Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
September 27, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 1988 at Fulton County Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, Atlanta Braves 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 1 2 0
Reynolds 2b 4 0 1 2
Meadows lf 4 0 0 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
  Hatcher lf 0 0 0 0
Davis 1b 4 0 0 0
Puhl rf,lf 3 0 0 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 3 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 1 2 0
Biggio c 2 0 0 0
  Bass ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Deshaies p 2 0 0 0
  Ashby ph 1 0 1 0
  Smajstrla pr 0 1 0 0
  Trevino c 1 0 1 1
Totals 33 3 7 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Gant 3b 4 1 2 0
Smith L. lf 4 0 1 0
Perry 1b 3 0 0 1
Murphy rf 3 0 0 0
Thomas ss 4 0 0 0
Lemke 2b 4 0 0 0
Benedict c 2 0 0 0
  Morrison ph 1 1 1 1
  Boever p 0 0 0 0
  James ph 1 0 0 0
Blocker cf 3 0 0 0
Smith P. p 1 0 0 0
  Virgil ph,c 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 4 2
Houston 000 000 020 1370
Atlanta 100 000 010 0240
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Deshaies   7.0 2 1 0 1 7
  Agosto   1.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Darwin  W (8-13) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
4
2
1
2
8
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith   8.0 5 2 2 3 5
  Boever  L (0-1) 2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
10.0
7
3
3
3
5

  E–None.  PB–Biggio (2).  2B–Houston Reynolds (7,off P Smith).  HR–Atlanta Morrison (2,8th inning off Agosto 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Bass (3,off Boever); P Smith (8,off Deshaies).  SF–Perry (10,off Deshaies).  IBB–Murphy (16,by Agosto).  SB–Young (62,2nd base off P Smith/Benedict).  CS–Puhl (4,2nd base by P Smith/Benedict); Young (27,2nd base by Boever/Virgil).  WP–P Smith (5).  IBB–Agosto (13,Murphy).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Greg Bonin.  T–2:48.  A–3,071.
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