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Houston Astros @ Atlanta Braves

1988-06-19 Β· Day game Β· Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Β· Att: 9750 Β· 85Β°F, sunny, dry Β· 2:44

Houston Astros defeated Atlanta Braves 6–4. Houston Astros put up 3 in the 8th. Rocky Childress earned the win and Dave Smith picked up the save. Craig Reynolds went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
HOU200000031611
ATL10001200049

W: Rocky Childress   L: Bruce Sutter   SV: Dave Smith

Umpires β€” HP: Bill Hohn Β· 1B: Steve Rippley Β· 2B: Bob Engel Β· 3B: Joe West Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Houston Astros β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Gerald Young433010
Billy Hatcher411100
Craig Reynolds522301
Glenn Davis200001
Terry Puhl503100
Alan Ashby200010
Buddy Bell300011
Jim Pankovits400001
Danny Darwin200001
Denny Walling201100
Kevin Bass100000
Steve Henderson100000
Rafael Ramirez101000

Atlanta Braves β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Albert Hall502200
Ken Oberkfell500000
Dion James422111
Dale Murphy402111
Ken Griffey500000
Andres Thomas211010
Bruce Benedict411001
Ron Gant300010
Pete Smith301002
Jerry Royster000010
Paul Runge100001

Houston Astros β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Danny Darwin6.0733
Rocky Childress1.0110
Dave Smith2.0113

Atlanta Braves β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Pete Smith6.0422
Jose Alvarez1.0001
Bruce Sutter0.0500
Paul Assenmacher2.0212

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Gerald Young: W
  • Billy Hatcher: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
  • Billy Hatcher: 3/FL
  • Craig Reynolds: HR/F9D.3-H
  • Glenn Davis: K
  • Terry Puhl: S4/G4MD
  • Alan Ashby: 9/L

Bot 1

  • Albert Hall: 7
  • Ken Oberkfell: 43
  • Dion James: W
  • Dale Murphy: D8/L7D.1-H
  • Ken Griffey: 3/G

Top 2

  • Buddy Bell: 7
  • Jim Pankovits: 8
  • Danny Darwin: K

Bot 2

  • Andres Thomas: 63
  • Bruce Benedict: 5/FL
  • Ron Gant: W
  • Pete Smith: S8/L8S.1-2
  • Albert Hall: 8

Top 3

  • Gerald Young: 5/L
  • Billy Hatcher: 43
  • Craig Reynolds: 53

Bot 3

  • Ken Oberkfell: 8
  • Dion James: D9/L89D
  • Dale Murphy: 9
  • Ken Griffey: 8

Top 4

  • Glenn Davis: 4
  • Terry Puhl: 7/L
  • Alan Ashby: 3/G

Bot 4

  • Andres Thomas: HP
  • Bruce Benedict: K
  • Ron Gant: 7
  • Pete Smith: K

Top 5

  • Buddy Bell: 2/FL
  • Jim Pankovits: 9
  • Danny Darwin: 3/FL

Bot 5

  • Albert Hall: 6
  • Ken Oberkfell: 8/L
  • Dion James: HR/F7LD
  • Dale Murphy: W
  • Ken Griffey: 8

Top 6

  • Gerald Young: D9/L3D
  • Billy Hatcher: 63.2-3
  • Craig Reynolds: 63
  • Denny Walling: 8

Bot 6

  • Andres Thomas: D8/L8XD
  • Bruce Benedict: S9/P9LS.2-3
  • Ron Gant: 13.1-2
  • Pete Smith: K
  • Albert Hall: D8/L78S.3-H;2-H
  • Ken Oberkfell: 3/G

Top 7

  • Terry Puhl: S7/L7
  • Alan Ashby: W.1-2
  • Buddy Bell: K
  • Jim Pankovits: 9
  • Kevin Bass: 43

Bot 7

  • Dion James: 43
  • Dale Murphy: S7/G56
  • Ken Griffey: 3/G.1-2
  • Andres Thomas: I
  • Bruce Benedict: 54(1)/FO

Top 8

  • Gerald Young: S8/L4MD
  • Billy Hatcher: SB2
  • Billy Hatcher: S9/P9S.2-3
  • Craig Reynolds: S9/L9S.3-H;1-3
  • Denny Walling: S9/L4D.3-H;1-3
  • Terry Puhl: S9/G34.3-H;1-2
  • Alan Ashby: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
  • Buddy Bell: I
  • Jim Pankovits: K
  • Steve Henderson: 9

Bot 8

  • Ron Gant: 53
  • Jerry Royster: W
  • Albert Hall: S8/G4M.1-3
  • Ken Oberkfell: FC3.3XH(32);1-2
  • Dion James: K

Top 9

  • Gerald Young: T7/F7D
  • Billy Hatcher: 7/L/SF.3-H
  • Craig Reynolds: K
  • Rafael Ramirez: S8/P8S
  • Terry Puhl: 41

Bot 9

  • Dale Murphy: K
  • Ken Griffey: 31
  • Paul Runge: K

Notes & reviews

  • Dennis Walling left with back spasms