Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 24, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 24, 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."

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Atlanta Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 11

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hall cf 3 0 1 2
  James cf 1 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 2 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Runge ph 1 0 0 0
  McWilliams p 0 0 0 0
Roenicke lf 3 0 1 0
  Griffey ph,lf 2 0 1 1
Murphy rf 5 0 1 0
Simmons 1b 5 0 2 0
Thomas ss 4 1 2 0
Virgil c 4 1 0 0
Hubbard 2b 4 2 2 1
Mahler p 0 1 0 0
  Dedmon p 1 0 1 0
  Nettles ph,3b 2 0 1 0
Totals 37 5 12 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Samuel 2b 4 2 2 3
Thompson cf 4 2 1 0
Hayes 1b 4 2 1 1
Schmidt 3b 4 2 3 3
  Schu pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Wilson rf 4 1 1 0
Parrish c 3 0 0 0
  Daulton c 1 0 0 0
Gross lf 2 1 1 1
  James ph,lf 1 0 1 1
Jeltz ss 4 1 0 1
Ruffin p 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 1 0 0 0
  Calhoun p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 11 10 10
Atlanta 040 001 0005123
Philadelphia 304 003 10x11100
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  L (6-10) 2.2 7 7 5 4 2
  Dedmon   2.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Assenmacher   2.0 3 4 3 3 1
  McWilliams   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
10
11
8
9
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffin  W (8-7) 5.2 10 5 5 4 0
  Jackson   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Calhoun   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
4
2

  E–Roenicke (2), Simmons (4), Thomas (17).  PB–Virgil (3).  2B–Atlanta Dedmon (1,off Ruffin), Philadelphia Hayes (24,off Mahler); Schmidt (14,off Assenmacher); James (12,off Assenmacher).  3B–Philadelphia Samuel (8,off Mahler).  HR–Philadelphia Samuel (20,7th inning off Assenmacher 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Ruffin 2 (6,off Mahler,off Dedmon).  IBB–Jeltz (2,by Mahler).  CS–Murphy (5,2nd base by Ruffin/Parrish).  WP–Ruffin 2 (4).  IBB–Mahler (6,Jeltz).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–3:03.  A–26,307.
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