Atlanta Braves vs San Diego Padres
August 12, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1987 at Jack Murphy 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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Atlanta Braves 2, San Diego Padres 1

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hall cf 3 1 0 0
Blauser ss 3 0 1 0
Perry 1b 4 1 2 1
Murphy rf 3 0 0 1
Roenicke lf 4 0 1 0
  Griffey lf 0 0 0 0
Simmons c 4 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 3 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 2 0 0 0
Smith p 3 0 1 0
Totals 29 2 5 2
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Jefferson lf 5 0 1 0
Gwynn rf 4 0 1 0
Martinez 1b 3 0 0 0
Brown 3b 4 0 0 0
Santiago c 4 1 1 0
Mack cf 4 0 1 0
Templeton ss 4 0 2 1
Ready 2b 2 0 0 0
Nolte p 2 0 0 0
  Salazar ph 0 0 0 0
  Booker p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Kruk ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Atlanta 101 000 000251
San Diego 000 001 000160
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  W (12-6) 9.0 6 1 1 4 5
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
4
5
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Nolte  L (1-1) 6.0 3 2 2 3 5
  Booker   2.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Davis   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
6

  E–Blauser (2).  DP–Atlanta 1, San Diego 2.  PB–Santiago (18).  2B–Atlanta Roenicke (6,off Booker), San Diego Santiago (19,off Z Smith).  HR–Atlanta Perry (9,1st inning off Nolte 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Murphy (2,off Nolte).  HBP–Oberkfell (2,by Nolte).  SB–Perry (27,2nd base off Nolte/Santiago); Gwynn (38,2nd base off Z Smith/Simmons).  HBP–Nolte (1,Oberkfell).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:14.  A–14,400.
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