Cincinnati Reds 1 – 3 Houston Astros
21 June 1988 · HOU02
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Billy Hatcher | 1 in 107 games |
| 16 | final score 3–1 | 1 in 30 games | |
| 11 | 5 walks allowed | Jack Armstrong | 1 in 30 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Box score
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Larkin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Eddie Milner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chris Sabo | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Paul O'Neill | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nick Esasky | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lloyd McClendon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jeff Treadway | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Terry McGriff | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jack Armstrong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Tracy Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Armstrong | 6.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Frank Williams | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rob Murphy | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Gray | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Houston Astros batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Young | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Billy Hatcher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Doran | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Glenn Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Terry Puhl | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Alex Trevino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alan Ashby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Steve Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Buddy Bell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Rafael Ramirez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Craig Reynolds | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joaquin Andujar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kevin Bass | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 26 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
Houston Astros pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Scott | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joaquin Andujar | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Larry Andersen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Juan Agosto | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Smith | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |