Braves @ Cardinals
August 23, 1988

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Bottom 7 R H E
Braves 0 3 1
Cardinals 6 12 1
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Braves 0 3 1
Cardinals 7 13 1

Willie McGee Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .286
OBP .500 .325
At Bats 3 507
Hits 1 145
• Singles 1 120
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 30
RBI’s 0 44

Jose Alvarez Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 6 2
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Busch Stadium - August 23, 1988
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Triple
Jose Alvarez
Ted Simmons
Gerald Perry
Ron Gant
Ken Oberkfell
Andres Thomas
Lonnie Smith
Jerry Royster
Dion James
Willie McGee
Tony Pena
Count: 2-2, 2 Outs
Count: 2-2, 2 Outs

McGee hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of James who is chasing the ball. McGee reaches third base with a triple. Pena scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Oquendo scores. Pena moves to third.
Bottom 7 Pena hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Oquendo moves to third.
Bottom 7 Oquendo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Ted Simmons now catching. Jose Alvarez now pitching. Jerry Royster now playing center field. Ford strikes out.
Top 7 Blocker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ted Simmons pinch hits for Bruce Benedict. Simmons hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oquendo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 6 Pendleton hits a fly ball into center field. Blocker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Brunansky hits a line drive into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Oberkfell.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 James strikes out.
Top 6 Thomas strikes out.
Top 6 Perry hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McGee hits a popup towards third. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Forsch hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Oquendo scores.
Bottom 5 Pena bunts towards the mound. Acker fields it and throws to first for the out. Oquendo moves to second.
Bottom 5 Oquendo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Ford strikes out.
Top 5 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Guerrero scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oberkfell for the out.
Top 5 Gant takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Acker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Blocker strikes out.
Bottom 4 Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Brunansky strikes out.
Bottom 4 Guerrero hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Smith 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 4 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 James hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McGee hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Forsch bunts in front of the plate. Benedict fields it and throws to first for the out. Pena moves to second.
Bottom 3 Pena hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Oquendo 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 3 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oquendo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Acker moves to third.
Top 3 Gant hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Acker moves to second.
Top 3 Acker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Jim Acker now pitching. Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Pendleton takes first base on ball four. Guerrero moves to third. Brunansky moves to second.
Bottom 2 Brunansky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McGee scores. Guerrero moves to second.
Bottom 2 Guerrero takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There goes McGee. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. McGee steals second.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Blocker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McGee takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Forsch hits a popup, foul, towards third. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Blocker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Guerrero scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blocker for the out.
Top 2 Benedict takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oquendo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 James strikes out.
Bottom 1 Pena hits a fly ball into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Oquendo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pendleton moves to second.
Bottom 1 Ford hits a line drive into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Pendleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Brunansky hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas fields it and throws to third for the out. McGee scores. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 There goes Smith. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Smith steals second.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McGee moves to third.
Bottom 1 McGee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Thomas hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. Oberkfell moves to second.
Top 1 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Guerrero fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Forsch drops the ball.
Top 1 Gant hits a fly ball into left field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.