Milwaukee Brewers vs Baltimore Orioles
April 4, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 4, 1988 at Memorial Stadium. The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Milwaukee Brewers 12, Baltimore Orioles 0

Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Molitor dh 4 2 1 0
Yount cf 4 1 1 0
Surhoff c 4 3 2 1
  Schroeder c 1 0 0 0
Brock 1b 2 1 1 1
  Meyer 1b 0 0 0 0
Deer lf 5 2 2 2
Braggs rf 4 0 2 1
Riles 3b 5 0 3 2
Gantner 2b 4 0 1 0
  Kiefer pr,2b 1 1 0 0
Sveum ss 5 2 3 2
Higuera p 0 0 0 0
  Clear p 0 0 0 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 12 16 9
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Stone lf 4 0 0 0
Ripken 2b 3 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 0 1 0
Murray 1b 4 0 0 0
Lynn cf 4 0 1 0
Sheets dh 3 0 0 0
Schu 3b 3 0 0 0
Kennedy c 3 0 1 0
Orsulak rf 3 0 2 0
Boddicker p 0 0 0 0
  Peraza p 0 0 0 0
  Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Milwaukee 000 220 26012160
Baltimore 000 000 000052
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Higuera  W (1-0) 7.0 3 0 0 1 7
  Clear   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Plesac   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
8
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Boddicker  L (0-1) 5.1 9 4 4 2 2
  Peraza   1.2 3 4 3 2 3
  Schmidt   0.1 4 4 4 1 0
  Sisk   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
16
12
11
5
5

  E–Kennedy (1), Peraza (1).  DP–Milwaukee 1, Baltimore 3.  2B–Milwaukee Deer 2 (2,off Boddicker,off Schmidt), Baltimore Lynn (1,off Higuera).  HR–Milwaukee Sveum (1,8th inning off Peraza 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Yount (1,off Boddicker).  SF–Surhoff (1,off Boddicker).  HBP–Brock (1,by Boddicker); Braggs (1,by Schmidt).  IBB–Brock (1,by Boddicker).  SB–Molitor 3 (3,Home off Boddicker/Kennedy,2nd base off Peraza/Kennedy,3rd base off Peraza/Kennedy); Brock (1,2nd base off Boddicker/Kennedy).  WP–Peraza (1), Schmidt (1).  HBP–Boddicker (1,Brock); Schmidt (1,Braggs).  IBB–Boddicker (1,Brock).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Rocky Roe, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:58.  A–52,395.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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