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Giants
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
August 5, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the San Francisco Giants, played on August 5, 1988 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Robinson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Mahler |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 17,276 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Gary Darling 1B: Terry Tata 2B: Gerry Davis 3B: Mark Hirschbeck |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brett Butler | Center Fielder |
| Robby Thompson | Second Baseman |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Kevin Mitchell | Third Baseman |
| Mike Aldrete | Left Fielder |
| Candy Maldonado | Right Fielder |
| Bob Melvin | Catcher |
| Jose Uribe | Shortstop |
| Don Robinson | Pitcher |
| Roger Craig | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron Gant | Second Baseman |
| Ken Oberkfell | Third Baseman |
| Gerald Perry | First Baseman |
| Dale Murphy | Right Fielder |
| Andres Thomas | Shortstop |
| Dion James | Left Fielder |
| Ozzie Virgil | Catcher |
| Terry Blocker | Center Fielder |
| Rick Mahler | Pitcher |
| Russ Nixon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
August 5, 1988
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Mahler
Butler hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Mahler
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Mahler
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Mahler
Mitchell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Robinson
Gant hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Maldonado who is chasing the ball. Gant reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Oberkfell vs. Robinson
Oberkfell hits a fly ball into left field. Aldrete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Perry vs. Robinson
Perry hits a fly ball into left field. Aldrete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gant tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Robinson
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mitchell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Aldrete vs. Mahler
Aldrete hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Mahler
Maldonado hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Melvin vs. Mahler
Melvin hits a fly ball into center field. Blocker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Robinson
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
James vs. Robinson
James hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats James for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Robinson
Virgil hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Blocker vs. Robinson
Blocker hits a line drive into left field. Aldrete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uribe vs. Mahler
Uribe hits a line drive into center field. Blocker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Mahler
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Mahler
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mahler vs. Robinson
Mahler strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Robinson
Gant takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oberkfell vs. Robinson
There goes Gant. The throw from Melvin and he is safe. Gant steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Oberkfell vs. Robinson
Oberkfell hits a fly ball into right field. Maldonado settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Perry vs. Robinson
Perry hits a ball on the ground into center field. Butler picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Butler. Gant scores. Perry moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Robinson
Murphy is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Robinson
Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
James vs. Robinson
James strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Mahler
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Mahler
Clark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murphy. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Mahler
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Aldrete vs. Mahler
Aldrete hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clark scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Maldonado vs. Mahler
Maldonado hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aldrete moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Melvin vs. Mahler
Melvin hits a fly ball into center field. Blocker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Robinson
Virgil hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blocker vs. Robinson
Blocker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mahler vs. Robinson
Mahler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Blocker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gant vs. Robinson
Gant hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blocker scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oberkfell vs. Samuels
Roger Samuels now pitching.
Oberkfell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maldonado who is chasing the ball. Oberkfell reaches third base with a triple. Gant goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Perry vs. Samuels
Perry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oberkfell scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Samuels
Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Maldonado settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Uribe vs. Mahler
Uribe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gant scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Riles vs. Mahler
Ernie Riles pinch hits for Roger Samuels.
Riles hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Mahler
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mahler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Brantley
Jeff Brantley now pitching.
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
James vs. Brantley
James hits a line drive towards third. Mitchell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Brantley
Virgil hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Mahler
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of James. Thompson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Mahler
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Mahler
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Aldrete vs. Mahler
Aldrete hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Maldonado vs. Mahler
Maldonado hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Blocker vs. Brantley
Blocker hits a fly ball into left field. Aldrete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mahler vs. Brantley
Mahler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Brantley
Gant hits a line drive into left field. Aldrete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Oberkfell vs. Brantley
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Melvin vs. Mahler
Jerry Royster now playing third base.
Melvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Uribe vs. Mahler
Uribe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Mahler
Donell Nixon pinch hits for Jeff Brantley.
Nixon hits a popup towards first. Perry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Davis
Ron Davis now pitching. Chris Speier now playing shortstop.
Perry hits a line drive towards short. Speier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Davis
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Davis
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Davis
James hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Mahler
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gant fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gant. Butler moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Mahler
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Butler moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Mahler
Clark hits a popup into left field, out of the reach of James. Clark reaches second base with a double. Butler scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Mahler
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clark scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Aldrete vs. Assenmacher
Paul Assenmacher now pitching.
Aldrete hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perry scoops it up and throws to first, with Assenmacher covering, for the out. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Maldonado vs. Assenmacher
Maldonado hits a line drive into center field. Blocker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Davis
Virgil is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Blocker vs. Davis
Blocker hits a fly ball into left field. Aldrete settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Assenmacher vs. Davis
Assenmacher bunts towards third. Mitchell fields it and throws to first for the out. Virgil moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gant vs. Davis
Gant hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Melvin vs. Assenmacher
Melvin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Boever
Joe Boever now pitching.
Speier takes first base on ball four. Melvin moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Spilman vs. Boever
Harry Spilman pinch hits for Ron Davis.
Spilman hits a popup towards short. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Butler vs. Boever
Butler hits a popup towards short. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Boever
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boever fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1988 -- San Francisco at Atlanta (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Butler B, cf 5 2 1 1 Gant R, 2b 4 3 2 1
Thompson R, 2b 5 1 1 0 Oberkfell K, 3b 4 1 1 1
Clark W, 1b 4 2 2 1 Royster J, 3b 0 0 0 0
Mitchell K, 3b 4 0 1 1 Perry G, 1b 3 1 2 3
Aldrete M, lf 4 0 2 2 Murphy D, rf 2 1 0 0
Maldonado C, rf 4 0 1 0 Thomas A, ss 4 1 1 3
Melvin B, c 3 0 0 0 James D, lf 4 0 0 0
Uribe J, ss 3 0 0 0 Virgil O, c 3 0 2 0
Speier C, ss 0 0 0 0 Blocker T, cf 4 1 0 0
Robinson D, p 1 0 0 0 Mahler R, p 3 0 1 0
Samuels R, p 0 0 0 0 Assenmacher P, p 0 0 0 0
Riles E, ph 1 0 0 0 Boever J, p 0 0 0 0
Brantley J, p 0 0 0 0
Nixon D, ph 1 0 0 0
Davis R, p 0 0 0 0
Spilman H, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 8 5 31 8 9 8
San Francisco 100 101 020 -- 5
Atlanta 104 300 00x -- 8
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson D (L) 3.2 6 7 7 2 3
Samuels R 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Brantley J 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Davis R 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler R (W) 7.1 8 5 4 0 4
Assenmacher P* 0.2 0 0 0 2 0
Boever J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Butler B, Gant R
LOB -- San Francisco 6, Atlanta 5
2B -- Clark W 2, Thompson R
3B -- Gant R, Oberkfell K
HR -- Butler B, Thomas A
SB -- Gant R
SH -- Assenmacher P
SF -- Perry G
HBP -- by Davis R (Virgil O)
T -- 2:37
A -- 17276
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