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St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds

1988-08-27 · Night game · Cinergy Field · 14 innings · Att: 35894 · 85°F, night, dry · Wind 7 mph · 4:10

Cincinnati Reds defeated St. Louis Cardinals 3–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 8th. John Franco earned the win. Eric Davis went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	R	H	E
SLN	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	13

W: John Franco L: Larry McWilliams SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Gerry Davis · 1B: Gary Darling · 2B: Terry Tata · 3B: Bruce Froemming · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Vince Coleman	6	0	2	0	0	1
Ozzie Smith	5	0	0	0	0	1
Pedro Guerrero	5	1	3	0	1	0
Tom Brunansky	5	0	1	1	1	0
Terry Pendleton	5	0	0	0	1	1
Jose Oquendo	5	1	2	1	1	2
Tom Pagnozzi	5	0	1	0	0	1
Tom Lawless	3	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Magrane	3	0	0	0	0	2
Steve Lake	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Pena	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Jones	2	0	1	0	0	0
Mike Laga	1	0	0	0	0	1
Larry McWilliams	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Barry Larkin	5	1	2	0	1	0
Chris Sabo	7	1	4	0	0	0
Kal Daniels	6	0	0	0	1	2
Eric Davis	4	1	3	2	3	1
Nick Esasky	3	0	1	0	1	0
Paul O'Neill	6	0	0	0	0	1
Bo Diaz	5	0	0	0	1	2
Dave Concepcion	4	0	1	0	0	0
Norm Charlton	2	0	0	0	0	2
Lloyd McClendon	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Treadway	3	0	1	0	0	0
Herm Winningham	2	0	1	1	0	1
Dave Collins	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Griffey	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Magrane	9.0	6	3	7
Dan Quisenberry	0.1	2	0	0
Ken Dayley	0.1	0	0	1
Todd Worrell	1.1	0	1	1
Larry McWilliams	2.2	5	3	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Norm Charlton	7.0	5	2	1
Frank Williams	2.1	1	0	2
Rob Murphy	1.2	1	1	0
Rob Dibble	2.0	3	1	5
John Franco	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Vince Coleman: S8/L
Ozzie Smith: SB2
Ozzie Smith: POCS3(1)
Ozzie Smith: 4/P
Pedro Guerrero: 4/P

Bot 1

Barry Larkin: 6
Chris Sabo: FLE2
Chris Sabo: S7/L56
Kal Daniels: 1/G.1-2
Eric Davis: SB3
Eric Davis: K

Top 2

Tom Brunansky: 53
Terry Pendleton: 53
Jose Oquendo: 7/L

Bot 2

Nick Esasky: 43
Paul O'Neill: 13
Bo Diaz: K

Top 3

Tom Pagnozzi: 53
Tom Lawless: 43
Joe Magrane: K

Bot 3

Dave Concepcion: 43
Norm Charlton: K
Barry Larkin: D9/L9L
Chris Sabo: 63

Top 4

Vince Coleman: 5
Ozzie Smith: 7/F
Pedro Guerrero: S7/L
Tom Brunansky: W.1-2
Terry Pendleton: 8

Bot 4

Kal Daniels: K
Eric Davis: S5/G
Nick Esasky: SB2
Nick Esasky: W
Paul O'Neill: K
Bo Diaz: 43

Top 5

Jose Oquendo: HR/7
Tom Pagnozzi: 63
Tom Lawless: 3/G
Joe Magrane: 8

Bot 5

Dave Concepcion: 9/L
Norm Charlton: K
Barry Larkin: 63

Top 6

Vince Coleman: 3/FL
Ozzie Smith: 53
Pedro Guerrero: D/L78
Tom Brunansky: S6/G.2-H
Terry Pendleton: SB2
Terry Pendleton: 3/FL

Bot 6

Chris Sabo: 53
Kal Daniels: 31
Eric Davis: W
Nick Esasky: BK.1-2
Nick Esasky: 3/FL

Top 7

Jose Oquendo: W
Tom Pagnozzi: 8
Tom Lawless: 4(B)43(1)/LDP

Bot 7

Paul O'Neill: 63
Bo Diaz: 43
Dave Concepcion: S4/G4M
Lloyd McClendon: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Joe Magrane: K
Vince Coleman: 63
Ozzie Smith: 7

Bot 8

Barry Larkin: W
Chris Sabo: 8/L8D
Kal Daniels: 43.1-2
Eric Davis: HR/9.2-H
Nick Esasky: S9/L
Paul O'Neill: SB2.1XH(92)(E2/TH)

Top 9

Pedro Guerrero: 9
Tom Brunansky: 8/F78S
Terry Pendleton: K

Bot 9

Paul O'Neill: 31
Bo Diaz: K
Dave Concepcion: 43

Top 10

Jose Oquendo: S4/G4M
Tom Pagnozzi: 34/SH.1-2
Steve Lake: HP
Tony Pena: 64(1)43/GDP

Bot 10

Jeff Treadway: 63
Barry Larkin: D7/G5
Chris Sabo: S5/BG15.2-3
Kal Daniels: K+SB2
Eric Davis: I
Herm Winningham: K

Top 11

Vince Coleman: S7/L
Ozzie Smith: 14/SH.1-2
Pedro Guerrero: I
Tom Brunansky: SB3
Tom Brunansky: FC1.1-2
Terry Pendleton: 54(1)43/GDP

Bot 11

Paul O'Neill: 8
Bo Diaz: 63
Dave Collins: 43

Top 12

Jose Oquendo: K
Tom Pagnozzi: S8/L
Tim Jones: S7/F7S.1-2
Mike Laga: K
Vince Coleman: K

Bot 12

Jeff Treadway: 63
Barry Larkin: 43
Chris Sabo: S8/L8S
Kal Daniels: 63

Top 13

Ozzie Smith: K
Pedro Guerrero: S9/L
Tom Brunansky: WP.1-2
Tom Brunansky: 3
Terry Pendleton: I
Jose Oquendo: K

Bot 13

Eric Davis: D8/L4
Herm Winningham: 54/SH.2-3
Paul O'Neill: 6
Bo Diaz: I
Ken Griffey: 6/L

Top 14

Tom Pagnozzi: K
Tim Jones: 63
Larry McWilliams: 63

Bot 14

Jeff Treadway: S9/L89
Barry Larkin: 34/SH.1-2
Chris Sabo: S8/G.2XH(82);B-2(THH)
Kal Daniels: W
Eric Davis: I.2-3;1-2
Herm Winningham: S9/G.3-H;2-3;1-2

Notes & reviews

FLE2 added 3-8-89 by D.Smith