Montreal Expos vs Atlanta Braves
May 4, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1987 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 7, Atlanta Braves 10

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Candaele cf 5 1 1 0
Webster rf 5 1 3 0
Raines lf 4 2 1 1
Wallach 3b 4 3 3 6
Stefero c 5 0 1 0
Shines 1b 3 0 1 0
Law 2b 3 0 0 0
Foley ss 3 0 0 0
Sebra p 2 0 0 0
  Sorensen p 1 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  St. Claire p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 7
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
James cf 5 1 4 1
Oberkfell 3b 5 1 1 0
Perry 1b 4 1 2 1
Murphy rf 3 2 1 1
Griffey lf 3 1 1 1
  Roenicke lf 1 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 2 1 1
Virgil c 3 1 1 2
Hubbard 2b 4 1 1 1
Palmer p 1 0 0 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 0 1
  Acker p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 10 12 9
Montreal 202 010 0027103
Atlanta 200 251 00x10120
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Sebra  L (1-4) 4.0 7 6 6 4 4
  Sorensen   3.0 5 4 1 0 0
  St. Claire   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
12
10
7
5
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  W (1-4) 5.0 7 5 5 2 5
  Acker  SV (2) 4.0 3 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
3
6

  E–Wallach (3), Law (4), Sorensen (1).  DP–Montreal 1.  2B–Montreal Raines (1,off Palmer); Webster (5,off Acker), Atlanta Ramirez (6,off Sorensen); James (11,off Sorensen).  HR–Montreal Wallach 3 (4,1st inning off Palmer 1 on, 2 out,5th inning off Palmer 0 on, 0 out,9th inning off Acker 1 on, 2 out), Atlanta Virgil (5,4th inning off Sebra 1 on, 1 out); Murphy (5,6th inning off Sorensen 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Wallach (2,off Palmer); Griffey (2,off Sebra).  HBP–Shines (1,by Palmer).  SH–Palmer (1,off Sebra).  SB–Raines (2,2nd base off Palmer/Virgil); Shines (1,2nd base off Palmer/Virgil); Webster (7,2nd base off Palmer/Virgil); Perry (3,2nd base off Sebra/Stefero).  WP–Sebra (3).  HBP–Palmer (2,Shines).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:41.  A–4,155.
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