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Braves
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 8, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Atlanta Braves, played on September 8, 1988 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Smoltz |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Robinson |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 5,005 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Gary Darling 1B: Gerry Davis 2B: Tom Hallion 3B: Bruce Froemming |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron Gant | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Blauser | Second Baseman |
| Gerald Perry | First Baseman |
| Dale Murphy | Right Fielder |
| Andres Thomas | Shortstop |
| Dion James | Left Fielder |
| Bruce Benedict | Catcher |
| Terry Blocker | Center Fielder |
| John Smoltz | Pitcher |
| Russ Nixon | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brett Butler | Center Fielder |
| Tony Perezchica | Second Baseman |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Kevin Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Mike Aldrete | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Riles | Third Baseman |
| Bob Brenly | Catcher |
| Jose Uribe | Shortstop |
| Don Robinson | Pitcher |
| Roger Craig | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 8, 1988
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Robinson
Gant hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gant for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Robinson
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Robinson
Perry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Butler. Perry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Robinson
Murphy hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Butler. Murphy reaches second base with a double. Perry scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Robinson
Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murphy scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
James vs. Robinson
There goes Thomas. The throw from Brenly and he is safe. Thomas steals second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
James vs. Robinson
James hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perezchica scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Smoltz
Butler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Perezchica vs. Smoltz
Perezchica hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Smoltz
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Blocker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Smoltz
Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. Blocker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Robinson
Benedict hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Blocker vs. Robinson
Blocker hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Smoltz vs. Robinson
Smoltz strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Robinson
Gant hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Benedict moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blauser vs. Robinson
Blauser hits a fly ball into right field. Aldrete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Aldrete vs. Smoltz
Aldrete hits a fly ball into center field. Blocker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Riles vs. Smoltz
Riles hits a fly ball into center field. Blocker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brenly vs. Smoltz
Brenly strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Robinson
Perry bunts towards the mound. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Robinson
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Robinson
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Uribe vs. Smoltz
Uribe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gant settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Smoltz
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Smoltz
Butler hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murphy. Butler reaches second base with a double. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Perezchica vs. Smoltz
Perezchica takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Clark vs. Smoltz
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perry fields it and throws to home to get Robinson. Butler moves to third. Perezchica moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Mitchell vs. Smoltz
Mitchell 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, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Robinson
James hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benedict vs. Robinson
There goes James. The throw from Brenly and he is out, Perezchica applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Robinson
Benedict hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blocker vs. Robinson
Blocker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blocker for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Aldrete vs. Smoltz
Aldrete hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Blauser reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Riles vs. Smoltz
Riles hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brenly vs. Smoltz
Brenly hits a popup into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Uribe vs. Smoltz
Uribe takes first base on ball four. Riles moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Smoltz
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Riles scores. Uribe moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Butler vs. Smoltz
Butler takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Perezchica vs. Smoltz
Perezchica hits a popup towards first. Perry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Smoltz vs. Robinson
Smoltz strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Robinson
Gant hits a popup towards short. Uribe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Robinson
Blauser hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Smoltz
Clark hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Smoltz
Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. Blocker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Aldrete vs. Smoltz
Aldrete hits a popup towards short. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Riles vs. Smoltz
Riles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brenly vs. Smoltz
Brenly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Riles moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Uribe vs. Smoltz
Uribe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Robinson
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Robinson
Murphy hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Robinson
Thomas hits a popup towards short. Uribe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Robinson
There goes Murphy. The throw from Brenly and he is safe. Murphy steals second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
James vs. Robinson
James is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Benedict vs. Robinson
Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Robinson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Puleo
Charlie Puleo now pitching.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Puleo
Butler hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Murphy. Butler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melendez vs. Puleo
Francisco Melendez pinch hits for Tony Perezchica.
Melendez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gant settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Gant. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Melendez vs. Puleo
Melendez hits a popup towards short. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Puleo
Clark is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Youngblood vs. Puleo
Joel Youngblood pinch hits for Kevin Mitchell.
Youngblood hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perry settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Perry. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Youngblood vs. Puleo
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Blocker vs. Robinson
Chris Speier now playing second base. Joel Youngblood now playing left field.
Blocker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Puleo vs. Robinson
Puleo bunts towards third. Riles fields it and throws to first for the out. Blocker moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Gant vs. Robinson
Gant hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blocker moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Blauser vs. Robinson
Blauser hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Aldrete vs. Puleo
Aldrete strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Riles vs. Puleo
Riles hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Blocker who is chasing the ball. Riles reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Brenly vs. Puleo
Donell Nixon pinch runs for Ernie Riles.
Brenly bunts towards the mound. Puleo fields it and throws to first for the out. Nixon scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Uribe vs. Puleo
Uribe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Robinson
Matt Williams now playing third base.
Perry strikes out. Brenly drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Perry out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Robinson
Murphy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Robinson
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Puleo
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blauser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Puleo
Butler hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murphy. Butler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Speier vs. Puleo
Speier strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Puleo
Clark is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Youngblood vs. Puleo
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
James vs. Robinson
James hits a fly ball into right field. Aldrete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Robinson
Albert Hall pinch hits for Bruce Benedict.
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blocker vs. Robinson
Blocker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/1988 -- Atlanta at San Francisco (N)
Atlanta AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Gant R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Butler B, cf 4 0 4 0
Blauser J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Perezchica T, 2b 2 0 0 0
Perry G, 1b 4 1 1 0 Melendez F, ph 1 0 0 0
Murphy D, rf 4 1 3 1 Speier C, 2b 1 0 0 0
Thomas A, ss 4 0 1 1 Clark W, 1b 3 1 1 1
James D, lf 3 0 1 0 Mitchell K, lf 3 0 0 0
Benedict B, c 3 0 1 0 Youngblood J, ph-lf 2 0 0 0
Hall A, ph 1 0 0 0 Aldrete M, rf 4 0 0 0
Blocker T, cf 3 0 0 0 Riles E, 3b 4 1 3 0
Smoltz J, p 2 0 0 0 Nixon D, pr 0 1 0 0
Puleo C, p 0 0 0 0 Williams M, 3b 0 0 0 0
Brenly B, c 3 0 1 1
Uribe J, ss 3 0 0 0
Robinson D, p 4 0 2 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 8 2 34 3 11 3
Atlanta 200 000 000 -- 2
San Francisco 000 110 10x -- 3
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Smoltz J 5.0 8 2 2 3 1
Puleo C (L) 3.0 3 1 1 2 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson D (W) 9.0 8 2 2 2 3
E -- Gant R, Perry G
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- Atlanta 6, San Francisco 13
2B -- Perry G, Murphy D, Butler B 3
3B -- Riles E
HR -- Clark W
SB -- Thomas A, Murphy D
CS -- James D
SH -- Puleo C, Brenly B
T -- 2:39
A -- 5005
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