Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
April 12, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1988 at Fulton County Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 8, Atlanta Braves 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 5 2 3 0
Hatcher lf 4 3 2 0
Doran 2b 3 1 2 2
Davis 1b 2 0 0 0
  Walling 1b 3 1 0 1
Bass rf 3 0 1 2
  Henderson rf 2 0 1 2
Ashby c 5 0 1 0
Ramirez ss 3 0 2 0
Jackson 3b 5 1 1 0
Ryan p 3 0 0 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 13 7
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
James cf 3 1 1 0
Garcia 2b 3 1 0 0
Perry 1b 3 1 1 0
Murphy rf 3 0 0 1
Griffey lf 3 0 0 1
Thomas ss 4 0 2 1
Oberkfell 3b 2 0 0 0
  Runge 3b 2 0 0 0
Benedict c 3 0 0 0
Smith p 2 0 0 0
  Coffman p 0 0 0 0
  Blocker ph 1 0 0 0
  Eave p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 4 3
Houston 320 003 0008130
Atlanta 300 000 000341
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (1-0) 7.0 3 3 3 3 8
  Andersen   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Agosto   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
4
9
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (0-2) 6.0 12 8 7 2 4
  Coffman   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Eave   2.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
7
5
4

  E–Oberkfell (2).  DP–Houston 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–Houston Young (3,off Z Smith); Bass (1,off Z Smith); Ramirez (4,off Z Smith), Atlanta Thomas (2,off Ryan); Perry (2,off Andersen).  SH–Ryan (1,off Z Smith).  IBB–Doran (1,by Z Smith).  SF–Griffey (1,off Ryan).  SB–Walling (1,2nd base off Z Smith/Benedict); Young (3,2nd base off Eave/Benedict).  CS–Young (1,3rd base by Eave/Benedict).  BK–Ryan (1).  IBB–Z Smith (2,Doran).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:32.  A–1,938.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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