Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
June 11, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 11, 1987 at Riverfront Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 6, Cincinnati Reds 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
James cf 5 0 2 2
Oberkfell 3b 5 1 1 0
Perry 1b 5 0 1 0
Murphy rf 5 0 1 1
Griffey lf 4 2 3 1
Thomas ss 3 1 0 0
Virgil c 2 2 1 0
Hubbard 2b 3 0 1 2
McWilliams p 2 0 1 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
  Puleo p 0 0 0 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Jones lf 5 1 3 1
Larkin ss 5 1 2 3
Davis cf 4 0 1 0
Parker rf 4 0 1 0
Bell 3b 3 0 0 0
Esasky 1b 4 0 0 0
Diaz c 4 1 1 0
Concepcion 2b 3 1 2 0
Power p 2 0 0 0
  Stillwell ph 1 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Scherrer p 0 0 0 0
  Daniels ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
Atlanta 110 110 0206111
Cincinnati 040 000 0004101
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
McWilliams   5.0 7 4 4 2 4
  Puleo  W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Garber  SV (6) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
7
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Power   6.0 8 4 4 2 4
  Murphy  L (3-2) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Williams   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Scherrer   1.2 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
3
7

  E–Murphy (4), Parker (4).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Murphy (13,off Power); Hubbard (16,off Williams), Cincinnati Larkin (8,off McWilliams); Parker (12,off Garber); Jones (10,off Garber).  HR–Atlanta Griffey (7,5th inning off Power 0 on, 1 out), Cincinnati Larkin (5,2nd inning off McWilliams 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Virgil (2,off Williams).  SB–Griffey (2,2nd base off Murphy/Diaz); Jones (13,2nd base off McWilliams/Virgil).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:44.  A–24,446.
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