Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
September 24, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 1987 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 7, Atlanta Braves 8

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 5 1 1 0
Reynolds C. ss 5 1 1 0
Doran 2b 5 2 3 2
Bass rf 4 0 0 1
Walling 1b 5 1 1 0
Gainey lf 2 1 1 1
  Hatcher ph,lf 1 1 0 0
  Heathcock p 0 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 3 0 2 2
Reynolds R. c 4 0 1 0
Ryan p 3 0 0 0
  Andersen p 1 0 1 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 11 6
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hall cf 5 2 1 1
Gant 2b 6 2 2 1
James lf 5 1 1 0
Murphy rf 4 2 4 4
Perry 1b 3 1 2 0
Virgil c 5 0 1 1
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 0 3 1
Blauser ss 1 0 0 0
  Griffey ph 1 0 0 0
  Runge ss 1 0 0 0
Smith p 1 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 1 0 0 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 0 0
  Olwine p 0 0 0 0
  Puleo p 0 0 0 0
  Hubbard ph 1 0 0 0
  Benedict c 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 14 8
Houston 302 000 0207111
Atlanta 100 020 0418143
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan   6.0 5 3 3 7 5
  Andersen   1.2 5 3 2 1 1
  Smith   0.1 2 1 0 0 1
  Heathcock  L (3-2) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.2
14
8
6
8
7
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith   3.0 5 5 2 2 2
  Assenmacher   3.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Olwine   1.0 2 2 1 0 1
  Puleo   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Acker  W (4-6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
3
2
5

  E–Caminiti (7), Hall (2), P Smith (1), Olwine (1).  2B–Houston Doran (23,off P Smith); Caminiti (6,off Olwine), Atlanta Oberkfell (29,off Ryan); Murphy (26,off Andersen).  3B–Houston Doran (3,off Assenmacher).  HR–Atlanta Gant (1,1st inning off Ryan 0 on, 1 out); Murphy (42,5th inning off Ryan 1 on, 0 out); Hall (3,8th inning off Andersen 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Hatcher (7,off Olwine).  SF–Bass (5,off P Smith).  HBP–Hall (2,by Heathcock).  IBB–Oberkfell (4,by Andersen).  SB–Young (26,2nd base off P Smith/Virgil); Gainey (1,2nd base off P Smith/Virgil); Murphy (15,2nd base off Ryan/R Reynolds); Blauser (4,2nd base off Ryan/R Reynolds).  CS–Perry (14,2nd base by Ryan/R Reynolds).  WP–Smith (2), P Smith (2).  HBP–Heathcock (1,Hall).  IBB–Andersen (10,Oberkfell).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–3:16.  A–3,191.
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