Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
June 14, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 14, 1988 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 1, Cincinnati Reds 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 0 0 0
Puhl lf 3 0 0 0
  Henderson ph 1 0 0 0
Doran 2b 4 0 0 0
Davis 1b 3 0 0 0
Bass rf 3 0 1 0
Walling 3b 3 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 2 0 0 0
Trevino c 3 1 1 0
Darwin p 1 0 0 0
  Jackson ph 1 0 0 0
  Childress p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
  Heathcock p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 2 0
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Larkin ss 5 1 1 0
Sabo 3b 3 2 1 0
Daniels lf 2 1 2 2
  McClendon lf 1 0 1 0
Davis cf 3 0 0 0
O'Neill rf 2 2 1 1
Esasky 1b 3 1 1 4
Diaz c 4 0 1 0
Treadway 2b 4 0 1 0
Rijo p 3 0 0 0
  Durham ph 1 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 9 7
Houston 001 000 000120
Cincinnati 100 150 00x791
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Darwin  L (3-5) 5.0 8 7 7 3 2
  Childress   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Heathcock   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
7
7
4
3
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Rijo  W (8-1) 8.0 2 1 1 1 7
  Murphy   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
1
8

  E–Diaz (3).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Cincinnati Treadway (13,off Darwin); Diaz (5,off Darwin).  3B–Cincinnati Sabo (1,off Darwin).  SF–Daniels (3,off Darwin).  HBP–Esasky (4,by Childress).  SB–Trevino (3,Home off Rijo/Diaz); Young (36,2nd base off Rijo/Diaz); Bass (16,2nd base off Rijo/Diaz); Davis (18,2nd base off Darwin/Trevino); Larkin (18,2nd base off Darwin/Trevino); Sabo (16,3rd base off Darwin/Trevino); Daniels (9,2nd base off Darwin/Trevino).  HBP–Childress (1,Esasky).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Fred Brocklander, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:08.  A–25,681.
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