Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
September 13, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 13, 1988 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 2, Cincinnati Reds 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 5 0 1 0
Doran 2b 5 0 1 0
Bass rf 5 1 2 1
Davis 1b 5 0 1 1
Bell 3b 3 0 2 0
  Smajstrla pr 0 0 0 0
  Biggio c 0 0 0 0
Puhl lf 2 0 0 0
  Hatcher ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Ashby c 3 0 0 0
  Caminiti ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 1 2 0
Scott p 1 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 1 0 0 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
  Meads p 0 0 0 0
  Meyer p 0 0 0 0
  Fishel ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 9 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Larkin ss 4 0 2 1
Sabo 3b 3 1 1 0
  Harris 3b 0 0 0 0
Daniels lf 4 0 1 1
Davis cf 4 0 2 1
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
O'Neill rf 4 0 1 0
Esasky 1b 3 0 0 0
Reed c 3 2 1 1
Oester 2b 3 1 0 0
Rijo p 2 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 1 1 1
  Winningham cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 5
Houston 000 000 011291
Cincinnati 110 000 30x591
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott  L (13-7) 6.0 6 2 2 0 5
  Andersen   0.0 2 3 2 1 0
  Meads   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Meyer   1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
9
5
4
2
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Rijo  W (13-8) 7.0 3 0 0 3 6
  Murphy   0.2 3 1 1 1 1
  Franco  SV (33) 1.1 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
4
8

  E–Andersen (2), Daniels (4).  2B–Houston Bass (23,off Murphy).  HR–Cincinnati Reed (1,2nd inning off Scott 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Oester (3,off Andersen); Harris (1,off Meads).  SB–Sabo (44,2nd base off Scott/Ashby); Larkin (37,2nd base off Scott/Ashby); Daniels (26,2nd base off Meyer/Ashby).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:32.  A–15,067.
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