Philadelphia Phillies vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 31, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1987 at Dodger 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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Philadelphia Phillies 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Samuel 2b 4 0 1 1
Thompson cf 4 0 0 0
Hayes 1b 4 1 1 0
Schmidt 3b 3 1 1 1
Parrish c 3 0 2 1
Wilson rf 4 0 0 0
Gross lf 4 1 2 0
Jeltz ss 4 1 2 0
Rawley p 3 0 0 1
  Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 2 0 1 0
  Garner pr,2b 2 1 0 0
Hoffman ss 3 0 0 0
Guerrero 1b 4 0 0 0
Shelby cf 4 1 3 1
Hatcher 3b 3 0 0 0
Stubbs lf 3 0 0 0
  Trevino ph 1 0 1 1
Landrum rf 3 0 0 0
  Landreaux ph 1 0 0 0
Scioscia c 3 0 1 0
Welch p 2 0 1 0
  Shipley ph 1 0 0 0
  Havens p 0 0 0 0
  Heep ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Philadelphia 100 020 010491
Los Angeles 000 100 001271
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Rawley  W (17-6) 8.1 7 2 2 1 3
  Bedrosian  SV (34) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
3
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Welch  L (11-9) 8.0 8 4 4 2 7
  Havens   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
8

  E–Samuel (17), Garner (11).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Los Angeles 1.  2B–Philadelphia Jeltz (7,off Welch), Los Angeles Sax (19,off Rawley).  HR–Philadelphia Schmidt (28,8th inning off Welch 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Rawley (12,off Welch); Hoffman (1,off Rawley).  CS–Wilson (5,2nd base by Welch/Scioscia); Samuel (13,2nd base by Welch/Scioscia).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–2:33.  A–38,104.
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