San Diego Padres vs Houston Astros
August 15, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 1988 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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San Diego Padres 3, Houston Astros 7

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Wynne cf 4 1 1 0
Alomar 2b 5 2 1 0
Gwynn rf 5 0 3 2
Moreland 1b 4 0 1 1
Kruk lf 4 0 1 0
Santiago c 4 0 3 0
Flannery 3b 3 0 1 0
Templeton ss 4 0 0 0
Hawkins p 3 0 0 0
  Leiper p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
  Grant p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 11 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 1 1 2
Doran 2b 2 0 0 0
  Candaele 2b 2 0 0 0
Puhl lf 3 2 2 2
Davis 1b 3 1 2 3
Bass rf 4 0 0 0
Walling 3b 3 1 2 0
Ramirez ss 4 1 2 0
Biggio c 2 0 0 0
Ryan p 2 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 0 1 0 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 7 9 7
San Diego 102 000 0003110
Houston 200 100 40x791
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Hawkins  L (10-10) 6.1 6 7 7 3 3
  Leiper   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Grant   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
7
7
3
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (9-10) 7.0 9 3 3 2 2
  Darwin   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
2
3

  E–Biggio (1).  DP–San Diego 1.  3B–San Diego R Alomar (5,off Ryan), Houston Puhl (2,off Hawkins).  HR–Houston Davis (23,1st inning off Hawkins 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Biggio (1,off Hawkins).  SF–Davis (6,off Hawkins).  IBB–Reynolds (2,by Hawkins).  SB–R Alomar (12,2nd base off Ryan/Biggio); Gwynn (18,2nd base off Ryan/Biggio).  CS–Gwynn (8,2nd base by Ryan/Biggio); Santiago (7,2nd base by Ryan/Biggio).  IBB–Hawkins (3,Reynolds).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Dave Pallone, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Larry Poncino.  T–2:37.  A–23,396.
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