Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 20, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1988 at Busch Stadium II. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Daniels lf 5 0 0 0
Sabo 3b 5 2 2 0
Larkin ss 3 1 1 0
Davis cf 3 1 1 1
Esasky 1b 1 1 0 2
Collins rf 4 0 2 2
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Diaz c 4 0 0 0
Concepcion 2b 4 1 1 0
Browning p 3 0 1 0
  Winningham rf 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 6 9 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 2 0 0 1
McGee cf 4 0 0 0
Guerrero 1b 4 0 0 0
Brunansky rf 3 0 1 0
Pendleton 3b 4 0 0 0
Smith ss 3 0 0 0
Oquendo 2b 4 2 2 1
Pagnozzi c 3 0 1 0
  Jones pr 0 0 0 0
  Lake c 1 0 1 0
Mathews p 2 0 1 0
  McWilliams p 0 0 0 0
  Lawless ph 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
  Dayley p 0 0 0 0
  Ford ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Cincinnati 000 201 021692
St. Louis 000 010 100260
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Browning  W (12-4) 7.0 5 2 2 3 0
  Williams  SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mathews  L (2-3) 6.0 5 3 3 2 1
  McWilliams   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry   1.1 3 3 3 0 1
  Dayley   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
2
2

  E–Sabo (12), Browning (3).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Larkin (23,off Mathews); Collins (6,off Mathews); Sabo (36,off Quisenberry); Davis (14,off Quisenberry); Concepcion (9,off Quisenberry).  HR–St. Louis Oquendo (5,5th inning off Browning 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Larkin (8,off Quisenberry); Lawless (6,off Browning).  SF–Esasky 2 (7,off Mathews,off Quisenberry); Coleman (3,off Browning).  IBB–Davis (6,by Mathews).  SB–Davis (29,3rd base off Quisenberry/Lake); Winningham (7,2nd base off Dayley/Lake); Concepcion (3,Home off Dayley/Lake).  CS–Smith (7,2nd base by Browning/Diaz).  BK–Mathews (2).  IBB–Mathews (3,Davis).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–2:25.  A–36,703.
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