Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
July 24, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 24, 1988 at Shea 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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Atlanta Braves 4, New York Mets 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Gant 2b 3 0 0 0
Thomas ss 4 1 2 0
Perry 1b 4 1 1 0
Murphy rf 4 2 2 1
Morrison 3b 4 0 1 2
Roenicke lf 3 0 0 0
  James ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Virgil c 3 0 0 0
  Griffey ph 0 0 0 0
  Benedict c 0 0 0 0
Royster cf 4 0 0 0
Jimenez p 2 0 0 0
  Puleo p 1 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 1 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Miller 3b 2 0 0 0
  Johnson ph,3b,ss 2 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 4 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 4 1 1 1
Carter c,1b 4 0 1 0
Teufel 2b 4 1 3 0
Magadan 1b,3b 4 0 0 0
Elster ss 2 0 1 0
  Sasser ph,c 1 0 0 0
  Lyons ph 1 0 0 0
Fernandez p 1 0 0 1
  Dykstra ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Atlanta 200 001 001471
New York 000 010 001271
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Jimenez  W (1-3) 5.0 4 1 1 0 3
  Puleo   3.1 3 1 1 0 3
  Assenmacher  SV (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  L (5-8) 8.0 6 3 3 1 10
  McDowell   1.0 1 1 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
2
11

  E–Perry (9), Johnson (10).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Atlanta Morrison (2,off Fernandez), New York Teufel (8,off Jimenez).  3B–Atlanta James (4,off McDowell).  HR–Atlanta Murphy (18,6th inning off Fernandez 0 on, 2 out), New York Strawberry (25,9th inning off Puleo 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Fernandez (2,off Jimenez).  SB–Perry 2 (24,2nd base off Fernandez/Carter,2nd base off McDowell/Sasser).  CS–Gant (3,2nd base by Fernandez/Sasser).  WP–McDowell (4).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Dave Pallone, 2B–Bill Hohn, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:35.  A–46,057.
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