Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants
August 3, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1986 at Candlestick Park. The Atlanta Braves defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 4, San Francisco Giants 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Moreno rf 5 1 1 0
Oberkfell 3b 3 0 0 0
Murphy cf 5 0 2 2
Horner 1b 4 1 1 0
Griffey lf 3 0 0 0
Thomas ss 4 0 1 1
Virgil c 4 1 1 1
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 3 0 1 0
Palmer p 2 0 1 0
  Benedict c 1 1 1 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Gladden cf 5 0 0 0
Thompson 2b 4 1 1 0
Youngblood lf 4 0 1 0
  Davis M. p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 1 0 0 0
Brown 3b 3 1 1 0
Davis C. rf 1 0 0 0
Aldrete 1b,lf 4 0 0 1
Brenly c 2 0 1 1
Uribe ss 3 0 0 0
  Maldonado ph 1 0 0 0
  Quinones ss 0 0 0 0
Downs p 2 0 1 0
  Clark ph,1b 2 0 1 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Atlanta 010 100 101493
San Francisco 001 000 010260
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  W (8-8) 7.0 4 2 2 6 4
  Garber  SV (14) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
7
5
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Downs  L (0-2) 7.0 7 3 3 4 5
  Davis   1.2 1 1 1 1 2
  Williams   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
5
7

  E–Horner (6), Thomas 2 (14).  DP–Atlanta 3, San Francisco 1.  PB–Brenly (9).  2B–Atlanta Moreno (13,off Downs), San Francisco Youngblood (7,off Palmer).  HR–Atlanta Virgil (12,4th inning off Downs 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Palmer (5,off Downs).  IBB–Hubbard (10,by Downs); Oberkfell (6,by Downs); C Davis (12,by Palmer); Brenly (6,by Palmer).  SB–Brenly (9,2nd base off Palmer/Virgil).  IBB–Palmer 2 (6,C Davis,Brenly); Downs 2 (3,Hubbard,Oberkfell).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Greg Bonin.  T–3:04.  A–28,587.
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