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May 8, 1987

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Top 9 R H E
Mets 3 8 0
Braves 3 5 2
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Mets 3 8 0
Braves 3 5 2

Wally Backman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .288
OBP .000 .338
At Bats 0 66
Hits 0 19
• Singles 0 17
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 5

Jim Acker Season Stats

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0 1 2
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - May 8, 1987
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Out
Jim Acker
Ozzie Virgil
Graig Nettles
Glenn Hubbard
Ken Oberkfell
Rafael Ramirez
Gerald Perry
Albert Hall
Dale Murphy
Wally Backman
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Wally Backman pinch hits for Tim Teufel. Backman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Acker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Terry Leach now pitching. Ramirez strikes out.
Bottom 8 Nettles hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Murphy moves to third.
Bottom 8 Murphy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walter fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Oberkfell hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Walter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Magadan takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There goes Johnson. The throw from Virgil and he is out, Ramirez applying the tag.
Top 8 Johnson bunts towards the mound. Acker fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Jim Acker now pitching. McReynolds hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Virgil fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Hall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Dion James pinch hits for Zane Smith. Gene Walter now pitching. James hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Hubbard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Virgil hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Nettles hits a line drive into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Murphy strikes out.
Top 6 Teufel is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Wilson is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Darling bunts towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third. Magadan moves to second.
Top 6 Magadan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Strawberry scores. McReynolds scores. Johnson moves to second.
Top 6 Johnson takes first base on ball four. Strawberry moves to third. McReynolds moves to second.
Top 6 McReynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez misplays the ball. That's an error on Ramirez. Strawberry moves to second.
Top 6 Strawberry takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Darling covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Oberkfell hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Teufel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hernandez strikes out.
Top 5 Teufel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez misplays the ball. That's an error on Ramirez.
Top 5 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Darling is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Teufel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hubbard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Virgil moves to third.
Bottom 4 Virgil takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Murphy hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 McReynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Perry hits a popup towards third. Magadan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Oberkfell strikes out.
Bottom 3 Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Teufel scoops it up and throws to first, with Darling covering, for the out.
Top 3 Strawberry strikes out.
Top 3 Carter hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to second.
Top 3 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Wilson scores.
Top 3 Teufel strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Wilson. The throw from Virgil and he is safe. Wilson steals second.
Top 3 Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Darling is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hubbard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Darling fields it and throws to first for the out. Nettles moves to second.
Bottom 2 Ramirez strikes out.
Bottom 2 Nettles takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Magadan hits a popup towards short. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 McReynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Murphy strikes out.
Bottom 1 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Oberkfell hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Ramirez fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 1 Carter takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to second.
Top 1 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Teufel hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard catches it and throws to first to double up Wilson.
Top 1 Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.