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August 16, 1988

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Top 9 R H E
Braves 2 9 0
Pirates 4 8 1
Top 9 R H E
Braves 2 9 0
Pirates 4 8 1

Ozzie Virgil Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .240
OBP 1.000 .293
At Bats 1 250
Hits 1 60
• Singles 1 45
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 23

Jim Gott Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 4 20
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Three Rivers Stadium - August 16, 1988
Jim Gott
Mike LaValliere
Sid Bream
Jose Lind
Bobby Bonilla
Rafael Belliard
Barry Bonds
Andy Van Slyke
R.J. Reynolds
Ozzie Virgil

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 2 9 0 7
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 8 1 6
Winning Pitcher Doug Drabek
Losing Pitcher Pete Smith
Save Jim Gott
Game Winning RBI Barry Bonds
Attendance 13,994
Time of Game 2 hours 35 minutes
Count: 2-2, 2 Outs
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Virgil strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Blocker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blocker for the out.
Top 9 Jim Gott now pitching. Royster hits a line drive towards first. Bream reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 LaValliere bunts towards third. Royster catches it and steps on third to double up Bream.
Bottom 8 Reynolds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bream moves to third.
Bottom 8 Bream hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simmons scoops it up and throws to first, with Alvarez covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Van Slyke hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 James strikes out.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Simmons moves to third.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Simmons moves to second.
Top 8 Simmons takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Jeff Robinson now pitching. Thomas hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Lind hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bonds takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 John Cangelosi pinch hits for Doug Drabek. Cangelosi 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 7 Jose Alvarez now pitching. Jerry Royster now playing third base. Ozzie Virgil now catching. Belliard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Gant hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lind settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ozzie Virgil pinch hits for Pete Smith. Virgil hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Blocker moves to third.
Top 7 Blocker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Jerry Royster pinch hits for Bruce Benedict. Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 LaValliere 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 6 Reynolds 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 6 Bream strikes out.
Top 6 James hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lind reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Simmons hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Reynolds. Simmons reaches second base with a double. Thomas scores.
Top 6 Murphy hits a popup towards first. Bream settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Thomas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Van Slyke. Thomas reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bonilla hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Van Slyke takes first base on ball four. Bonds moves to third. Lind moves to second.
Bottom 5 Lind hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bonds moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bonds hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Reynolds scores. LaValliere scores.
Bottom 5 Drabek bunts towards first. Simmons scoops it up and throws to first, with Gant covering, for the out. Reynolds moves to third. LaValliere moves to second.
Bottom 5 Belliard strikes out.
Bottom 5 LaValliere takes first base on ball four. Reynolds moves to second.
Bottom 5 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Gant strikes out.
Top 5 Smith strikes out.
Top 5 Blocker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bream 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 4 Bonilla hits a popup towards short. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Van Slyke hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Benedict hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 James hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Murphy moves to third. James moves to second.
Top 4 Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Murphy hits a line drive into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 4 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lind hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Blocker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Drabek strikes out.
Top 3 Oberkfell hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gant strikes out.
Top 3 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 2 Belliard hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 LaValliere hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Reynolds hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Bream strikes out.
Top 2 Blocker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Benedict strikes out.
Top 2 James hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murphy scores. Simmons moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabek juggles the ball. That's an error on Drabek. Murphy moves to third.
Top 2 Murphy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Bonilla hits a fly ball into center field. Blocker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Van Slyke strikes out.
Bottom 1 Lind hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bonds moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bonds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Gant strikes out.