St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds
April 7, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 7, 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 1, Cincinnati Reds 8

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 5 0 0 0
Smith ss 3 0 0 0
Herr 2b 2 0 1 0
Horner 1b 3 1 1 1
McGee cf 3 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 3 0 0 0
Pena c 2 0 1 0
  Arnold p 0 0 0 0
  Pagnozzi ph 1 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Peters p 0 0 0 0
  Oquendo ph 0 0 0 0
Lindeman rf 4 0 0 0
DeLeon p 1 0 0 0
  Lake c 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Larkin ss 4 1 0 0
Treadway 2b 4 0 1 1
  Concepcion ph,2b 1 1 1 1
Daniels lf 4 1 3 2
Davis cf 4 1 2 2
O'Neill rf 2 0 0 0
Diaz c 4 0 0 0
Esasky 1b 4 2 2 0
Sabo 3b 3 1 1 0
Jackson p 3 1 1 2
Totals 33 8 11 8
St. Louis 000 000 010130
Cincinnati 011 200 13x8111
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
DeLeon  L (0-1) 3.2 5 4 4 6 3
  Arnold   1.1 0 0 0 0 3
  Forsch   2.2 4 3 3 0 0
  Peters   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
8
8
6
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W (1-0) 9.0 3 1 1 7 2
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
7
2

  E–Larkin (1).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–St. Louis Pena (1,off Jackson), Cincinnati Daniels 2 (2,off DeLeon,off Forsch); Treadway (1,off DeLeon); Sabo (1,off Forsch); Concepcion (1,off Peters).  HR–St. Louis Horner (1,8th inning off Jackson 0 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Davis (1,2nd inning off DeLeon 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Jackson (1,off Forsch).  SB–Larkin (2,2nd base off DeLeon/Pena).  WP–Peters (1).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Fred Brocklander, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:33.  A–13,722.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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