Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
September 7, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 1988 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 1 1 0
Doran 2b 2 0 1 0
Bass rf 3 0 1 1
Davis 1b 4 0 0 0
Bell 3b 4 0 1 0
  Smajstrla pr 0 0 0 0
Ashby c 4 0 0 0
  Candaele pr 0 0 0 0
Hatcher lf 3 0 0 0
  Puhl ph 1 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 3 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 1 0 0 0
Scott p 3 0 0 0
  Meadows ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 4 1
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 4 1 1 0
Griffin ss 2 1 1 0
Gibson lf 3 1 0 0
Hatcher 1b 3 0 0 0
  Stubbs 1b 0 0 0 0
Shelby cf 3 1 1 4
Davis rf 4 0 0 0
  Gonzalez rf 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
Scioscia c 3 0 0 0
Hamilton 3b 3 0 2 0
Leary p 3 0 0 0
  Devereaux rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 5 4
Houston 001 000 000141
Los Angeles 000 100 03x452
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott  L (13-6) 8.0 5 4 4 3 9
Totals
8.0
5
4
4
3
9
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Leary  W (16-9) 8.0 4 1 1 4 8
  Howell  SV (18) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
5
11

  E–Bell (14), Stubbs (8), Scioscia (7).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Doran (16,off Leary), Los Angeles Griffin (7,off Scott).  HR–Los Angeles Shelby (7,8th inning off Scott 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Griffin (10,off Scott).  SF–Shelby (4,off Scott).  IBB–Gibson (14,by Scott).  SB–Young (60,2nd base off Leary/Scioscia); Doran (17,2nd base off Leary/Scioscia); Griffin (6,2nd base off Scott/Ashby); Sax (37,3rd base off Scott/Ashby); Gibson (30,2nd base off Scott/Ashby).  CS–Leary (1,2nd base by Scott/Ashby).  WP–Leary 2 (8).  IBB–Scott (5,Gibson).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–3:03.  A–35,874.
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