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Reds
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 17, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Cincinnati Reds, played on April 17, 1988 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 17, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Danny Jackson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nolan Ryan |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 32,586 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Kibler 1B: Jim Quick 2B: Eric Gregg 3B: Dave Pallone |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Barry Larkin | Shortstop |
| Jeff Treadway | Second Baseman |
| Kal Daniels | Left Fielder |
| Eric Davis | Center Fielder |
| Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
| Bo Diaz | Catcher |
| Nick Esasky | First Baseman |
| Chris Sabo | Third Baseman |
| Danny Jackson | Pitcher |
| Pete Rose | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gerald Young | Center Fielder |
| Billy Hatcher | Left Fielder |
| Bill Doran | Second Baseman |
| Glenn Davis | First Baseman |
| Kevin Bass | Right Fielder |
| Rafael Ramirez | Shortstop |
| Mark Bailey | Catcher |
| Chuck Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Nolan Ryan | Pitcher |
| Hal Lanier | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 17, 1988
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Ryan
Larkin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Ryan
Treadway hits a fly ball into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Daniels vs. Ryan
Daniels strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Ryan
Davis hits a popup towards first. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Jackson
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatcher vs. Jackson
Hatcher hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. Jackson
Doran hits a popup towards third. Sabo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Jackson
There goes Young. The throw from Diaz and he is safe. Young steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Jackson
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bass vs. Jackson
Bass hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Bass reaches second base with a double. Young scores. Davis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Jackson
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Ryan
O'Neill strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Ryan
Diaz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Esasky vs. Ryan
Esasky hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Diaz moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Sabo vs. Ryan
There's a wild pitch. Diaz moves to third. Esasky moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Sabo vs. Ryan
Sabo hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Diaz tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Ryan
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Jackson
Bailey hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Jackson
Jackson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of O'Neill. Jackson reaches second base with a double. Bailey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ryan vs. Jackson
Ryan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bailey scores. Jackson scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Jackson
The umpire calls a balk on Jackson Ryan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Jackson
Young is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatcher vs. Jackson
Hatcher bunts towards third. Sabo fields it and throws to first for the out. Ryan moves to third. Young moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doran vs. Jackson
The umpire calls a balk on Jackson Ryan scores. Young moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Doran vs. Jackson
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sabo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Jackson
Davis hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Ryan
Larkin hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Hatcher. Larkin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Treadway vs. Ryan
Treadway hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bass. Treadway reaches second base with a double. Larkin scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Daniels vs. Ryan
Daniels strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Ryan
Davis hits a popup towards short. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
O'Neill vs. Ryan
O'Neill hits a popup towards short. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Williams
Frank Williams now pitching.
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Treadway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Williams
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Williams
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Williams
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sabo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Ryan
Diaz hits a line drive into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Ryan
Esasky hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bass. Esasky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Sabo vs. Ryan
Sabo hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Ryan
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Williams
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Williams
Young hits a popup towards third. Sabo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Williams
Hatcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. Williams
Williams fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Williams. Hatcher moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Doran vs. Williams
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Williams, and towards Larkin, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Ryan
Larkin hits a line drive into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Ryan
Treadway takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Daniels vs. Ryan
Daniels hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Ryan
Davis hits a popup towards first. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Williams
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sabo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bass vs. Williams
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sabo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Williams
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Ryan
O'Neill strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Ryan
Diaz hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Ryan
Esasky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Sabo vs. Ryan
Sabo hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Perry
Pat Perry now pitching. Leo Garcia now playing right field. Paul O'Neill now playing first base.
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Perry
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Perry
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Perry
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Treadway fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bailey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Hatcher vs. Perry
There go the runners. The throw from Diaz to Treadway covering second. The throw back to home, and Bailey is out at the plate. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Ryan
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Ryan
Larkin strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Ryan
Treadway hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Perry
Hatcher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Diaz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Perry
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Treadway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Perry
Davis hits a line drive towards short. Larkin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Daniels vs. Ryan
Daniels hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Ryan
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Ryan
O'Neill hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Perry
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sabo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Perry
Ramirez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Perry
Bailey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Murphy
Rob Murphy now pitching.
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Neill fields it and throws to second for the out. Ramirez moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Henderson vs. Murphy
Steve Henderson pinch hits for Nolan Ryan.
Henderson takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Young vs. Murphy
Young strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Smith
Dave Smith now pitching. Alan Ashby now catching.
Diaz hits a popup towards short. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Smith
Dave Collins pinch hits for Rob Murphy.
Collins strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sabo vs. Smith
Sabo hits a popup towards short. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/17/1988 -- Cincinnati at Houston (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Larkin B, ss 4 2 2 1 Young G, cf 4 1 2 0
Treadway J, 2b 3 0 1 1 Hatcher B, lf 2 0 0 0
Daniels K, lf 4 0 0 0 Doran B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Davis E, cf 4 0 0 0 Davis G, 1b 3 1 1 0
O'Neill P, rf-1b 4 0 0 0 Bass K, rf 4 0 1 2
Diaz B, c 4 1 1 0 Ramirez R, ss 4 0 1 0
Esasky N, 1b 3 0 3 0 Bailey M, c 2 1 2 0
Perry P, p 0 0 0 0 Ashby A, c 0 0 0 0
Murphy R, p 0 0 0 0 Jackson C, 3b 4 1 1 0
Collins D, ph 1 0 0 0 Ryan N, p 3 1 1 2
Sabo C, 3b 3 0 0 1 Henderson S, ph 0 0 0 0
Jackson D, p 1 0 0 0 Smith D, p 0 0 0 0
Williams F, p 1 0 0 0
Garcia L, rf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 7 3 30 5 9 4
Cincinnati 111 000 000 -- 3
Houston 230 000 00x -- 5
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson D (L) 2.0 5 5 5 1 0
Williams F 3.0 1 0 0 2 2
Perry P 2.1 3 0 0 1 1
Murphy R 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan N (W) 8.0 7 3 3 1 9
Smith D (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Williams F
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, Houston 8
2B -- Bass K, Jackson C, Larkin B, Treadway J, Esasky N
HR -- Larkin B
SB -- Young G
CS -- Bailey M
SH -- Hatcher B
SF -- Sabo C
HBP -- by Jackson D (Young G)
WP -- Ryan N
Balk -- Jackson D 2
T -- 2:42
A -- 32586
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