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July 23, 1988

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Bottom 8 R H E
Braves 3 6 0
Mets 1 4 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Braves 3 6 0
Mets 1 4 0

Wally Backman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .293
OBP .333 .374
At Bats 3 184
Hits 1 54
• Singles 0 50
• Doubles 1 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 10

John Smoltz Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Shea Stadium - July 23, 1988
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John Smoltz
Bruce Benedict
Gerald Perry
Ron Gant
Jim Morrison
Andres Thomas
Gary Roenicke
Jerry Royster
Dale Murphy
Wally Backman
Lenny Dykstra
Lee Mazzilli
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

Backman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gant settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Dykstra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazzilli moves to second.
Bottom 8 Mookie Wilson pinch hits for Bob Ojeda. Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Royster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mackey Sasser pinch hits for Kevin Elster. Sasser hits a fly ball into center field. Royster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mazzilli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Royster moves to third.
Top 8 Smoltz bunts in front of the plate. Carter fields it and throws to first for the out. Royster moves to second.
Top 8 Royster bunts towards the mound. Ojeda fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Carter 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 7 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Strawberry strikes out.
Top 7 Benedict hits a fly ball into left field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Roenicke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Morrison hits a line drive into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murphy tags and scores.
Top 7 Murphy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mazzilli who is chasing the ball. Murphy reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Magadan hits a line drive towards short. Thomas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perry scoops it up and throws to first, with Smoltz covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Dykstra hits a popup towards short. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Perry 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 6 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Ojeda hits a line drive into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Elster hits a line drive towards third. Morrison catches it and throws to first to double up Mazzilli.
Bottom 5 Mazzilli is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Smoltz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Royster hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Benedict hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Carter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gant settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gant reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Strawberry hits a fly ball into center field. Royster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Roenicke hits a line drive into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Morrison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mazzilli. Morrison reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Magadan hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Backman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roenicke. Backman reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Dykstra hits a fly ball into center field. Royster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ojeda hits a line drive towards third. Morrison reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 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 3 Smoltz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ojeda fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Elster hits a fly ball into center field. Royster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mazzilli 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.
Bottom 2 Carter takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Benedict hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Roenicke hits a fly ball into left field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards short. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Strawberry hits a line drive into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Magadan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Royster. Magadan reaches second base with a double. Dykstra scores.
Bottom 1 Backman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Benedict settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Dykstra. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Dykstra steals second.
Bottom 1 Dykstra is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 There goes Morrison. The throw from Carter and he is out, Backman applying the tag.
Top 1 Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thomas scores.
Top 1 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gant scores. Thomas moves to third.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Thomas moves to second.
Top 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gant moves to third.
Top 1 Gant hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.