San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves
August 6, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1987 at Fulton County Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 7, Atlanta Braves 4

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Jefferson lf 5 2 2 1
Mack cf 5 2 2 0
Gwynn rf 5 1 4 2
Kruk 1b 2 0 0 0
Brown 3b 5 0 0 0
Santiago c 5 2 2 1
Templeton ss 4 0 3 2
Flannery 2b 4 0 0 0
Whitson p 2 0 1 0
  Steels ph 1 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Wynne ph 1 0 0 1
  Comstock p 0 0 0 0
  McCullers p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 14 7
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
James cf 3 1 1 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 1 1 0
Perry 1b 4 0 1 1
Murphy rf 3 1 1 1
Griffey lf 3 0 0 0
Thomas ss 4 0 0 1
Benedict c 3 0 0 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0
Mahler p 2 0 0 0
  Roenicke ph 1 1 1 1
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 5 4
San Diego 101 000 1137141
Atlanta 010 002 100452
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Whitson   6.0 4 3 3 3 2
  Davis   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Comstock   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  McCullers  W (7-6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Gossage  SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
3
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler   7.0 10 3 3 2 3
  Garber  L (8-8) 2.0 4 4 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
7
3
2
3

  E–Gwynn (5), Oberkfell (7), Garber (1).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–San Diego Gwynn 2 (26,off Mahler 2).  HR–San Diego Jefferson (5,7th inning off Mahler 0 on, 1 out), Atlanta Murphy (30,2nd inning off Whitson 0 on, 0 out); Roenicke (6,7th inning off M Davis 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Templeton (3,off Garber); Kruk (3,off Garber).  IBB–Kruk 2 (10,by Mahler 2); Griffey (8,by Whitson).  SB–Wynne (10,2nd base off Garber/Benedict); Santiago (13,2nd base off Garber/Benedict).  CS–Perry (6,Home by Whitson/Santiago).  WP–Mahler (4).  IBB–Whitson (3,Griffey); Mahler 2 (8,Kruk 2).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:39.  A–7,671.
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