Braves @ Cubs
August 19, 1988

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 7 10 0
Cubs 7 14 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 7 10 0
Cubs 8 15 2

Andre Dawson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .313
OBP .750 .351
At Bats 4 450
Hits 3 141
• Singles 1 89
• Doubles 0 27
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 2 19
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 4 65

Jose Alvarez Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 5 1
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Wrigley Field - August 19, 1988
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Single
Jose Alvarez
Ted Simmons
Gerald Perry
Ron Gant
Ken Oberkfell
Andres Thomas
Dion James
Terry Blocker
Dale Murphy
Andre Dawson
Mark Grace
Ryne Sandberg
Mitch Webster

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 7 10 0 6
Chicago Cubs 8 15 2 7
Winning Pitcher Rich Gossage
Losing Pitcher Jose Alvarez
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Andre Dawson
Attendance 27,912
Time of Game 3 hours
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Count: 0-1, 1 Out
Count: 0-1, 1 Out

End of Game

Dawson hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Webster scores. Sandberg moves to third. Grace moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Grace takes first base on ball four. Webster moves to third. Sandberg moves to second.
Bottom 9 Sandberg takes first base on ball four. Webster moves to second.
Bottom 9 Webster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Ted Simmons now catching. Trillo hits a fly ball into center field. Blocker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Rich Gossage now pitching. Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trillo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Perry hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Oberkfell hits a fly ball into right field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Frank DiPino now pitching. Manny Trillo now playing shortstop. Gant takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 There goes Smith. The throw from Berryhill and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 9 Lonnie Smith pinch hits for Bruce Benedict. Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Dunston hits a fly ball into center field. Blocker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Berryhill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alvarez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Palmeiro moves to third.
Bottom 8 Jose Alvarez now pitching. Law hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dawson scores. Palmeiro moves to second.
Bottom 8 Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Grace scores. Dawson moves to third.
Bottom 8 Dawson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sandberg scores. Grace moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bruce Sutter now pitching. Bruce Benedict now catching. Grace hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sandberg moves to third.
Bottom 8 Sandberg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murphy. Sandberg reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Blocker hits a line drive towards short. Dunston reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Virgil hits a line drive towards short. Dunston reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Les Lancaster now pitching. James strikes out.
Bottom 7 Webster hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gary Varsho pinch hits for Jeff Pico. Varsho hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mahler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dunston 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 7 Thomas strikes out.
Top 7 Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Palmeiro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oberkfell tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Oberkfell moves to third.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Oberkfell moves to second.
Top 7 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Pico drops the ball.
Bottom 6 Berryhill strikes out.
Bottom 6 Law hits a fly ball into center field. Blocker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Dawson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Gant hits a line drive towards third. Law reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mahler strikes out.
Top 6 Blocker hits a fly ball into center field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mahler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Sandberg strikes out.
Bottom 5 Webster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Virgil strikes out.
Top 5 James hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Pico covering, for the out.
Top 5 Jeff Pico now pitching. Thomas hits a popup towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jerry Mumphrey pinch hits for Pat Perry. Mumphrey hits a line drive towards first. Perry reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gant scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Law scores. Berryhill moves to third.
Bottom 4 Berryhill hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Law moves to third.
Bottom 4 Law hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Palmeiro hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Murphy strikes out.
Top 4 Pat Perry now pitching. Perry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oberkfell moves to second.
Top 4 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Virgil scores. Blocker scores.
Top 4 Gant hits a fly ball into right field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mahler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 The umpire calls a balk on Maddux Virgil moves to third. Blocker moves to second.
Top 4 Blocker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Virgil moves to second.
Top 4 Virgil is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Grace hits a fly ball into center field. Blocker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sandberg takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Webster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gant scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Maddux moves to second.
Bottom 3 Maddux hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Murphy strikes out.
Bottom 2 Dunston 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.
Bottom 2 Berryhill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Law 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 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Law fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Oberkfell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blocker scores. Mahler moves to second.
Top 2 Gant strikes out.
Top 2 Mahler hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Virgil scores. Blocker moves to third.
Top 2 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 2 Blocker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. James scores. Virgil moves to second.
Top 2 Virgil hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. James moves to third.
Top 2 James hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Thomas hits a line drive towards third. Law reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Palmeiro 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 1 Dawson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Grace hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Sandberg 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 1 Webster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mahler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Murphy strikes out.
Top 1 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Oberkfell hits a fly ball into left field. Palmeiro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Law fields it and throws to first for the out.