1987 Atlanta Braves Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 69-92
Finished 5th in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 1,217,403, Avg. 15,218
Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Manager: Chuck Tanner (69-92)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1987 Atlanta Braves Statistics
1987 Atlanta Braves Roster

The Atlanta Braves of the National League ended the 1987 season with a record of 69 wins and 92 losses, finishing fifth in the NL's West Division.

The Braves plated 747 runs and gave up 829 runs, most in the league. Dale Murphy walloped 44 home runs for Atlanta, while Ozzie Virgil swatted 20 or more, too. Dale Murphy drove in 105 runs. Dion James led all regular batters by hitting .312. Zane Smith topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 4.09 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Chuck Tanner coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 747
Regular Season Runs Against: 829

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 7, 1987 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Atlanta Braves 6 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
April 9, 1987 Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Atlanta Braves 8 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
April 10, 1987 Atlanta Braves 3 at New York Mets 6 L 2-0 0-1 2-1
April 11, 1987 Atlanta Braves 4 at New York Mets 3 W 2-0 1-1 3-1
April 12, 1987 Atlanta Braves 12 at New York Mets 4 W 2-0 2-1 4-1
April 13, 1987 Cincinnati Reds 7 at Atlanta Braves 2 L 2-1 2-1 4-2
April 14, 1987 Cincinnati Reds 6 at Atlanta Braves 3 L 2-2 2-1 4-3
April 15, 1987 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 3-2 2-1 5-3
April 17, 1987 Atlanta Braves 2 at San Francisco Giants 0 W 3-2 3-1 6-3
April 18, 1987 Atlanta Braves 1 at San Francisco Giants 2 L 3-2 3-2 6-4
April 19, 1987 Atlanta Braves 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 L 3-2 3-3 6-5
April 21, 1987 Atlanta Braves 6 at Houston Astros 7 L 3-2 3-4 6-6
April 22, 1987 Atlanta Braves 0 at Houston Astros 6 L 3-2 3-5 6-7
April 23, 1987 Atlanta Braves 3 at Houston Astros 5 L 3-2 3-6 6-8
April 24, 1987 San Francisco Giants 7 at Atlanta Braves 5 L 3-3 3-6 6-9
April 25, 1987 San Francisco Giants 3 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 4-3 3-6 7-9
April 26, 1987 San Francisco Giants 6 at Atlanta Braves 4 L 4-4 3-6 7-10
April 27, 1987 San Francisco Giants 7 at Atlanta Braves 3 L 4-5 3-6 7-11
April 28, 1987 Atlanta Braves 7 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 4-5 4-6 8-11
April 29, 1987 Atlanta Braves 5 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 4-5 5-6 9-11
April 30, 1987 Atlanta Braves 8 at Cincinnati Reds 9 L 4-5 5-7 9-12
May 1, 1987 Houston Astros 12 at Atlanta Braves 3 L 4-6 5-7 9-13
May 2, 1987 Houston Astros 4 at Atlanta Braves 12 W 5-6 5-7 10-13
May 3, 1987 Houston Astros 3 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 6-6 5-7 11-13
May 4, 1987 Montreal Expos 7 at Atlanta Braves 10 W 7-6 5-7 12-13
May 5, 1987 Montreal Expos 6 at Atlanta Braves 4 L 7-7 5-7 12-14
May 6, 1987 Montreal Expos 6 at Atlanta Braves 2 L 7-8 5-7 12-15
May 8, 1987 New York Mets 3 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 8-8 5-7 13-15
May 9, 1987 New York Mets 4 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 9-8 5-7 14-15
May 10, 1987 New York Mets 7 at Atlanta Braves 8 W 10-8 5-7 15-15
May 11, 1987 Atlanta Braves 6 at Montreal Expos 7 L 10-8 5-8 15-16
May 12, 1987 Atlanta Braves 5 at Montreal Expos 2 W 10-8 6-8 16-16
May 13, 1987 Atlanta Braves 10 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 W 10-8 7-8 17-16
May 14, 1987 Atlanta Braves 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 L 10-8 7-9 17-17
May 15, 1987 Atlanta Braves 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 10-8 8-9 18-17
May 16, 1987 Atlanta Braves 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 10-8 9-9 19-17
May 17, 1987 Atlanta Braves 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 L 10-8 9-10 19-18
May 19, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Atlanta Braves 6 W 11-8 9-10 20-18
May 20, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Atlanta Braves 4 L 11-9 9-10 20-19
May 21, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Atlanta Braves 2 L 11-10 9-10 20-20
May 22, 1987 Atlanta Braves 9 at Chicago Cubs 5 W 11-10 10-10 21-20
May 23, 1987 Atlanta Braves 6 at Chicago Cubs 7 L 11-10 10-11 21-21
May 24, 1987 Atlanta Braves 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 L 11-10 10-12 21-22
May 25, 1987 Atlanta Braves 14 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 11-10 11-12 22-22
May 26, 1987 Atlanta Braves 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 11-10 12-12 23-22
May 28, 1987 Atlanta Braves 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 11 L 11-10 12-13 23-23
May 29, 1987 Chicago Cubs 5 at Atlanta Braves 6 W 12-10 12-13 24-23
May 30, 1987 Chicago Cubs 11 at Atlanta Braves 6 L 12-11 12-13 24-24
May 31, 1987 Chicago Cubs 1 at Atlanta Braves 2 W 13-11 12-13 25-24
June 2, 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Atlanta Braves 1 L 13-12 12-13 25-25
June 3, 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Atlanta Braves 1 L 13-13 12-13 25-26
June 4, 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Atlanta Braves 8 W 14-13 12-13 26-26
June 5, 1987 San Diego Padres 10 at Atlanta Braves 3 L 14-14 12-13 26-27
June 6, 1987 San Diego Padres 5 at Atlanta Braves 3 L 14-15 12-13 26-28
June 7, 1987 San Diego Padres 12 at Atlanta Braves 13 W 15-15 12-13 27-28
June 8, 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Atlanta Braves 3 L 15-16 12-13 27-29
June 9, 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Atlanta Braves 3 L 15-17 12-13 27-30
June 10, 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Atlanta Braves 7 W 16-17 12-13 28-30
June 11, 1987 Atlanta Braves 6 at Cincinnati Reds 4 W 16-17 13-13 29-30
June 12, 1987 Atlanta Braves 4 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 16-17 14-13 30-30
June 13, 1987 Atlanta Braves 2 at Cincinnati Reds 5 L 16-17 14-14 30-31
June 14, 1987 Atlanta Braves 3 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 16-17 14-15 30-32
June 16, 1987 San Francisco Giants 2 at Atlanta Braves 7 W 17-17 14-15 31-32
June 17, 1987 San Francisco Giants 1 at Atlanta Braves 6 W 18-17 14-15 32-32
June 18, 1987 Cincinnati Reds 8 at Atlanta Braves 4 L 18-18 14-15 32-33
June 19, 1987 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Atlanta Braves 16 W 19-18 14-15 33-33
June 20, 1987 Cincinnati Reds 6 at Atlanta Braves 8 W 20-18 14-15 34-33
June 21, 1987 Cincinnati Reds 6 at Atlanta Braves 5 L 20-19 14-15 34-34
June 23, 1987 Atlanta Braves 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 L 20-19 14-16 34-35
June 24, 1987 Atlanta Braves 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 L 20-19 14-17 34-36
June 25, 1987 Atlanta Braves 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 L 20-19 14-18 34-37
June 26, 1987 Atlanta Braves 1 at San Diego Padres 5 L 20-19 14-19 34-38
June 27, 1987 Atlanta Braves 4 at San Diego Padres 8 L 20-19 14-20 34-39
June 28, 1987 Atlanta Braves 5 at San Diego Padres 2 W 20-19 15-20 35-39
June 29, 1987 Atlanta Braves 1 at San Francisco Giants 0 W 20-19 16-20 36-39
June 30, 1987 Atlanta Braves 2 at San Francisco Giants 5 L 20-19 16-21 36-40
July 1, 1987 Atlanta Braves 8 at San Francisco Giants 3 W 20-19 17-21 37-40
July 3, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Atlanta Braves 1 L 20-20 17-21 37-41
July 4, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Atlanta Braves 0 L 20-21 17-21 37-42
July 5, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Atlanta Braves 1 L 20-22 17-21 37-43
July 7, 1987 New York Mets 6 at Atlanta Braves 2 L 20-23 17-21 37-44
July 7, 1987 New York Mets 5 at Atlanta Braves 1 L 20-24 17-21 37-45
July 8, 1987 New York Mets 3 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 21-24 17-21 38-45
July 9, 1987 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Atlanta Braves 11 W 22-24 17-21 39-45
July 10, 1987 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Atlanta Braves 2 L 22-25 17-21 39-46
July 11, 1987 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 23-25 17-21 40-46
July 12, 1987 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Atlanta Braves 9 W 24-25 17-21 41-46
July 16, 1987 Atlanta Braves 0 at Montreal Expos 2 L 24-25 17-22 41-47
July 17, 1987 Atlanta Braves 4 at Montreal Expos 5 L 24-25 17-23 41-48
July 18, 1987 Atlanta Braves 2 at Montreal Expos 3 L 24-25 17-24 41-49
July 19, 1987 Atlanta Braves 1 at Montreal Expos 2 L 24-25 17-25 41-50
July 20, 1987 Atlanta Braves 2 at New York Mets 9 L 24-25 17-26 41-51
July 21, 1987 Atlanta Braves 8 at New York Mets 3 W 24-25 18-26 42-51
July 22, 1987 Atlanta Braves 3 at New York Mets 4 L 24-25 18-27 42-52
July 23, 1987 Atlanta Braves 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 L 24-25 18-28 42-53
July 24, 1987 Atlanta Braves 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 11 L 24-25 18-29 42-54
July 25, 1987 Atlanta Braves 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 W 24-25 19-29 43-54
July 26, 1987 Atlanta Braves 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 L 24-25 19-30 43-55
July 28, 1987 Houston Astros 1 at Atlanta Braves 6 W 25-25 19-30 44-55
July 29, 1987 Houston Astros 3 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 26-25 19-30 45-55
July 30, 1987 Houston Astros 8 at Atlanta Braves 5 L 26-26 19-30 45-56
July 31, 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers 9 at Atlanta Braves 5 L 26-27 19-30 45-57
August 1, 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Atlanta Braves 2 L 26-28 19-30 45-58
August 2, 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Atlanta Braves 10 W 27-28 19-30 46-58
August 4, 1987 San Diego Padres 7 at Atlanta Braves 12 W 28-28 19-30 47-58
August 5, 1987 San Diego Padres 7 at Atlanta Braves 3 L 28-29 19-30 47-59
August 6, 1987 San Diego Padres 7 at Atlanta Braves 4 L 28-30 19-30 47-60
August 7, 1987 Atlanta Braves 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 W 28-30 20-30 48-60
August 8, 1987 Atlanta Braves 9 at Los Angeles Dodgers 7 W 28-30 21-30 49-60
August 9, 1987 Atlanta Braves 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 L 28-30 21-31 49-61
August 10, 1987 Atlanta Braves 0 at San Diego Padres 2 L 28-30 21-32 49-62
August 11, 1987 Atlanta Braves 6 at San Diego Padres 7 L 28-30 21-33 49-63
August 12, 1987 Atlanta Braves 2 at San Diego Padres 1 W 28-30 22-33 50-63
August 13, 1987 Atlanta Braves 3 at San Diego Padres 5 L 28-30 22-34 50-64
August 14, 1987 Atlanta Braves 4 at Houston Astros 8 L 28-30 22-35 50-65
August 15, 1987 Atlanta Braves 0 at Houston Astros 8 L 28-30 22-36 50-66
August 16, 1987 Atlanta Braves 2 at Houston Astros 6 L 28-30 22-37 50-67
August 17, 1987 Atlanta Braves 2 at Houston Astros 11 L 28-30 22-38 50-68
August 18, 1987 Chicago Cubs 5 at Atlanta Braves 9 W 29-30 22-38 51-68
August 19, 1987 Chicago Cubs 9 at Atlanta Braves 1 L 29-31 22-38 51-69
August 20, 1987 Chicago Cubs 4 at Atlanta Braves 13 W 30-31 22-38 52-69
August 21, 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 31-31 22-38 53-69
August 22, 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Atlanta Braves 10 W 32-31 22-38 54-69
August 23, 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Atlanta Braves 6 W 33-31 22-38 55-69
August 27, 1987 Atlanta Braves 5 at Chicago Cubs 2 W 33-31 23-38 56-69
August 27, 1987 Atlanta Braves 6 at Chicago Cubs 8 L 33-31 23-39 56-70
August 28, 1987 Atlanta Braves 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 33-31 23-40 56-71
August 29, 1987 Atlanta Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 33-31 23-41 56-72
August 30, 1987 Atlanta Braves 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 33-31 23-42 56-73
August 31, 1987 Atlanta Braves 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 L 33-31 23-43 56-74
September 1, 1987 Atlanta Braves 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 W 33-31 24-43 57-74
September 2, 1987 Atlanta Braves 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 33-31 24-44 57-75
September 4, 1987 Montreal Expos 4 at Atlanta Braves 7 W 34-31 24-44 58-75
September 5, 1987 Montreal Expos 4 at Atlanta Braves 1 L 34-32 24-44 58-76
September 6, 1987 Montreal Expos 5 at Atlanta Braves 2 L 34-33 24-44 58-77
September 7, 1987 San Diego Padres 11 at Atlanta Braves 4 L 34-34 24-44 58-78
September 8, 1987 San Diego Padres 2 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 35-34 24-44 59-78
September 9, 1987 San Diego Padres 2 at Atlanta Braves 3 W 36-34 24-44 60-78
September 11, 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Atlanta Braves 2 L 36-35 24-44 60-79
September 12, 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers 9 at Atlanta Braves 10 W 37-35 24-44 61-79
September 13, 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Atlanta Braves 2 L 37-36 24-44 61-80
September 14, 1987 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Atlanta Braves 3 W 38-36 24-44 62-80
September 15, 1987 Cincinnati Reds 21 at Atlanta Braves 6 L 38-37 24-44 62-81
September 16, 1987 Atlanta Braves 0 at San Diego Padres 3 L 38-37 24-45 62-82
September 17, 1987 Atlanta Braves 1 at San Diego Padres 7 L 38-37 24-46 62-83
September 18, 1987 Atlanta Braves 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 7 L 38-37 24-47 62-84
September 19, 1987 Atlanta Braves 10 at Los Angeles Dodgers 7 W 38-37 25-47 63-84
September 20, 1987 Atlanta Braves 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 L 38-37 25-48 63-85
September 22, 1987 Houston Astros 2 at Atlanta Braves 6 W 39-37 25-48 64-85
September 23, 1987 Houston Astros 4 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 40-37 25-48 65-85
September 24, 1987 Houston Astros 7 at Atlanta Braves 8 W 41-37 25-48 66-85
September 25, 1987 San Francisco Giants 9 at Atlanta Braves 2 L 41-38 25-48 66-86
September 26, 1987 San Francisco Giants 5 at Atlanta Braves 10 W 42-38 25-48 67-86
September 27, 1987 San Francisco Giants 15 at Atlanta Braves 6 L 42-39 25-48 67-87
September 28, 1987 Atlanta Braves 5 at Cincinnati Reds 6 L 42-39 25-49 67-88
September 29, 1987 Atlanta Braves 4 at Cincinnati Reds 5 L 42-39 25-50 67-89
September 30, 1987 Atlanta Braves 3 at Houston Astros 1 W 42-39 26-50 68-89
October 1, 1987 Atlanta Braves 5 at Houston Astros 6 L 42-39 26-51 68-90
October 2, 1987 Atlanta Braves 6 at San Francisco Giants 4 W 42-39 27-51 69-90
October 3, 1987 Atlanta Braves 3 at San Francisco Giants 6 L 42-39 27-52 69-91
October 4, 1987 Atlanta Braves 4 at San Francisco Giants 5 L 42-39 27-53 69-92


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