Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
April 30, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1987 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Atlanta Braves 8, Cincinnati Reds 9

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
James cf 6 1 1 0
Oberkfell 3b 5 0 1 0
Perry 1b 5 0 0 1
Murphy rf 4 1 1 0
Griffey lf 5 2 2 2
Ramirez ss 4 1 0 0
Virgil c 5 1 2 1
Hubbard 2b 5 1 1 1
Palmer p 3 1 2 3
  Dedmon p 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 0 0
  Ziem p 0 0 0 0
  Olwine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 8 10 8
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Daniels lf 6 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 5 3 1 0
Parker rf 6 2 4 2
Davis cf 5 1 1 3
Bell 3b 4 2 2 0
McClendon c 6 1 2 2
Francona 1b 6 0 2 0
Oester 2b 5 0 3 1
Power p 0 0 0 0
  Garcia ph 0 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  O'Neill ph 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Stillwell ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
  Jones ph 0 0 0 0
  Landrum p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 9 15 8
Atlanta 110 501 000 008102
Cincinnati 002 000 204 019152
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer   6.0 7 2 1 3 3
  Dedmon   2.0 3 4 4 2 2
  Garber   0.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Acker   1.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Ziem  L (0-1) 0.1 1 1 0 0 0
  Olwine   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.1
15
9
7
6
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Power   4.0 6 7 3 0 3
  Murphy   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Williams   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Robinson   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Franco   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Landrum  W (2-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
11.0
10
8
4
2
6

  E–Perry (2), Ramirez (1), Oester (5), Robinson (2).  DP–Atlanta 2, Cincinnati 1.  PB–Virgil (2).  2B–Atlanta James (8,off Power); Griffey (4,off Power); Hubbard (7,off Power), Cincinnati McClendon (1,off Dedmon); Oester (2,off Acker).  HR–Atlanta Griffey (4,2nd inning off Power 0 on, 0 out); Palmer (1,4th inning off Power 2 on, 2 out); Virgil (3,6th inning off Murphy 0 on, 1 out), Cincinnati Parker (8,3rd inning off Palmer 1 on, 0 out); Davis (7,9th inning off Garber 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Power (1,off Palmer).  HBP–Jones (2,by Acker).  BK–Ziem (1).  HBP–Acker (1,Jones).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Bob Davidson.  T–3:06.  A–21,214.
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