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Braves
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 7, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Atlanta Braves, played on September 7, 1988 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 7, 1988 |
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Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 7, 1988 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Glavine |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff Brantley |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 4,910 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bruce Froemming 1B: Gary Darling 2B: Gerry Davis 3B: Tom Hallion |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron Gant | Third Baseman |
Jeff Blauser | Second Baseman |
Gerald Perry | First Baseman |
Dale Murphy | Right Fielder |
Andres Thomas | Shortstop |
Dion James | Left Fielder |
Bruce Benedict | Catcher |
Terry Blocker | Center Fielder |
Tom Glavine | Pitcher |
Russ Nixon | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brett Butler | Center Fielder |
Tony Perezchica | Second Baseman |
Will Clark | First Baseman |
Kevin Mitchell | Left Fielder |
Candy Maldonado | Right Fielder |
Bob Melvin | Catcher |
Matt Williams | Third Baseman |
Jose Uribe | Shortstop |
Jeff Brantley | Pitcher |
Roger Craig | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Braves
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 7, 1988
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Brantley
Gant takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Blauser vs. Brantley
The umpire calls a balk on Brantley Gant moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Blauser vs. Brantley
Blauser is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Perry vs. Brantley
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Blauser moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Brantley
Murphy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Glavine
Butler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Perezchica vs. Glavine
Perezchica takes first base on ball four. Butler moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Glavine
Clark hits a line drive towards first. Perry reaches out to catch the ball, and throws to second to catch Perezchica attempting to get to second, for the double play. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Glavine
Mitchell strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Brantley
Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Brantley
James takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Benedict vs. Brantley
Benedict strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Blocker vs. Brantley
Blocker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blocker for the out. Thomas moves to third. James moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Glavine vs. Brantley
Glavine hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Thomas scores. James scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Brantley
Gant hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Glavine moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Blauser vs. Brantley
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Glavine
Maldonado 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 -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Melvin vs. Glavine
Melvin strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Glavine
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas misplays the ball. That's an error on Thomas. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Uribe vs. Glavine
Uribe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Brantley
Perry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Brantley
Murphy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Perezchica settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Brantley
There goes Perry. The throw from Melvin and he is safe. Perry steals second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Brantley
Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
James vs. Brantley
James is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Benedict vs. Brantley
Benedict hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brantley vs. Glavine
Brantley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Glavine
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perezchica vs. Glavine
Perezchica hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Glavine
Clark 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
Top 4
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Blocker vs. Brantley
Blocker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Glavine vs. Brantley
Glavine bunts towards the mound. Brantley fields it and throws to first for the out. Blocker moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gant vs. Brantley
Gant hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Brantley
Blauser hits a fly ball into right field. Maldonado settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Brantley
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perezchica scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Glavine
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Glavine
Maldonado hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blauser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Melvin vs. Glavine
Melvin hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Blauser reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Glavine
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Brantley
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Brantley
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
James vs. Brantley
James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uribe vs. Glavine
Uribe hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Glavine
Phil Garner pinch hits for Jeff Brantley.
Garner hits a fly ball into center field. Blocker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Glavine
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Glavine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Price
Joe Price now pitching.
Benedict hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blocker vs. Price
Blocker strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Glavine vs. Price
Glavine strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perezchica vs. Glavine
Perezchica strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Glavine
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Glavine
Mitchell strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Price
Gant hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Melvin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Blauser vs. Price
There goes Gant. The throw from Melvin and he is safe. Gant steals second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Blauser vs. Price
Blauser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perry vs. Price
Perry hits a popup towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. Davis
Ron Davis now pitching.
Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Maldonado settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Davis
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Glavine
Maldonado hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Melvin vs. Glavine
Melvin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Glavine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Glavine
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
James vs. Davis
James hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Benedict vs. Davis
There goes James. The throw from Melvin and he is out, Uribe applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Davis
Benedict hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Blocker vs. Davis
Blocker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Benedict trying to get to third. Maldonado throws the ball in to Uribe, who relays the ball to Williams who tags Benedict for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Glavine vs. Davis
The ball gets by Melvin for a passed ball. Blocker moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Glavine vs. Davis
Glavine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Gant vs. Davis
Gant takes first base on ball four. Blocker moves to third. Glavine moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Blauser vs. Lefferts
Craig Lefferts now pitching. Kevin Mitchell now playing third base. Joel Youngblood now playing left field.
Blauser hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uribe vs. Glavine
Jerry Royster now playing third base.
Uribe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murphy. Uribe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Youngblood vs. Glavine
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Uribe moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Butler vs. Glavine
Butler is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Perezchica vs. Glavine
Perezchica hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Uribe tags and scores. Butler tags and moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Glavine
Clark 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
Top 9
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Lefferts
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Lefferts
Murphy strikes out. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Lefferts
Thomas is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
James vs. Lefferts
There goes Murphy. The throw from Melvin and he is safe. Murphy steals third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
James vs. Lefferts
James strikes out. There goes Thomas. The throw from Melvin to second, and Thomas is out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Glavine
Mitchell strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Glavine
Maldonado hits a fly ball into center field. Blocker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Melvin vs. Glavine
Melvin 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
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/7/1988 -- Atlanta at San Francisco (N) Atlanta AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Gant R, 3b 3 1 3 2 Butler B, cf 2 0 0 0 Royster J, 3b 0 0 0 0 Perezchica T, 2b 2 0 1 1 Blauser J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Clark W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Perry G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Mitchell K, lf-3b 4 0 0 0 Murphy D, rf 5 0 0 0 Maldonado C, rf 4 0 1 0 Thomas A, ss 4 1 1 0 Melvin B, c 4 0 0 0 James D, lf 3 1 1 0 Williams M, 3b 3 0 0 0 Benedict B, c 4 0 1 0 Lefferts C, p 0 0 0 0 Blocker T, cf 4 1 2 0 Uribe J, ss 3 1 1 0 Glavine T, p 2 0 1 2 Brantley J, p 1 0 0 0 Garner P, ph 1 0 0 0 Price J, p 0 0 0 0 Davis R, p 0 0 0 0 Youngblood J, lf 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 4 9 4 29 1 3 1 Atlanta 020 200 000 -- 4 San Francisco 000 000 010 -- 1 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO Glavine T (W) 9.0 3 1 1 2 5 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Brantley J (L) 5.0 5 4 4 4 2 Price J 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 Davis R 1.1 3 0 0 2 0 Lefferts C 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 E -- Thomas A DP -- Atlanta 1, San Francisco 2 LOB -- Atlanta 11, San Francisco 5 2B -- Uribe J HR -- Gant R SB -- Perry G, Gant R, Murphy D CS -- James D SH -- Glavine T SF -- Perezchica T HBP -- by Brantley J (Blauser J), by Glavine T (Butler B) WP -- Lefferts C Balk -- Brantley J PB -- Melvin B T -- 2:45 A -- 4910
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