Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
September 26, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1986 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 4, Atlanta Braves 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Walker cf 5 1 2 2
Reynolds ss 4 0 1 0
  Lopes ph 1 0 1 2
Gainey rf 4 0 0 0
  Garner ph 1 0 0 0
Davis 1b 4 0 1 0
Puhl lf 4 1 0 0
Pankovits 2b 4 0 1 0
Mizerock c 4 0 1 0
Pena 3b 4 1 1 0
Keough p 2 0 2 0
  Ashby ph 1 0 1 0
  Calhoun p 0 0 0 0
  Driessen ph 0 1 0 0
Totals 38 4 11 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hall rf 4 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 0 0 0
Murphy cf 4 2 2 0
Horner 1b 3 1 1 2
Griffey lf 4 1 2 1
Thomas ss 4 1 1 0
Benedict c 3 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 2 0 0 0
Alexander p 3 0 1 1
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 7 4
Houston 000 000 0044110
Atlanta 020 002 01x571
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Keough  L (4-4) 6.0 5 4 4 1 5
  Calhoun   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
2
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  W (6-6) 8.2 10 4 0 1 7
  Smith  SV (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
0
1
7

  E–Thomas (18).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Houston Walker (7,off Alexander); Pankovits (5,off Alexander); Pena (1,off Alexander), Atlanta Griffey (15,off Calhoun).  3B–Atlanta Murphy (7,off Calhoun).  HR–Atlanta Horner (25,6th inning off Keough 1 on, 1 out).  WP–Keough 2 (6), Smith (8).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Fred Brocklander, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:15.  A–6,754.
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