Montreal Expos vs Atlanta Braves
July 9, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1988 at Fulton County Stadium. 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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Montreal Expos 9, Atlanta Braves 4

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 4 2 1 1
Raines lf 5 2 2 2
Galarraga 1b 5 1 1 1
Brooks rf 4 0 2 3
  Hesketh p 0 0 0 0
  Parrett p 0 0 0 0
Wallach 3b 5 1 3 1
Foley 2b 5 1 1 0
Santovenia c 4 1 0 0
Rivera ss 3 1 1 1
Martinez p 4 0 2 0
  Webster rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 13 9
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Gant 2b 4 2 2 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 1 1 1
Perry 1b 3 0 2 0
Murphy rf 3 0 0 0
Griffey lf 4 0 0 1
Thomas ss 4 0 1 0
James cf 4 0 1 0
Virgil c 4 1 1 0
Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Mahler p 1 0 0 0
  Royster ph 1 0 0 0
  Alvarez p 0 0 0 0
  Runge ph 1 0 0 0
  Olwine p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Simmons ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 2
Montreal 240 020 0109131
Atlanta 002 000 020482
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  W (9-7) 7.0 6 2 0 1 2
  Hesketh   1.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Parrett   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
2
2
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (3-9) 1.1 4 6 3 2 1
  Mahler   3.2 6 2 2 0 4
  Alvarez   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Olwine   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Assenmacher   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
9
6
3
7

  E–Galarraga (10), Gant (17), Thomas (13).  DP–Montreal 2, Atlanta 1.  2B–Montreal Rivera (10,off Mahler), Atlanta Perry (11,off Dennis Martinez); Virgil (7,off Dennis Martinez).  HR–Montreal Galarraga (20,8th inning off Olwine 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Nixon (1,off Mahler).  HBP–Rivera (1,by Mahler).  SB–Raines 2 (24,2nd base off P Smith/Virgil,2nd base off Mahler/Virgil); Nixon (18,3rd base off Mahler/Virgil); Gant (7,2nd base off Dennis Martinez/Santovenia).  BK–Hesketh (1), P Smith 2 (5).  HBP–Mahler (3,Rivera).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:50.  A–16,747.
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