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Astros
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
April 12, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Houston Astros, played on April 12, 1988 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 12, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 12, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nolan Ryan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Zane Smith |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 1,938 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Pulli 1B: Jerry Crawford 2B: Bob Davidson 3B: Doug Harvey |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gerald Young | Center Fielder |
| Billy Hatcher | Left Fielder |
| Bill Doran | Second Baseman |
| Glenn Davis | First Baseman |
| Kevin Bass | Right Fielder |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Rafael Ramirez | Shortstop |
| Chuck Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Nolan Ryan | Pitcher |
| Hal Lanier | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dion James | Center Fielder |
| Damaso Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Gerald Perry | First Baseman |
| Dale Murphy | Right Fielder |
| Ken Griffey | Left Fielder |
| Andres Thomas | Shortstop |
| Ken Oberkfell | Third Baseman |
| Bruce Benedict | Catcher |
| Zane Smith | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
April 12, 1988
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Smith
Young hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Griffey. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Hatcher vs. Smith
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Young moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Doran vs. Smith
Doran hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Young scores. Hatcher moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Smith
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bass vs. Smith
Bass hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Griffey. Bass reaches second base with a double. Hatcher scores. Doran goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Smith
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bass moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Ramirez vs. Smith
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
James vs. Ryan
James hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Ryan
Garcia takes first base on ball four. James moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perry vs. Ryan
The umpire calls a balk on Ryan James moves to third. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Perry vs. Ryan
Perry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Murphy vs. Ryan
Murphy takes first base on ball four. James scores. Garcia moves to third. Perry moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Griffey vs. Ryan
Griffey hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Garcia tags and scores. Perry tags and moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Ryan
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perry scores. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Oberkfell vs. Ryan
Oberkfell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Benedict vs. Ryan
Benedict hits a line drive into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Smith
Jackson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Smith
Ryan bunts in front of the plate. Benedict fields it and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Smith
Young strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Hatcher vs. Smith
Hatcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Doran vs. Smith
Doran hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Hatcher moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Smith
Davis hits a popup towards third. Oberkfell juggles the ball. That's an error on Oberkfell. Hatcher scores. Doran moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Bass vs. Smith
Bass hits a line drive into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ryan
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
James vs. Ryan
James hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Ryan
Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Smith
Ashby hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Smith
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Griffey. Ramirez reaches second base with a double. Ashby moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Smith
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Ryan vs. Smith
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Young vs. Smith
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Ryan
Denny Walling now playing first base.
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Ryan
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Ryan
Griffey strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Smith
Hatcher strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Smith
Doran hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Smith
Walling strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Ryan
Thomas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hatcher. Thomas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oberkfell vs. Ryan
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Benedict vs. Ryan
Benedict strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Ryan
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Smith
Bass hits a line drive into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Smith
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Smith
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Smith
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perry scoops it up and throws to first, with Smith covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
James vs. Ryan
Steve Henderson now playing right field.
James hits a fly ball into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Ryan
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Ryan
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Smith
Paul Runge now playing third base.
Ryan hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Smith
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hatcher vs. Smith
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Young moves to third. Hatcher moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Doran vs. Smith
Doran is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Walling vs. Smith
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas fields it and throws to second for the out. Young scores. Hatcher moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Henderson vs. Smith
There goes Walling. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Walling steals second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Henderson vs. Smith
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Hatcher scores. Walling scores. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Smith
Ashby hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Ryan
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Ryan
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Ryan
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Coffman
Kevin Coffman now pitching.
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Coffman
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Coffman
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ryan for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Runge vs. Ryan
Runge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Ryan
Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blocker vs. Ryan
Terry Blocker pinch hits for Kevin Coffman.
Blocker hits a fly ball into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Eave
Gary Eave now pitching.
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hatcher vs. Eave
Hatcher hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. Eave
There goes Young. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Young steals second. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Doran vs. Eave
Doran takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Walling vs. Eave
There goes Young. The throw from Benedict and he is out, Runge applying the tag. Doran moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Walling vs. Eave
Walling hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
James vs. Andersen
Larry Andersen now pitching.
James takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Andersen
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Andersen
Perry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hatcher. Perry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Andersen
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Eave
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Eave
Ashby hits a popup towards short. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Eave
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Eave
Jackson hits a line drive into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Agosto
Juan Agosto now pitching.
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walling scoops it up and throws to first, with Agosto covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Agosto
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Runge vs. Agosto
Runge strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/12/1988 -- Houston at Atlanta (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Young G, cf 5 2 3 0 James D, cf 3 1 1 0
Hatcher B, lf 4 3 2 0 Garcia D, 2b 3 1 0 0
Doran B, 2b 3 1 2 2 Perry G, 1b 3 1 1 0
Davis G, 1b 2 0 0 0 Murphy D, rf 3 0 0 1
Walling D, 1b 3 1 0 1 Griffey K, lf 3 0 0 1
Bass K, rf 3 0 1 2 Thomas A, ss 4 0 2 1
Henderson S, rf 2 0 1 2 Oberkfell K, 3b 2 0 0 0
Ashby A, c 5 0 1 0 Runge P, 3b 2 0 0 0
Ramirez R, ss 3 0 2 0 Benedict B, c 3 0 0 0
Jackson C, 3b 5 1 1 0 Smith Z, p 2 0 0 0
Ryan N, p 3 0 0 0 Coffman K, p 0 0 0 0
Andersen L, p 0 0 0 0 Blocker T, ph 1 0 0 0
Agosto J, p 0 0 0 0 Eave G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 8 13 7 29 3 4 3
Houston 320 003 000 -- 8
Atlanta 300 000 000 -- 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan N (W) 7.0 3 3 3 3 8
Andersen L 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Agosto J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Smith Z (L) 6.0 12 8 7 2 4
Coffman K 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Eave G 2.0 1 0 0 2 0
E -- Oberkfell K
DP -- Houston 1, Atlanta 1
LOB -- Houston 9, Atlanta 4
2B -- Young G, Bass K, Ramirez R, Thomas A, Perry G
SB -- Walling D, Young G
CS -- Young G
SH -- Ryan N
SF -- Griffey K
Balk -- Ryan N
T -- 2:32
A -- 1938
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