New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves
July 7, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 7, 1987 at Fulton County Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 6, Atlanta Braves 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 1 0
Backman 2b 5 0 2 1
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 1
Carter c 5 0 2 0
Strawberry rf 4 1 2 0
McReynolds lf 3 2 2 0
Johnson 3b 4 1 2 1
Santana ss 4 1 2 2
Leach p 2 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 1 0 1
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 13 6
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
James cf 4 0 2 0
Thomas ss 4 0 0 0
Perry 1b 4 2 2 0
Murphy rf 4 0 2 1
Griffey lf 4 0 1 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
Benedict c 2 0 1 0
Hubbard 2b 3 0 1 0
Mahler p 2 0 1 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  McWilliams p 0 0 0 0
  Simmons ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 10 1
New York 000 000 3036131
Atlanta 000 001 0102101
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leach  W (8-0) 6.0 6 1 1 4 0
  Orosco   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
  McDowell   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
4
0
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  L (5-9) 7.0 9 3 3 2 6
  Assenmacher   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Acker   0.1 4 3 3 0 0
  McWilliams   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
2
6

  E–Leach (2), James (1).  DP–New York 3, Atlanta 2.  2B–New York McReynolds (20,off Mahler); Johnson (11,off Acker), Atlanta James (20,off Leach).  SH–Leach (2,off Mahler); Thomas (3,off Leach).  SF–Hernandez (2,off McWilliams).  IBB–Wilson (3,by Mahler).  SB–Perry (13,2nd base off Leach/Carter).  IBB–Mahler (4,Wilson).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Tom Hallion, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:52.
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