Atlanta Braves 5 – 6 Houston Astros
1 October 1987 · HOU02
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | David Palmer | 1 in 107 games |
| 17 | final score 6–5 | 1 in 32 games | |
| 6 | 4 walks allowed | Danny Darwin | 1 in 13 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 3 |
Box score
Atlanta Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Hall | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ron Gant | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Griffey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dion James | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dale Murphy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Gerald Perry | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Ozzie Virgil | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Oberkfell | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gary Roenicke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Blauser | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| David Palmer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Graig Nettles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glenn Hubbard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Atlanta Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Palmer | 4.2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Paul Assenmacher | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chuck Cary | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Puleo | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Acker | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hatcher | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Craig Reynolds | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Doran | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Bass | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Denny Walling | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ken Caminiti | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glenn Davis | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Terry Puhl | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ronn Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Troy Afenir | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Danny Darwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ty Gainey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jeff Heathcock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jose Cruz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 39 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
Houston Astros pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Darwin | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Jeff Heathcock | 2.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Meads | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Andersen | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |