Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves
September 12, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1987 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves 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 9, Atlanta Braves 10

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 6 1 1 1
Hoffman ss 6 0 1 0
Guerrero 1b 5 2 2 3
Marshall rf 4 0 1 1
Landrum lf 4 1 1 0
  Heep ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Trevino c 4 1 1 0
  Landreaux ph 1 0 0 0
  Anderson 3b 0 0 0 0
Devereaux cf 5 2 2 2
Garner 3b 3 1 2 1
  Stubbs ph 1 0 0 0
  Mercado c 0 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
Welch p 2 1 0 1
  Crews p 0 0 0 0
  Havens p 0 0 0 0
  Scioscia c 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 9 11 9
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
James cf 6 3 3 0
Oberkfell 3b,2b 4 1 1 0
Perry 1b 4 2 2 0
Murphy rf 4 1 1 1
Griffey lf 5 1 3 3
Simmons c 3 1 1 1
Blauser ss 3 0 0 0
  Nettles ph,3b 1 1 1 3
Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 2
  Mahler p 0 0 0 0
  Roenicke ph 1 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
Smith p 2 0 0 0
  Puleo p 0 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
  Boever p 0 0 0 0
  Runge ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 13 10
Los Angeles 100 600 200 09112
Atlanta 400 000 500 110132
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Welch   6.2 9 8 8 2 3
  Crews   1.1 2 1 1 1 1
  Havens   0.1 0 0 0 2 0
  Pena  L (2-7) 1.1 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.2
13
10
10
6
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith   4.2 7 7 2 4 2
  Puleo   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Boever   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Mahler   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Acker  W (2-6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
11
9
4
5
4

  E–Guerrero 2 (11), Blauser 2 (9).  2B–Los Angeles Marshall (18,off Z Smith); Devereaux 2 (3,off Z Smith,off Boever); Garner (8,off Z Smith); Landrum (4,off Z Smith); Trevino (7,off Boever), Atlanta Griffey 2 (22,off Welch,off Pena); Perry (27,off Welch).  HR–Los Angeles Guerrero (26,4th inning off Z Smith 2 on, 2 out), Atlanta Nettles (5,7th inning off Crews 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Garner (6,by Z Smith); Simmons 2 (5,by Welch,by Havens); Nettles (4,by Havens); Perry (1,by Pena).  SH–Griffey (1,off Havens); Oberkfell (5,off Pena).  SF–Murphy (4,off Welch).  HBP–Murphy (4,by Welch).  SB–Guerrero (7,2nd base off Z Smith/Simmons); Garner (5,3rd base off Z Smith/Simmons); Devereaux (2,3rd base off Boever/Simmons).  WP–Havens (3).  HBP–Welch (4,Murphy).  IBB–Welch (6,Simmons); Havens 2 (8,Simmons,Nettles); Pena (5,Perry); Z Smith (4,Garner).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–3:39.  A–14,090.
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