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Mets
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 8, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets, played on July 8, 1987 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 8, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 8, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sid Fernandez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Charlie Puleo |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 16,070 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Hallion 1B: Terry Tata 2B: Jerry Crawford 3B: Bob Davidson |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Dykstra | Center Fielder |
| Wally Backman | Second Baseman |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Gary Carter | Catcher |
| Darryl Strawberry | Right Fielder |
| Kevin McReynolds | Left Fielder |
| Howard Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Rafael Santana | Shortstop |
| Sid Fernandez | Pitcher |
| Davey Johnson | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Albert Hall | Center Fielder |
| Andres Thomas | Shortstop |
| Gary Roenicke | First Baseman |
| Dale Murphy | Right Fielder |
| Ken Griffey | Left Fielder |
| Ozzie Virgil | Catcher |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Glenn Hubbard | Second Baseman |
| Charlie Puleo | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 8, 1987
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Puleo
Dykstra strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Puleo
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Puleo
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Puleo
Carter hits a popup towards short. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Fernandez
Hall hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Fernandez
Thomas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dykstra. Thomas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roenicke vs. Fernandez
Roenicke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Fernandez
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Fernandez
Griffey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Roenicke moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Virgil vs. Fernandez
Virgil is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Puleo
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Puleo
McReynolds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Puleo
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santana vs. Puleo
Santana hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McReynolds moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fernandez vs. Puleo
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Fernandez
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Fernandez
Hubbard hits a line drive into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puleo vs. Fernandez
Puleo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Fernandez
Hall hits a line drive into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Puleo
Dykstra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Backman vs. Puleo
There goes Dykstra. The throw from Virgil and he is safe. Dykstra steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Backman vs. Puleo
Backman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Puleo
Hernandez hits a line drive towards left. Griffey chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Griffey. Dykstra moves to third. Backman moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carter vs. Puleo
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Roenicke scoops it up and throws to first, with Puleo covering, for the out. Dykstra scores. Backman moves to third. Hernandez moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Strawberry vs. Puleo
Strawberry strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McReynolds vs. Puleo
McReynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Fernandez
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Fernandez
Roenicke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Fernandez
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murphy for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Puleo
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Puleo
Santana strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Puleo
Fernandez is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Fernandez
Griffey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virgil vs. Fernandez
Virgil takes first base on ball four. Griffey moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Fernandez
Nettles hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Griffey scores. Virgil moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hubbard vs. Fernandez
Hubbard takes first base on ball four. Virgil moves to third. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Puleo vs. Fernandez
Puleo bunts towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to home to get Virgil. Nettles moves to third. Hubbard moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hall vs. Fernandez
Hall hits a line drive towards third. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomas vs. Fernandez
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Puleo
Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Roenicke scoops it up and throws to first, with Puleo covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Puleo
Backman hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Puleo
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Fernandez
Roenicke hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Fernandez
Murphy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Fernandez
There goes Murphy. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Murphy steals second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffey vs. Fernandez
Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virgil vs. Fernandez
Virgil hits a line drive into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Fernandez
Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Puleo
Carter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Nettles. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Puleo
Carter strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Puleo
Strawberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Puleo
McReynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles juggles the ball. That's an error on Nettles. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Puleo
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santana vs. Puleo
Santana hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McReynolds moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Magadan vs. Puleo
Dave Magadan pinch hits for Sid Fernandez.
Magadan hits a line drive towards the mound. Puleo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Sisk
Doug Sisk now pitching.
Hubbard strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puleo vs. Sisk
Puleo strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Sisk
Hall is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Puleo
Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Puleo
Backman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Puleo
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Sisk
Thomas hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perry vs. Sisk
Gerald Perry pinch hits for Gary Roenicke.
Perry hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murphy vs. Sisk
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson juggles the ball. That's an error on Johnson. Thomas scores. Perry moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffey vs. Orosco
Jesse Orosco now pitching.
Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Virgil vs. Orosco
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Virgil vs. Orosco
Virgil is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nettles vs. Orosco
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. Perry scores. Murphy moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hubbard vs. Orosco
Hubbard hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Puleo
Gerald Perry now playing first base.
Carter hits a popup towards first. Perry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Puleo
Strawberry hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Griffey who is chasing the ball. Strawberry reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McReynolds vs. Puleo
McReynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Strawberry tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Puleo
Johnson hits a line drive into center field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puleo vs. Orosco
Puleo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Orosco
Hall hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Orosco
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Puleo
Santana hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Puleo
Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Jesse Orosco.
Mazzilli strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Puleo
Dykstra strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/8/1987 -- New York at Atlanta (N)
New York AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Dykstra L, cf 5 1 1 0 Hall A, cf 5 0 0 0
Backman W, 2b 3 0 0 0 Thomas A, ss 5 2 2 0
Hernandez K, 1b 3 0 0 0 Roenicke G, 1b 3 1 2 2
Carter G, c 4 0 0 1 Perry G, ph-1b 1 1 1 0
Strawberry D, rf 4 2 2 1 Murphy D, rf 4 0 1 0
McReynolds K, lf 3 0 1 1 Griffey K, lf 4 1 2 0
Johnson H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Virgil O, c 2 0 0 0
Santana R, ss 4 0 2 0 Nettles G, 3b 4 0 1 2
Fernandez S, p 2 0 0 0 Hubbard G, 2b 3 0 0 0
Magadan D, ph 1 0 0 0 Puleo C, p 3 0 0 0
Sisk D, p 0 0 0 0
Orosco J, p 0 0 0 0
Mazzilli L, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 6 3 34 5 9 4
New York 001 001 010 -- 3
Atlanta 100 110 20x -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez S (L) 5.0 7 3 3 3 1
Sisk D* 1.0 2 2 0 0 3
Orosco J 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Puleo C (W) 9.0 6 3 2 2 8
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Griffey K, Nettles G 2, Johnson H
LOB -- New York 7, Atlanta 9
2B -- Thomas A
3B -- Strawberry D
HR -- Roenicke G, Strawberry D
SB -- Dykstra L, Murphy D 2, Perry G
SF -- McReynolds K
T -- 2:35
A -- 16070
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