Montreal Expos vs Atlanta Braves
July 4, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1989 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 3, Atlanta Braves 9

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 4 0 0 0
Foley 2b 4 0 2 0
Galarraga 1b 4 1 2 1
Raines lf 1 1 1 0
  Aldrete lf 3 0 1 0
Brooks rf 4 0 1 1
Wallach 3b 4 0 1 0
Santovenia c 4 0 0 0
Owen ss 4 1 1 0
Gross p 2 0 0 0
  Frey p 0 0 0 0
  Nixon ph 1 0 0 0
  McGaffigan p 0 0 0 0
  Hesketh p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 4 1 1 2
Treadway 2b 5 1 2 2
Smith lf 5 1 2 1
Thomas ss 3 1 2 1
  Acker p 1 0 0 0
  Berroa ph 1 0 0 0
  Eichhorn p 0 0 0 0
Murphy rf 3 1 0 0
Evans 1b 4 1 0 0
Blauser 3b,ss 4 2 4 2
Benedict c 3 0 1 0
Clary p 2 0 1 1
  Russell 3b 2 1 1 0
Totals 37 9 14 9
Montreal 200 010 000390
Atlanta 500 003 01x9141
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Gross  L (7-8) 5.1 8 7 7 4 3
  Frey   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  McGaffigan   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Hesketh   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
14
9
9
5
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Clary  W (2-0) 5.0 7 3 2 0 2
  Acker   3.0 1 0 0 0 4
  Eichhorn   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
0
6

  E–Blauser (8).  DP–Atlanta 1.  PB–Benedict (3).  2B–Atlanta L Smith (16,off Gross); Blauser 2 (14,off Gross 2); McDowell (1,off Frey).  IBB–Benedict (4,by Gross); Murphy (4,by Hesketh).  CS–Thomas (3,2nd base by Gross/Santovenia).  BK–Hesketh (3).  IBB–Gross (4,Benedict); Hesketh (4,Murphy).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Jerry Layne.  T–2:56.  A–27,245.
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