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Mets
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 7, 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 7, 1987 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 7, 1987 |
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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 7, 1987 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Darling |
Home Starting Pitcher | Randy O'Neal |
Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
City | Atlanta |
State | GA |
Attendance | 20,382 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 10 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bob Davidson 1B: Tom Hallion 2B: Terry Tata 3B: Jerry Crawford |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lenny Dykstra | Center Fielder |
Tim Teufel | Second Baseman |
Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
Kevin McReynolds | Left Fielder |
Darryl Strawberry | Right Fielder |
Howard Johnson | Third Baseman |
Barry Lyons | Catcher |
Rafael Santana | Shortstop |
Ron Darling | Pitcher |
Davey Johnson | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Albert Hall | Center Fielder |
Gerald Perry | First Baseman |
Ken Griffey | Left Fielder |
Dale Murphy | Right Fielder |
Ted Simmons | Third Baseman |
Ozzie Virgil | Catcher |
Andres Thomas | Shortstop |
Glenn Hubbard | Second Baseman |
Randy O'Neal | Pitcher |
Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 7, 1987
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. O'Neal
Dykstra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Teufel vs. O'Neal
Teufel hits a fly ball into center field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. O'Neal
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dykstra moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McReynolds vs. O'Neal
McReynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dykstra tags and scores. Hernandez tags and moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strawberry vs. O'Neal
Strawberry hits a line drive towards first. Perry reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Darling
Hall strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Darling
Perry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McReynolds. Perry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffey vs. Darling
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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Darling
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Darling
Simmons hits a line drive into center field. Dykstra picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Dykstra. Perry scores. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Virgil vs. Darling
Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Darling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. O'Neal
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. O'Neal
Lyons hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santana vs. O'Neal
Santana hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Darling
Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hubbard vs. Darling
Hubbard hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Neal vs. Darling
O'Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson has Thomas trapped. There's the throw to Lyons and back to Johnson, who tags Thomas for the out. Hubbard moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hall vs. Darling
Hall hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perry vs. Darling
Perry hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darling vs. O'Neal
Darling strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. O'Neal
Dykstra hits a line drive towards third. Simmons reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Teufel vs. O'Neal
Teufel hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. O'Neal
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Teufel moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McReynolds vs. O'Neal
McReynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy 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: ---
Griffey vs. Darling
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Darling covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Darling
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Darling
Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. O'Neal
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Neal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. O'Neal
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. O'Neal
Lyons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas misplays the ball. That's an error on Thomas. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santana vs. O'Neal
Santana hits a ball on the ground towards third. Simmons fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Darling
Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Darling
Thomas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Darling
Hubbard hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darling vs. O'Neal
Darling strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. O'Neal
Dykstra 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, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Teufel vs. O'Neal
Teufel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neal vs. Darling
O'Neal 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Darling
Hall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perry vs. Darling
The umpire calls a balk on Darling Hall moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perry vs. Darling
Darling spins and fires to second, with Santana covering, and Hall is picked off. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Darling
Perry 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, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. O'Neal
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. O'Neal
McReynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. O'Neal
Strawberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. O'Neal
There goes Strawberry. The throw from Virgil and he is out, Thomas applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Darling
Griffey hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Darling
Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Darling
Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Griffey moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Virgil vs. Darling
Virgil hits a line drive into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Griffey moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Darling
Thomas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lyons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Dedmon
Jeff Dedmon now pitching.
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lyons vs. Dedmon
There goes Johnson. The throw from Virgil and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lyons vs. Dedmon
Lyons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Santana vs. Dedmon
Santana hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Griffey. Santana reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazzilli vs. Dedmon
Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Ron Darling.
Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Assenmacher
Mookie Wilson pinch hits for Lenny Dykstra. Paul Assenmacher now pitching.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Assenmacher fields it and throws to first for the out. Santana moves to third. Mazzilli moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Teufel vs. Assenmacher
Teufel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Myers
Mookie Wilson now playing center field. Randy Myers now pitching.
Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Myers
Gary Roenicke pinch hits for Paul Assenmacher.
Roenicke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McReynolds throws the ball in to Teufel who tags Roenicke, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Myers
Hall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perry vs. Myers
Perry hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. McWilliams
Larry McWilliams now pitching. Gary Roenicke now playing first base.
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McReynolds vs. McWilliams
McReynolds hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strawberry vs. McWilliams
Strawberry hits a fly ball into left field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. McWilliams
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. McReynolds moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lyons vs. Garber
Gene Garber now pitching.
There goes Johnson. The throw from Virgil and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lyons vs. Garber
Lyons hits a fly ball into left field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McReynolds tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Santana vs. Garber
Santana is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Myers vs. Garber
Myers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Myers
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Myers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Myers
Murphy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Myers
Simmons hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Teufel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Garber
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Teufel vs. Garber
Teufel bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Virgil settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Garber
There goes Wilson. The throw from Virgil and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Garber
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McReynolds vs. Garber
McReynolds hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Wilson scores. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Garber
Strawberry hits a popup towards third. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Myers
Virgil strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Myers
Thomas hits a fly ball towards right. Strawberry settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Strawberry. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hubbard vs. Myers
Hubbard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Roenicke vs. Myers
Roenicke hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/7/1987, game 2 -- New York at Atlanta (N) New York AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI Dykstra L, cf 3 1 1 0 Hall A, cf 3 0 1 0 Wilson M, ph-cf 2 1 1 0 Perry G, 1b 4 1 1 0 Teufel T, 2b 5 0 1 0 McWilliams L, p 0 0 0 0 Hernandez K, 1b 5 1 2 0 Garber G, p 0 0 0 0 McReynolds K, lf 4 1 2 2 Griffey K, lf 4 0 1 0 Strawberry D, rf 4 0 0 0 Murphy D, rf 3 0 0 0 Johnson H, 3b 3 1 1 1 Simmons T, 3b 4 0 2 1 Lyons B, c 3 0 0 1 Virgil O, c 4 0 0 0 Santana R, ss 3 0 1 1 Thomas A, ss 4 0 1 0 Darling R, p 2 0 0 0 Hubbard G, 2b 4 0 1 0 Mazzilli L, ph 0 0 0 0 O'Neal R, p 2 0 0 0 Myers R, p 1 0 0 0 Dedmon J, p 0 0 0 0 Assenmacher P, p 0 0 0 0 Roenicke G, ph-1b 2 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 5 9 5 34 1 8 1 New York 100 000 121 -- 5 Atlanta 100 000 000 -- 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Darling R (W) 6.0 7 1 1 1 2 Myers R (S) 3.0 1 0 0 1 2 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO O'Neal R 6.0 4 1 1 1 5 Dedmon J (L) 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 Assenmacher P 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 McWilliams L 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 Garber G 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 E -- Dykstra L, Thomas A, Strawberry D LOB -- New York 9, Atlanta 8 2B -- Perry G, Santana R SB -- Johnson H 2, Wilson M CS -- Strawberry D SF -- McReynolds K, Lyons B WP -- McWilliams L Balk -- Darling R T -- 3:10 A -- 20382
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