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Braves
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 19, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves, played on April 19, 1988 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 19, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 19, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Smith |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Deshaies |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 13,131 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bruce Froemming 1B: Terry Tata 2B: Gerry Davis 3B: Gary Darling |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Albert Hall | Center Fielder |
| Damaso Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Gary Roenicke | Left Fielder |
| Dale Murphy | Right Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | First Baseman |
| Ozzie Virgil | Catcher |
| Andres Thomas | Shortstop |
| Paul Runge | Third Baseman |
| Pete Smith | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
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 |
| Denny Walling | Third Baseman |
| Rafael Ramirez | Shortstop |
| Jim Deshaies | Pitcher |
| Hal Lanier | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 19, 1988
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Deshaies
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Deshaies
Garcia hits a popup towards first. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Deshaies
Roenicke hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Deshaies
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Smith
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Smith
Hatcher strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Smith
Doran hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Deshaies
Simmons hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virgil vs. Deshaies
Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Deshaies
Thomas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Smith
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Smith
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Smith
Ashby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walling vs. Smith
Walling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ashby moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Ramirez vs. Smith
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Runge vs. Deshaies
Runge takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Deshaies
Smith bunts towards third. Walling fields it and throws to first for the out. Runge moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hall vs. Deshaies
Hall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Runge scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Deshaies
There goes Hall. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Hall steals second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Deshaies
Garcia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roenicke vs. Deshaies
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Roenicke vs. Deshaies
Roenicke hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Murphy vs. Deshaies
Murphy is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Simmons vs. Deshaies
Simmons takes first base on ball four. Hall scores. Garcia moves to third. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Virgil vs. Deshaies
Virgil hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Deshaies vs. Smith
Deshaies takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Smith
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatcher vs. Smith
Hatcher hits a fly ball into center field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. Smith
The throw from Virgil to Simmons and they have Young trapped. The throw over to Thomas, who applies the tag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Deshaies
Thomas hits a popup towards short. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Runge vs. Deshaies
Runge hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Deshaies
Smith hits a popup towards third. Walling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Smith
Doran hits a fly ball into center field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Smith
Davis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Smith
Bass hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Smith
Ashby strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Deshaies
Hall strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Deshaies
Garcia 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 -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Deshaies
Roenicke strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Smith
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Smith
Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Deshaies vs. Smith
Deshaies strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Deshaies
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Deshaies
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Deshaies
Virgil takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Deshaies
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Smith
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Smith
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simmons scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatcher for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Smith
Doran hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Smith
Davis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Doran moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Bass vs. Smith
Bass takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Ashby vs. Smith
Ashby hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Doran scores. Davis scores. Bass moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Walling vs. Smith
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Runge vs. Deshaies
Runge takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Blocker vs. Deshaies
Terry Blocker pinch hits for Pete Smith.
Blocker strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Deshaies
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Deshaies fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Sutter
Bruce Sutter now pitching.
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Deshaies vs. Sutter
Deshaies hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Sutter
Young strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Deshaies
Garcia hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Deshaies
Roenicke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Ramirez. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Deshaies
Dion James pinch runs for Gary Roenicke.
Murphy hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. James moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Deshaies
Simmons hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Deshaies
Virgil hits a line drive into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Deshaies
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Sutter
Gerald Perry now playing first base. Dion James now playing left field.
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of James who is chasing the ball. Hatcher reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Doran vs. Sutter
Doran strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Sutter
Davis hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Hatcher scores. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bass vs. Sutter
Bass hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Ashby vs. Assenmacher
Paul Assenmacher now pitching.
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Runge fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Andersen
Larry Andersen now pitching. Ken Oberkfell pinch hits for Paul Runge.
Oberkfell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Assenmacher vs. Andersen
Assenmacher hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Hatcher. Assenmacher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hall vs. Andersen
Hall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Andersen
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pankovits vs. Assenmacher
Ken Oberkfell now playing third base. Jim Pankovits pinch hits for Denny Walling.
Pankovits strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Assenmacher
Ramirez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Assenmacher
Steve Henderson pinch hits for Larry Andersen.
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Assenmacher
Young strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/19/1988 -- Atlanta at Houston (N)
Atlanta AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Hall A, cf 4 1 1 1 Young G, cf 5 0 0 0
Garcia D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hatcher B, lf 4 1 1 0
Roenicke G, lf 4 0 1 0 Doran B, 2b 4 1 1 0
James D, pr-lf 0 1 0 0 Davis G, 1b 4 2 3 2
Murphy D, rf 2 1 1 0 Bass K, rf 3 0 1 0
Simmons T, 1b 3 1 2 4 Ashby A, c 4 0 2 2
Perry G, 1b 0 0 0 0 Walling D, 3b 3 0 1 0
Virgil O, c 3 0 0 0 Pankovits J, ph 1 0 0 0
Thomas A, ss 4 0 0 0 Ramirez R, ss 4 0 1 0
Runge P, 3b 1 1 0 0 Deshaies J, p 2 0 0 0
Oberkfell K, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Andersen L, p 0 0 0 0
Smith P, p 1 0 0 0 Henderson S, ph 1 0 0 0
Blocker T, ph 1 0 0 0
Sutter B, p 0 0 0 0
Assenmacher P, p 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 5 6 5 35 4 10 4
Atlanta 002 000 030 -- 5
Houston 000 102 010 -- 4
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Smith P 6.0 6 3 3 2 3
Sutter B (W) 1.1 3 1 1 0 2
Assenmacher P (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Deshaies J (L) 8.0 5 5 4 7 3
Andersen L 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Ramirez R
DP -- Atlanta 1, Houston 4
LOB -- Atlanta 6, Houston 6
2B -- Assenmacher P
3B -- Hatcher B
HR -- Davis G, Simmons T
SB -- Hall A 2, Garcia D
CS -- Young G
SH -- Smith P
T -- 2:44
A -- 13131
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