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Astros
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 29, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Houston Astros, played on July 29, 1987 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 29, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 29, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nolan Ryan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Charlie Puleo |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 13,161 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Montague 1B: Dave Pallone 2B: Steve Rippley 3B: Lee Weyer |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Hatcher | Center Fielder |
| Bill Doran | Second Baseman |
| Denny Walling | Right Fielder |
| Glenn Davis | First Baseman |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Ken Caminiti | Third Baseman |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Nolan Ryan | Pitcher |
| Hal Lanier | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dion James | Center Fielder |
| Ken Oberkfell | Third Baseman |
| Gerald Perry | First Baseman |
| Dale Murphy | Right Fielder |
| Ken Griffey | Left Fielder |
| Andres Thomas | Shortstop |
| Bruce Benedict | Catcher |
| Glenn Hubbard | Second Baseman |
| Charlie Puleo | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 29, 1987
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Puleo
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. Puleo
Doran strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walling vs. Puleo
Walling hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Puleo
There goes Hatcher. The throw from Benedict and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Puleo
Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hatcher scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Puleo
Ashby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Puleo
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Ryan
James hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats James for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Ryan
Oberkfell hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Ryan
Perry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Ryan
There goes Perry. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Perry steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Ryan
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Puleo
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Caminiti for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Puleo
Reynolds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Puleo
Ryan bunts, foul, towards first. Perry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatcher vs. Puleo
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell throws to second. Safe. Over to first, and Hatcher is out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Ryan
Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Ryan
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Ryan
Benedict strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Puleo
Doran hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Puleo
Walling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Puleo
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Puleo
Ashby 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
Bottom 3
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Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Ryan
Hubbard strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puleo vs. Ryan
Puleo strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Ryan
James hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Puleo
Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Puleo
Caminiti hits a popup towards short. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Puleo
Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Griffey. Reynolds reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Puleo
Ryan 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
Bottom 4
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Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Ryan
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Ryan
Perry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Ryan
There goes Perry. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Perry steals second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Ryan
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffey vs. Ryan
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran misplays the ball. That's an error on Doran. Perry moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Ryan
There's a wild pitch. Perry scores. Griffey moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Ryan
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Puleo
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Puleo
Doran hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walling vs. Puleo
There goes Doran. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Doran steals second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walling vs. Puleo
Walling hits a fly ball into left field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Puleo
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Ryan
Benedict hits a popup, foul, towards third. Caminiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Ryan
Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ryan juggles the ball. That's an error on Ryan. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puleo vs. Ryan
Puleo bunts towards first. Davis juggles the ball. That's an error on Davis. Hubbard moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
James vs. Ryan
James hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran fields it and throws to second for the out. Hubbard moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oberkfell vs. Ryan
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Puleo
Ashby hits a fly ball into left field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Puleo
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Puleo
Caminiti strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Ryan
Perry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Perry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Ryan
There goes Perry. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Perry steals third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murphy vs. Ryan
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Griffey vs. Ryan
Griffey strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Ryan
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Caminiti. Perry scores. Murphy moves to third. Thomas moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Benedict vs. Ryan
Benedict takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hubbard vs. Ryan
Hubbard takes first base on ball four. Murphy scores. Thomas moves to third. Benedict moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Simmons vs. Meads
Ted Simmons pinch hits for Charlie Puleo. Dave Meads now pitching.
Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomas tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
James vs. Meads
James hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Dedmon
Jeff Dedmon now pitching.
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Dedmon
Terry Puhl pinch hits for Dave Meads.
Puhl takes first base on ball four. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatcher vs. Dedmon
Hatcher hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doran vs. Dedmon
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Andersen
Larry Andersen now pitching.
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Andersen
Perry hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Andersen
Murphy hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Andersen
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Dedmon
Walling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Dedmon
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Dedmon
Ashby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Garber
Gene Garber now pitching.
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Caminiti vs. Garber
Caminiti hits a line drive into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Andersen
Thomas hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Andersen
Benedict hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Andersen
Hubbard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garber vs. Andersen
Garber takes first base on ball four. Hubbard moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
James vs. Andersen
James hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Garber
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Garber
Kevin Bass pinch hits for Larry Andersen.
Bass hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatcher vs. Garber
Hatcher strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. Garber
Doran hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Griffey. Doran reaches second base with a double. Bass goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walling vs. Garber
Walling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Garber
Gerald Young pinch runs for Denny Walling.
Davis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/29/1987 -- Houston at Atlanta (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Hatcher B, cf 5 1 1 0 James D, cf 5 0 0 0
Doran B, 2b 5 1 3 2 Oberkfell K, 3b 4 0 0 0
Walling D, rf 3 0 1 0 Perry G, 1b 3 2 2 0
Young G, pr 0 0 0 0 Murphy D, rf 3 2 1 1
Davis G, 1b 5 0 1 1 Griffey K, lf 4 0 0 0
Ashby A, c 4 0 2 0 Thomas A, ss 4 1 0 0
Cruz J, lf 4 0 0 0 Benedict B, c 3 0 0 0
Caminiti K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hubbard G, 2b 3 0 1 1
Reynolds C, ss 3 0 2 0 Puleo C, p 1 0 0 0
Ryan N, p 2 0 0 0 Simmons T, ph 0 0 0 1
Meads D, p 0 0 0 0 Dedmon J, p 0 0 0 0
Puhl T, ph 0 0 0 0 Garber G, p 0 0 0 0
Andersen L, p 0 0 0 0
Bass K, ph 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 11 3 30 5 4 3
Houston 101 000 001 -- 3
Atlanta 000 103 10x -- 5
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan N (L) 5.1 2 4 1 4 5
Meads D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Andersen L 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Puleo C (W) 6.0 7 2 2 1 2
Dedmon J 1.1 2 0 0 2 0
Garber G (S) 1.2 2 1 1 1 3
E -- Benedict B, Doran B, Ryan N, Davis G, Caminiti K
DP -- Atlanta 2
LOB -- Houston 10, Atlanta 8
2B -- Reynolds C, Perry G, Doran B
HR -- Doran B, Murphy D
SB -- Hatcher B, Perry G 3, Doran B
SH -- Puleo C
SF -- Simmons T
WP -- Ryan N
T -- 2:53
A -- 13161
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