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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 16, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants, played on September 16, 1988 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | September 16, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 16, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Atlee Hammaker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Knepper |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 14,344 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dutch Rennert 1B: Dana DeMuth 2B: Harry Wendelstedt 3B: Randy Marsh |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brett Butler | Center Fielder |
| Robby Thompson | Second Baseman |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Candy Maldonado | Right Fielder |
| Donell Nixon | Left Fielder |
| Matt Williams | Third Baseman |
| Kirt Manwaring | Catcher |
| Jose Uribe | Shortstop |
| Atlee Hammaker | Pitcher |
| Roger Craig | Manager |
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 Knepper | Pitcher |
| Hal Lanier | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 16, 1988
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Knepper
Butler bunts towards first. Davis fields the ball and throws to Knepper covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Knepper
There goes Butler. The throw from Biggio and he is safe. Butler steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Knepper
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Knepper
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clark for the out. Butler moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Maldonado vs. Knepper
Maldonado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Hammaker
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Hammaker
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Hammaker
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams juggles the ball. That's an error on Williams. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Hammaker
There goes Bass. The throw from Manwaring and he is safe. Bass steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Hammaker
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Hammaker
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Knepper
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Knepper
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Manwaring vs. Knepper
Manwaring hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Hammaker
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Hammaker
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ramirez for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Hammaker
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Uribe vs. Knepper
Uribe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hammaker vs. Knepper
Hammaker bunts towards first. Davis scoops it up and throws to first, with Doran covering, for the out. Uribe moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Butler vs. Knepper
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Knepper
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Hammaker
Knepper strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Hammaker
Young hits a line drive into right field. Maldonado settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Hammaker
Doran hits a fly ball into left field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Knepper
Clark hits a line drive into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Knepper
Maldonado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Knepper
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Hammaker
Bass hits a fly ball into right field. Maldonado settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hammaker
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hammaker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hammaker
Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Hammaker
Hatcher hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Knepper
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Manwaring vs. Knepper
Manwaring hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Uribe vs. Knepper
Uribe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Hammaker
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Hammaker
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knepper vs. Hammaker
Knepper bunts towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Thompson covering, for the out. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Hammaker
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Doran vs. Hammaker
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Knepper
Charlie Hayes pinch hits for Atlee Hammaker.
Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Knepper
Butler strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Knepper
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Knepper
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Maldonado vs. Knepper
Maldonado is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Aldrete vs. Andersen
Kevin Mitchell pinch hits for Donell Nixon. Larry Andersen now pitching. Mike Aldrete pinch hits for Kevin Mitchell.
Aldrete hits a line drive beyond short. Ramirez can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Thompson scores. Clark scores. Maldonado moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Riles vs. Andersen
Ernie Riles pinch hits for Matt Williams.
Riles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maldonado scores. Aldrete moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Manwaring vs. Andersen
Manwaring hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Young. Manwaring reaches second base with a double. Aldrete scores. Riles goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Uribe vs. Andersen
Uribe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Sorensen
Mike Aldrete now playing left field. Lary Sorensen now pitching. Charlie Hayes now playing third base.
Bass hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Sorensen
Davis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Aldrete. Davis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Sorensen
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hatcher vs. Sorensen
Hatcher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Butler. Hatcher reaches second base with a double. Davis scores. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Ramirez vs. Garrelts
Scott Garrelts now pitching.
Ramirez hits a popup beyond short. Uribe can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Bell scores. Hatcher moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Ashby vs. Garrelts
Alan Ashby pinch hits for Craig Biggio.
Ashby takes first base on ball four. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Drew vs. Garrelts
Cameron Drew pinch hits for Larry Andersen.
Drew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields it and throws to second for the out. Hatcher scores. Ramirez moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Garrelts
Young hits a popup towards short. Uribe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Agosto
Alan Ashby now catching. Juan Agosto now pitching.
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Agosto
Butler bunts towards first. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Agosto
Thompson 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
Bottom 7
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Garrelts
Doran hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bass vs. Garrelts
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Garrelts
There goes Bass. The throw from Manwaring and he is safe. Bass steals second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Garrelts
There's a wild pitch. Bass moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Garrelts
Davis strikes out. Manwaring drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Davis out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Garrelts
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Agosto
Clark 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 -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Agosto
Maldonado hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Aldrete vs. Agosto
Aldrete hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Agosto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Garrelts
Chris Speier now playing third base.
Hatcher hits a line drive towards short. Uribe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Garrelts
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Speier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Garrelts
Ashby hits a popup, foul, towards third. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrelts vs. Agosto
Garrelts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Manwaring vs. Agosto
Manwaring 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 -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uribe vs. Agosto
Uribe hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Garrelts
Terry Puhl pinch hits for Juan Agosto.
Puhl hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Garrelts
Young bunts towards the mound. Garrelts fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Garrelts. Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Doran vs. Lefferts
Craig Lefferts now pitching.
Doran takes first base on ball four. Puhl moves to third. Young moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Bass vs. Lefferts
Bass hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Davis vs. Lefferts
Louie Meadows pinch runs for Bill Doran.
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe 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 9/16/1988 -- San Francisco at Houston (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Butler B, cf 4 0 1 0 Young G, cf 3 0 0 0
Thompson R, 2b 3 1 0 0 Doran B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Clark W, 1b 4 1 1 0 Meadows L, pr 0 0 0 0
Maldonado C, rf 3 1 0 0 Bass K, rf 5 0 0 0
Nixon D, lf 2 0 0 0 Davis G, 1b 4 1 1 0
Mitchell K, ph 0 0 0 0 Bell B, 3b 3 2 1 1
Aldrete M, ph-lf 2 1 1 2 Hatcher B, lf 4 1 1 1
Williams M, 3b 2 0 0 0 Ramirez R, ss 4 0 2 1
Riles E, ph 1 1 1 1 Biggio C, c 2 0 0 0
Sorensen L, p 0 0 0 0 Ashby A, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Garrelts S, p 1 0 0 0 Knepper B, p 1 0 0 0
Lefferts C, p 0 0 0 0 Andersen L, p 0 0 0 0
Manwaring K, c 4 0 1 2 Drew C, ph 1 0 0 1
Uribe J, ss 4 0 1 0 Agosto J, p 0 0 0 0
Hammaker A, p 0 0 0 0 Puhl T, ph 1 0 1 0
Hayes C, ph-3b 2 0 0 0
Speier C, 3b 0 0 0 0
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32 5 6 5 33 4 7 4
San Francisco 000 005 000 -- 5
Houston 000 103 000 -- 4
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Hammaker A (W) 5.0 2 1 1 2 1
Sorensen L 0.1 2 3 3 1 0
Garrelts S* 2.2 3 0 0 1 1
Lefferts C (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper B (L) 5.2 3 3 3 1 4
Andersen L 0.1 3 2 2 0 1
Agosto J 3.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Williams M, Garrelts S
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- San Francisco 3, Houston 9
2B -- Clark W, Manwaring K, Davis G, Hatcher B
HR -- Bell B
SB -- Butler B, Bass K 2
SH -- Hammaker A, Knepper B, Young G
HBP -- by Knepper B (Maldonado C)
WP -- Garrelts S
T -- 2:43
A -- 14344
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