Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
August 14, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1987 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 8

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hall cf 5 1 1 0
Runge 3b,ss 5 1 2 2
Perry 1b 4 0 0 0
Murphy rf 4 1 3 1
Roenicke lf 4 0 0 0
Virgil c 3 0 2 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  James ph 1 0 1 1
  Boever p 0 0 0 0
Blauser ss 3 0 1 0
  Nettles ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 4 1 1 0
Puleo p 1 0 0 0
  Olwine p 0 0 0 0
  Benedict c 1 0 0 0
  Oberkfell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 2 2 0
Hatcher lf 4 1 2 0
Doran 2b 4 1 2 3
Ashby c 4 2 2 2
Bass rf 3 1 1 0
Davis 1b 3 0 0 0
  Caminiti 3b 2 0 0 0
Walling 3b,1b 5 0 2 1
Reynolds ss 1 0 0 1
Knepper p 4 1 1 0
  Heathcock p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 12 7
Atlanta 100 010 1104112
Houston 500 011 01x8120
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Puleo  L (5-5) 4.2 7 6 4 4 4
  Olwine   0.1 2 1 1 0 1
  Acker   2.0 1 0 0 2 2
  Boever   1.0 2 1 1 2 2
Totals
8.0
12
8
6
8
9
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  W (5-13) 7.1 11 4 4 0 3
  Heathcock   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Smith   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
0
5

  E–Runge (1), Perry (10).  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–Atlanta Hall (14,off Knepper); Murphy 2 (19,off Knepper 2), Houston Doran (16,off Puleo).  3B–Atlanta James (6,off Knepper).  HR–Atlanta Runge (2,7th inning off Knepper 0 on, 2 out), Houston Ashby (11,1st inning off Puleo 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Puleo (5,off Knepper).  SF–C Reynolds (7,off Puleo).  IBB–C Reynolds (7,by Acker).  SB–Young (12,2nd base off Puleo/Virgil); Bass 2 (14,2nd base off Puleo/Virgil,2nd base off Acker/Benedict); Hatcher (42,2nd base off Boever/Benedict); Doran (22,2nd base off Boever/Benedict).  WP–Knepper (3).  IBB–Acker (3,C Reynolds).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Bob Davidson.  T–3:02.  A–33,028.
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