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Dodgers
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 6, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on September 6, 1988 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 6, 1988 |
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Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 6, 1988 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tim Belcher |
Home Starting Pitcher | Pete Smith |
Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
City | Atlanta |
State | GA |
Attendance | 7,245 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Tom Hallion 1B: Bruce Froemming 2B: Gary Darling 3B: Gerry Davis |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Steve Sax | Second Baseman |
Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
Kirk Gibson | Left Fielder |
Mickey Hatcher | Right Fielder |
John Shelby | Center Fielder |
Franklin Stubbs | First Baseman |
Mike Scioscia | Catcher |
Jeff Hamilton | Third Baseman |
Tim Belcher | Pitcher |
Tom Lasorda | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jeff Blauser | Second Baseman |
Dion James | Left Fielder |
Gerald Perry | First Baseman |
Dale Murphy | Right Fielder |
Andres Thomas | Shortstop |
Jim Morrison | Third Baseman |
Bruce Benedict | Catcher |
Terry Blocker | Center Fielder |
Pete Smith | Pitcher |
Russ Nixon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 6, 1988
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sax vs. Smith
Sax hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Smith
Griffin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Smith
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Hatcher vs. Smith
Hatcher hits a fly ball into center field. Blocker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Belcher
Blauser strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
James vs. Belcher
James hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Hatcher who is chasing the ball. James reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Perry vs. Belcher
Perry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gibson. Perry reaches second base with a double. James scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Belcher
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Belcher
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Morrison vs. Belcher
Morrison strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Shelby vs. Smith
Shelby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stubbs vs. Smith
Stubbs hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Scioscia vs. Smith
Scioscia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Belcher
Benedict hits a fly ball into center field. Shelby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blocker vs. Belcher
Blocker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Belcher
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Smith
Hamilton strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Belcher vs. Smith
Belcher hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sax vs. Smith
Sax hits a line drive towards third. Morrison reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Belcher
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hamilton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
James vs. Belcher
James hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Belcher
Perry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Belcher
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Smith
Griffin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Smith
There goes Griffin. The throw from Benedict and he is out, Blauser applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Smith
Gibson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hatcher vs. Smith
There goes Gibson. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Gibson steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hatcher vs. Smith
There goes Gibson. The throw from Benedict and he is out, Morrison applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Smith
Hatcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Shelby vs. Smith
Shelby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hatcher moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Stubbs vs. Smith
Stubbs hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Belcher
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Shelby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Belcher
Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hamilton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Belcher
Benedict hits a popup towards first. Stubbs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scioscia vs. Smith
Scioscia hits a fly ball into center field. Blocker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Smith
Hamilton strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Belcher vs. Smith
Belcher strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Blocker vs. Belcher
Blocker bunts towards the mound. Belcher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Belcher
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Belcher
Blauser hits a popup, foul, in back of first. Sax settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Sax. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Belcher
Blauser strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sax vs. Smith
Sax takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Smith
Griffin bunts towards first. Perry scoops it up and throws to first, with Blauser covering, for the out. Sax moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Gibson vs. Smith
Gibson hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Hatcher vs. Smith
Hatcher hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
James vs. Belcher
James hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Belcher
Perry strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Belcher
Murphy strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Shelby vs. Smith
Shelby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stubbs vs. Smith
There goes Shelby. The throw from Benedict and he is out, Thomas applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stubbs vs. Smith
Stubbs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stubbs for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scioscia vs. Smith
Scioscia hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Belcher
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Belcher
Morrison hits a fly ball into right field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Belcher
Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hamilton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Smith
Danny Heep pinch hits for Jeff Hamilton.
Heep hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Smith
Mike Davis pinch hits for Tim Belcher.
Davis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murphy. Davis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Sax vs. Smith
Sax hits a fly ball into center field. Blocker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Gwynn vs. Smith
Mike Marshall pinch hits for Alfredo Griffin. Chris Gwynn pinch hits for Mike Marshall.
Gwynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gibson vs. Assenmacher
Mike Devereaux pinch runs for Chris Gwynn. Paul Assenmacher now pitching.
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perry fields the ball and throws to Assenmacher covering. Safe. Davis scores. Devereaux moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hatcher vs. Assenmacher
Hatcher hits a line drive towards third. Morrison reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Orosco
Mike Devereaux now playing right field. Dave Anderson now playing shortstop. Mike Sharperson now playing third base. Jesse Orosco now pitching. L
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Orosco
Ron Gant pinch hits for Paul Assenmacher.
Gant hits a popup towards short. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Orosco
Blauser hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
James vs. Orosco
James takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Perry vs. Orosco
There goes James. The throw from Scioscia and he is safe. James steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Perry vs. Orosco
Perry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. Howell
Jay Howell now pitching.
Murphy strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Shelby vs. Sutter
Bruce Sutter now pitching. Lonnie Smith now playing left field. Dion James now playing center field.
Shelby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stubbs vs. Sutter
Stubbs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stubbs for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Scioscia vs. Sutter
Scioscia hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Sutter
Jose Gonzalez pinch runs for Mike Scioscia.
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/6/1988 -- Los Angeles at Atlanta (D) Los Angeles AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI Sax S, 2b 3 0 0 0 Blauser J, 2b 4 1 1 1 Griffin A, ss 1 0 1 0 James D, lf-cf 3 1 1 0 Marshall M, ph 0 0 0 0 Perry G, 1b 3 0 2 1 Gwynn C, ph 0 0 0 0 Murphy D, rf 4 0 0 0 Devereaux M, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Thomas A, ss 2 0 0 0 Gibson K, lf 3 0 1 1 Morrison J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Hatcher M, rf 3 0 0 0 Benedict B, c 3 0 0 0 Orosco J, p 0 0 0 0 Blocker T, cf 2 0 0 0 Howell J, p 0 0 0 0 Smith L, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Shelby J, cf 3 0 1 0 Smith P, p 2 0 0 0 Stubbs F, 1b 4 0 0 0 Assenmacher P, p 0 0 0 0 Scioscia M, c 4 0 1 0 Gant R, ph 1 0 0 0 Gonzalez J, pr 0 0 0 0 Sutter B, p 0 0 0 0 Hamilton J, 3b 2 0 0 0 Heep D, ph 1 0 0 0 Anderson D, ss 1 0 0 0 Belcher T, p 2 0 0 0 Davis M, ph 1 1 1 0 Sharperson M, 3b 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 1 5 1 28 2 4 2 Los Angeles 000 000 010 -- 1 Atlanta 100 000 01x -- 2 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Belcher T 7.0 3 1 1 1 7 Orosco J (L) 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 Howell J 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO Smith P 7.2 3 1 1 6 4 Assenmacher P (W) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Sutter B (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 E -- Sax S LOB -- Los Angeles 7, Atlanta 5 2B -- Perry G, Davis M 3B -- James D HR -- Blauser J SB -- Gibson K, James D CS -- Griffin A, Gibson K, Shelby J SH -- Griffin A T -- 2:46 A -- 7245
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