Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 4
Regular Season Game 151
Played on Wednesday, September 23, 1987 (N) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

HOU N    2  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  0
ATL N    0  1  1    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   5  9  1
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Young cf                      4   2   3   1       1   0       0   0
Hatcher lf                    3   1   0   0       1   0       3   0
Doran 2b                      4   0   2   2       0   0       3   1
Bass rf                       4   0   2   1       0   0       2   0
Davis 1b                      2   0   0   0       2   0       8   2
Caminiti 3b                   4   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Berra ss                      2   1   0   0       1   1       0   2
  C. Reynolds ph,ss           1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Afenir c                      3   0   1   0       0   2       4   0
  Cruz ph                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  R. Reynolds c               0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Deshaies p                    2   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
  Andersen p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Walling ph                  1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Smith p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   4   9   4       5   6      24   7

BATTING - 
2B: Doran (22,off Z. Smith).
SH: Hatcher (6,off Z. Smith); Deshaies (4,off Z. Smith).
GDP: Hatcher (11,off Z. Smith); Davis (16,off Dedmon); Young (1,off Acker).
IBB: Davis 2 (9,by Z. Smith 2).
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Young 2 (25,3rd base off Z. Smith/Simmons,2nd base off Z. Smith/Simmons);
Hatcher (51,2nd base off Z. Smith/Simmons); Bass (18,2nd base off Z. Smith/Simmons).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hall cf                       5   2   4   1       0   0       1   0
Gant 2b                       4   0   1   0       0   0       6   3
Perry 1b                      3   1   1   0       1   0      11   0
Murphy rf                     3   0   1   0       1   0       1   0
Roenicke lf                   3   0   0   0       1   2       1   0
Simmons c                     3   1   0   0       1   0       6   1
Runge 3b                      3   0   1   1       0   0       0   1
  James ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Acker p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Blauser ss                    3   1   1   0       1   1       1   8
Z. Smith p                    2   0   0   0       0   1       0   3
  Nettles ph                  0   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
  Dedmon p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Oberkfell ph,3b             1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   5   9   3       5   5      27  16

FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Blauser-Gant-Perry, Gant-Blauser-Perry, Blauser-Gant-Perry.
E: Simmons (5).

BATTING - 
2B: Perry (32,off Deshaies); Runge (1,off Deshaies); Murphy (25,off Deshaies);
Hall (19,off Deshaies).
3B: Blauser (3,off Deshaies); Hall (4,off Smith).
HR: Hall (2,6th inning off Deshaies 0 on 2 out).
SF: Nettles (2,off Deshaies).
IBB: Murphy (26,by Deshaies).
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Gant (3,2nd base off Deshaies/Afenir).
CS: Hall (10,2nd base by Deshaies/Afenir).

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Deshaies                      6     8   4   4   5   2   1  30
Andersen                      2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6
Smith L(2-2)                  0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1
Totals                        8     9   5   5   5   5   1  37

Smith faced 1 batter in the 9th inning
WP: Smith (1).
BK: Deshaies (4).
IBB: Deshaies (7,Murphy).

Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Z. Smith                      6     7   4   4   5   5   0  29
Dedmon                        2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6
Acker W(3-6)                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9     9   4   4   5   6   0  38

IBB: Z. Smith 2 (6,Davis 2).

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Eric Gregg
Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 2977


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                Atlanta Braves           
1. Young               cf        Hall                cf
2. Hatcher             lf        Gant                2b
3. Doran               2b        Perry               1b
4. Bass                rf        Murphy              rf
5. Davis               1b        Roenicke            lf
6. Caminiti            3b        Simmons             c
7. Berra               ss        Runge               3b
8. Afenir              c         Blauser             ss
9. Deshaies            p         Z. Smith            p

ASTROS 1ST: Young singled to pitcher; Hatcher walked [Young to
second]; Young stole third and Hatcher stole second; Doran
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Young scored, Hatcher to
third]; Bass singled to third [Hatcher scored]; Bass stole
second [Bass to third (error by Simmons)]; Davis grounded out
(third to first); Caminiti was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Hall singled to left; Gant flied out to left; Hall
was caught stealing second (pitcher to first); Perry doubled to
right; Murphy made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 2, Braves 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Berra grounded out (shortstop to first); Afenir
struck out; Deshaies was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Roenicke grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons
walked; Runge doubled to center [Simmons scored]; Blauser
walked; Z. Smith struck out; Hall grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Braves 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Young walked; Young stole second; Hatcher out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Young to third]; Doran
doubled to left [Young scored]; Bass flied out to right; Davis
was walked intentionally; Caminiti forced Davis (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Gant grounded out (third to first); Perry walked;
Murphy doubled to left [Perry to third]; Roenicke was called out
on strikes; Deshaies balked [Perry scored, Murphy to third];
Simmons made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3,
Braves 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Berra walked; Afenir singled to right [Berra to
second]; Deshaies out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Berra to third, Afenir to second]; Young singled to center
[Berra scored, Afenir to third]; Hatcher grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Young out at second]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Runge flied out to left; Blauser flied out to right;
Z. Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 4, Braves 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Doran singled to right; Bass grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Doran to second]; Davis was walked intentionally;
Caminiti lined to first; Berra was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Hall doubled to left; Gant popped to first in foul
territory; Perry popped to first in foul territory; Murphy was
walked intentionally; Roenicke walked [Hall to third, Murphy to
second]; Simmons made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Astros 4, Braves 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Afenir was called out on strikes; Deshaies grounded
out (pitcher to first); Young singled to shortstop; Hatcher
forced Young (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Runge flied out to left; Blauser tripled to center;
NETTLES BATTED FOR Z. SMITH; Nettles hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Blauser scored]; Hall homered; Gant singled to third;
Gant stole second; Perry grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Braves 4.

ASTROS 7TH: DEDMON REPLACED NETTLES (PITCHING); Doran flied out
to center; Bass singled to center; Davis grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Bass out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: ANDERSEN REPLACED DESHAIES (PITCHING); Murphy
grounded out (first to pitcher); Roenicke was called out on
strikes; Simmons popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Braves 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Caminiti grounded out (shortstop to first); C.
REYNOLDS BATTED FOR BERRA; C. Reynolds flied out to left; CRUZ
BATTED FOR AFENIR; Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: JAMES BATTED FOR RUNGE; C. REYNOLDS STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING SS); R. REYNOLDS REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING C ); James
struck out; Blauser struck out; OBERKFELL BATTED FOR DEDMON;
Oberkfell lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4,
Braves 4.

ASTROS 9TH: WALLING BATTED FOR ANDERSEN; ACKER REPLACED JAMES
(PITCHING); OBERKFELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Walling
singled to right; Young grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Walling out at second]; Hatcher made an out
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 9TH: SMITH REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Hall tripled to
right; Smith threw a wild pitch [Hall scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 4, Braves 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           4   9   0    7
 Braves           5   9   1    8


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