Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves
July 31, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1987 at Fulton County Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Atlanta Braves 5

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Anderson ss 5 0 2 0
Shelby cf 5 1 1 2
Guerrero lf 3 2 2 2
  Crews p 0 0 0 0
Marshall rf 4 1 2 1
  Landreaux rf 1 0 0 0
Stubbs 1b 4 1 1 3
Hatcher 3b 5 0 1 0
Scioscia c 4 1 3 0
Sax 2b 4 1 1 0
Valenzuela p 3 1 1 1
  Heep ph 1 1 0 0
  Landrum lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 14 9
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
James cf 5 0 2 2
Oberkfell 3b 5 1 0 0
Perry 1b 5 0 0 0
Murphy rf 3 1 1 2
Griffey lf 4 1 1 1
Thomas ss 4 0 1 0
Virgil c 3 1 3 0
Hubbard 2b 2 1 0 0
Alexander p 1 0 0 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 0 0
  Boever p 0 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  Simmons ph 1 0 0 0
  Olwine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
Los Angeles 330 000 1209142
Atlanta 211 100 000580
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Valenzuela  W (9-8) 7.0 7 5 2 3 4
  Crews   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
2
3
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  L (5-8) 6.0 10 6 6 3 4
  Boever   1.0 3 3 3 0 0
  Acker   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Olwine   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
9
9
3
5

  E–Anderson 2 (5).  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–Los Angeles Scioscia 2 (17,off Alexander,off Boever); Marshall (14,off Alexander); Anderson (9,off Alexander), Atlanta Virgil 2 (9,off Valenzuela,off Crews).  HR–Los Angeles Stubbs (15,1st inning off Alexander 2 on, 2 out); Guerrero (22,7th inning off Boever 0 on, 0 out), Atlanta Murphy (28,1st inning off Valenzuela 1 on, 2 out); Griffey (12,3rd inning off Valenzuela 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Stubbs (8,by Alexander).  SH–Alexander (6,off Valenzuela); Hubbard (3,off Valenzuela).  WP–Valenzuela (10).  IBB–Alexander (5,Stubbs).  U-HP–Greg Bonin, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:43.  A–33,716.
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