San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves
August 9, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1988 at Fulton County Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 5, Atlanta Braves 1

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Thon ss 4 1 1 0
Jefferson cf 3 0 0 0
Gwynn rf 3 0 1 1
Moreland 1b 4 0 1 0
Martinez lf 4 1 1 0
Santiago c 4 3 3 3
Ready 3b 4 0 0 0
Alomar 2b 2 0 1 1
Show p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 8 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Gant 2b 4 1 1 1
Oberkfell 3b 4 0 2 0
Perry 1b 4 0 0 0
Murphy rf 3 0 0 0
Thomas ss 4 0 0 0
James lf 4 0 1 0
Virgil c 2 0 0 0
Blocker cf 3 0 0 0
Smith Z. p 2 0 0 0
  Smith L. ph 1 0 0 0
  Puleo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
San Diego 110 200 100580
Atlanta 000 000 010140
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Show  W (9-10) 9.0 4 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (5-9) 8.0 8 5 5 2 3
  Puleo   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
2
3

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 1.  HR–San Diego Santiago 2 (6,2nd inning off Z Smith 0 on, 1 out,4th inning off Z Smith 1 on, 1 out), Atlanta Gant (14,8th inning off Show 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Jefferson (1,off Z Smith); Show (4,off Z Smith).  HBP–Murphy (2,by Show).  WP–Z Smith (2).  HBP–Show (6,Murphy).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Greg Bonin.  T–2:02.  A–6,730.
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