Los Angeles Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 21, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1987 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 5 0 1 0
Heep lf 4 0 0 0
  Crews p 0 0 0 0
  Gwynn ph 1 0 0 0
  Young p 0 0 0 0
Guerrero 1b 5 0 0 0
Shelby cf 5 1 3 0
Scioscia c 4 0 0 0
Landreaux rf 3 0 0 0
Woodson 3b 4 0 0 1
Shipley ss 4 0 2 0
Welch p 1 0 0 0
  Landrum lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 1 6 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Samuel 2b 4 0 1 0
Thompson cf 6 0 4 1
Hayes 1b 3 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 5 0 2 1
James lf 5 0 1 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Wilson rf 4 0 0 0
Daulton c 5 0 1 0
Jeltz ss 5 0 0 0
Gross p 3 1 2 0
  Stone ph 1 0 0 0
  Calhoun p 0 0 0 0
  Roenicke lf 1 1 1 0
Totals 42 2 12 2
Los Angeles 010 000 000 00161
Philadelphia 001 000 000 012121
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Welch   7.0 7 1 1 5 4
  Crews   3.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Young  L (5-7) 0.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
10.0
12
2
2
5
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Gross   8.0 6 1 1 3 3
  Calhoun   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve  W (6-4) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
6
1
1
3
3

  E–Sax (12), Samuel (16).  DP–Los Angeles 1, Philadelphia 2.  2B–Los Angeles Shelby (18,off K Gross); Sax (17,off K Gross), Philadelphia Schmidt (21,off Welch); K Gross (1,off Welch); Samuel (28,off Young).  CS–Shelby (3,2nd base by K Gross/Daulton).  SB–Samuel (28,2nd base off Welch/Scioscia); James (3,2nd base off Welch/Scioscia).  WP–K Gross (2).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–3:32.
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