New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves
July 15, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 15, 1988 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 3, Atlanta Braves 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 1 0
Miller 2b 3 0 0 0
Teufel 1b 4 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 5 2 1 1
McReynolds lf 5 1 1 1
Carter c 5 0 1 1
Johnson 3b 3 0 0 0
Elster ss 4 0 2 0
Cone p 3 0 0 0
  Dykstra ph 1 0 1 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 7 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Gant 2b 4 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 3 1 1 0
  Morrison ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Perry 1b 3 2 1 0
Murphy rf 4 1 2 1
Thomas ss 4 0 1 0
James lf,cf 3 0 0 1
Benedict c 3 0 0 1
Royster cf 3 0 1 0
  Roenicke lf 1 0 0 0
Smith p 3 0 2 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
  Simmons ph 1 0 1 0
  Glavine pr 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 3
New York 000 101 010 0371
Atlanta 102 000 000 1493
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cone   8.0 7 3 2 5 7
  Myers  L (5-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
5
7
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith   7.0 5 2 1 4 2
  Sutter   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Assenmacher  W (4-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
10.0
7
3
2
4
5

  E–Carter (5), Morrison 2 (2), Thomas (16).  DP–Atlanta 1.  PB–Carter (7).  2B–Atlanta Z Smith (1,off Cone); Perry (13,off Cone).  HR–New York McReynolds (13,6th inning off Z Smith 0 on, 2 out); Strawberry (22,8th inning off Sutter 0 on, 0 out), Atlanta Murphy (15,10th inning off Myers 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Gant (1,off Myers).  SF–Benedict (2,off Cone).  SB–Strawberry (20,2nd base off Z Smith/Benedict); Perry (19,2nd base off Cone/Carter).  CS–Dykstra (6,2nd base by Sutter/Benedict).  BK–Cone (6), Z Smith (2).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:52.  A–18,048.
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