MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT MONTREAL EXPOS
07/18/1987
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT MONTREAL EXPOS
GAME ID: 1173 - SATURDAY, JULY 18TH , 1987 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (30-60) 2 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 10 12 0
Montreal Expos (48-42) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 8 1
Braves Deck Expos, 10-4
In baseball, each game is unique. This one was no different.

The Atlanta Braves saddled the Montreal Expos with a loss at Olympic Stadium. The final score was 10-4. Dave Clark was 2 for 5, including 1 single and 1 home run. The Atlanta left fielder scored 3 runs and drove in 3. Bryn Smith, the winner, goes to 4-11. He allowed 4 runs on 8 hits, with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts over 8 innings.

Clark was 2-5 with a home run. He scored 3 runs and drove in 3 against the Expos. In the top of the first inning, he reached on an error by the SS, driving in 1 run that put Atlanta in front, 1-0.

"The boys were really swinging the bats today," winning manager Steve Haugh said.

The win has Atlanta at 30-60.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hamilton RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .343 3 27
B. Surhoff C 5 3 3 0 0 0 2 .252 8 39
D. Clark LF 5 3 2 3 0 0 1 .272 27 78
D. Dascenzo CF 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 .229 4 34
R. Smalley 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 5 .288 11 32
H. Morris 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .286 6 41
R. Ramirez SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .311 6 30
S. Sax 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .264 0 9
B. Smith P 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .150 1 2
   a-C. Minott PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226 2 9
   B. Caudill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 10 12 8 6 3 24      
a - C. Minott pinch hit for B. Smith in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Surhoff 2 (13, 1st Inning off D. Darwin, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off D. Darwin, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Clark (27, 6th Inning off J. Dopson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Hamilton , B. Surhoff 5 , D. Clark 5 , D. Dascenzo , R. Smalley , H. Morris , S. Sax , B. Smith 2
2-out RBI: S. Sax , B. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hamilton , H. Morris , R. Ramirez , B. Smith
GIDP: R. Smalley
Sac Fly: R. Smalley
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Surhoff (7) , D. Dascenzo 2 (24)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Sax-Ramirez-Morris)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Lezcano LF 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .276 13 53
R. Yount SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .290 13 39
D. Henderson CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .306 34 71
R. Sierra RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .353 18 81
D. Henley 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .259 21 53
J. King 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .308 17 53
W. Randolph 2B 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .265 4 29
J. Davis C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .311 9 36
D. Darwin P 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .130 0 2
   J. Dopson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-T. Benzinger PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .319 0 13
   P. Vuckovich P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Bass PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 3 13
Totals 33 4 8 4 3 6 10      
a - T. Benzinger pinch hit for J. Dopson in the 6th
b - K. Bass pinch hit for P. Vuckovich in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Henley (21, 2nd Inning off B. Smith, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Lezcano , R. Yount , R. Sierra , D. Henley 4 , W. Randolph , J. Davis , D. Darwin , T. Benzinger
2-out RBI: S. Lezcano , D. Darwin , T. Benzinger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Yount
GIDP: R. Sierra
Sac Bunt: J. Dopson
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: R. Yount (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Randolph-Yount-Henley)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Smith W (4-11) 8.0 8 4 4 3 6 1 124 5.68   
B. Caudill 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 8.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Smith 53
Batters Faced: B. Smith 34, B. Caudill 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Smith 5-12, B. Caudill 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Smith 124-75, B. Caudill 15-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Darwin L (2-5) 3.0 7 6 4 1 1 0 59 4.60   
J. Dopson 3.0 4 4 4 3 2 1 57 3.35   
P. Vuckovich 3.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 41 5.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Darwin 23
Batters Faced: D. Darwin 18, J. Dopson 16, P. Vuckovich 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Darwin 4-4, J. Dopson 4-3, P. Vuckovich 2-6
Pitches - Strikes: D. Darwin 59-36, J. Dopson 57-33, P. Vuckovich 41-27
WP: J. Dopson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Clark
Ballpark: Olympic Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 57852
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