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Expos
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 8, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Montreal Expos, played on July 8, 1988 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 8, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 8, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bryn Smith |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Mahler |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 11,548 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Pulli 1B: Steve Rippley 2B: Bob Davidson 3B: Doug Harvey |
Montreal Expos Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Mitch Webster | Left Fielder |
| Andres Galarraga | First Baseman |
| Hubie Brooks | Right Fielder |
| Tim Wallach | Third Baseman |
| Tom Foley | Second Baseman |
| Mike Fitzgerald | Catcher |
| Luis Rivera | Shortstop |
| Bryn Smith | Pitcher |
| Buck Rodgers | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron Gant | Second Baseman |
| Ken Oberkfell | Third Baseman |
| Gerald Perry | First Baseman |
| Dale Murphy | Right Fielder |
| Ken Griffey | Left Fielder |
| Andres Thomas | Shortstop |
| Dion James | Center Fielder |
| Ozzie Virgil | Catcher |
| Rick Mahler | Pitcher |
| Russ Nixon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Expos
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 8, 1988
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Mahler
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Webster vs. Mahler
Webster bunts towards third. Oberkfell picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Oberkfell. Webster moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Galarraga vs. Mahler
Galarraga hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Webster scores. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brooks vs. Mahler
The umpire calls a balk on Mahler Galarraga moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Brooks vs. Mahler
Brooks hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murphy. Brooks reaches second base with a double. Galarraga scores. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Wallach vs. Mahler
Wallach hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Murphy. Wallach reaches second base with a double. Brooks scores. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Foley vs. Mahler
Foley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wallach scores. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Fitzgerald vs. Mahler
Fitzgerald takes first base on ball four. Foley moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Puleo
Charlie Puleo now pitching.
Rivera takes first base on ball four. Foley moves to third. Fitzgerald moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Puleo
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Nixon vs. Puleo
Nixon hits a popup towards short. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Smith
Gant hits a popup, foul, towards first. Galarraga settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Smith
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga scoops it up and throws to first, with Smith covering, for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Smith
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wallach fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Webster vs. Puleo
Webster hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Puleo
Galarraga hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Puleo
Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Puleo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallach vs. Puleo
Wallach hits a popup towards short. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Smith
Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Smith
Griffey strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Smith
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Foley vs. Puleo
Foley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Fitzgerald vs. Puleo
Fitzgerald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foley moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Puleo
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Puleo
Smith bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Virgil settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Puleo
Nixon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murphy. Nixon reaches second base with a double. Foley scores. Fitzgerald moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Webster vs. Puleo
Webster hits a popup, foul, towards third. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Smith
James hits a fly ball into right field. Brooks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Smith
Virgil hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Runge vs. Smith
Paul Runge pinch hits for Charlie Puleo.
Runge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Jimenez
German Jimenez now pitching.
Galarraga hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Brooks vs. Jimenez
Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wallach vs. Jimenez
Wallach hits a fly ball into left field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Smith
Gant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wallach fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Smith
Oberkfell hits a popup towards short. Rivera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Smith
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foley vs. Jimenez
Foley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Foley for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fitzgerald vs. Jimenez
Fitzgerald hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Murphy throws the ball in to Thomas who tags Fitzgerald trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Jimenez
Rivera hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Jimenez
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Smith
Murphy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Smith
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Smith
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wallach fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Jimenez
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Webster vs. Jimenez
There goes Nixon. The throw from Virgil and he is safe. Nixon steals second. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Webster vs. Jimenez
There's a wild pitch. Nixon moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Webster vs. Jimenez
Webster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Galarraga vs. Jimenez
Galarraga strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Brooks vs. Jimenez
Brooks strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wallach vs. Jimenez
Wallach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
James vs. Smith
James strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Smith
Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Smith
Jerry Royster pinch hits for German Jimenez.
Royster strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Foley vs. Alvarez
Jose Alvarez now pitching.
Foley hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gant reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Fitzgerald vs. Alvarez
Fitzgerald hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Alvarez
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Alvarez
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Smith
Gant hits a fly ball into right field. Brooks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Smith
Oberkfell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Perry vs. Smith
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Alvarez
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gant scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Webster vs. Alvarez
Webster is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Galarraga vs. Alvarez
Galarraga strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Brooks vs. Alvarez
Brooks hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Smith
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Smith
Griffey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Smith
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wallach fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallach vs. Olwine
Ed Olwine now pitching.
Wallach hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Foley vs. Olwine
Foley hits a fly ball into left field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fitzgerald vs. Olwine
Fitzgerald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Olwine
Rivera hits a fly ball into left field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Expos, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
James vs. Smith
James hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats James for the out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Smith
Virgil hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Smith
Jim Morrison pinch hits for Ed Olwine.
Morrison strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Smith
Gant hits a fly ball into left field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/8/1988 -- Montreal at Atlanta (N)
Montreal AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Nixon O, cf 5 0 2 1 Gant R, 2b 4 0 0 0
Webster M, lf 3 2 2 1 Oberkfell K, 3b 3 0 1 0
Galarraga A, 1b 5 1 2 1 Perry G, 1b 3 0 0 0
Brooks H, rf 5 1 1 1 Murphy D, rf 3 0 1 0
Wallach T, 3b 5 1 1 1 Griffey K, lf 3 0 1 0
Foley T, 2b 5 1 2 1 Thomas A, ss 3 0 0 0
Fitzgerald M, c 3 1 3 1 James D, cf 3 0 0 0
Rivera L, ss 4 0 1 0 Virgil O, c 3 1 2 1
Smith B, p 4 0 0 0 Mahler R, p 0 0 0 0
Puleo C, p 0 0 0 0
Runge P, ph 1 0 0 0
Jimenez G, p 0 0 0 0
Royster J, ph 1 0 0 0
Alvarez J, p 0 0 0 0
Olwine E, p 0 0 0 0
Morrison J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 7 14 7 28 1 5 1
Montreal 411 000 100 -- 7
Atlanta 000 000 001 -- 1
Montreal IP H R ER BB SO
Smith B (W) 9.0 5 1 1 0 6
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler R (L) 0.1 5 4 4 1 1
Puleo C 2.2 4 2 2 1 1
Jimenez G 3.0 4 0 0 1 3
Alvarez J 2.0 1 1 1 0 2
Olwine E 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Oberkfell K
DP -- Montreal 4, Atlanta 1
LOB -- Montreal 10, Atlanta 0
2B -- Brooks H, Wallach T, Nixon O
HR -- Webster M, Fitzgerald M, Virgil O
SB -- Nixon O
HBP -- by Alvarez J (Webster M)
WP -- Jimenez G
Balk -- Mahler R
T -- 2:19
A -- 11548
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