1988 NLDS, Game 5: Columbus Redbirds At Chicago Fire               10/9/1988
Updated W/L Records: Columbus(3-2) Chicago(2-3)
  Redbirds           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Fire               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Hubbard 2B        4  0  1  1 .273     M.Lee SS            4  0  0  0 .182  
  K.McReynolds LF     4  1  1  1 .318     J.Cerutti P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  V.Hayes 1B,RF       4  0  1  1 .222     D.Winfield CF       3  0  2  0 .364  
  E.Davis CF          4  0  1  1 .125     D.Tartabull RF      4  0  1  0 .143  
  G.Gaetti 3B         4  0  0  0 .091     R.Jordan 1B         4  1  1  0 .385  
  M.Nokes C           2  0  1  0 .154     B.Jackson LF        4  0  0  0 .143  
A-J.Quirk PH,C        1  1  0  0 .333     T.Steinbach C       3  0  1  0 .250  
  W.Wilson RF         2  0  0  0 .000   E-J.Moses PH          1  0  0  0 .300  
B-R.Palmeiro PH,1B    2  2  2  0 .400     B.Jacoby 3B         2  0  0  0 .111  
  O.Guillen SS        2  0  0  0 .091   F-C.Wilkerson PH      1  0  1  1 .400  
  D.Rasmussen P       2  0  0  0 .000     J.Lind 2B           3  0  0  0 .222  
C-W.Backman PH        0  1  0  0 .467   G-M.Fitzgerald PH     0  0  0  0 .250  
  B.Hurst P           0  0  0  0 ----   H-G.Carter PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
  S.Farr P            1  0  1  11.000     B.Smith P           2  0  1  0 .333  
  G.Minton P          0  0  0  0 ----   D-R.Quinones PH,SS    1  1  1  1 .333  
  D.Leiper P          0  0  0  0 ----                                          
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         Totals      32  5  8  5                 Totals      33  2  8  2
A-Pinch Hit For Nokes In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Wilson In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Rasmussen In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Smith In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Steinbach In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Jacoby In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Lind In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Fitzgerald In 9th Inning
Redbirds........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 4 1  -  5  8  0
Fire............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 1  -  2  8  0
Redbirds (3-2)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Rasmussen WIN(1-0)      7       5   0   0   1   3   0 101   0.00
B.Hurst                   0 2/3   1   1   1   1   1   1  17  12.00
S.Farr HOLD(1st)          0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0.00
G.Minton                  0 2/3   2   1   1   0   0   0  13   4.50
D.Leiper SAVE(1st)        0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                    9       8   2   2   2   4   1
Fire (2-3)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Smith LOSS(0-1)         8       6   4   4   2   5   0 118   2.12
J.Cerutti                 1       2   1   1   0   0   0  15   6.75
Totals                    9       8   5   5   2   5   0
ATTENDANCE- 37,232 DATE- Sunday, October 9th 1988 TIME- Day 
T- 2:24
LEFT ON BASE- Redbirds: 5  Fire: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Redbirds: 1  Fire: 0
DOUBLES- D.Tartabull(2nd), B.Smith
TRIPLES- S.Farr
HOME RUNS- R.Quinones(1st)
RBIs- G.Hubbard(1st), K.McReynolds(4th), V.Hayes(2nd), E.Davis(1st), S.Farr,
      C.Wilkerson(1st), R.Quinones(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- O.Guillen-2
SACRIFICE FLIES- G.Hubbard
WALKS- J.Quirk, W.Backman, D.Winfield, B.Jacoby
STRIKE OUTS- K.McReynolds, V.Hayes, E.Davis, G.Gaetti, O.Guillen, M.Lee,
             D.Winfield, R.Jordan, J.Lind
GIDP- J.Lind
WILD PITCHES- S.Farr
2-out RBI- K.McReynolds, V.Hayes, E.Davis, S.Farr, C.Wilkerson
RLISP 2-out- D.Winfield, T.Steinbach, G.Gaetti, D.Tartabull, G.Hubbard
TEAM RISP- Redbirds: 4 for 6  Fire: 2 for 7
IBB- W.Backman (by B.Smith, 8th inning)
In a game at Comiskey Park the Columbus Redbirds tallied 4 runs in the 8th
inning and got by the Chicago Fire by the score of 5 to 2.
Columbus scored the decisive runs in a big 8th inning when they came up with 4
runs on 4 hits.  Neither team was able to score until the 8th inning.
Dennis Rasmussen(1-0) got the win allowing no runs in 7 innings. Rasmussen got
help from Dave Leiper who was credited with his 1st save.  Bryn Smith(0-1)
absorbed the loss.