Atlanta Braves vs San Diego Padres
June 4, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1988 at Jack Murphy Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Atlanta Braves 5, San Diego Padres 6

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hall cf 4 0 1 0
Oberkfell 3b 5 0 1 0
Perry 1b 4 1 1 0
Murphy rf 4 2 2 1
James lf 3 2 2 0
Thomas ss 4 0 1 2
Benedict c 2 0 0 1
  Simmons ph,c 1 0 0 0
Gant 2b 3 0 1 1
  Griffey ph 1 0 0 0
  Runge 2b 0 0 0 0
Smith p 1 0 0 0
  Puleo p 0 0 0 0
  Royster ph 1 0 0 0
  Mahler p 0 0 0 0
  Roenicke ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Wynne cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Alomar 2b 4 1 1 1
Gwynn rf 5 1 2 2
Moreland lf 4 1 2 0
  Mack cf 0 0 0 0
Kruk 1b 3 1 2 2
Santiago c 4 1 1 0
Brown 3b 3 0 1 0
Templeton ss 2 1 1 0
Jones p 0 0 0 1
  Whitson p 1 0 0 0
  Flannery ph 1 0 0 0
  McCullers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 10 6
Atlanta 020 300 000593
San Diego 113 100 00x6102
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith   2.1 5 5 4 4 1
  Puleo  L (0-2) 3.2 4 1 1 2 2
  Mahler   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
10
6
5
6
5
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Jones   3.1 6 5 3 1 1
  Whitson  W (4-5) 3.2 1 0 0 1 2
  McCullers  SV (4) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
3
2
5

  E–Benedict 2 (2), P Smith (1), Santiago (5), Templeton (5).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–Atlanta James (8,off Jones); Hall (4,off Whitson), San Diego Kruk (8,off Puleo).  HR–San Diego Kruk (5,3rd inning off P Smith 1 on, 1 out); Gwynn (2,4th inning off Puleo 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Benedict (1,off Jones); Puleo (2,off Whitson); Jones (4,off P Smith); Templeton (4,off Mahler).  SF–Jones (1,off Puleo).  SB–R Alomar (5,2nd base off P Smith/Benedict); Gwynn (5,2nd base off P Smith/Benedict).  CS–R Alomar (4,3rd base by P Smith/Benedict).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Mark Hirschbeck.  T–2:40.  A–27,352.
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