Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
June 12, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 12, 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 4, Cincinnati Reds 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hall cf 4 0 2 0
Ramirez 3b 5 0 2 0
  Oberkfell 3b 0 0 0 0
Griffey lf 5 0 0 0
Murphy rf 3 2 1 0
Simmons 1b 4 2 2 0
Thomas ss 4 0 1 2
Virgil c 3 0 1 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 1
Mahler p 2 0 0 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Daniels lf 2 0 0 0
Larkin ss 4 0 0 0
Davis cf 3 2 0 0
Parker rf 3 1 1 2
Bell 3b 4 0 1 1
Esasky 1b 4 0 0 0
Diaz c 3 0 2 0
  McClendon pr,c 0 0 0 0
Oester 2b 4 0 0 0
Reuss p 1 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Stillwell ph 1 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 4 3
Atlanta 000 220 0004100
Cincinnati 000 201 000342
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  W (3-7) 7.0 4 3 3 4 5
  Acker  SV (6) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
5
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  L (0-5) 5.0 8 4 4 1 1
  Williams   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Robinson   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
4

  E–Daniels (2), Bell (3).  DP–Atlanta 1, Cincinnati 2.  2B–Atlanta Simmons (5,off Reuss); Ramirez (11,off Williams), Cincinnati Diaz (13,off Mahler).  HR–Cincinnati Parker (16,4th inning off Mahler 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Mahler (5,off Reuss).  HBP–Virgil (6,by Reuss).  IBB–Daniels (5,by Mahler).  SB–Hall (15,2nd base off Robinson/McClendon); Davis (27,2nd base off Mahler/Virgil); Oester (2,2nd base off Mahler/Virgil).  HBP–Reuss (1,Virgil).  IBB–Mahler (2,Daniels).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Steve Rippley.  T–2:54.  A–27,244.
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