Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 15, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 1998 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 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Weiss ss 5 1 2 1
Tucker rf 2 1 0 0
  Bautista ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Jones C. 3b 3 1 1 1
Galarraga 1b 4 1 2 3
Klesko lf 3 0 1 0
  Williams ph,lf,rf 1 0 0 0
Lopez c 5 0 1 0
Jones A. cf 4 0 2 0
Graffanino 2b 4 1 2 0
  Lockhart ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Smoltz p 4 0 1 0
  Rocker p 0 0 0 0
  Seanez p 0 0 0 0
  Ligtenberg p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 12 5
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 5 2 2 1
Cedeno lf,rf 4 0 0 0
Mondesi cf 3 1 1 0
Karros 1b 4 0 1 0
Bonilla 3b 3 0 2 2
Luke rf 3 0 0 0
  Sheffield ph 1 0 0 0
  Shaw p 0 0 0 0
Grudzielanek ss 4 0 1 0
Prince c 3 0 0 0
  Beltre ph 1 0 0 0
Park p 2 0 0 0
  Hubbard ph 1 0 0 0
  Radinsky p 0 0 0 0
  Eisenreich lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Atlanta 300 101 0005121
Los Angeles 200 010 000381
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smoltz  W (11-2) 7.0 7 3 2 3 8
  Rocker   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Seanez   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Ligtenberg  SV (20) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
3
9
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Park  L (10-7) 6.0 7 5 5 6 9
  Radinsky   2.0 3 0 0 1 0
  Shaw   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
7
9

  E–Graffanino (7), Young (11).  DP–Atlanta 1, Los Angeles 1.  2B–Atlanta Klesko (24,off Park); C Jones (22,off Park).  HR–Atlanta Galarraga (38,1st inning off Park 2 on, 1 out), Los Angeles Young (3,5th inning off Smoltz 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Galarraga (3,2nd base off Shaw/Prince); A Jones (16,2nd base off Shaw/Prince).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Larry Poncino, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Mike Winters.  T–2:53.  A–41,240.
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