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April 5, 1988

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Dave Martinez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .600 .600
OBP .600 .600
At Bats 5 5
Hits 3 3
• Singles 2 2
• Doubles 1 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Jim Acker Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - April 5, 1988
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Out
Jim Acker
Ozzie Virgil
Gerald Perry
Damaso Garcia
Ken Oberkfell
Andres Thomas
Dion James
Albert Hall
Dale Murphy
Dave Martinez
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs
Count: 1-2, 1 Out

Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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Bottom 10 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 10 There goes Oberkfell. The throw from Davis and he is out, Sandberg applying the tag.
Bottom 10 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Durham fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 10 Virgil hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 10 Gossage hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Dunston hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Jim Acker now pitching. Law hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Perry trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Bottom 9 Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Rich Gossage now pitching. There goes Perry. The throw from Davis and he is safe. Perry steals second.
Bottom 9 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. DiPino fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Garcia hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Dawson scores.
Top 9 Durham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perry scoops it up and throws to first, with Sutter covering, for the out. Sandberg scores. Dawson moves to third.
Top 9 Dawson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murphy. Dawson reaches second base with a double. Sandberg moves to third.
Top 9 Bruce Sutter now pitching. Sandberg takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 James strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bruce Benedict pinch hits for Paul Assenmacher. Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards third. Law fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Frank DiPino now pitching. Oberkfell hits a popup towards first. Durham settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Martinez strikes out.
Top 8 There goes Dunston. The throw from Virgil and he is safe. Dunston steals second.
Top 8 Darrin Jackson pinch hits for Al Nipper. Jackson strikes out.
Top 8 Dunston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Law hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Al Nipper now pitching. Virgil hits a fly ball into left field. Palmeiro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Drew Hall now pitching. Hall bunts towards third. Law fields it and throws to first for the out. Murphy moves to second.
Bottom 7 Murphy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garcia moves to third.
Bottom 7 Garcia hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Palmeiro. Garcia reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Palmeiro strikes out.
Top 7 Durham takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Paul Assenmacher now pitching. Albert Hall now playing center field. There's a wild pitch. Martinez moves to third. Sandberg moves to second.
Top 7 Dawson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Virgil settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Charlie Puleo now pitching. Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Oberkfell.
Top 7 Martinez hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Murphy. Martinez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Blocker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lancaster strikes out.
Top 6 Dunston hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 6 Law strikes out.
Top 6 Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Durham moves to third.
Top 6 Palmeiro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Durham moves to second.
Top 6 Chuck Cary now pitching. Terry Blocker now playing center field. Dion James now playing left field. Durham hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lancaster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Virgil hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Les Lancaster now pitching. Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Palmeiro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dawson hits a line drive into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sandberg hits a line drive into left field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Greg Maddux pinch runs for Rick Sutcliffe. Martinez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maddux moves to second.
Top 5 Sutcliffe hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Dunston hits a line drive towards first. Perry reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Perry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 4 Garcia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomas scores. James moves to third.
Bottom 4 James takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Mahler bunts towards first. Durham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mahler for the out. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 4 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Oberkfell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Virgil strikes out. Davis drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Virgil out.
Bottom 4 Griffey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martinez. Griffey reaches second base with a double. Murphy goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Murphy hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Law hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Davis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Virgil settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Palmeiro hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Durham hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Dawson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Perry hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes James. The throw from Davis and he is out, Dunston applying the tag.
Bottom 3 James hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Sandberg hits a line drive towards third. Oberkfell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Sutcliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sutcliffe for the out.
Bottom 2 Mahler strikes out.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a line drive into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Oberkfell hits a fly ball into right field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Virgil hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mahler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Law hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Davis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Palmeiro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murphy. Palmeiro reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Durham hits a popup, foul, towards third. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Murphy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. James moves to third.
Bottom 1 Garcia strikes out. Davis drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Garcia out.
Bottom 1 James hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martinez. James reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Dawson hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 1 Martinez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.