San Diego Padres vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 20, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1987 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 2, Philadelphia Phillies 10

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Jefferson cf 5 1 2 0
Gwynn rf 3 0 1 0
Martinez lf 3 0 0 0
Kruk 1b 3 1 0 0
Santiago c 3 0 3 1
  Comstock p 0 0 0 0
Brown 3b 0 0 0 0
  Salazar 3b 3 0 0 0
Templeton ss 4 0 0 1
Flannery 2b 4 0 1 0
Show p 2 0 0 0
  Mack ph 1 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Bochy c 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Samuel 2b 5 1 3 3
Stone lf 4 2 2 0
  Ritchie p 1 0 0 0
Thompson cf 5 0 2 2
Schmidt 3b 4 1 2 1
  Jelks 3b 1 0 0 0
Hayes 1b 3 1 0 0
James rf,lf 4 2 2 1
Parrish c 3 2 3 2
Jeltz ss 3 1 1 1
Toliver p 1 0 0 0
  Roenicke ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilson rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 10 15 10
San Diego 100 001 000281
Philadelphia 012 012 40x10150
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Show  L (6-15) 6.0 11 6 6 2 0
  Davis   1.0 4 4 4 2 1
  Comstock   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
15
10
10
4
1
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Toliver  W (1-0) 6.0 7 2 2 3 6
  Ritchie  SV (3) 3.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
4
6

  E–S Davis (1).  DP–San Diego 2.  2B–San Diego Santiago (20,off Toliver); Flannery (5,off Toliver); Bochy (2,off Ritchie), Philadelphia Schmidt (20,off Show); Samuel 2 (27,off Show,off S Davis); Parrish (14,off S Davis).  HR–Philadelphia James (16,2nd inning off Show 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Brown (5,by Toliver).  SH–Toliver (1,off Show); Jeltz (3,off Show).  IBB–Hayes 2 (9,by Show,by S Davis).  SB–Jefferson 2 (26,2nd base off Toliver/Parrish,3rd base off Toliver/Parrish).  CS–Santiago (8,2nd base by Toliver/Parrish).  BK–Show (4).  HBP–Toliver (1,Brown).  IBB–Show (6,Hayes); S Davis (6,Hayes).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Greg Bonin.  T–2:35.  A–23,446.
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