 000 03x480
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  L (1-3) 7.2 8 4 4 2 4
  Assenmacher   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
2
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  W (13-7) 8.0 6 2 2 2 2
  Smith  SV (18) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
2

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 1, Houston 1.  2B–Atlanta Sample (4,off Knepper); Griffey (6,off Knepper); Murphy (19,off Knepper); Thomas 2 (15,off Knepper,off Smith), Houston Doran (16,off Alexander).  HR–Houston Davis (22,8th inning off Alexander 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Benedict (2,off Knepper); Alexander (2,off Knepper).  IBB–Horner (6,by Knepper); Hubbard (9,by Knepper).  IBB–Knepper 2 (10,Horner,Hubbard).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Tom Hallion, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Bob Davidson.  T–2:19.  A–24,597.
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