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July 16, 1988

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Top 8 R H E
Mets 3 9 1
Braves 2 8 0
Top 8 R H E
Mets 3 9 1
Braves 2 8 0

Howard Johnson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .251
OBP 1.000 .359
At Bats 2 299
Hits 2 75
• Singles 2 45
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 17
Walks 1 51
RBI’s 0 47

Paul Assenmacher Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 2
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - July 16, 1988
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Strikeout
Paul Assenmacher
Bruce Benedict
Gerald Perry
Ron Gant
Ken Oberkfell
Andres Thomas
Gary Roenicke
Dion James
Dale Murphy
Howard Johnson
Kevin McReynolds
Count: 2-2, 2 Outs
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs

Johnson strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 McReynolds hits a popup off the glove of Gant, and into shallow right field. McReynolds reaches second base with a double. Magadan goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Strawberry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Benedict settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Magadan hits a line drive beyond second. Gant can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 8 Paul Assenmacher now pitching. Tim Teufel pinch hits for Wally Backman. Teufel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Perry hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Oberkfell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Ed Nunez now pitching. Gant strikes out.
Top 7 Dykstra hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Dwight Gooden. Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sasser tags and scores.
Top 7 Miller hits a popup beyond first. Perry can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Sasser moves to third.
Top 7 Sasser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 There goes Johnson. The throw from Benedict and he is out, Thomas applying the tag.
Top 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 6 Benedict bunts towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomas scores. James moves to third.
Bottom 6 Roenicke strikes out.
Bottom 6 There goes James. The throw from Sasser and he is safe. James steals second.
Bottom 6 James hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McReynolds. Thomas reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 McReynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. Magadan moves to second.
Top 6 Magadan takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gant scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Perry. The slide. Sasser applies the tag. Perry is out.
Bottom 5 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Perry moves to third.
Bottom 5 There goes Perry. The throw from Sasser and he is safe. Perry steals second.
Bottom 5 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 There goes Dykstra. The throw from Benedict to Thomas and they have Dykstra trapped. The throw over to Perry, who applies the tag for the out.
Top 5 Dykstra takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Gooden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gant hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith bunts towards the mound. Gooden settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Benedict takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There goes James. The throw from Sasser and he is safe. James steals third.
Bottom 4 Roenicke hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes James. The throw from Sasser and he is safe. James steals second.
Bottom 4 James hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Sasser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gant fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 McReynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Strawberry hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Murphy is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 There goes Perry. The throw from Sasser and he is safe. Perry steals second.
Bottom 3 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Oberkfell moves to third.
Bottom 3 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Strawberry. Oberkfell reaches second base with a double. Gant scores.
Bottom 3 There goes Gant. The throw from Sasser and he is safe. Gant steals second.
Bottom 3 Gant hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Smith bunts towards the mound. Gooden fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Backman covering - double play.
Bottom 3 Benedict takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Magadan hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Backman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Dykstra hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Smith scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dykstra for the out.
Top 3 Gooden hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Roenicke hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller misplays the ball. That's an error on Miller.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a line drive towards short. Miller reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Murphy strikes out.
Top 2 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out.
Top 2 Sasser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gant scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 There goes Johnson. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Johnson steals second.
Top 2 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 McReynolds hits a popup, foul, towards third. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Perry strikes out.
Bottom 1 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gant hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gant scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gant scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Backman moves to second.
Top 1 Backman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Dykstra strikes out.