Reds @ Cubs
September 3, 1988

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 6 11 1
Cubs 4 8 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 6 11 1
Cubs 4 8 0

Ryne Sandberg Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .264
OBP .250 .327
At Bats 4 497
Hits 1 131
• Singles 1 92
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 16
Walks 0 48
RBI’s 2 58

John Franco Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 5 30
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Wrigley Field - September 3, 1988
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Out
John Franco
Jeff Reed
Nick Esasky
Ron Oester
Chris Sabo
Dave Concepcion
Herm Winningham
Eric Davis
Paul O'Neill
Ryne Sandberg
Mitch Webster

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 6 11 1 8
Chicago Cubs 4 8 0 7
Winning Pitcher Jack Armstrong
Losing Pitcher Greg Maddux
Save John Franco
Game Winning RBI Nick Esasky
Attendance 33,087
Time of Game 2 hours 48 minutes
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Count: 1-0, 1 Out
Count: 1-0, 0 Outs

End of Game

Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Webster takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Dave Concepcion now playing shortstop. Rick Wrona pinch hits for Drew Hall. Wrona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 O'Neill strikes out.
Top 9 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Jody Davis now catching. Manny Trillo now playing shortstop. Sabo hits a fly ball into center field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Rolando Roomes pinch runs for Damon Berryhill. Jody Davis pinch hits for Angel Salazar. Davis strikes out.
Bottom 8 John Franco now pitching. Berryhill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin fields it and throws to second for the out. Dawson moves to third.
Bottom 8 Law takes first base on ball four. Dawson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Palmeiro hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Frank Williams now pitching. Dawson hits a line drive beyond second. Oester can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 8 Winningham strikes out.
Top 8 Larkin is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Lloyd McClendon pinch hits for Rob Murphy. McClendon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Oester bunts towards the mound. Hall fields it and throws to first for the out. Reed moves to second.
Top 8 Drew Hall now pitching. Angel Salazar now playing shortstop. Reed hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Sandberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berryhill scores. Dascenzo scores.
Bottom 7 Webster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Berryhill moves to third. Dascenzo moves to second.
Bottom 7 Gary Varsho pinch hits for Mike Capel. Rob Murphy now pitching. Darrin Jackson pinch hits for Gary Varsho. Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Doug Dascenzo pinch hits for Shawon Dunston. Dascenzo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Berryhill hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of O'Neill. Berryhill reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Esasky hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 O'Neill hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Dawson who is chasing the ball. O'Neill reaches third base with a triple. Davis goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Sabo hits a fly ball into center field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Winningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Law hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Palmeiro hits a line drive into right field. O'Neill picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on O'Neill. Grace moves to third.
Bottom 6 Dawson hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Grace hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mike Capel now pitching. Armstrong hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Oester hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Dawson. Oester reaches second base with a double. Reed goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Reed hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. O'Neill scores.
Top 6 Esasky hits a line drive towards third. Law reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. O'Neill moves to third.
Top 6 O'Neill hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Palmeiro. O'Neill reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Sandberg strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Webster. The throw from Reed and he is safe. Webster steals second.
Bottom 5 Webster takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Maddux hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dunston scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 There goes Dunston. The throw from Reed and he is safe. Dunston steals second.
Bottom 5 Dunston hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Berryhill strikes out.
Top 5 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sabo hits a fly ball into center field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Winningham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maddux fields it and throws to first for the out. Larkin moves to second.
Top 5 Larkin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Law hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sabo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Palmeiro hits a fly ball into left field. Winningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dawson hits a line drive into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Armstrong hits a fly ball into center field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Oester hits a line drive into left field. Palmeiro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Reed takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Esasky strikes out.
Bottom 3 Grace hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sandberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oester settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Webster hits a fly ball into left field. Winningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Neill for the out.
Top 3 Davis strikes out.
Top 3 Sabo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Maddux hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maddux for the out.
Bottom 2 Armstrong fires to first and picks off Dunston.
Bottom 2 Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sabo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Berryhill takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Winningham hits a fly ball into right field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Larkin hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Armstrong moves to second.
Top 2 Armstrong hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Oester hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Reed hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Esasky hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 2 O'Neill hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Palmeiro. O'Neill reaches second base with a double. Davis moves to third.
Top 2 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Law hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Palmeiro takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Grace. The throw from Reed and he is safe. Grace steals second.
Bottom 1 Dawson hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Grace hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Webster scores.
Bottom 1 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Webster moves to third.
Bottom 1 There goes Webster. The throw from Reed and he is safe. Webster steals second.
Bottom 1 Webster hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Sabo hits a fly ball into left field. Palmeiro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Winningham hits a fly ball into center field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Larkin hits a fly ball into center field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.