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Mets
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
April 30, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Mets, played on April 30, 1988 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 30, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 30, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Ojeda |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Browning |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 33,463 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eric Gregg 1B: Dave Pallone 2B: John Kibler 3B: Jim Quick |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mookie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Tim Teufel | Second Baseman |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Darryl Strawberry | Right Fielder |
| Kevin McReynolds | Left Fielder |
| Gary Carter | Catcher |
| Howard Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
| Bob Ojeda | Pitcher |
| Davey Johnson | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Barry Larkin | Shortstop |
| Chris Sabo | Third Baseman |
| Eric Davis | Center Fielder |
| Nick Esasky | First Baseman |
| Bo Diaz | Catcher |
| Dave Concepcion | Second Baseman |
| Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
| Lloyd McClendon | Left Fielder |
| Tom Browning | Pitcher |
| Pete Rose | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
April 30, 1988
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Browning
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Teufel vs. Browning
Teufel hits a fly ball into left field. McClendon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Browning
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. McClendon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Ojeda
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sabo vs. Ojeda
Sabo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Teufel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Ojeda
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Browning
Strawberry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Strawberry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
McReynolds vs. Browning
McReynolds hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Strawberry moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Carter vs. Browning
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Strawberry tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Browning
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. McClendon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Ojeda
Esasky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Ojeda
Diaz hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Ojeda
Concepcion hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Teufel catches it and throws to first to double up Esasky. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Browning
Elster hits a popup into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ojeda vs. Browning
Ojeda strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Browning
Wilson hits a popup towards short. Larkin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Ojeda
O'Neill hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McClendon vs. Ojeda
McClendon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Browning vs. Ojeda
Browning hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of McReynolds. Browning reaches second base with a double. There goes McClendon trying to get to home. McReynolds throws the ball in to Carter, who tags McClendon for the out. Browning moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Larkin vs. Ojeda
Larkin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Browning scores. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sabo vs. Ojeda
The umpire calls a balk on Ojeda Larkin moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Sabo vs. Ojeda
Sabo strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Teufel vs. Browning
Teufel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Browning
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Teufel moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Strawberry vs. Browning
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Strawberry for the out. Teufel moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
McReynolds vs. Browning
McReynolds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Teufel scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Browning
Carter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McReynolds moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Browning
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Ojeda
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Ojeda
Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Ojeda
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Browning
Elster hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sabo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ojeda vs. Browning
Ojeda hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Browning
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Ojeda
Concepcion hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Concepcion reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
O'Neill vs. Ojeda
O'Neill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
McClendon vs. Ojeda
McClendon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Concepcion scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Browning vs. Ojeda
Browning hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Ojeda covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Teufel vs. Browning
Teufel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Browning
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Browning
Strawberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Browning
McReynolds hits a line drive into left field. McClendon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Browning
Carter is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Browning
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Larkin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Leach
Terry Leach now pitching.
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Teufel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sabo vs. Leach
Sabo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Leach
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Esasky vs. Leach
There goes Davis. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Davis steals second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Esasky vs. Leach
Esasky strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Browning
Leo Garcia now playing left field. Lloyd McClendon now catching.
Elster hits a fly ball into left field. Garcia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Browning
Leach strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Browning
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Davis who is chasing the ball. Wilson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Teufel vs. Browning
The umpire calls a balk on Browning Wilson scores. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Teufel vs. Browning
Teufel is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Murphy
Rob Murphy now pitching.
Teufel is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Leach
Lenny Dykstra now playing center field. Mookie Wilson now playing right field.
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leach fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Leach
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leach fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Leach
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McClendon vs. Leach
McClendon hits a line drive into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Murphy
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Murphy
Dykstra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McReynolds vs. Rijo
Jose Rijo now pitching.
McReynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dykstra moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. Rijo
Carter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Collins vs. McDowell
Dave Collins pinch hits for Jose Rijo. Roger McDowell now pitching. Barry Lyons now catching.
Collins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. McDowell
Larkin hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Sabo vs. McDowell
Sabo hits a line drive into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Collins moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. McDowell
Davis takes first base on ball four. Larkin moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Esasky vs. McDowell
Esasky hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Collins scores. Larkin scores. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Myers
Randy Myers now pitching. Tracy Jones pinch hits for Leo Garcia.
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davis scores. Esasky moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Concepcion vs. Myers
Concepcion hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Teufel catches it and throws to first to double up Jones. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Franco
John Franco now pitching. Dave Collins now playing left field.
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Franco
Elster bunts in front of the plate. McClendon fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Lyons vs. Franco
Lyons strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Franco
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Larkin. Johnson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Teufel vs. Franco
There goes Wilson. The throw from McClendon and he is out, Concepcion applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 6 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Myers
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Myers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McClendon vs. Myers
McClendon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Teufel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Myers
Collins hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Myers
Larkin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Teufel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/30/1988 -- New York at Cincinnati (N)
New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Wilson M, cf-rf 5 1 1 0 Larkin B, ss 5 1 2 1
Teufel T, 2b 3 1 2 0 Sabo C, 3b 4 0 0 0
Hernandez K, 1b 4 1 0 0 Davis E, cf 2 1 0 0
Strawberry D, rf 3 2 2 2 Esasky N, 1b 4 0 2 2
Dykstra L, cf 1 0 1 0 Diaz B, c 2 0 0 0
McReynolds K, lf 4 0 1 1 Garcia L, lf 1 0 0 0
Carter G, c 2 0 1 1 Jones T, ph 1 0 1 1
McDowell R, p 0 0 0 0 Franco J, p 0 0 0 0
Myers R, p 0 0 0 0 Concepcion D, 2b 4 1 1 0
Johnson H, 3b 3 1 0 0 O'Neill P, rf 4 0 3 0
Elster K, ss 3 0 0 0 McClendon L, lf-c 4 0 1 0
Ojeda B, p 2 0 1 0 Browning T, p 2 1 1 0
Leach T, p 1 0 0 0 Murphy R, p 0 0 0 0
Lyons B, c 1 0 0 0 Rijo J, p 0 0 0 0
Collins D, ph-lf 1 1 0 0
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32 6 9 4 34 5 11 4
New York 010 102 101 -- 6
Cincinnati 001 010 030 -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ojeda B 5.0 6 2 2 0 1
Leach T 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
McDowell R 0.1 2 3 3 2 0
Myers R (W) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Browning T 6.2 8 5 5 0 3
Murphy R 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Rijo J 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Franco J (L) 1.0 0 1 0 1 1
E -- Larkin B
DP -- New York 3, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- New York 4, Cincinnati 5
2B -- Strawberry D, Browning T, Concepcion D
3B -- Wilson M
HR -- Strawberry D
SB -- Davis E
CS -- Teufel T, Wilson M
SH -- Elster K
SF -- Carter G
HBP -- by Browning T (Carter G), by Browning T (Teufel T)
Balk -- Ojeda B, Browning T
T -- 2:59
A -- 33463
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