Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
October 1, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 1, 1988 at Riverfront Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 4, Cincinnati Reds 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Gant 3b 5 1 4 1
Blauser ss 3 0 1 1
Perry 1b 2 0 0 0
  Simmons 1b 3 0 0 0
Murphy rf 5 1 2 0
Davis c 4 0 0 0
Smith lf 4 1 2 2
Lemke 2b 4 0 1 0
Gregg cf 2 0 1 0
Jimenez p 1 0 0 0
  Puleo p 2 1 1 0
  Alvarez p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 12 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Larkin ss 4 1 1 0
Collins lf 3 0 1 0
O'Neill rf 3 0 0 1
Esasky 1b 4 1 3 0
McClendon c 3 0 1 0
Brown 3b 2 0 1 1
  Daniels ph 0 0 0 0
  St. Claire p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  Griffey ph 1 0 0 0
Winningham cf 4 0 1 0
Oester 2b 4 0 0 0
Charlton p 2 0 0 0
  Harris 3b 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
Atlanta 000 012 1004121
Cincinnati 010 001 000280
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Jimenez   2.0 3 1 1 0 2
  Puleo  W (5-5) 3.2 4 1 1 1 1
  Alvarez  SV (3) 3.1 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Charlton  L (4-5) 6.0 9 3 3 1 4
  St. Claire   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Murphy   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
2
5

  E–Blauser (3).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Lemke (4,off St Claire); Gant (27,off Murphy), Cincinnati M Brown (1,off Jimenez); Esasky (17,off Puleo).  HR–Atlanta L Smith (3,6th inning off Charlton 1 on, 1 out); Gant (19,7th inning off St Claire 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Blauser (3,off Murphy).  SF–Blauser (1,off Charlton).  IBB–Gregg (1,by St Claire).  HBP–Collins (2,by Alvarez).  CS–Esasky (2,2nd base by Puleo/Davis).  WP–Alvarez (4), Charlton (3).  HBP–Alvarez (6,Collins).  IBB–St Claire (3,Gregg).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–2:19.  A–15,180.
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