Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
August 15, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 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 0, Houston Astros 8

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
James cf 4 0 1 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 0 3 0
Perry 1b 4 0 0 0
Murphy rf 4 0 2 0
Griffey lf 4 0 0 0
Virgil c 3 0 0 0
Blauser ss 2 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 0
Mahler p 1 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
  Boever p 0 0 0 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 7 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 1 1 1
Hatcher lf 4 3 3 0
  Puhl ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Doran 2b 4 1 2 1
  Berra 2b 0 0 0 0
Ashby c 4 0 0 1
Bass rf 3 2 1 2
Davis 1b 4 1 2 3
Walling 3b 4 0 0 0
Reynolds ss 3 0 2 0
Darwin p 4 0 2 0
Totals 35 8 13 8
Atlanta 000 000 000070
Houston 204 100 10x8130
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  L (6-12) 2.2 7 6 6 2 1
  Acker   3.1 4 1 1 1 3
  Boever   2.0 2 1 1 4 2
Totals
8.0
13
8
8
7
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Darwin  W (8-7) 9.0 7 0 0 4 3
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
4
3

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 1, Houston 2.  2B–Houston Doran (17,off Mahler).  HR–Houston Davis (20,3rd inning off Mahler 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Ashby (2,off Acker).  SB–James (6,2nd base off Darwin/Ashby); Blauser (1,2nd base off Darwin/Ashby); Hatcher (43,2nd base off Acker/Virgil).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:24.  A–34,924.
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