Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 8, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1987 at Dodger Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 7

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
James cf 6 0 1 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 2 2 0
Perry 1b 5 3 3 2
Murphy rf 5 3 3 4
Griffey lf 4 0 2 1
Thomas ss 5 0 0 0
Virgil c 5 1 2 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 1
Palmer p 2 0 0 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 0 0
  Acker p 2 0 1 1
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 9 15 9
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Anderson ss 4 1 3 0
Shelby cf 5 1 2 0
Guerrero lf 4 1 1 0
Marshall rf 5 1 2 3
Scioscia c 5 1 1 1
Hatcher 1b 5 1 1 2
Hamilton 3b 4 0 1 0
Sax 2b 4 0 0 0
Hershiser p 1 0 0 0
  Heep ph 1 0 1 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
  Honeycutt p 0 0 0 0
  Garner ph 1 0 0 0
  Holton p 0 0 0 0
  Landreaux ph 1 1 1 1
Totals 40 7 13 7
Atlanta 000 230 4009150
Los Angeles 000 002 0147132
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  W (6-9) 5.0 3 0 0 2 4
  Acker   3.0 7 5 5 0 0
  Garber   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
2
5
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser  L (12-10) 5.0 7 5 4 1 1
  Howell   1.0 4 3 3 0 1
  Honeycutt   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Holton   2.0 2 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
15
9
8
3
6

  E–Shelby (5), Hershiser (4).  2B–Atlanta Perry (18,off Howell); Hubbard (28,off Holton).  HR–Atlanta Perry (8,5th inning off Hershiser 1 on, 1 out); Murphy 2 (32,5th inning off Hershiser 0 on, 1 out,7th inning off Howell 2 on, 0 out), Los Angeles Hatcher (7,6th inning off Acker 1 on, 2 out); Marshall (13,8th inning off Acker 0 on, 0 out); Landreaux (5,9th inning off Acker 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Hamilton (1,by Acker).  SB–Anderson (9,2nd base off Palmer/Virgil).  HBP–Acker (4,Hamilton).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Greg Bonin, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–2:56.  A–27,141.
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