Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds
May 4, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1988 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 1, Cincinnati Reds 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Samuel 2b 4 0 1 0
Dernier cf 3 1 0 0
Bradley lf 3 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 0 0
Parrish c 3 0 1 1
James rf 3 0 0 0
Almon 1b 3 0 0 0
Aguayo ss 3 0 0 0
Palmer p 2 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
  Young ph 1 0 0 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 2 1
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Larkin ss 4 0 0 0
Sabo 3b 4 1 3 0
Daniels lf 4 1 1 0
Davis cf 3 1 1 2
Esasky 1b 3 0 1 0
Jones rf 4 0 1 0
McGriff c 4 0 0 0
Treadway 2b 2 0 1 0
Jackson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 2
Philadelphia 000 100 000122
Cincinnati 000 003 00x380
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  L (0-1) 5.0 7 3 3 1 5
  Harris   2.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Dawley   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
3
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W (4-1) 9.0 2 1 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
2
5

  E–Schmidt (7), Parrish (4).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Philadelphia Samuel (5,off Jackson), Cincinnati Davis (3,off Palmer).  IBB–Esasky (1,by Harris); Treadway (1,by Harris).  SB–Sabo 3 (12,2nd base off Palmer/Parrish 3); Daniels (7,2nd base off Palmer/Parrish); Davis (11,3rd base off Harris/Parrish).  CS–Larkin (3,2nd base by Palmer/Parrish).  IBB–Harris 2 (4,Esasky,Treadway).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:23.  A–14,302.
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