Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
April 11, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 11, 1987 at Shea Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 4, New York Mets 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
James cf 4 1 2 0
Oberkfell 3b 5 0 1 0
Perry 1b 5 1 0 0
Murphy rf 5 0 2 1
Griffey lf 4 1 2 1
Thomas ss 3 0 1 0
Virgil c 4 1 1 0
Hubbard 2b 3 0 2 1
Mahler p 2 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Simmons ph 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 3 0 0 0
  Cone p 0 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 0 0 0 0
Backman 2b 4 0 2 2
Hernandez 1b 5 0 1 0
Carter c 5 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 4 0 1 0
McReynolds lf 2 1 1 1
Johnson 3b 3 1 3 0
Santana ss 4 0 0 0
Aguilera p 2 1 1 0
  Walter p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Atlanta 010 011 0014110
New York 000 300 000392
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler   3.2 8 3 3 2 1
  Acker   1.1 0 0 0 2 1
  Assenmacher   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Garber  W (2-0) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
5
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Aguilera   5.1 8 3 2 2 7
  Walter   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Cone  L (0-1) 3.0 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
3
3
10

  E–Johnson (1), Santana (2).  2B–Atlanta Thomas (2,off Aguilera); James (3,off Aguilera); Murphy (1,off Aguilera).  HR–New York McReynolds (3,4th inning off Mahler 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Thomas (1,off Aguilera); Backman (1,off Garber).  IBB–Hubbard (3,by Aguilera).  SB–Nettles (1,2nd base off Walter/Carter).  CS–Murphy (1,Home by Cone/Carter); Strawberry (1,2nd base by Mahler/Virgil).  IBB–Aguilera (1,Hubbard).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–3:12.  A–37,437.
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