Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
September 6, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 1986 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Atlanta Braves 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds cf 3 0 0 0
Reynolds rf 0 0 0 0
  Bonilla rf 3 0 1 0
Ray 2b 4 0 0 0
Bream 1b 4 0 1 0
Diaz lf 3 0 0 0
Pena T. c 4 1 2 0
Morrison 3b 4 1 2 2
Belliard ss 3 0 1 0
Fansler p 1 0 0 0
  Orsulak ph 1 0 1 0
  Smiley p 0 0 0 0
  Walk p 0 0 0 0
  Almon ph 1 0 0 0
  Pena H. p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 8 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Moreno rf 2 1 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 2 1 0 0
Murphy cf 4 0 0 0
Horner 1b 3 1 1 4
Griffey lf 3 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 0 0 0 0
Virgil c 3 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 2 1 1 0
Palmer p 1 0 0 0
  Dedmon p 1 0 0 0
Totals 21 4 2 4
Pittsburgh 010 000 100280
Atlanta 004 000 00x420
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Fansler  L (0-1) 4.0 2 4 4 7 2
  Smiley   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Walk   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Pena   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Robinson   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
2
4
4
10
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  W (11-8) 6.0 8 2 2 3 3
  Dedmon  SV (3) 3.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
6

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 2, Atlanta 3.  2B–Pittsburgh Morrison (25,off Palmer).  HR–Pittsburgh Morrison (18,2nd inning off Palmer 0 on, 2 out), Atlanta Horner (22,3rd inning off Fansler 3 on, 2 out).  SH–Palmer (7,off Fansler).  SB–Bonds (29,2nd base off Palmer/Virgil).  CS–Bonilla (2,2nd base by Palmer/Virgil); Griffey (6,2nd base by Fansler/T Pena); Moreno (16,2nd base by H Pena/T Pena).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–2:34.  A–8,875.
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