Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
August 14, 1988 Box Score

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

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Atlanta Braves 0, Cincinnati Reds 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Gant 2b 4 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 0 1 0
Perry 1b 4 0 1 0
Murphy rf 4 0 1 0
Thomas ss 4 0 2 0
James lf 2 0 1 0
  Smith L. ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Benedict c 2 0 1 0
  Virgil ph,c 2 0 2 0
Blocker cf 1 0 0 0
  Royster ph,cf 1 0 0 0
  Morrison ph 1 0 0 0
Smith Z. p 2 0 0 0
  Simmons ph 1 0 0 0
  Alvarez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 0 9 0
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Daniels lf 4 0 1 1
  Winningham lf 0 0 0 0
Sabo 3b 4 0 0 0
Larkin ss 3 0 1 0
Davis cf 3 0 0 0
Esasky 1b 2 1 1 0
O'Neill rf 2 0 0 0
Diaz c 3 0 1 1
Concepcion 2b 3 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Rijo p 0 0 0 0
  Birtsas p 1 0 0 0
  Treadway ph 1 1 1 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  Oester 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 2 5 2
Atlanta 000 000 000090
Cincinnati 010 010 00x250
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (5-10) 6.0 5 2 2 1 2
  Alvarez   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
5
2
2
1
3
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Rijo   2.0 4 0 0 1 2
  Birtsas  W (1-2) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Murphy   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Franco  SV (25) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
0
0
1
5

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 1, Cincinnati 2.  2B–Atlanta Benedict (7,off Rijo), Cincinnati Esasky (15,off Z Smith); Treadway (18,off Z Smith).  IBB–Blocker (2,by Rijo).  CS–Thomas (2,2nd base by Rijo/Diaz).  IBB–Rijo (7,Blocker).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Steve Rippley.  T–2:04.  A–38,945.
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