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Astros
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
September 15, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros, played on September 15, 1988 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 15, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 15, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Forsch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Norm Charlton |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 17,610 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe West 1B: Paul Runge 2B: Bob Engel 3B: Greg Bonin |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gerald Young | Center Fielder |
| Bill Doran | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Bass | Right Fielder |
| Glenn Davis | First Baseman |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Billy Hatcher | Left Fielder |
| Rafael Ramirez | Shortstop |
| Craig Biggio | Catcher |
| Bob Forsch | Pitcher |
| Hal Lanier | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Barry Larkin | Shortstop |
| Chris Sabo | Third Baseman |
| Kal Daniels | Left Fielder |
| Eric Davis | Center Fielder |
| Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
| Nick Esasky | First Baseman |
| Jeff Reed | Catcher |
| Ron Oester | Second Baseman |
| Norm Charlton | Pitcher |
| Pete Rose | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
September 15, 1988
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Charlton
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sabo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Charlton
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Charlton
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Forsch
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sabo vs. Forsch
Sabo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daniels vs. Forsch
Daniels takes first base on ball four. Sabo moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Forsch
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Forsch
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sabo scores. Daniels scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Forsch
O'Neill hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Esasky vs. Forsch
Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Charlton
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Charlton
Bell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Charlton
Hatcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Charlton
Ramirez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Daniels. Ramirez reaches second base with a double. Hatcher goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Charlton
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Charlton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Forsch
Reed hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doran reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Forsch
Oester hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charlton vs. Forsch
Charlton is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Charlton
Forsch hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Charlton
Young hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of O'Neill. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doran vs. Charlton
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bass vs. Charlton
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Forsch
Larkin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sabo vs. Forsch
Sabo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daniels vs. Forsch
There goes Sabo. The throw from Biggio and he is safe. Sabo steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Daniels vs. Forsch
Daniels strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Forsch
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Forsch
Ken Caminiti now playing third base.
O'Neill hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Bass. O'Neill reaches second base with a double. Davis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Esasky vs. Forsch
Esasky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Neill scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Forsch
Reed hits a fly ball into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Charlton
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Charlton
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sabo fields it and throws to first for the out. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatcher vs. Charlton
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Charlton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Charlton
Ramirez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Charlton
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Forsch
Oester hits a line drive into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Charlton vs. Forsch
Charlton bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Oester moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Larkin vs. Forsch
Larkin hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Oester scores. Charlton moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sabo vs. Darwin
Danny Darwin now pitching. Alex Trevino now catching.
Sabo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Daniels vs. Darwin
Daniels is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Davis vs. Darwin
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Neill vs. Darwin
O'Neill hits a popup towards short. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Charlton
Trevino hits a fly ball into left field. Daniels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Charlton
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. Charlton
Charlton fires to first and has Young trapped. There's the throw to Larkin who tags Young for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Charlton
Doran hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bass vs. Charlton
Bass is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Darwin
Esasky strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Darwin
Reed hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oester vs. Darwin
Oester hits a fly ball towards center. Young catches it and throws to first to double up Reed. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Charlton
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Charlton
Caminiti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oester settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatcher vs. Charlton
Hatcher hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Charlton
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Charlton
Darwin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Dibble
Rob Dibble now pitching. Lloyd McClendon now catching.
Trevino hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McClendon vs. Darwin
McClendon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Darwin
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sabo vs. Darwin
Sabo strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Dibble
Young strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Dibble
Doran takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bass vs. Dibble
Bass hits a popup towards short. Larkin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Dibble
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daniels vs. Darwin
Daniels hits a line drive into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Darwin
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Darwin
O'Neill strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Dibble
Caminiti strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Dibble
Hatcher hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Dibble
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Darwin
Esasky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winningham vs. Darwin
Lenny Harris pinch runs for Nick Esasky. Herm Winningham pinch hits for Rob Dibble.
There goes Harris. The throw from Trevino and he is safe. Harris steals second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Winningham vs. Darwin
Winningham bunts in front of the plate. Trevino fields it and throws to first for the out. Harris moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oester vs. Darwin
Oester hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McClendon vs. Darwin
McClendon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti juggles the ball. That's an error on Caminiti. Harris scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Darwin
There goes McClendon. The throw from Trevino and he is safe. McClendon steals second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Larkin vs. Darwin
Larkin is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pankovits vs. Franco
Dave Concepcion now playing first base. John Franco now pitching. Jim Pankovits pinch hits for Danny Darwin.
Pankovits hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Franco
Trevino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Franco
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. Franco
Doran hits a popup towards short. Larkin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/15/1988 -- Houston at Cincinnati (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Young G, cf 5 0 2 0 Larkin B, ss 5 1 2 2
Doran B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Sabo C, 3b 4 1 2 0
Bass K, rf 4 0 0 0 Daniels K, lf 2 1 0 0
Davis G, 1b 4 2 2 0 Davis E, cf 4 1 1 2
Bell B, 3b 1 0 0 0 O'Neill P, rf 4 1 1 1
Caminiti K, 3b 3 0 0 0 Esasky N, 1b 4 0 2 1
Hatcher B, lf 3 2 1 2 Harris L, pr 0 1 0 0
Ramirez R, ss 4 0 2 2 Concepcion D, 1b 0 0 0 0
Biggio C, c 2 0 0 0 Reed J, c 3 0 1 0
Darwin D, p 1 1 1 1 Dibble R, p 0 0 0 0
Pankovits J, ph 1 0 0 0 Winningham H, ph 0 0 0 0
Forsch B, p 1 0 0 0 Franco J, p 0 0 0 0
Trevino A, c 3 0 1 0 Oester R, 2b 4 1 1 0
Charlton N, p 1 0 0 0
McClendon L, c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 10 5 32 7 10 6
Houston 010 103 000 -- 5
Cincinnati 203 100 01x -- 7
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch B (L)* 3.0 8 6 6 1 2
Darwin D 5.0 2 1 0 2 6
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Charlton N (W) 5.2 9 5 5 1 3
Dibble R 2.1 0 0 0 1 2
Franco J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 4th
E -- Caminiti K
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- Houston 6, Cincinnati 6
2B -- Ramirez R, Young G, O'Neill P, Oester R, Larkin B
HR -- Larkin B, Hatcher B, Darwin D
SB -- Daniels K, Sabo C 2, Harris L, McClendon L
CS -- Young G
SH -- Charlton N, Winningham H
T -- 2:37
A -- 17610
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