Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds
July 9, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 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 3, Cincinnati Reds 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bradley lf 3 1 2 2
Aguayo 3b 4 0 1 0
Hayes 1b 4 0 0 0
Young rf 3 0 0 0
James cf 4 0 1 0
Russell c 4 1 3 1
Jeltz ss 3 0 0 0
Barrett 2b 3 0 0 0
  Schmidt ph 1 0 0 0
  Samuel pr 0 0 0 0
Ruffin p 1 1 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Parrish ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Larkin ss 3 1 0 0
Daniels lf 2 1 0 0
Sabo 3b 4 2 2 0
Davis cf 4 1 2 1
Esasky 1b 4 1 3 3
Jones rf 2 0 0 0
  O'Neill ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Diaz c 4 0 2 0
Concepcion 2b 2 0 0 0
  Treadway ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Browning p 1 0 0 0
  Durham ph 1 0 0 0
  Dibble p 0 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 9 4
Philadelphia 010 020 000372
Cincinnati 001 020 30x691
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffin   4.2 5 3 3 5 5
  Harris   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Tekulve  L (2-5) 2.0 3 3 3 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
5
7
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Browning   6.0 6 3 3 2 0
  Dibble  W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Franco  SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
2

  E–Russell (1), Barrett (2), Browning (1).  DP–Philadelphia 2, Cincinnati 2.  2B–Philadelphia Bradley (10,off Browning), Cincinnati Davis (9,off Tekulve).  HR–Philadelphia Russell (1,2nd inning off Browning 0 on, 2 out); Bradley (4,5th inning off Browning 1 on, 1 out), Cincinnati Esasky (7,7th inning off Tekulve 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Bradley (9,by Browning).  SB–Sabo 2 (28,2nd base off Ruffin/Russell,2nd base off Tekulve/Russell).  CS–Diaz (2,2nd base by Harris/Russell).  WP–Ruffin 3 (6).  HBP–Browning (6,Bradley).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Greg Bonin.  T–2:23.  A–29,473.
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