Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 9, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1989 at Dodger Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 4 1 1 0
Treadway 2b 3 1 1 0
Smith L. lf 3 2 2 1
Murphy rf 4 2 2 5
Gregg 1b 4 0 0 0
Thomas ss 4 0 1 0
Blauser 3b 4 0 0 0
Benedict c 4 0 0 0
Smith P. p 2 0 0 0
  Acker p 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 7 6
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Harris 2b 4 0 0 1
Griffin ss 4 0 2 0
Stubbs lf 3 0 1 0
Murray 1b 3 0 0 0
Marshall rf 4 0 1 0
Hamilton 3b 4 2 2 2
Bean cf 4 0 0 0
Scioscia c 4 1 1 0
Wetteland p 0 0 0 0
  Sharperson ph 1 0 1 0
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
  Huff ph 1 0 0 0
  Crews p 0 0 0 0
  Randolph ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Atlanta 301 000 020670
Los Angeles 001 010 001380
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  W (3-11) 5.0 5 2 2 1 1
  Acker  SV (1) 4.0 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
3
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Wetteland  L (3-4) 5.0 4 4 4 2 3
  Morgan   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Crews   2.0 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
6
6
2
5

  E–None.  2B–Atlanta Treadway (13,off Wetteland); L Smith (25,off Wetteland), Los Angeles Scioscia (13,off P Smith).  HR–Atlanta Murphy 2 (15,1st inning off Wetteland 2 on, 1 out,8th inning off Crews 1 on, 1 out), Los Angeles Hamilton 2 (10,5th inning off P Smith 0 on, 0 out,9th inning off Acker 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Wetteland (3,off P Smith).  SB–McDowell (7,2nd base off Wetteland/Scioscia).  CS–Griffin (4,Home by Acker/Benedict).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:32.  A–41,328.
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