Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves
April 7, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 7, 1988 at Fulton County Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 4 1 1 1
Griffin ss 4 0 0 0
Gibson lf 2 2 1 0
Guerrero 3b 5 0 1 2
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Marshall 1b 4 0 3 2
Davis rf 4 0 1 0
Shelby cf 4 0 0 0
Scioscia c 3 1 1 0
  Dempsey pr,c 0 1 0 0
Sutton p 2 0 0 0
  Havens p 0 0 0 0
  Heep ph 1 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson ph,3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
James cf 3 0 1 0
Garcia 2b 4 0 0 0
Perry 1b 4 0 3 1
Murphy rf 4 1 1 0
Griffey lf 4 0 1 0
Virgil c 4 0 2 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 2 0 0 1
Thomas ss 4 0 1 0
Smith p 1 1 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Simmons c 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 9 2
Los Angeles 000 001 103583
Atlanta 001 001 000290
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton   5.1 7 2 1 2 4
  Havens   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Pena  W (1-0) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Orosco  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
1
3
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith   7.0 5 2 2 4 6
  Assenmacher  L (0-1) 1.2 1 3 3 3 1
  Acker   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
7
7

  E–Sax (1), Griffin (1), Shelby (2).  DP–Los Angeles 3, Atlanta 1.  2B–Los Angeles Gibson (1,off Assenmacher).  SH–Anderson (1,off Assenmacher); P Smith (1,off Sutton).  HBP–Gibson (1,by Assenmacher).  IBB–Marshall (1,by Assenmacher); Sax (1,by Assenmacher).  SF–Oberkfell (1,off Havens).  SB–Gibson (1,2nd base off P Smith/Virgil); Sax (1,2nd base off P Smith/Virgil).  CS–James (2,3rd base by Sutton/Scioscia); Perry (1,2nd base by Pena/Scioscia).  HBP–Assenmacher (1,Gibson).  IBB–Assenmacher 2 (2,Marshall,Sax).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–3:11.  A–5,257.
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