Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 14, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 14, 1987 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Atlanta Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hall cf 4 1 2 0
James lf 3 1 1 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 0 0 1
Murphy rf 3 0 0 0
Perry 1b 4 0 1 1
Thomas ss 2 0 0 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 0 0
  Ramirez ss 0 0 0 0
Virgil c 4 2 2 2
Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 0
Mahler p 3 0 1 0
  Simmons ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Thompson cf 3 2 2 0
Stone lf 4 0 1 1
  Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0
Samuel 2b 3 1 1 2
Schmidt 3b 4 1 1 2
Hayes 1b 4 0 1 0
Wilson rf 3 0 1 0
Parrish c 2 0 0 0
Jeltz ss 2 0 0 0
Gross K. p 2 0 0 0
  Gross G. ph,lf 1 1 1 0
Totals 28 5 8 5
Atlanta 012 100 000480
Philadelphia 002 020 10x580
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  L (2-5) 8.0 8 5 5 4 2
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
4
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Gross  W (2-4) 7.0 7 4 4 4 1
  Bedrosian  SV (4) 2.0 1 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
5
5

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 1, Philadelphia 1.  2B–Atlanta Hall (6,off K Gross), Philadelphia Thompson (4,off Mahler).  HR–Atlanta Virgil 2 (10,2nd inning off K Gross 0 on, 2 out,4th inning off K Gross 0 on, 0 out), Philadelphia Samuel (6,3rd inning off Mahler 1 on, 1 out); Schmidt (12,5th inning off Mahler 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Oberkfell (1,off K Gross).  SH–Thompson (1,off Mahler).  SB–Hall 2 (4,2nd base off K Gross/Parrish,2nd base off Bedrosian/Parrish); James (1,2nd base off K Gross/Parrish).  CS–Hayes (3,2nd base by Mahler/Virgil).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Fred Brocklander, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:27.  A–17,705.
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