Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves
September 23, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1988 at Fulton County 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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Cincinnati Reds 5, Atlanta Braves 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Larkin ss 4 1 1 0
Harris 3b,2b 4 1 3 0
Daniels lf 3 1 1 1
Davis cf 4 2 2 1
O'Neill rf 4 0 1 1
Griffey 1b 3 0 2 0
  Esasky ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Reed c 3 0 0 0
  Sabo ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Oester 2b 2 0 0 0
  Brown 3b 2 0 0 0
Rijo p 0 0 0 0
  Birtsas p 2 0 0 0
  St. Claire p 0 0 0 0
  Snider ph 1 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  Dibble p 0 0 0 0
  McClendon ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Gant 3b 3 1 1 1
Gregg lf 4 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
Perry 1b 5 0 1 1
Murphy rf 4 1 3 1
Thomas ss 4 0 0 0
Lemke 2b 4 2 2 0
Benedict c 3 0 0 0
  Virgil ph 1 0 1 0
Blocker cf 3 0 1 0
Smoltz p 0 0 0 0
  Jimenez p 1 0 0 0
  Morrison ph 1 0 1 1
  Puleo p 0 0 0 0
  Blauser ph 1 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Simmons ph 0 0 0 0
  Hall pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Cincinnati 014 000 0005100
Atlanta 100 200 0014101
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Rijo   1.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Birtsas   2.0 4 2 2 1 2
  St. Claire  W (1-0) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Murphy   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Dibble   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Franco  SV (36) 1.0 2 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smoltz  L (2-6) 2.1 7 5 4 0 1
  Jimenez   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Puleo   3.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Assenmacher   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
1
4

  E–Gant (31).  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–Atlanta Murphy (35,off Rijo).  HR–Cincinnati Davis (26,2nd inning off Smoltz 0 on, 0 out), Atlanta Murphy (24,4th inning off Birtsas 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Blocker (2,off Franco).  CS–Harris (1,2nd base by Puleo/Benedict).  BK–Smoltz (1).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:44.  A–10,223.
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