1988 NLCS, Game 7: Columbus Redbirds At Portland Beavers          10/23/1988
Updated W/L Records: Columbus(7-7) Portland(4-3)

  Redbirds           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Beavers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  W.Backman 2B        4  1  1  0 .381     T.Phillips 3B       3  1  0  0 .250  
  K.McReynolds LF     3  0  0  0 .321     D.Strawberry RF     4  0  0  0 .207  
  V.Hayes RF          4  1  4  1 .365     J.Carter CF         4  0  0  0 .077  
  E.Davis CF          3  0  0  0 .169     M.Greenwell LF      3  0  1  1 .167  
  G.Gaetti 3B         5  0  1  1 .203   A-D.Nixon LF          1  0  0  0 .000  
  R.Palmeiro 1B       3  1  0  0 .200   E-H.Cotto LF          0  0  0  0 .500  
  M.Nokes C           3  0  1  0 .244     N.Esasky 1B         3  0  0  0 .067  
B-J.Quirk PH,C        1  0  0  0 .222     B.Santiago C        3  2  2  0 .318  
  O.Guillen SS        3  0  1  1 .244     D.Thon 2B           3  1  2  0 .231  
C-F.Fermin PH,SS      1  0  0  0 .091     G.Gagne SS          3  0  1  2 .105  
  D.Lapoint P         1  0  0  0 .125     C.Hough P           2  0  0  1 .000  
  M.Morgan P          0  0  0  0 ----     M.Davis P           0  0  0  0 ----  
  G.Minton P          0  0  0  0 ----                                          
D-B.Horner PH         1  0  0  0 .222                                          
  D.Wells P           0  0  0  0 ----                                          
  S.Farr P            0  0  0  01.000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  3  8  3                 Totals      29  4  6  4

A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Greenwell In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Nokes In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Guillen In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Minton In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Nixon In 9th Inning

Redbirds........ 1 0 0  1 1 0  0 0 0  -  3  8  0
Beavers......... 1 0 0  0 2 0  1 0    -  4  6  1

Redbirds (7-7)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Lapoint LOSS(2-1)       6       6   4   4   1   5   0  89   3.72
M.Morgan                  0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   5.00
G.Minton                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.25
D.Wells                   0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.45
S.Farr                    0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0.00
Totals                    8       6   4   4   1   5   0

Beavers (4-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Hough WIN(1-1)          8 2/3   8   3   2   8   5   0 153   6.27
M.Davis SAVE(1st)         0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                    9       8   3   2   8   5   0

ATTENDANCE- 24,305 DATE- Sunday, October 23rd 1988 TIME- Night 
T- 2:24
LEFT ON BASE- Redbirds:11  Beavers: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Redbirds: 0  Beavers: 1
ERRORS- D.Thon
DOUBLES- M.Greenwell(1st)
TRIPLES- G.Gagne(2nd)
RBIs- V.Hayes(9th), G.Gaetti(10th), O.Guillen(2nd), M.Greenwell(3rd),
      G.Gagne-2(4th), C.Hough
SACRIFICE HITS- V.Hayes, C.Hough
WALKS- W.Backman, K.McReynolds-2, E.Davis-2, R.Palmeiro, D.Lapoint-2,
       T.Phillips
STRIKE OUTS- K.McReynolds, G.Gaetti, O.Guillen, F.Fermin, D.Lapoint, T.Phillips,
             D.Strawberry, N.Esasky, D.Thon, G.Gagne
GIDP- G.Gaetti
BALKS- C.Hough
WILD PITCHES- G.Minton, M.Davis
2-out RBI- M.Greenwell, O.Guillen, G.Gaetti
RLISP 2-out- N.Esasky, W.Backman-2, R.Palmeiro, T.Phillips, G.Gaetti-2
TEAM RISP- Redbirds: 3 for 10  Beavers: 1 for 5
WEB GEMS- Top 4th: Joe Carter robbed Wally Backman of an extra base hit.

24,305 fans were treated to a fine game at Tiger Stadium as only one run
separated the combatants at game's end.  The Portland Beavers won by the
slimmest of margins, 4 to 3.

Charlie Hough(1-1) gave a fine effort for Portland.  He allowed 8 hits and 8
walks in 8 and 2/3 innings.  Portland had just 6 hits for the night.  

Mark Davis earned his 1st save.  Dave Lapoint(2-1) absorbed the loss.  He
allowed 4 runs and 6 hits in 6 innings.  'I just wanted to give my team a
chance to win.' said Hough, 'I got burned on a couple of pitches. But we won
the game, and that's all that matters.'