September 5, 1988 Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
@BAL 1 TOR 5
@DET 4
(10) CAL 4
@KCR 2 MIL 5
CHW 2 MIN 2
SEA 0 NYY 7
CLE 2 OAK 11
@TEX 4 LAD 3
@ATL 0 CHC 14
PHI 3 PHI 4
@CHC 3 HOU 3
CIN 0 NYM 7
@PIT 5 SDP 7
@SFG 4 STL 6
MON 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 17,128

Monday, September 5, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:09

Reds

71-65

Lost 1

3rd, 7½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  X    3  3  0

W: B Forsch (10-4), L: N Charlton (1-3), S: D Smith (25)

Astros

74-63

Won 3

2nd, 5 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Quinones SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .296  .765   16    1   2   
H Winningham LF               4   0   1   0    0   1  .266  .665   11    2   0   
C Sabo 3B                     4   0   3   0    0   0  .277  .748   17    1   4   2·2B,CS,GDP
E Davis CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .876   16    3   0   SB
P O'Neill RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .253  .730   20    2   0   
N Esasky 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .243  .745   22    7   0   
J Reed C                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .575   10    7   0   
R Oester 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .611   11    1   1   
N Charlton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143    2    0   0   HBP
  K Griffey PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .613    5    0   0   
  R Dibble P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Collins PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .234  .570    1    0   0   
  R Murphy P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   0   6   0    1   7              131   24   7

BATTING

2B: C Sabo 2 (39, 2 off B Forsch).

HBP: N Charlton (1, by B Forsch).

TB: C Sabo 5; D Collins; L Quinones; H Winningham.

GIDP: C Sabo (9).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Davis (34, 2nd base off D Smith/A Trevino).

CS: C Sabo (13, 3rd base by B Forsch/A Trevino).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Young CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .676   12    0   0   
B Doran 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .256  .688   17    3   6   
K Bass RF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .721   11    2   0   
G Davis 1B                    2   1   1   0    0   0  .280  .847   11   10   0   HBP
B Bell 3B                     3   1   1   0    0   1  .241  .637    8    1   3   
B Hatcher LF                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .680   11    4   0   SH
R Ramirez SS                  2   1   0   0    1   0  .257  .632   10    0   1   IW
A Trevino C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .683   16    7   1   
B Forsch P                    2   0   1   3    0   0  .296  .654   11    0   1   2B
  J Fishel PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .818    4    0   0   
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       26   3   3   3    1   7              111   27  13

BATTING

2B: B Forsch (1, off N Charlton).

SH: B Hatcher (8, off N Charlton).

IBB: R Ramirez (6, by N Charlton).

HBP: G Davis (9, by N Charlton).

TB: B Forsch 2; B Bell; G Davis.

RBI: B Forsch 3 (5).

2-out RBI: B Forsch 3.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Bell-B Doran-G Davis.

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Charlton, L (1-3)            5     2   3   3    1   3   0   3.94   19   79-52   34· 6·12    5· 7· 2· 0     53    -     1.20  -0.13
R Dibble                       2     1   0   0    0   3   0   2.17    7   22-17   10· 4· 3    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.24   0.02
R Murphy                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.99    3   10-6     4· 1· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         8     3   3   3    1   7   0          29  111-75   48·11·16    8· 9· 3· 0           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Forsch, W (10-4)             8     5   0   0    1   5   0   3.47   29  107-68   40· 9·19   11· 7· 4· 0     76    -     0.91   0.37
D Smith, S (25)                1     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.30    4   17-10    4· 4· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.99   0.03
Totals                         9     6   0   0    1   7   0          33  124-78   44·13·21   12· 7· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: N Charlton (2; R Ramirez).

HBP: N Charlton (1; G Davis); B Forsch (2; N Charlton).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Dana DeMuth.

Time of Game: 2:09.

Attendance: 17,128.

Weather: 72° F, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Houston Astros                       
1. L Quinones           SS    1. G Young              CF 
2. H Winningham         LF    2. B Doran              2B 
3. C Sabo               3B    3. K Bass               RF 
4. E Davis              CF    4. G Davis              1B 
5. P O'Neill            RF    5. B Bell               3B 
6. N Esasky             1B    6. B Hatcher            LF 
7. J Reed               C     7. R Ramirez            SS 
8. R Oester             2B    8. A Trevino            C  
9. N Charlton           P     9. B Forsch             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  0-0  123  6   31%  90% B Forsch        N Charlton      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Davis Scores; Bell Scores; Ramirez Scores
   b 5   1  0-0  123  5  -10%  59% A Trevino       N Charlton      Flyball: CF
   b 5   0  0-0  1--  3    7%  68% B Bell          N Charlton      Single to LF (Line Drive); Davis to 2B
   t 4   1  0-0  -2-  3    7%  54% E Davis         B Forsch        Sabo Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   t 7   0  3-0  ---  8   -6%  86% C Sabo          B Forsch        Double to RF (Line Drive)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  L Quinones      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   50%  H Winningham    Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   54%  C Sabo          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Norm Charlton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   52%  G Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   51%  B Doran         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   50%  K Bass          Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   52%  E Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   55%  N Esasky        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Norm Charlton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   52%  G Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   51%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  B Hatcher       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   52%  J Reed          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   54%  R Oester        Flyball: LF
          ---  2   53%  N Charlton      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   55%  L Quinones      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Norm Charlton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   53%  R Ramirez       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  6   51%  A Trevino       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  B Forsch        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   53%  H Winningham    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   47%  C Sabo          Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      54%  E Davis         Sabo Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---  5   56%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Norm Charlton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  G Young         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   51%  B Doran         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   50%  K Bass          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   53%  P O'Neill       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   50%  N Esasky        Walk
   O      1--  1   53%  J Reed          Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   56%  R Oester        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Norm Charlton facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   61%  G Davis         Hit By Pitch
          1--  3   68%  B Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive); Davis to 2B
   O      12-  4   69%  B Hatcher       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Davis to 3B; Bell to 2B
          -23  4   69%  R Ramirez       Intentional Walk
   O      123  5   59%  A Trevino       Flyball: CF
   RRR    123  6   90%  B Forsch        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Davis Scores; Bell Scores; Ramirez Scores
   O      -2-  2   89%  G Young         Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
                  Ken Griffey pinch hits for Norm Charlton batting 9th
   O      ---  5   91%  K Griffey       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   92%  L Quinones      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   93%  H Winningham    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rob Dibble facing 2-3-4
                  Rob Dibble replaces Ken Griffey pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   92%  B Doran         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   92%  K Bass          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   92%  G Davis         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   92%  B Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Forsch facing 3-4-5
          ---  8   86%  C Sabo          Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   90%  E Davis         Flyball: 2B
   O      -2-  1   93%  P O'Neill       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  6   95%  N Esasky        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rob Dibble facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   95%  B Hatcher       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  2   95%  R Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   94%  A Trevino       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Forsch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   96%  J Reed          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   97%  R Oester        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Dave Collins pinch hits for Rob Dibble batting 9th
          ---  1   96%  D Collins       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   94%  L Quinones      Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Collins to 2B
   O      12-  3   98%  H Winningham    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rob Murphy facing 9-1-2
                  Rob Murphy replaces Dave Collins pitching and batting 9th; John Fishel pinch hits for Bob Forsch batting 9th
   O      ---  4   98%  J Fishel        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   98%  G Young         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   97%  B Doran         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Smith facing 3-4-5
                  Dave Smith replaces John Fishel pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   94%  C Sabo          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   97%  E Davis         Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B; Davis to 1B
          1--      97%  P O'Neill       Davis Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   99%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6  100%  N Esasky        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198809050

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation