Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers
June 23, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1986 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 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Washington rf 5 0 4 1
Moreno lf 4 0 2 1
Murphy cf 6 1 1 0
Horner 1b 4 0 0 0
Virgil c 3 0 1 0
Ramirez ss 6 1 1 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 2 2 1
Hubbard 2b 2 1 1 0
Smith p 1 0 0 0
  Benedict ph 1 0 1 2
  McMurtry pr 0 1 0 0
  Shields p 0 0 0 0
  Dedmon p 1 0 0 0
  Simmons ph 1 0 1 1
  Sample pr 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 14 6
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 5 0 3 1
Trevino c 5 1 1 0
Madlock 3b 3 0 0 0
Marshall rf 5 1 2 1
Cabell 1b 5 0 1 0
Stubbs lf 4 1 2 0
Williams cf 2 1 2 0
  Landreaux ph,cf 2 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
Shipley ss 2 1 1 1
  Matuszek ph 0 0 0 1
  Vande Berg p 0 0 0 0
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
  Amelung cf 1 0 0 0
Valenzuela p 1 0 0 1
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Russell ph,ss 2 0 1 0
Totals 37 5 13 5
Atlanta 000 050 0106141
Los Angeles 100 310 0005131
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith   4.0 8 4 4 1 3
  Shields   0.1 1 1 1 2 0
  Dedmon  W (3-3) 2.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Garber  SV (7) 2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
4
6
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Valenzuela   4.2 10 5 5 4 3
  Pena   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Vande Berg   1.2 3 0 0 3 1
  Niedenfuer   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Howell  L (2-6) 2.0 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
14
6
6
9
4

  E–Moreno (1), Shipley (1).  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–Los Angeles Trevino (3,off Smith); Williams (8,off Smith); Sax (14,off Smith).  SH–Moreno 2 (5,off Valenzuela,off Vande Berg); Smith (3,off Valenzuela); Hubbard (4,off Howell).  IBB–Horner (5,by Vande Berg).  SF–Valenzuela (1,off Smith).  SB–Sax 2 (14,2nd base off Smith/Virgil,3rd base off Smith/Virgil); Cabell (4,2nd base off Garber/Virgil).  CS–Sax (9,Home by Smith/Virgil).  IBB–Vande Berg (4,Horner).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–3:30.  A–48,103.
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