Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
September 13, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 13, 1987 at Jack Murphy Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Houston Astros 2, San Diego Padres 10

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 5 0 2 0
Hatcher lf 4 0 1 1
Doran 2b 4 0 0 0
Davis 1b 4 0 1 0
Bass rf 4 0 0 0
Walling 3b 2 0 1 0
Reynolds C. ss 4 0 1 0
Reynolds R. c 3 2 1 1
Deshaies p 2 0 1 0
  Childress p 0 0 0 0
  Gainey ph 1 0 0 0
  Meads p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Gwynn rf 4 1 2 0
Jefferson lf 4 0 0 0
Martinez 1b 3 2 2 3
Santiago c 4 2 3 0
Ready 2b 2 3 2 4
Brown 3b 4 1 2 3
Templeton ss 4 0 0 0
Mack cf 4 0 0 0
Jones p 4 1 0 0
Totals 33 10 11 10
Houston 001 010 000281
San Diego 300 050 02x10111
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Deshaies  L (10-6) 4.1 9 8 7 2 6
  Childress   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Meads   2.0 2 2 2 1 2
Totals
8.0
11
10
9
3
9
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  W (8-6) 9.0 8 2 2 3 3
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
3

  E–Young (3), Martinez (9).  DP–Houston 1, San Diego 1.  2B–San Diego Ready (23,off Deshaies); Brown (9,off Deshaies).  HR–Houston R Reynolds (1,3rd inning off Jones 0 on, 0 out), San Diego Martinez (12,5th inning off Deshaies 2 on, 1 out); Ready (7,5th inning off Deshaies 1 on, 1 out); Brown (12,8th inning off Meads 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Hatcher (5,off Jones).  CS–Jefferson (11,2nd base by Deshaies/R Reynolds); Santiago (11,2nd base by Deshaies/R Reynolds).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Dave Pallone.  T–2:29.  A–11,120.
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