Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
October 5, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 5, 1986 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Atlanta Braves 1, Houston Astros 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Sample rf 3 0 0 0
  Griffey ph 1 0 0 0
Thomas ss 4 0 1 1
Murphy cf 4 0 0 0
Horner 1b 3 0 0 0
Harper lf 3 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 3 0 0 0
Benedict c 2 0 0 0
  Moreno ph 1 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 2 0 1 0
  Chambliss ph 1 1 1 0
Mahler p 1 0 0 0
  Perry ph 1 0 0 0
  Puleo p 0 0 0 0
  Simmons ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher cf 4 0 0 0
Doran 2b 2 0 0 0
  Pankovits 2b 1 0 0 0
Walling 3b 4 0 1 0
Davis 1b 3 2 1 0
  Driessen 1b 0 0 0 0
Bass rf 3 1 3 1
  Calhoun p 0 0 0 0
  Kerfeld p 0 0 0 0
  Lopes ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Cruz lf 3 1 1 2
Ashby c 2 0 0 0
  Mizerock c 1 0 0 0
Reynolds ss 3 0 1 1
Knepper p 2 0 0 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
  Puhl rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 4
Atlanta 000 000 001–141
Houston 031 000 00x–470
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  L (14-18) 5.0 6 4 4 1 3
  Puleo   3.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
2
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  W (17-12) 5.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Darwin   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Calhoun   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Kerfeld   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Smith   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
0
2
  E–Sample (1).  DP–Atlanta 1, Houston 1.  2B–Houston Cruz (22,off Mahler).  SB–Davis (3,2nd base off Mahler/Benedict).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Joe West.  T–1:50.  A–37,531.
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