Philadelphia Phillies vs Atlanta Braves
May 8, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1988 at Fulton County Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 5, Atlanta Braves 1

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Thompson cf 3 0 0 0
  Dernier ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Bradley lf 5 1 1 0
Samuel 2b 5 1 1 0
Hayes 1b 5 1 3 1
James rf 3 2 2 2
Daulton c 2 0 0 1
Almon 3b 3 0 1 1
Jeltz ss 3 0 0 0
Ruffin p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hall cf 3 0 0 0
Thomas ss 4 0 1 1
Murphy rf 4 0 1 0
Roenicke lf 2 0 0 0
Perry 1b 3 0 0 0
Gant 2b 3 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 3 0 0 0
Benedict c 3 0 0 0
Smith p 2 1 1 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Garcia ph 1 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  Coffman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 3 1
Philadelphia 000 102 011580
Atlanta 001 000 000130
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffin  W (3-2) 9.0 3 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
1
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (1-3) 6.1 4 3 3 4 7
  Assenmacher   1.2 2 1 1 2 1
  Acker   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Coffman   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
6
9

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1.  PB–Benedict (1).  2B–Philadelphia Hayes (8,off P Smith); James (3,off Assenmacher); Almon (2,off Assenmacher), Atlanta P Smith (1,off Ruffin).  HR–Philadelphia James (3,6th inning off P Smith 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Daulton (1,off P Smith).  IBB–Jeltz (3,by Assenmacher).  SH–Hall (2,off Ruffin).  SB–Hayes (7,2nd base off P Smith/Benedict); Samuel (8,2nd base off Coffman/Benedict).  CS–Hayes (2,2nd base by Coffman/Benedict).  IBB–Assenmacher (3,Jeltz).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Fred Brocklander, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:35.  A–11,232.
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