San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves
August 4, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1987 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 7, Atlanta Braves 12

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Jefferson cf 5 2 2 0
Gwynn rf 5 1 2 0
Martinez lf 3 2 1 0
Kruk 1b 5 2 3 7
Brown 3b 5 0 0 0
Santiago c 4 0 1 0
Templeton ss 2 0 0 0
Flannery 2b 3 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Show p 1 0 0 0
  Mack ph 1 0 1 0
  Comstock p 0 0 0 0
  Booker p 0 0 0 0
  Ready 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 10 7
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
James cf 3 1 2 0
Oberkfell 3b 5 2 2 4
Perry 1b 3 3 2 1
Murphy rf 5 1 2 3
Griffey lf 4 1 2 0
Thomas ss 4 1 2 1
Virgil c 4 1 1 2
Hubbard 2b 2 2 1 1
Puleo p 2 0 0 0
  Olwine p 0 0 0 0
  Dedmon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 12 14 12
San Diego 300 010 0037100
Atlanta 150 011 04x12140
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Show  L (5-13) 5.0 9 7 7 2 4
  Comstock   0.1 2 1 1 2 0
  Booker   2.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Davis   0.2 2 3 3 1 0
Totals
8.0
14
12
12
6
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Puleo  W (5-3) 5.0 6 4 4 4 7
  Olwine   1.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Dedmon   2.1 2 3 3 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
5
8

  E–None.  DP–San Diego 3, Atlanta 1.  2B–San Diego Jefferson (6,off Puleo); Gwynn (24,off Dedmon), Atlanta Perry (17,off Show).  3B–Atlanta Virgil (1,off Show).  HR–San Diego Kruk 2 (13,1st inning off Puleo 2 on, 1 out,9th inning off Dedmon 2 on, 2 out), Atlanta Perry (6,1st inning off Show 0 on, 2 out); Oberkfell (2,2nd inning off Show 1 on, 2 out); Murphy (29,8th inning off M Davis 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Show (6,off Puleo); Olwine (1,off Comstock); Dedmon (2,off Booker).  SF–Hubbard (3,off Show).  IBB–Griffey (7,by Show).  SB–Jefferson (21,2nd base off Puleo/Virgil); Templeton (6,2nd base off Puleo/Virgil); Gwynn (35,2nd base off Olwine/Virgil).  WP–Show (3).  BK–Show (3).  IBB–Show (4,Griffey).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–3:04.  A–7,185.
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