San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves
September 9, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1987 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves 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, Atlanta Braves 3

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Gwynn rf 2 0 1 1
Flannery 2b 3 0 0 0
  Ready ph 1 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Kruk 1b 4 0 0 0
Santiago c 4 1 1 1
Brown 3b 4 0 1 0
Abner lf 4 0 1 0
Templeton ss 3 0 0 0
Mack cf 2 0 1 0
  Wynne ph 1 0 0 0
Nolte p 0 0 0 0
  McCullers p 0 0 0 0
  Cora ph,2b 1 1 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Gant 2b 4 0 2 0
Hall cf 4 0 0 0
Perry 1b 3 1 2 0
Murphy rf 2 1 0 0
Roenicke lf 4 1 1 1
Virgil c 1 0 0 1
Oberkfell 3b 3 0 1 1
Blauser ss 2 0 0 0
Palmer p 1 0 0 0
  Cary p 0 0 0 0
  Acker p 1 0 0 0
Totals 25 3 6 3
San Diego 000 001 100250
Atlanta 000 003 00x360
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Nolte  L (2-3) 5.1 4 3 3 5 3
  McCullers   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Davis   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
5
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  W (8-10) 6.1 4 2 2 4 5
  Cary   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Acker  SV (10) 2.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
7

  E–None.  2B–San Diego Abner (1,off Palmer); Gwynn (33,off Cary), Atlanta Roenicke (7,off Nolte); Perry (26,off M Davis).  HR–San Diego Santiago (16,6th inning off Palmer 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Nolte 2 (3,off Palmer 2); Templeton (4,off Palmer); Palmer (8,off Nolte).  IBB–Gwynn 2 (23,by Palmer 2).  SF–Virgil (1,off McCullers).  SB–Abner (1,2nd base off Palmer/Virgil); Perry (35,2nd base off Nolte/Santiago).  CS–Gant (1,2nd base by Nolte/Santiago).  IBB–Palmer 2 (4,Gwynn 2).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:26.  A–2,501.
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