Atlanta Braves vs Montreal Expos
May 5, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1988 at Stade Olympique. The Montreal Expos defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 1, Montreal Expos 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
James cf 3 0 1 0
Thomas ss 4 0 0 0
Murphy rf 4 1 1 0
Griffey lf 3 0 3 1
Perry 1b 3 0 1 0
Virgil c 3 0 0 0
  Simmons ph 1 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 3 0 0 0
Gant 2b 3 0 0 0
Mahler p 2 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 4 1 3 0
Paredes 2b 4 0 0 0
Brooks rf 4 0 2 0
Wallach 3b 4 0 1 1
Galarraga 1b 4 1 2 0
Reed c 3 0 0 0
  Webster pr 0 1 0 0
  Fitzgerald c 1 1 1 2
Winningham cf 4 0 2 0
Rivera ss 2 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Foley ss 1 0 0 0
Smith p 2 0 0 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 1 1
  Perez pr 0 0 0 0
  McGaffigan p 0 0 0 0
  Parrett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 12 4
Atlanta 000 100 000162
Montreal 100 000 12x4121
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  L (0-4) 7.0 9 2 1 0 5
  Acker   1.0 3 2 2 0 3
Totals
8.0
12
4
3
0
8
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  W (1-2) 7.0 5 1 1 1 4
  McGaffigan   1.2 1 0 0 2 1
  Parrett  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
5

  E–Murphy 2 (2), Brooks (1).  DP–Atlanta 1, Montreal 1.  2B–Atlanta Murphy (4,off B Smith).  HR–Montreal Fitzgerald (1,8th inning off Acker 1 on, 2 out).  CS–Perry (2,2nd base by B Smith/Reed); Griffey (1,Home by B Smith/Reed); Winningham (4,2nd base by Mahler/Virgil).  SB–Raines (14,2nd base off Mahler/Virgil).  BK–B Smith (2).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:32.  A–10,686.
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