Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
September 29, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 29, 1987 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 4, Cincinnati Reds 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hall cf 4 1 1 0
Gant 2b 3 0 0 0
  James ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Perry 1b 4 1 1 2
Murphy rf 3 1 0 0
Roenicke lf 3 0 0 0
  Griffey ph 0 0 0 0
  Simmons ph 1 0 0 0
  Hubbard 2b 0 0 0 0
Virgil c 3 1 1 1
Runge 3b 4 0 0 0
Blauser ss 3 0 1 0
Smith p 1 0 0 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez ph 1 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 4 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Jones cf 4 0 1 0
  Collins lf 1 0 0 0
Treadway 2b 4 2 1 0
O'Neill lf,cf 3 2 1 1
Parker rf 4 0 2 1
Bell 3b 4 1 1 1
McGriff c 3 0 1 0
Esasky 1b 3 0 3 2
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
Larkin ss 2 0 0 0
Hoffman p 3 0 1 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  Francona ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 11 5
Atlanta 000 200 101440
Cincinnati 002 020 0015111
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith   4.0 7 2 2 3 1
  Assenmacher   3.0 1 2 2 2 3
  Acker  L (4-7) 1.1 3 1 1 2 2
Totals
8.1
11
5
5
7
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Hoffman   7.0 4 3 3 0 7
  Murphy   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Williams   0.2 0 1 0 1 1
  Perry  W (5-2) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
4
4
3
2
10

  E–Parker (11).  DP–Atlanta 3.  HR–Atlanta Perry (12,4th inning off Hoffman 1 on, 1 out); Virgil (27,7th inning off Hoffman 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Virgil (4,by Perry).  SH–Esasky (2,off Acker).  HBP–Treadway (1,by Assenmacher).  SB–Larkin (20,3rd base off P Smith/Virgil).  HBP–Assenmacher (1,Treadway).  IBB–Perry (4,Virgil).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:31.  A–8,725.
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