Philadelphia Phillies vs Atlanta Braves
August 8, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1996 at Fulton County Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 4, Atlanta Braves 1

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Otero cf 5 1 3 1
Morandini 2b 4 0 2 0
Jefferies lf 4 1 2 0
Zeile 1b 4 0 2 0
Eisenreich rf 4 0 1 2
Santiago c 3 1 1 1
Rolen 3b 3 0 0 0
Stocker ss 4 1 1 0
Beech p 3 0 0 0
  Ryan p 0 0 0 0
  Amaro, Jr. ph 0 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 12 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Grissom cf 3 0 1 0
Lemke 2b 3 0 0 0
Jones 3b 4 0 1 0
McGriff 1b 4 0 0 0
Dye rf 4 0 0 0
Klesko lf 3 0 0 0
Perez c 2 0 1 0
Belliard ss 2 1 1 0
Maddux p 1 0 0 1
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 4 1
Philadelphia 010 000 0214120
Atlanta 001 000 000141
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Beech  W (1-0) 7.0 3 1 1 2 4
  Ryan   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Bottalico  SV (23) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
3
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  L (10-10) 8.0 9 3 3 3 5
  McMichael   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
3
5

  E–Lemke (7).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Atlanta 4.  2B–Philadelphia Stocker (7,off McMichael), Atlanta Belliard (6,off Beech).  3B–Philadelphia Eisenreich (3,off Maddux).  HR–Philadelphia Santiago (21,2nd inning off Maddux 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Morandini (3,off Maddux); Amaro (1,off McMichael); Maddux (7,off Beech); Belliard (3,off Beech).  IBB–Jefferies (4,by Maddux); Santiago (4,by Maddux).  HBP–Klesko (2,by Beech).  CS–Grissom (9,2nd base by Beech/Santiago).  HBP–Beech (1,Klesko).  IBB–Maddux 2 (10,Jefferies,Santiago).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Mark Hirschbeck, 3B–Bruce Dreckman.  T–2:28.  A–32,401.
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