Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 23, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1988 at Busch Stadium II. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Daniels lf 3 0 2 1
Larkin ss 1 0 0 0
  Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0
Davis cf 5 2 3 0
Durham 1b 2 1 2 0
  McClendon pr,1b 2 2 1 2
Bell 3b 5 1 1 0
O'Neill rf 4 1 1 2
Treadway 2b 3 1 0 1
McGriff c 5 0 2 2
Rasmussen p 3 0 0 0
  Rijo p 1 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 13 8
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 5 0 0 0
Alicea 2b 5 0 1 0
McGee cf 4 0 1 0
Brunansky rf 4 1 2 0
Pena c 5 1 1 0
Horner 1b 4 0 2 1
Pagnozzi 3b 4 1 2 1
Oquendo ss 2 0 1 0
DeLeon p 2 0 0 0
  Peters p 0 0 0 0
  Pendleton ph 1 0 1 0
  McWilliams pr 0 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Ford ph 1 0 0 0
  Terry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 11 2
Cincinnati 000 204 2008131
St. Louis 000 003 0003111
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen  W (2-4) 5.2 6 3 3 2 2
  Rijo   2.1 3 0 0 2 1
  Franco   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
4
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
DeLeon  L (3-4) 5.1 8 6 6 3 5
  Peters   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Forsch   2.0 4 2 2 2 1
  Terry   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
5
7

  E–McClendon (2), Alicea (6).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–St. Louis Pena (6,off Rasmussen); Horner (6,off Rijo).  HR–Cincinnati McClendon (1,7th inning off Forsch 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Treadway (3,off DeLeon).  IBB–Treadway (4,by DeLeon).  CS–Daniels (3,2nd base by DeLeon/Pena).  SB–McGee (11,2nd base off Rasmussen/McGriff).  WP–Rijo (1), DeLeon (2).  IBB–DeLeon (4,Treadway).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Fred Brocklander.  T–3:13.  A–30,237.
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