Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
July 20, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1987 at Shea 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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Atlanta Braves 2, New York Mets 9

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
James cf 3 0 1 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 1 1 1
Perry 1b 3 0 1 0
Murphy rf 4 0 1 0
Griffey lf 4 0 0 0
Thomas ss 3 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 0 0
Virgil c 3 1 1 1
Hubbard 2b 3 0 0 0
O'Neal p 0 0 0 0
  McWilliams p 2 0 0 0
  Runge ss 1 0 1 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 2 2 4
Backman 2b 4 0 2 2
Hernandez 1b 3 1 0 0
Strawberry rf 2 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 3 0 0 0
Carter c 4 1 2 1
Johnson 3b 4 1 1 0
Santana ss 3 2 1 0
Schulze p 1 1 0 1
  McDowell p 2 1 1 0
Totals 30 9 9 8
Atlanta 100 000 010260
New York 140 000 31x990
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
O'Neal  L (4-2) 1.2 4 5 5 5 0
  McWilliams   4.2 2 3 3 1 2
  Acker   1.2 3 1 1 0 4
Totals
8.0
9
9
9
6
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Schulze  W (1-0) 6.1 3 1 1 2 2
  McDowell   2.2 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
4

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 1, New York 1.  HR–Atlanta Oberkfell (1,1st inning off Schulze 0 on, 1 out); Virgil (21,8th inning off McDowell 0 on, 0 out), New York Dykstra (8,7th inning off McWilliams 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–McReynolds (1,by McWilliams); Strawberry (3,by McWilliams).  CS–Perry (5,2nd base by Schulze/Carter).  HBP–McWilliams 2 (2,McReynolds,Strawberry).  U-HP–Larry Poncino, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:29.  A–30,317.
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