New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves
May 8, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1987 at Fulton County 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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New York Mets 3, Atlanta Braves 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 2 0
Teufel 2b 4 0 0 0
  Backman ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 3 1
Carter c 4 0 1 0
Strawberry rf 4 1 0 0
McReynolds lf 5 1 1 0
Johnson ss 4 0 1 0
Magadan 3b 3 0 1 2
Darling p 2 0 0 0
  Walter p 1 0 0 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hall cf 5 1 2 1
Oberkfell 3b 5 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Perry lf 5 0 0 0
Murphy rf 3 2 1 1
Nettles 1b,3b 3 0 1 1
Ramirez ss 4 0 0 0
Virgil c 3 1 1 1
Hubbard 2b 2 0 2 0
Smith p 2 0 0 0
  James ph 1 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  Simmons ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
New York 001 002 000 0391
Atlanta 100 100 100 1473
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling   6.0 4 3 3 4 4
  Walter   1.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Leach   1.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Orosco  L (1-3) 1.0 0 1 0 1 0
Totals
9.2
7
4
3
6
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith   7.0 7 3 2 5 6
  Acker   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Garber  W (4-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
9
3
2
6
7

  E–Carter (2), Ramirez 3 (6).  DP–New York 1, Atlanta 4.  HR–Atlanta Hall (1,1st inning off Darling 0 on, 0 out); Murphy (6,4th inning off Darling 0 on, 0 out); Virgil (6,7th inning off Darling 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Darling (4,off Z Smith).  IBB–Wilson (2,by Z Smith).  SF–Nettles (1,off Orosco).  SB–Wilson (5,2nd base off Z Smith/Virgil); Murphy (3,2nd base off Orosco/Carter).  CS–Johnson (1,2nd base by Acker/Virgil).  IBB–Z Smith (2,Wilson).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–3:21.  A–26,044.
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