St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds
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 Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 6 0 1 0
Smith ss 5 0 2 0
Herr 2b 4 0 0 0
Horner 1b 4 0 0 0
McGee cf 6 1 1 0
Pendleton 3b 3 1 1 1
  Dayley p 0 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
  Pagnozzi ph,c 2 0 0 0
  McWilliams p 0 0 0 0
Pena c 4 0 0 0
  Peters p 0 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Lake c 0 0 0 0
Lindeman rf 5 1 1 0
Magrane p 2 1 1 3
  Terry p 0 0 0 0
  Oquendo 3b 2 0 1 0
Totals 43 4 8 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Larkin ss 5 1 2 0
Concepcion 2b 3 0 1 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  O'Neill 1b 2 0 0 0
Daniels lf 4 1 2 2
Davis cf 5 0 0 0
Jones rf 5 1 2 0
Diaz c 5 0 1 0
Esasky 1b 3 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
  McClendon ph 0 0 0 0
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
Sabo 3b 5 1 1 0
Soto p 1 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Rijo p 0 0 0 0
  Treadway ph,2b 2 1 1 0
Totals 41 5 10 2
St. Louis 010 300 000 000482
Cincinnati 001 002 100 0015103
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Magrane   6.0 9 4 3 2 2
  Terry   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Dayley   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Worrell   2.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Peters   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Forsch  L (0-1) 2.0 0 1 1 2 0
  McWilliams   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.2
10
5
4
6
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Soto   5.0 6 4 3 4 1
  Rijo   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Murphy   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Franco   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Perry  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
12.0
8
4
3
7
4

  E–Horner (1), Pendleton (1), Concepcion (1), Soto 2 (2).  DP–St. Louis 3.  HR–St. Louis Magrane (1,4th inning off Soto 2 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Daniels (1,6th inning off Magrane 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Herr (1,off Perry); Larkin (1,off Forsch).  IBB–Pendleton (1,by Soto); Herr (1,by Rijo); Horner (1,by Perry).  SB–Coleman 2 (2,2nd base off Soto/Diaz,3rd base off Soto/Diaz); Smith (1,2nd base off Rijo/Diaz); Larkin (1,3rd base off Magrane/Pena); Sabo (1,2nd base off Magrane/Pena).  CS–Coleman (1,2nd base by Murphy/Diaz).  WP–McWilliams (1).  BK–Magrane 2 (2), Soto 2 (2).  IBB–Soto (1,Pendleton); Rijo (1,Herr); Perry (1,Horner).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Fred Brocklander.  T–3:43.  A–55,438.
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