Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants
July 31, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1988 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Atlanta Braves 2, San Francisco Giants 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Gant 2b 4 0 2 1
Smith L. lf 4 0 0 0
Perry 1b 4 0 2 0
Murphy rf 4 0 0 0
Thomas ss 4 1 1 1
Morrison 3b 3 0 0 0
Benedict c 3 1 1 0
  Oberkfell ph 1 0 0 0
Blocker cf 3 0 0 0
Smith P. p 2 0 1 0
  James ph 1 0 0 0
  Alvarez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 4 0 2 1
Thompson 2b 3 0 0 0
Clark 1b 2 0 0 0
Maldonado rf 3 0 0 0
Aldrete lf 4 1 2 0
Mitchell 3b 4 1 1 1
Riles ss 4 1 1 1
Brenly c 3 1 1 1
Mulholland p 2 0 0 0
  Bockus p 0 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 0 0 0 0
  Garrelts pr,p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 7 4
Atlanta 010 010 000271
San Francisco 010 010 20x470
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith   6.0 3 2 1 2 7
  Alvarez  L (3-5) 2.0 4 2 2 2 2
Totals
8.0
7
4
3
4
9
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Mulholland   5.0 7 2 2 0 0
  Bockus  W (1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Garrelts  SV (9) 2.0 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
4

  E–Morrison (3).  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–San Francisco Butler (14,off Alvarez).  HR–Atlanta Thomas (11,2nd inning off Mulholland 0 on, 1 out), San Francisco Brenly (4,5th inning off P Smith 0 on, 2 out); Mitchell (15,7th inning off Alvarez 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Morrison (1,by Bockus); Clark 2 (18,by P Smith,by Alvarez).  SH–Thompson (9,off P Smith).  CS–Gant (5,2nd base by Mulholland/Brenly).  WP–P Smith (1).  IBB–P Smith (2,Clark); Alvarez (11,Clark); Bockus (2,Morrison).  U-HP–Mark Hirschbeck, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–2:21.
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