Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
June 17, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1988 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, Atlanta Braves 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 0 0 0
Puhl lf 3 0 2 0
Doran 2b 4 0 0 0
Davis 1b 4 2 2 0
Bass rf 4 1 1 2
Walling 3b 3 0 0 0
  Ramirez ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Reynolds ss,3b 3 0 1 0
  Hatcher ph 1 0 0 0
Trevino c 3 0 2 0
  Ashby ph 1 0 0 0
Knepper p 2 0 0 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
  Pankovits ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hall cf 4 0 0 0
Royster 3b 4 0 0 0
Perry 1b 4 0 0 0
Murphy rf 3 1 1 1
Roenicke lf 4 1 1 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Thomas ss 3 0 0 0
Virgil c 2 1 2 0
  Griffey ph 1 0 0 0
  Benedict c 0 0 0 0
Gant 2b 3 1 2 2
Mahler p 2 0 2 1
  Oberkfell ph 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  James lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 8 4
Houston 010 200 000380
Atlanta 000 020 11x483
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper   6.1 6 3 3 1 5
  Andersen  L (1-3) 1.2 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
2
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler   7.0 8 3 2 1 3
  Assenmacher  W (2-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Sutter  SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
1
3

  E–Perry (6), Gant (12), Mahler (2).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Atlanta Virgil (3,off Knepper).  3B–Atlanta Gant 2 (4,off Knepper,off Andersen).  HR–Houston Bass (5,4th inning off Mahler 1 on, 0 out), Atlanta Murphy (10,8th inning off Andersen 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Knepper (6,off Mahler).  IBB–Puhl (2,by Mahler).  IBB–Mahler (2,Puhl).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Bill Hohn.  T–2:20.
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