Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
April 21, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1990 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Atlanta Braves 1, Cincinnati Reds 8

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 4 0 0 0
Treadway 2b 3 1 1 0
  Gant ph 1 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Valdez p 0 0 0 0
Smith lf 3 0 0 0
Esasky 1b 4 0 1 0
Presley 3b 4 0 1 1
Murphy rf 4 0 0 0
Whitt c 3 0 1 0
Blauser ss 4 0 2 0
Clary p 2 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
  Infante 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Sabo 3b 4 1 3 1
Hatcher lf 5 1 0 0
Larkin ss 4 0 1 2
Davis cf 4 1 1 0
  Gross p 0 0 0 0
O'Neill rf 4 0 1 0
Benzinger 1b 4 0 1 0
Oliver c 5 1 1 0
Duncan 2b 2 3 1 0
Armstrong p 1 0 0 0
  Griffey ph 1 1 1 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
  Quinones ph 1 0 1 1
  Layana p 0 0 0 0
  Winningham cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 11 4
Atlanta 000 100 000164
Cincinnati 210 003 20x8110
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Clary  L (0-1) 5.1 6 6 4 6 2
  Henry   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Castillo   0.2 3 2 2 0 0
  Valdez   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
8
6
7
3
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Armstrong  W (3-0) 6.0 5 1 1 1 7
  Charlton   1.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Layana   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Gross   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
10

  E–L Smith (1), Esasky (5), Presley (1), Murphy (1).  2B–Atlanta Whitt (2,off Armstrong), Cincinnati Sabo 2 (3,off Clary 2).  3B–Cincinnati Davis (1,off Clary).  SH–Armstrong (3,off Clary).  SB–Hatcher (5,2nd base off Clary/Whitt).  CS–Larkin (2,2nd base by Clary/Whitt).  WP–Valdez (1).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:50.  A–24,091.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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