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Lineups and Summary (back to top)
Reds
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 23, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 23, 1988 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 23, 1988 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 23, 1988 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Norm Charlton |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dave LaPoint |
Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 13,406 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Mark Hirschbeck 1B: Steve Rippley 2B: Jerry Crawford 3B: Bob Davidson |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Kal Daniels | Left Fielder |
Chris Sabo | Third Baseman |
Barry Larkin | Shortstop |
Eric Davis | Center Fielder |
Nick Esasky | First Baseman |
Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
Bo Diaz | Catcher |
Dave Concepcion | Second Baseman |
Norm Charlton | Pitcher |
Pete Rose | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Barry Bonds | Left Fielder |
Jose Lind | Second Baseman |
Andy Van Slyke | Center Fielder |
Bobby Bonilla | Third Baseman |
Sid Bream | First Baseman |
R.J. Reynolds | Right Fielder |
Mike LaValliere | Catcher |
Rafael Belliard | Shortstop |
Dave LaPoint | Pitcher |
Jim Leyland | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 23, 1988
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Daniels vs. LaPoint
Daniels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Daniels for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sabo vs. LaPoint
Sabo hits a popup towards third. Bonilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. LaPoint
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Charlton
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Charlton
Lind hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Charlton
Van Slyke hits a popup towards short. Larkin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. LaPoint
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Esasky vs. LaPoint
The umpire calls a balk on LaPoint Davis moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Esasky vs. LaPoint
Esasky hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
O'Neill vs. LaPoint
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Neill for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Diaz vs. LaPoint
Diaz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Charlton
Bonilla hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bream vs. Charlton
Bream hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Charlton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Charlton
Reynolds strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. LaPoint
Concepcion hits a line drive beyond short. Belliard can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charlton vs. LaPoint
Charlton bunts towards first. Bream scoops it up and throws to first, with Lind covering, for the out. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Daniels vs. LaPoint
Daniels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Sabo vs. LaPoint
Sabo strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Larkin vs. LaPoint
Larkin hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. Charlton
LaValliere hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats LaValliere for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Belliard vs. Charlton
Belliard hits a line drive into left field. Daniels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
LaPoint vs. Charlton
LaPoint hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. LaPoint
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. LaPoint
Esasky hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. LaPoint
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Charlton
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Charlton
Lind strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Charlton
Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Van Slyke for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. LaPoint
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. LaPoint
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops it up and throws to first, with LaPoint covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charlton vs. LaPoint
Charlton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Charlton
Bonilla strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bream vs. Charlton
Bream strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Charlton
Reynolds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
LaValliere vs. Charlton
LaValliere hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Daniels vs. LaPoint
Daniels hits a popup towards short. Belliard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sabo vs. LaPoint
Sabo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. LaPoint
Larkin bunts in front of the plate. LaValliere scoops up the ball and tags Larkin for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. LaPoint
There goes Sabo. The throw from LaValliere and he is out, Belliard applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Belliard vs. Charlton
Belliard hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
LaPoint vs. Charlton
LaPoint strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Charlton
Bonds hits a line drive into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. LaPoint
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. LaPoint
Esasky hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. LaPoint scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Esasky for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. LaPoint
O'Neill hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Charlton
Lind hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Daniels. Lind reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Van Slyke vs. Charlton
Van Slyke hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Charlton
Bonilla strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bream vs. Charlton
Bream hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Charlton
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaValliere vs. Charlton
There goes Bream. The throw from Diaz and he is safe. Bream steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
LaValliere vs. Charlton
LaValliere hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. LaPoint
Diaz hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. LaPoint
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaPoint fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McClendon vs. LaPoint
Lloyd McClendon pinch hits for Norm Charlton.
McClendon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Daniels vs. LaPoint
Daniels takes first base on ball four. McClendon moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sabo vs. Gott
Jim Gott now pitching. Glenn Wilson now playing right field.
Sabo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Belliard vs. Murphy
Rob Murphy now pitching.
Belliard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Murphy
Wilson bunts towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out. Belliard moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Murphy
Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lind vs. Murphy
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sabo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Gott
Larkin hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gott
Davis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Esasky vs. Gott
Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/23/1988 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (N) Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Daniels K, lf 3 0 1 0 Bonds B, lf 3 0 0 0 Sabo C, 3b 4 0 1 0 Lind J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Larkin B, ss 4 0 0 0 Van Slyke A, cf 3 1 1 2 Davis E, cf 3 0 1 0 Bonilla B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Esasky N, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bream S, 1b 3 0 1 0 O'Neill P, rf 3 0 0 0 Reynolds R, rf 3 0 1 0 Diaz B, c 3 0 0 0 Gott J, p 0 0 0 0 Concepcion D, 2b 3 0 1 0 LaValliere M, c 3 0 0 0 Charlton N, p 1 0 0 0 Belliard R, ss 2 0 0 0 McClendon L, ph 1 0 1 0 LaPoint D, p 2 0 0 0 Murphy R, p 0 0 0 0 Wilson G, rf 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 0 5 0 26 2 4 2 Cincinnati 000 000 000 -- 0 Pittsburgh 000 000 20x -- 2 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Charlton N (L) 7.0 4 2 2 0 7 Murphy R 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO LaPoint D (W) 7.2 4 0 0 2 3 Gott J (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 DP -- Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 3 2B -- Lind J HR -- Van Slyke A SB -- Bream S CS -- Sabo C SH -- Charlton N, Wilson G Balk -- LaPoint D T -- 2:02 A -- 13406
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