Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Dodgers
September 17, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1987 at Dodger Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Jones lf 5 1 1 0
Concepcion 2b 5 0 2 0
Davis cf 4 1 2 2
Parker rf 4 0 1 0
Bell 3b 5 0 0 0
Diaz c 3 0 1 0
  Garcia pr 0 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Esasky 1b 4 1 2 1
Larkin ss 4 0 0 0
Rasmussen p 3 0 1 0
  McGriff c 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 10 3
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 4 0 1 0
Devereaux lf 4 1 1 0
Guerrero 1b 5 1 4 0
Marshall rf 4 0 0 0
Shelby cf 2 0 1 1
Trevino c 4 0 0 1
Hoffman ss 3 0 0 0
Garner 3b 3 0 1 0
  Ramsey pr 0 0 0 0
  Anderson 3b 0 0 0 0
  Hatcher ph 1 0 0 0
  Shipley 3b 0 0 0 0
Valenzuela p 2 0 0 0
  Landrum ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Cincinnati 000 110 000 13100
Los Angeles 000 100 001 0280
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen   8.0 7 1 1 0 3
  Franco  W (8-5) 2.0 1 1 1 3 2
Totals
10.0
8
2
2
3
5
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Valenzuela  L (12-14) 10.0 10 3 3 3 8
Totals
10.0
10
3
3
3
8

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1, Los Angeles 1.  2B–Cincinnati Concepcion (14,off Valenzuela); Parker (28,off Valenzuela), Los Angeles Guerrero 2 (23,off Rasmussen,off Franco).  HR–Cincinnati Esasky (20,4th inning off Valenzuela 0 on, 1 out); Davis (37,5th inning off Valenzuela 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Devereaux (1,off Rasmussen); Valenzuela (8,off Rasmussen).  SF–Shelby (8,off Rasmussen).  IBB–Hoffman (1,by Franco).  CS–Davis (6,2nd base by Valenzuela/Trevino); Sax (11,3rd base by Rasmussen/Diaz).  SB–Devereaux (3,3rd base off Rasmussen/Diaz); Guerrero (9,3rd base off Franco/McGriff).  IBB–Franco (6,Hoffman).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:49.
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