Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 8, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 2003 at Veteran's 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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Atlanta Braves 3, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Furcal ss 5 0 1 1
Fick 1b 5 0 2 0
Sheffield rf 3 0 1 0
  Bragg rf 2 0 0 0
Jones C. lf 4 0 1 0
Jones A. cf 3 0 0 0
Lopez c 5 0 0 0
Castilla 3b 4 1 2 0
Giles 2b 2 2 1 0
Marquis p 1 0 0 0
  Franco J. ph 1 0 1 1
  Holmes p 0 0 0 0
  Bong p 0 0 0 0
  Franco M. ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  DeRosa ph 1 0 0 0
  Gryboski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 9 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 4 0 1 1
Polanco 2b 3 0 0 0
Abreu rf 5 0 0 0
Thome 1b 5 0 0 0
Burrell lf 3 2 1 0
Houston 3b 3 0 0 0
  Silva p 0 0 0 0
  Punto ph 1 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
  Myers ph 0 0 0 0
Lieberthal c 1 1 0 0
Byrd cf 2 1 0 0
Wolf p 2 0 1 2
  Perez 3b 3 0 1 1
Totals 32 4 4 4
Atlanta 000 201 000 0392
Philadelphia 030 000 000 1440
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Marquis   5.0 2 3 2 6 3
  Holmes   0.2 0 0 0 2 2
  Bong   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Hernandez   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  King   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Gryboski  L (0-1) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.2
4
4
3
10
9
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Wolf   5.2 5 3 3 4 5
  Silva   1.1 2 0 0 1 1
  Adams   1.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Mesa  W (1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
9
3
3
6
8

  E–Giles (1), Marquis (1).  PB–Lieberthal (2).  2B–Atlanta Sheffield (2,off Wolf); J Franco (1,off Silva); Fick (1,off Adams).  SH–Marquis (2,off Wolf); Giles (1,off Adams); Byrd (1,off Hernandez); Myers (1,off Gryboski).  HBP–Polanco (1,by Marquis).  IBB–Lieberthal (1,by Gryboski).  SB–Bragg (1,2nd base off Silva/Lieberthal).  WP–Wolf 2 (2).  HBP–Marquis (1,Polanco).  IBB–Gryboski (1,Lieberthal).  U-HP–Kerwin Danley, 1B–Bill Welke, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Wally Bell.  T–3:21.  A–13,283.
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