Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 24, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 1986 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Moreno rf 3 0 2 0
  Simmons ph 0 0 0 1
  Dedmon p 0 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 1 1 0
Murphy cf 3 1 1 1
Horner 1b 4 0 1 1
Griffey lf 4 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 1 0
Hubbard 2b 2 1 0 0
Benedict c 2 0 0 0
  Chambliss ph 1 0 0 0
  Virgil c 0 0 0 0
Alexander p 2 0 0 0
  Olwine p 0 0 0 0
  Sample ph,rf 1 0 1 0
Totals 30 3 7 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Orsulak rf 4 1 4 0
Bonds cf 4 0 1 1
Ray 2b 4 1 1 0
Bream 1b 4 0 0 0
Reynolds lf 4 0 0 0
Morrison 3b 4 1 1 1
Ortiz c 4 1 2 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Belliard ss 3 0 2 0
Walk p 3 0 0 0
  Clements p 0 0 0 0
  Pena c 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 11 2
Atlanta 000 200 010373
Pittsburgh 000 012 10x4111
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  L (3-5) 6.1 11 4 2 0 2
  Olwine   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Dedmon   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
4
2
0
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Walk  W (6-7) 7.0 6 3 3 1 2
  Clements   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Robinson  SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
4

  E–Moreno 2 (4), Ramirez (24), T Pena (12).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Atlanta Murphy (27,off Walk); Sample (8,off Clements), Pittsburgh Orsulak (18,off Alexander); Bonds (22,off Alexander).  3B–Atlanta Oberkfell (1,off Walk).  SF–Simmons (3,off Clements).  CS–Ramirez (6,2nd base by Walk/Ortiz); Walk (2,2nd base by Alexander/Benedict).  SB–Orsulak 2 (22,2nd base off Alexander/Benedict 2).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Tom Hallion, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:27.  A–15,681.
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