Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves
July 26, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 1988 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 1, Atlanta Braves 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Milner lf 3 0 1 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Dibble p 0 0 0 0
  Treadway 2b 1 0 0 0
Winningham cf 5 1 2 0
Larkin ss 3 0 1 0
Sabo 3b 4 0 0 0
O'Neill rf 3 0 0 1
Esasky 1b 3 0 0 0
Reed c 3 0 1 0
  Diaz ph,c 1 0 0 0
Oester 2b 4 0 1 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
Birtsas p 1 0 0 0
  Collins ph,lf 3 0 1 0
Totals 35 1 7 1
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Gant 2b 4 0 1 0
Royster lf 2 0 0 0
  James ph,lf 2 0 0 0
  Morrison ph 1 0 1 1
Perry 1b 4 0 1 0
Murphy rf 4 1 1 1
Thomas ss 4 0 1 0
Virgil c 4 0 1 0
  Glavine pr 0 1 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 3 0 1 0
Hall cf 3 0 0 0
Mahler p 2 0 1 0
  Griffey ph 1 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Simmons ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Cincinnati 000 001 000 0170
Atlanta 010 000 000 1280
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Birtsas   5.0 4 1 1 0 3
  Williams   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Dibble   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Murphy  L (0-5) 1.2 2 1 1 2 2
Totals
9.2
8
2
2
2
8
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler   8.0 6 1 1 2 5
  Assenmacher  W (5-5) 2.0 1 0 0 2 4
Totals
10.0
7
1
1
4
9

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–Cincinnati Reed (4,off Mahler).  3B–Atlanta Gant (7,off Birtsas).  HR–Atlanta Murphy (19,2nd inning off Birtsas 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Sabo (3,by Mahler).  SH–Oberkfell (4,off Murphy).  IBB–Gant (2,by Murphy).  SB–Winningham (5,2nd base off Mahler/Virgil); Esasky (6,2nd base off Assenmacher/Virgil).  CS–Milner (2,2nd base by Mahler/Virgil).  HBP–Mahler (5,Sabo).  IBB–Murphy (4,Gant).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Tom Hallion, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:43.  A–13,727.
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