Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants
September 23, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1987 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants 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 8, San Francisco Giants 9

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 6 0 2 2
Gwynn lf 3 0 2 0
  Ramsey pr,lf 0 1 0 0
  Bryant ph 1 0 0 0
  Hillegas p 0 0 0 0
Guerrero 1b 4 0 2 0
Marshall rf 5 0 1 1
Shelby cf 4 1 2 0
Scioscia c 5 3 3 2
Hoffman ss 3 1 1 2
  Landreaux ph 0 0 0 0
  Landrum ph 0 0 0 0
  Shipley ss 0 0 0 0
  Stubbs ph 1 0 0 0
Garner 3b 3 1 1 0
  Gonzalez pr 0 0 0 0
Hershiser p 2 0 0 0
  Havens p 0 0 0 0
  Crews p 0 0 0 0
  Heep ph,lf 2 1 1 0
Totals 39 8 15 7
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Milner cf 5 1 1 0
Mitchell 3b 4 1 1 2
Aldrete lf 2 1 0 0
  Maldonado ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Clark 1b 4 1 2 1
Davis rf,lf 3 2 2 0
Brenly c 2 1 1 2
  Lefferts p 0 0 0 0
  Henderson ph 0 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Thompson 2b 2 1 1 1
  Spilman ph 1 0 0 0
  Speier 2b 1 0 1 2
Uribe ss 4 0 1 1
Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
  Downs p 1 0 0 0
  Bockus p 0 0 0 0
  Melendez ph 1 0 0 0
  LaCoss p 0 0 0 0
  Melvin c 2 1 0 0
Totals 34 9 10 9
Los Angeles 041 000 1118151
San Francisco 030 001 50x9101
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser  L (16-14) 6.1 8 7 6 1 5
  Havens   0.1 1 2 2 1 0
  Crews   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Hillegas   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
10
9
8
4
7
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel   1.2 6 4 4 1 0
  Downs   1.2 1 1 0 2 3
  Bockus   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  LaCoss   1.2 2 1 1 2 0
  Lefferts  W (5-5) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Robinson  SV (19) 2.0 5 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
15
8
7
6
6

  E–Hoffman (3), Clark (13).  DP–San Francisco 2.  2B–Los Angeles Gwynn (1,off Reuschel); Scioscia (24,off Reuschel); Shelby (23,off Bockus), San Francisco C Davis (22,off Hershiser); Milner (14,off Hershiser); Clark (26,off Havens); Speier (13,off Crews).  3B–San Francisco Thompson (5,off Hershiser).  HR–Los Angeles Scioscia (6,9th inning off D Robinson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Hershiser (10,off Reuschel).  SF–Brenly (5,off Hershiser).  IBB–C Davis (15,by Havens).  SB–Scioscia (7,2nd base off Downs/Brenly); Garner (6,2nd base off Downs/Brenly); Gonzalez (2,2nd base off D Robinson/Melvin).  WP–Downs 2 (12).  IBB–Havens (11,C Davis).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–3:26.  A–29,827.
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