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Braves
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 21, 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 21, 1988 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 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 21, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kevin Coffman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Knepper |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 12,491 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Gerry Davis 1B: Gary Darling 2B: Bruce Froemming 3B: Terry Tata |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Albert Hall | Center Fielder |
| Ron Gant | Second Baseman |
| Gary Roenicke | Left Fielder |
| Dale Murphy | Right Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | First Baseman |
| Ozzie Virgil | Catcher |
| Andres Thomas | Shortstop |
| Paul Runge | Third Baseman |
| Kevin Coffman | 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 |
| Bob Knepper | Pitcher |
| Hal Lanier | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 21, 1988
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Knepper
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Knepper
Gant hits a line drive into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Knepper
Roenicke hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Knepper
Murphy hits a line drive into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Coffman
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coffman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Coffman
Hatcher 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: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Coffman
Doran takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Coffman
Davis hits a line drive into center field. Hall 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. Knepper
Simmons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Virgil vs. Knepper
Virgil hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Knepper
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knepper fields it and throws to first for the out. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Runge vs. Knepper
Runge strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Coffman
Bass 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 -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Coffman
Ashby strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Coffman
Walling hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Coffman
Ramirez hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Coffman vs. Knepper
Coffman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Knepper
Hall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Knepper
Gant 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 3
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Coffman
Knepper strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Coffman
Young 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 -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Coffman
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Knepper
Roenicke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Knepper
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Knepper
Simmons hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Young. Simmons reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virgil vs. Knepper
Virgil hits a line drive into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Coffman
Doran hits a line drive into center field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Coffman
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bass vs. Coffman
Bass hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ashby vs. Coffman
There's a wild pitch. Davis moves to third. Bass moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Ashby vs. Coffman
Ashby hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Murphy. Ashby reaches second base with a double. Davis scores. Bass scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Walling vs. Coffman
Walling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ashby scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Acker
Jim Acker now pitching.
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Knepper vs. Acker
Knepper hits a fly ball into center field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Knepper
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Runge vs. Knepper
Runge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Acker vs. Knepper
Acker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Knepper
Hall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Acker moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Gant vs. Knepper
Gant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Acker
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hatcher vs. Acker
Hatcher hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. Acker
There goes Young. The throw from Virgil and he is safe. Young steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Doran vs. Acker
Doran hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Young moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Acker
Davis is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bass vs. Acker
Bass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Young scores. There goes Davis trying to get to third. Hall throws the ball in to Runge, who tags Davis for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Knepper
Roenicke hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Knepper
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Knepper
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Acker
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simmons juggles the ball. That's an error on Simmons. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Walling vs. Acker
Walling hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murphy who is chasing the ball. Walling reaches third base with a triple. Ashby goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Ramirez vs. Acker
Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Walling tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Acker
Terry Puhl pinch hits for Bob Knepper.
Puhl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Acker
There's a wild pitch. Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Acker
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puhl moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hatcher vs. Puleo
Charlie Puleo now pitching. Gerald Perry now playing first base.
Hatcher hits a popup towards third. Runge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Doran vs. Puleo
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Doran vs. Puleo
The umpire calls a balk on Puleo Young moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Doran vs. Puleo
Doran strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Camacho
Ernie Camacho now pitching. Terry Puhl now playing left field.
Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Camacho
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Runge vs. Camacho
Runge hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Camacho fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Puleo
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Puleo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Puleo
Bass hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Puleo
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashby for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Camacho
Craig Reynolds now playing shortstop.
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Camacho
Hall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Camacho
Gant hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Eave
Gary Eave now pitching. Ken Oberkfell now playing second base.
Walling hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Eave
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Eave
Puhl hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roenicke. Puhl reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Eave
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Puhl scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Camacho vs. Eave
Camacho hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Camacho
Mark Bailey now catching.
Roenicke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Camacho
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Camacho
Oberkfell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virgil vs. Camacho
The umpire calls a balk on Camacho Oberkfell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virgil vs. Camacho
Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1988 -- Atlanta at Houston (N)
Atlanta AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Hall A, cf 3 0 2 0 Young G, cf 4 1 2 1
Gant R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hatcher B, lf 4 0 0 0
Eave G, p 0 0 0 0 Camacho E, p 1 0 0 0
Roenicke G, lf 4 0 2 0 Doran B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Murphy D, rf 4 0 0 0 Davis G, 1b 2 1 0 0
Simmons T, 1b 2 0 1 0 Bass K, rf 4 1 2 1
Puleo C, p 0 0 0 0 Ashby A, c 4 2 1 2
Oberkfell K, 2b 0 0 0 0 Bailey M, c 0 0 0 0
Virgil O, c 4 0 0 0 Walling D, 3b 4 1 3 2
Thomas A, ss 3 0 0 0 Ramirez R, ss 2 0 0 1
Runge P, 3b 3 0 0 0 Reynolds C, ss 1 0 0 0
Coffman K, p 1 0 0 0 Knepper B, p 2 0 0 0
Acker J, p 1 0 1 0 Puhl T, ph-lf 1 2 1 0
Perry G, 1b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 6 0 32 8 9 7
Atlanta 000 000 000 -- 0
Houston 000 313 01x -- 8
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Coffman K (L) 3.1 4 3 3 2 2
Acker J 2.0 3 4 2 3 1
Puleo C 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Eave G 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper B (W) 6.0 5 0 0 2 3
Camacho E (S) 3.0 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Simmons T
DP -- Houston 3
LOB -- Atlanta 6, Houston 6
2B -- Simmons T, Ashby A, Puhl T
3B -- Walling D
SB -- Young G 2, Puhl T
SF -- Ramirez R
WP -- Coffman K, Acker J
Balk -- Puleo C, Camacho E
T -- 2:22
A -- 12491
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