Atlanta Braves vs San Diego Padres
August 5, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1986 at Jack Murphy Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 3, San Diego Padres 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Moreno rf 4 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 0 1 0
Murphy cf 2 1 1 0
Horner 1b 4 0 1 0
Griffey lf 4 1 1 0
Thomas ss 4 1 3 1
Virgil c 4 0 1 1
Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 1
Speck p 0 0 0 0
  Olwine p 2 0 1 0
Totals 32 3 10 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Flannery 2b 3 0 1 0
  Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0
Gwynn rf 4 0 1 0
McReynolds lf 4 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 1 1 0
Nettles 3b 3 0 0 0
Templeton ss 4 0 1 1
Wynne cf 3 0 1 0
  Royster ph 1 0 0 0
Bochy c 3 0 0 0
Whitson p 2 0 0 0
  Kruk ph 1 0 0 0
  Lefferts p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 1 1 1
Totals 34 2 6 2
Atlanta 000 011 0103102
San Diego 000 001 001260
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Speck  W (1-0) 5.2 5 1 1 3 4
  Olwine  SV (1) 3.1 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
6
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Whitson  L (1-3) 6.0 6 2 2 2 3
  Lefferts   3.0 4 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
3
5

  E–Thomas (15), Virgil (9).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–Atlanta Murphy (20,off Whitson), San Diego Garvey (14,off Speck).  HR–San Diego Martinez (6,9th inning off Olwine 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Speck (1,off Whitson); Moreno (6,off Lefferts).  SB–Thomas (4,2nd base off Whitson/Bochy); Templeton (8,2nd base off Speck/Virgil); Flannery (3,2nd base off Speck/Virgil); Wynne (9,2nd base off Speck/Virgil).  BK–Speck (1).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:37.  A–14,650.
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