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Braves
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 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 September 21, 1988 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | September 21, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 21, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Smith |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Knepper |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 7,411 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Greg Bonin 1B: John Kibler 2B: Eric Gregg 3B: Jim Quick |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron Gant | Third Baseman |
| Lonnie Smith | Left Fielder |
| Gerald Perry | First Baseman |
| Dale Murphy | Right Fielder |
| Mark Lemke | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Blauser | Shortstop |
| Bruce Benedict | Catcher |
| Terry Blocker | Center Fielder |
| Pete Smith | Pitcher |
| Russ Nixon | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gerald Young | Center Fielder |
| Craig Reynolds | Second Baseman |
| Louie Meadows | Left Fielder |
| Glenn Davis | First Baseman |
| Kevin Bass | Right Fielder |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Rafael Ramirez | Shortstop |
| Ken Caminiti | Third Baseman |
| Bob Knepper | Pitcher |
| Hal Lanier | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 21, 1988
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Knepper
Gant hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Knepper
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Knepper
Perry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Smith
Young hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lemke reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Smith
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Meadows vs. Smith
Meadows hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Smith
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Smith 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: 0-1, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Knepper
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemke vs. Knepper
Lemke hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Blauser vs. Knepper
There goes Murphy. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Reynolds applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Knepper
Blauser hits a fly ball into left field. Meadows settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Smith
Bass hits a fly ball into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Smith
Ashby strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Smith
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Caminiti vs. Smith
Caminiti strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Knepper
Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blocker vs. Knepper
Blocker hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Knepper
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Smith
Knepper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Smith
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Smith
There goes Young. The throw from Benedict and he is out, Blauser applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Smith
Reynolds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meadows vs. Smith
Meadows hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reynolds moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Smith
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Blocker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Knepper
Gant 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: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Knepper
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Knepper
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knepper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Smith
Bass hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Smith
Ashby strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Smith
Ramirez hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Knepper
Murphy 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: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Knepper
Lemke 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: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Knepper
Blauser 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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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Smith
Caminiti is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Smith
Knepper strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Smith
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Smith
There goes Young. The throw from Benedict and he is out, Blauser applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Knepper
Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blocker vs. Knepper
Blocker strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Knepper
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knepper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Smith
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Meadows vs. Smith
Meadows hits a popup towards short. Blauser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Smith
Davis hits a line drive into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Knepper
Gant hits a line drive into left field. Meadows settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Knepper
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Knepper
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops it up and throws to first, with Knepper covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Smith
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Smith
Ashby hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Smith
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Knepper
Murphy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Knepper
Lemke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Knepper
Blauser 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, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Smith
Caminiti hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Blocker. Caminiti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Knepper vs. Smith
Knepper bunts towards first. Perry scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemke covering, for the out. Caminiti moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Young vs. Smith
Young hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Caminiti scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Smith
Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Meadows vs. Smith
Meadows hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lemke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Knepper
Benedict takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Virgil vs. Knepper
Albert Hall pinch runs for Bruce Benedict. Ozzie Virgil pinch hits for Terry Blocker.
Virgil strikes out. There goes Hall. The throw from Ashby to second, and Hall is out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Knepper
Ted Simmons pinch hits for Pete Smith.
Simmons strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/21/1988 -- Atlanta at Houston (N)
Atlanta AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Gant R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Young G, cf 4 0 2 1
Smith L, lf 3 0 0 0 Reynolds C, 2b 3 0 1 0
Perry G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Meadows L, lf 4 0 1 0
Murphy D, rf 3 0 1 0 Davis G, 1b 3 0 0 0
Lemke M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Bass K, rf 3 0 1 0
Blauser J, ss 3 0 0 0 Ashby A, c 3 0 0 0
Benedict B, c 2 0 0 0 Ramirez R, ss 3 0 0 0
Hall A, pr 0 0 0 0 Caminiti K, 3b 3 1 1 0
Blocker T, cf 2 0 0 0 Knepper B, p 2 0 1 0
Virgil O, ph 1 0 0 0
Smith P, p 2 0 0 0
Simmons T, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
26 0 1 0 28 1 7 1
Atlanta 000 000 000 -- 0
Houston 000 000 01x -- 1
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Smith P (L) 8.0 7 1 1 1 5
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper B (W) 9.0 1 0 0 1 7
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Atlanta 0, Houston 5
2B -- Bass K, Caminiti K
CS -- Murphy D, Young G 2, Hall A
SH -- Knepper B
T -- 2:04
A -- 7411
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