September 8, 1988 Cincinnati Reds at San Diego Padres Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

OAK 5
@KCR 1 NYY 7
DET 4
(10) CAL 4
@TEX 3 NYM 13
@CHC 6 HOU 2
@LAD 1 MON 5
@PIT 4 CIN 2
@SDP 1 SFG 3
ATL 2 STL 1
PHI 0

Standings at end of play this day

Qualcomm Stadium, Attendance: 11,836

Thursday, September 8, 1988, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:09

Reds

73-66

Won 1

3rd, 6½ GB

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

W: J Rijo (12-8), L: E Whitson (12-9), S: J Franco (32)

Padres

70-68

Lost 1

4th, 9 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Larkin SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .760   17    3   5   
L Harris 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   12    0   2   
K Daniels LF                  4   1   0   0    0   1  .283  .852   19    2   0   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
E Davis CF                    2   0   1   1    2   1  .276  .877   19    0   0   2B
P O'Neill RF                  4   1   0   0    0   0  .249  .720   16    1   0   
N Esasky 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .244  .749   13   11   0   
  D Concepcion 1B             0   0   0   0    0   0  .199  .511         2   0   
J Reed C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .220  .559   14    8   0   
R Oester 2B                   3   0   2   1    0   0  .277  .654    6    0   1   2B
J Rijo P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .059  .206    3    0   2   
  K Griffey PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .617    1    0   0   
  F Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  H Winningham LF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .653         0   0   
Totals                       31   2   5   2    3   4              120   27  11

BATTING

2B: E Davis (17, off E Whitson); R Oester (5, off L McCullers).

TB: R Oester 3; E Davis 2; N Esasky; B Larkin.

RBI: R Oester (8); E Davis (84).

2-out RBI: R Oester.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: F Williams (4).

BASERUNNING

PO: R Oester (2nd base by B Santiago).

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Kruk RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .248  .753   12    1   0   
R Alomar 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .679   16    1   5   SH
T Gwynn CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .309  .785    9    4   1   
C Martinez LF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .230  .689   18    2   0   
K Moreland 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .659   10    9   0   
B Santiago C                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .254  .650    8    5   1   
T Flannery 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .759   11    1   1   
G Templeton SS                3   0   2   0    0   1  .235  .605   20    4   0   
E Whitson P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .169  .389    4    0   0   
  M Wynne PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .768    5    0   0   
  L McCullers P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393         0   1   
  R Ready PH                  1   0   0   1    0   0  .261  .724    2    0   0   
  M Grant P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .118         0   0   
Totals                       30   1   4   1    0   8              115   27   9

BATTING

SH: R Alomar (15, off J Rijo).

TB: G Templeton 2; B Santiago; J Kruk.

RBI: R Ready (29).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

E: E Whitson (4).

BASERUNNING

PO: B Santiago (1st base by F Williams).

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
J Rijo, W (12-8)               6     2   0   0    0   6   0   2.55   20   71-50   27·16· 7   10· 2· 2· 0     74    -     1.08   0.35
F Williams, H (9)              1.1   2   1   0    0   2   0   2.51    6   24-16    9· 4· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.87  -0.05
J Franco, S (32)               1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.18    5   15-10    6· 2· 2    4· 1· 0· 0          2-1    2.94   0.29
Totals                         9     4   1   0    0   8   0          31  110-76   42·22·12   17· 4· 2· 0          2-1

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Whitson, L (12-9)            6     4   2   1    2   4   0   3.75   24   82-56   32· 8·16    8· 8· 2· 0     60    -     0.97   0.01
L McCullers                    2     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.17    6   22-12    7· 3· 2    3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.61   0.05
M Grant                        1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.97    4   14-8     5· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.87   0.03
Totals                         9     5   2   1    3   4   0          34  118-76   44·12·20   13·12· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: F Williams (1; B Santiago, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:09.

Attendance: 11,836.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               San Diego Padres                     
1. B Larkin             SS    1. J Kruk               RF 
2. L Harris             3B    2. R Alomar             2B 
3. K Daniels            LF    3. T Gwynn              CF 
4. E Davis              CF    4. C Martinez           LF 
5. P O'Neill            RF    5. K Moreland           1B 
6. N Esasky             1B    6. B Santiago           C  
7. J Reed               C     7. T Flannery           3B 
8. R Oester             2B    8. G Templeton          SS 
9. J Rijo               P     9. E Whitson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  0-1  1--  4   14%  82% E Davis         E Whitson       Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Daniels Scores/unER
   b 8   1  2-0  -2-  7   -9%  74% G Templeton     F Williams      Single to P (Ground Ball); Santiago to 3B
   t 2   2  0-0  12-  2    8%  58% R Oester        E Whitson       Single to CF (Ground Ball); O'Neill Scores; Esasky out at 3B/CF-3B
   b 9   0  2-1  ---  5    8%  90% R Alomar        J Franco        Flyball: RF
   b 8   0  2-0  ---  2   -8%  79% B Santiago      F Williams      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  B Larkin        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   46%  L Harris        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   45%  K Daniels       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Rijo facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   42%  J Kruk          Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Weak 2B)
   O      1--  2   43%  R Alomar        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Kruk to 2B
   O      -2-  3   46%  T Gwynn         Groundout: P-1B; Kruk to 3B
   O      --3  5   50%  C Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Whitson facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   54%  E Davis         Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  P O'Neill       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  3   54%  N Esasky        Single (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); O'Neill to 2B
   O      12-  4   50%  J Reed          Strikeout Looking
   RO     12-  2   58%  R Oester        Single to CF (Ground Ball); O'Neill Scores; Esasky out at 3B/CF-3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Rijo facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   60%  K Moreland      Lineout: SS
   O      ---  2   62%  B Santiago      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   63%  T Flannery      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ed Whitson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   61%  J Rijo          Lineout: 2B
          ---  4   63%  B Larkin        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  1   62%  L Harris        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Larkin to 2B
   O      -2-  3   58%  K Daniels       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Rijo facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   61%  G Templeton     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   63%  E Whitson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   64%  J Kruk          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ed Whitson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   62%  E Davis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   60%  P O'Neill       Flyball: LF
          ---  6   62%  N Esasky        Walk
   O      1--  2   59%  J Reed          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Rijo facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   62%  R Alomar        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   64%  T Gwynn         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   66%  C Martinez      Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ed Whitson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   64%  R Oester        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   62%  J Rijo          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   61%  B Larkin        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Rijo facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   64%  K Moreland      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   67%  B Santiago      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   68%  T Flannery      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 0.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ed Whitson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   66%  L Harris        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   68%  K Daniels       Reached on E1 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  4   82%  E Davis         Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Daniels Scores/unER
   O      -2-  6   80%  P O'Neill       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  3   78%  N Esasky        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-2, Jose Rijo facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   72%  G Templeton     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Marvell Wynne pinch hits for Ed Whitson batting 9th
   O      1--  5   77%  M Wynne         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   81%  J Kruk          Flyball: LF
   O      1--  7   84%  R Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 0.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Lance McCullers facing 7-8-9
                  Lance McCullers replaces Marvell Wynne pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   83%  J Reed          Flyball: CF
          ---  2   85%  R Oester        Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
                  Ken Griffey pinch hits for Jose Rijo batting 9th
   O      -2-  1   83%  K Griffey       Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  2   81%  B Larkin        Oester Picked off 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Williams facing 3-4-5
                  Frank Williams replaces Ken Griffey pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   85%  T Gwynn         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   87%  C Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   88%  K Moreland      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 0.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Lance McCullers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   87%  B Larkin        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   87%  L Harris        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   86%  K Daniels       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Williams facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   79%  B Santiago      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   85%  T Flannery      Flyball: LF
          1--      83%  G Templeton     Santiago Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Santiago to 2B
          -2-  7   74%  " "             Single to P (Ground Ball); Santiago to 3B
                  John Franco replaces Kal Daniels pitching and batting 3rd; Herm Winningham replaces Frank Williams playing LF batting 9th; Randy Ready pinch hits for Lance McCullers batting 9th
   RO     1-3  2   79%  R Ready         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Santiago Scores/unER
   O      1--  1   86%  J Kruk          Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 1.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mark Grant facing 4-5-6
                  Mark Grant replaces Randy Ready pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   88%  E Davis         Walk
   O      1--  3   86%  P O'Neill       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; O'Neill to 1B
   O      1--  1   84%  N Esasky        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  3   83%  J Reed          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-2, John Franco facing 2-3-4
                  Dave Concepcion replaces Nick Esasky playing 1B batting 6th
   O      ---  5   90%  R Alomar        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   96%  T Gwynn         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  C Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SDN198809080

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1988 > SDP \| CIN > Sep 8, 1988, Reds at Padres Box Score and Play by Play

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation