San Francisco Giants vs Atlanta Braves
September 20, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1986 at Fulton County Stadium. 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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San Francisco Giants 1, Atlanta Braves 2

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Aldrete lf 4 0 0 0
Thompson 2b 4 0 2 0
Spilman 1b,3b 4 0 0 0
Maldonado rf 3 0 0 0
Davis cf 3 0 0 0
Brenly 3b,c 2 0 0 0
Melvin c 3 0 0 0
  Quinones ss 0 0 0 0
Uribe ss 2 0 0 0
  Clark ph,1b 1 1 1 1
LaCoss p 1 0 0 0
  Woodard ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Lancellotti ph 1 0 0 0
  Berenguer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hall rf 3 1 2 0
Oberkfell 3b 2 0 0 0
Murphy cf 4 0 1 1
Horner 1b 3 0 0 0
Griffey lf 4 0 1 0
Ramirez ss 3 1 1 0
Virgil c 2 0 1 0
Hubbard 2b 3 0 0 0
Puleo p 3 0 1 1
Totals 27 2 7 2
San Francisco 000 000 010130
Atlanta 001 100 00x270
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
LaCoss  L (10-12) 5.0 6 2 2 4 2
  Williams   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Berenguer   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
5
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Puleo  W (1-0) 9.0 3 1 1 1 8
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
1
8

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–Atlanta Ramirez (21,off LaCoss).  HR–San Francisco Clark (11,8th inning off Puleo 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Virgil (5,by LaCoss).  CS–Thompson (15,2nd base by Puleo/Virgil); Hall (1,2nd base by LaCoss/Melvin); Griffey (7,2nd base by Williams/Melvin).  SB–Hall (2,2nd base off LaCoss/Melvin).  IBB–LaCoss (7,Virgil).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Dave Pallone.  T–2:12.  A–9,775.
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