Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
April 21, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1987 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 6, Houston Astros 7

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hall cf 4 1 1 0
Ramirez ss 5 0 1 0
Roenicke lf 3 0 1 1
Murphy rf 4 2 2 1
Simmons 1b 5 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 3 1 1 0
  Dedmon p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Benedict c 3 1 0 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 2 3
Smith p 3 0 0 0
  Oberkfell 3b 1 1 1 0
Totals 35 6 9 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 3 2 0 0
Hatcher cf 5 1 2 1
Garner 3b 4 1 1 1
Davis 1b 5 0 2 1
Bass rf 4 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 1 2 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
  Walling ph 1 0 1 1
Ashby c 4 1 3 2
Pena ss 3 0 1 0
  Reynolds ph 0 0 0 0
  Bailey ph 1 0 0 0
Knepper p 1 0 0 0
  Kerfeld p 0 0 0 0
  Pankovits ph 1 1 1 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Puhl lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 13 6
Atlanta 200 003 001691
Houston 010 000 2047131
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith   7.0 8 3 1 2 4
  Dedmon   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Assenmacher   0.2 0 1 1 1 2
  Garber  L (2-2) 0.0 4 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.2
13
7
5
4
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper   6.0 7 5 5 2 1
  Kerfeld   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Lopez   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Andersen  W (2-0) 1.0 1 1 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
4
3

  E–Hall (1), Andersen (1).  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–Atlanta Hall (1,off Knepper); Ramirez (1,off Knepper); Hubbard (3,off Knepper), Houston Cruz (3,off Z Smith).  HR–Atlanta Murphy (3,1st inning off Knepper 0 on, 2 out), Houston Ashby (1,9th inning off Dedmon 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Hall (1,off Andersen); Knepper (3,off Z Smith).  SF–Roenicke (1,off Knepper).  IBB–Murphy (2,by Knepper); Bass (2,by Garber).  SB–Hatcher (6,2nd base off Z Smith/Benedict).  IBB–Garber (2,Bass); Knepper (1,Murphy).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:37.  A–14,602.
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