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July 16, 1988

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Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 3 10 1
Braves 2 9 1
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Mets 3 10 1
Braves 2 9 1

Dale Murphy Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .219
OBP .250 .330
At Bats 3 320
Hits 0 70
• Singles 0 34
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 1 52
RBI’s 0 45

Roger McDowell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 8
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - July 16, 1988
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Out
Roger McDowell
Mackey Sasser
Dave Magadan
Tim Teufel
Howard Johnson
Kevin Elster
Kevin McReynolds
Lenny Dykstra
Darryl Strawberry
Dale Murphy
Ron Gant

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 3 10 1 8
Atlanta Braves 2 9 1 11
Winning Pitcher Ed Nunez
Losing Pitcher Paul Assenmacher
Save Roger McDowell
Game Winning RBI Kevin McReynolds
Attendance 32,208
Time of Game 3 hours 8 minutes
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Count: 1-0, 2 Outs
Count: 1-0, 0 Outs

End of Game

Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Teufel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magadan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oberkfell for the out. Gant moves to third.
Bottom 9 There goes Gant. The throw from Sasser and he is safe. Gant steals second.
Bottom 9 Gant takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Teufel strikes out.
Top 9 Dykstra hits a line drive into center field. James picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on James. Elster moves to third.
Top 9 Elster takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 McDowell strikes out.
Top 9 Ozzie Virgil now catching. Jose Alvarez now pitching. Sasser strikes out.
Bottom 8 Zane Smith pinch runs for Ted Simmons. Jim Morrison pinch hits for Paul Assenmacher. Morrison hits a line drive into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ted Simmons pinch hits for Bruce Benedict. Simmons takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Roenicke hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 James hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magadan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats James for the out. Thomas moves to third.
Bottom 8 There goes Thomas. The throw from Sasser and he is safe. Thomas steals second.
Bottom 8 Tim Teufel now playing second base. Roger McDowell now pitching. Kevin Elster now playing shortstop. Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Johnson strikes out.
Top 8 McReynolds hits a popup off the glove of Gant, and into shallow right field. McReynolds reaches second base with a double. Magadan goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Strawberry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Benedict settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Magadan hits a line drive beyond second. Gant can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 8 Paul Assenmacher now pitching. Tim Teufel pinch hits for Wally Backman. Teufel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Perry hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Oberkfell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Ed Nunez now pitching. Gant strikes out.
Top 7 Dykstra hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Dwight Gooden. Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sasser tags and scores.
Top 7 Miller hits a popup beyond first. Perry can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Sasser moves to third.
Top 7 Sasser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 There goes Johnson. The throw from Benedict and he is out, Thomas applying the tag.
Top 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 6 Benedict bunts towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomas scores. James moves to third.
Bottom 6 Roenicke strikes out.
Bottom 6 There goes James. The throw from Sasser and he is safe. James steals second.
Bottom 6 James hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McReynolds. Thomas reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 McReynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. Magadan moves to second.
Top 6 Magadan takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gant scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Perry. The slide. Sasser applies the tag. Perry is out.
Bottom 5 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Perry moves to third.
Bottom 5 There goes Perry. The throw from Sasser and he is safe. Perry steals second.
Bottom 5 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 There goes Dykstra. The throw from Benedict to Thomas and they have Dykstra trapped. The throw over to Perry, who applies the tag for the out.
Top 5 Dykstra takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Gooden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gant hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith bunts towards the mound. Gooden settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Benedict takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There goes James. The throw from Sasser and he is safe. James steals third.
Bottom 4 Roenicke hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes James. The throw from Sasser and he is safe. James steals second.
Bottom 4 James hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Sasser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gant fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 McReynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Strawberry hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Murphy is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 There goes Perry. The throw from Sasser and he is safe. Perry steals second.
Bottom 3 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Oberkfell moves to third.
Bottom 3 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Strawberry. Oberkfell reaches second base with a double. Gant scores.
Bottom 3 There goes Gant. The throw from Sasser and he is safe. Gant steals second.
Bottom 3 Gant hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Smith bunts towards the mound. Gooden fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Backman covering - double play.
Bottom 3 Benedict takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Magadan hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Backman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Dykstra hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Smith scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dykstra for the out.
Top 3 Gooden hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Roenicke hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller misplays the ball. That's an error on Miller.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a line drive towards short. Miller reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Murphy strikes out.
Top 2 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out.
Top 2 Sasser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gant scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 There goes Johnson. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Johnson steals second.
Top 2 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 McReynolds hits a popup, foul, towards third. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Perry strikes out.
Bottom 1 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gant hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gant scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gant scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Backman moves to second.
Top 1 Backman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Dykstra strikes out.