Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
July 30, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 30, 1987 at Fulton County Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 8, Atlanta Braves 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher cf,lf 5 0 0 0
Doran 2b 4 2 1 1
Walling 3b 4 1 0 0
Davis 1b 2 2 1 1
Ashby c 4 1 1 2
Bass rf 4 1 3 3
Cruz lf 3 0 0 0
  Kerfeld p 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Reynolds ss 4 1 1 0
Knepper p 1 0 0 0
  Puhl ph 1 0 0 0
  Young cf 2 0 1 0
Totals 35 8 8 7
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
James cf 4 1 3 2
Oberkfell 3b 5 0 1 0
Perry 1b 4 0 1 0
  Boever p 0 0 0 0
Murphy rf 3 0 0 0
Roenicke lf,1b 4 0 1 0
  Simmons ph 1 0 0 0
Thomas ss 5 1 1 0
Virgil c 4 3 2 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 0
Mahler p 2 0 1 1
  Olwine p 0 0 0 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 0 1
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  Griffey ph,lf 1 0 1 1
Totals 38 5 12 5
Houston 000 004 031881
Atlanta 110 001 0205121
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  W (4-12) 5.0 6 2 1 2 0
  Kerfeld   2.1 5 3 3 1 0
  Smith  SV (18) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
4
3
1
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  L (6-11) 5.2 3 4 0 3 1
  Olwine   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Acker   2.0 3 3 3 0 1
  Boever   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
8
4
3
2

  E–Walling (4), Thomas (19).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Davis (24,off Acker), Atlanta Roenicke (5,off Knepper); Mahler (4,off Knepper); Hubbard (25,off Kerfeld); Virgil (7,off Kerfeld).  HR–Houston Bass (10,8th inning off Acker 1 on, 2 out), Atlanta James (7,1st inning off Knepper 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Doran (5,off Boever).  SH–Perry (3,off Knepper).  IBB–Murphy (16,by Knepper).  SB–Young (6,2nd base off Boever/Virgil); Perry (25,2nd base off Knepper/Ashby); James (5,2nd base off Kerfeld/Ashby).  BK–Mahler (2).  IBB–Knepper (2,Murphy).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:40.  A–13,490.
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