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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 3, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 3, 1988 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 3, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Armstrong |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Greg Maddux |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 33,087 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Rippley 1B: Fred Brocklander 2B: John McSherry 3B: Ed Montague |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Barry Larkin | Shortstop |
| Herm Winningham | Left Fielder |
| Chris Sabo | Third Baseman |
| Eric Davis | Center Fielder |
| Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
| Nick Esasky | First Baseman |
| Jeff Reed | Catcher |
| Ron Oester | Second Baseman |
| Jack Armstrong | Pitcher |
| Pete Rose | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mitch Webster | Center Fielder |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Andre Dawson | Right Fielder |
| Rafael Palmeiro | Left Fielder |
| Vance Law | Third Baseman |
| Damon Berryhill | Catcher |
| Shawon Dunston | Shortstop |
| Greg Maddux | Pitcher |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 3, 1988
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Maddux
Larkin hits a fly ball into center field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Winningham vs. Maddux
Winningham hits a fly ball into center field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sabo vs. Maddux
Sabo hits a fly ball into left field. Palmeiro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Webster vs. Armstrong
Webster hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Armstrong
There goes Webster. The throw from Reed and he is safe. Webster steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Sandberg vs. Armstrong
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Webster moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Grace vs. Armstrong
Grace hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Webster scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Armstrong
Dawson hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palmeiro vs. Armstrong
There goes Grace. The throw from Reed and he is safe. Grace steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Palmeiro vs. Armstrong
Palmeiro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Law vs. Armstrong
Law hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Maddux
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Maddux
O'Neill hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Palmeiro. O'Neill reaches second base with a double. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Esasky vs. Maddux
Esasky hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Maddux
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Maddux
Oester hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Armstrong vs. Maddux
Armstrong hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Maddux
Larkin hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Armstrong moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Winningham vs. Maddux
Winningham hits a fly ball into right field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berryhill vs. Armstrong
Berryhill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Dunston vs. Armstrong
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sabo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddux vs. Armstrong
Armstrong fires to first and picks off Dunston. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Maddux vs. Armstrong
Maddux hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maddux for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sabo vs. Maddux
Sabo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Maddux
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Maddux
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Neill for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webster vs. Armstrong
Webster hits a fly ball into left field. Winningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Armstrong
Sandberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oester settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Armstrong
Grace hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Maddux
Esasky strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Maddux
Reed takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oester vs. Maddux
Oester hits a line drive into left field. Palmeiro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Armstrong vs. Maddux
Armstrong hits a fly ball into center field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Armstrong
Dawson hits a line drive into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Armstrong
Palmeiro hits a fly ball into left field. Winningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Law vs. Armstrong
Law hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sabo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Maddux
Larkin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Winningham vs. Maddux
Winningham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maddux fields it and throws to first for the out. Larkin moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sabo vs. Maddux
Sabo hits a fly ball into center field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Maddux
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Berryhill vs. Armstrong
Berryhill strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Armstrong
Dunston hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddux vs. Armstrong
There goes Dunston. The throw from Reed and he is safe. Dunston steals second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Maddux vs. Armstrong
Maddux hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dunston scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Webster vs. Armstrong
Webster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Armstrong
There goes Webster. The throw from Reed and he is safe. Webster steals second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Sandberg vs. Armstrong
Sandberg strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Maddux
O'Neill hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Palmeiro. O'Neill reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Esasky vs. Maddux
There's a wild pitch. O'Neill moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Esasky vs. Maddux
Esasky hits a line drive towards third. Law reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Reed vs. Maddux
Reed hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. O'Neill scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Oester vs. Maddux
Oester hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Dawson. Oester reaches second base with a double. Reed goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Armstrong vs. Capel
Mike Capel now pitching.
Armstrong hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Larkin vs. Capel
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Armstrong
Grace hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Armstrong
Dawson hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Palmeiro vs. Armstrong
Palmeiro hits a line drive into right field. O'Neill picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on O'Neill. Grace moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Law vs. Armstrong
Law hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Winningham vs. Capel
Winningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sabo vs. Capel
Sabo hits a fly ball into center field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Capel
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Capel
O'Neill hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Dawson who is chasing the ball. O'Neill reaches third base with a triple. Davis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Esasky vs. Capel
Esasky hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Berryhill vs. Armstrong
Berryhill hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of O'Neill. Berryhill reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Dascenzo vs. Armstrong
Doug Dascenzo pinch hits for Shawon Dunston.
Dascenzo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Murphy
Gary Varsho pinch hits for Mike Capel. Rob Murphy now pitching. Darrin Jackson pinch hits for Gary Varsho.
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Webster vs. Murphy
Webster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Berryhill moves to third. Dascenzo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Sandberg vs. Murphy
Sandberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berryhill scores. Dascenzo scores. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Murphy
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Hall
Drew Hall now pitching. Angel Salazar now playing shortstop.
Reed hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oester vs. Hall
Oester bunts towards the mound. Hall fields it and throws to first for the out. Reed moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
McClendon vs. Hall
Lloyd McClendon pinch hits for Rob Murphy.
McClendon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Larkin vs. Hall
Larkin is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Winningham vs. Hall
Winningham strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Williams
Frank Williams now pitching.
Dawson hits a line drive beyond second. Oester can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palmeiro vs. Williams
Palmeiro hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Law vs. Williams
Law takes first base on ball four. Dawson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berryhill vs. Franco
John Franco now pitching.
Berryhill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin fields it and throws to second for the out. Dawson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Franco
Rolando Roomes pinch runs for Damon Berryhill. Jody Davis pinch hits for Angel Salazar.
Davis strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sabo vs. Hall
Jody Davis now catching. Manny Trillo now playing shortstop.
Sabo hits a fly ball into center field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hall
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Hall
O'Neill strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wrona vs. Franco
Dave Concepcion now playing shortstop. Rick Wrona pinch hits for Drew Hall.
Wrona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Webster vs. Franco
Webster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Franco
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/1988 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Larkin B, ss 4 0 2 0 Webster M, cf 3 1 1 0
Concepcion D, ss 0 0 0 0 Sandberg R, 2b 5 0 1 2
Winningham H, lf 5 0 0 0 Grace M, 1b 4 0 2 1
Sabo C, 3b 5 0 0 0 Dawson A, rf 4 0 1 0
Davis E, cf 4 2 1 0 Palmeiro R, lf 3 0 1 0
O'Neill P, rf 5 2 3 1 Law V, 3b 3 0 0 0
Esasky N, 1b 4 1 1 3 Berryhill D, c 3 1 1 0
Reed J, c 3 1 2 1 Roomes R, pr 0 0 0 0
Oester R, 2b 3 0 1 1 Trillo M, ss 0 0 0 0
Armstrong J, p 3 0 1 0 Dunston S, ss 2 1 1 0
Murphy R, p 0 0 0 0 Dascenzo D, ph 0 1 0 0
McClendon L, ph 1 0 0 0 Salazar A, ss 0 0 0 0
Williams F, p 0 0 0 0 Davis J, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Franco J, p 0 0 0 0 Maddux G, p 2 0 0 1
Capel M, p 0 0 0 0
Varsho G, ph 0 0 0 0
Jackson D, ph 1 0 0 0
Hall D, p 0 0 0 0
Wrona R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 11 6 32 4 8 4
Cincinnati 030 002 100 -- 6
Chicago 100 010 200 -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Armstrong J (W)* 6.0 6 4 3 4 2
Murphy R 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Williams F 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Franco J (S) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux G (L) 5.1 8 5 5 2 2
Capel M 1.2 2 1 1 0 0
Hall D 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- O'Neill P
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, Chicago 7
2B -- O'Neill P 2, Oester R, Berryhill D
3B -- O'Neill P
HR -- Esasky N
SB -- Webster M 2, Grace M, Dunston S
SH -- Oester R
WP -- Maddux G
PB -- Reed J
T -- 2:48
A -- 33087
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