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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 19, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 19, 1988 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 19, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 19, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Stewart |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Smithson |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 33,993 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Reilly 1B: John Shulock 2B: Dale Ford 3B: Mark Johnson |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Polonia | Left Fielder |
| Dave Henderson | Center Fielder |
| Jose Canseco | Right Fielder |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Don Baylor | DH |
| Tony Phillips | Third Baseman |
| Glenn Hubbard | Second Baseman |
| Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Todd Benzinger | First Baseman |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Jody Reed | Shortstop |
| Rich Gedman | Catcher |
| Joe Morgan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 19, 1988
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Smithson
Polonia hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Smithson
Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Smithson
Canseco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Smithson
McGwire strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Stewart
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Stewart
Barrett strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Stewart
Evans takes first base on ball four. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Stewart
Greenwell hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Burks vs. Stewart
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Stewart covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Smithson
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Smithson
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Smithson
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Stewart
Benzinger hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Stewart
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Stewart
Reed hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Smithson
Hubbard strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Smithson
Weiss hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Burks. Weiss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Polonia vs. Smithson
Polonia hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Polonia reaches second base with a double. Weiss scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Smithson
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Canseco vs. Smithson
Canseco hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Stewart
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Stewart
Boggs hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Steinbach picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Steinbach. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Stewart
Barrett hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Polonia. Barrett reaches second base with a double. Boggs scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Stewart
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Stewart
Greenwell hits a line drive towards left. Polonia catches it and throws to Hubbard who relays to McGwire to double up Evans. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Smithson
McGwire hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Smithson
Steinbach hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Smithson
Baylor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Smithson
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Smithson
Hubbard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Weiss vs. Smithson
Weiss strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Stewart
Burks hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Stewart
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Stewart
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Smithson
Polonia hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Burks who is chasing the ball. Polonia reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Henderson vs. Smithson
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Polonia tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Smithson
Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Smithson
McGwire strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Stewart
Reed hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Stewart
Gedman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Stewart
Boggs takes first base on ball four. Gedman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Barrett vs. Stewart
Barrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gedman scores. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Stewart
Evans takes first base on ball four. Boggs moves to third. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Greenwell vs. Stewart
Greenwell hits a line drive to center field. Henderson throws towards the plate. Steinbach fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Steinbach. Boggs scores. Barrett scores. Evans goes all the way around to score. Greenwell moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burks vs. Stewart
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Greenwell scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Stewart
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Stewart covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Smithson
Steinbach hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Smithson
Baylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Smithson
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Stewart
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Stewart
Reed takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gedman vs. Stewart
Gedman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Stewart
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Smithson
Hubbard hits a line drive towards third. Boggs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Smithson
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smithson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Smithson
Polonia hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Smithson
Henderson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching.
Canseco hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Stewart
Barrett hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Polonia. Barrett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Nelson
Gene Nelson now pitching.
Evans bunts towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. Barrett moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Greenwell vs. Nelson
Greenwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Barrett scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Nelson
There goes Greenwell. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Greenwell steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Burks vs. Nelson
Burks takes first base on ball four. Greenwell moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Benzinger vs. Nelson
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Benzinger for the out. Burks moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Rice vs. Nelson
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Reed vs. Nelson
Reed hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Stanley
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Stanley
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Stanley
Matt Sinatro pinch runs for Terry Steinbach.
Baylor strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Stanley
Ron Hassey pinch hits for Tony Phillips.
Hassey takes first base on ball four. Sinatro moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hubbard vs. Stanley
Mike Gallego pinch runs for Ron Hassey.
Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed misplays the ball. That's an error on Reed. Sinatro moves to third. Gallego moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Lansford vs. Stanley
Carney Lansford pinch hits for Walt Weiss.
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Cadaret
Matt Sinatro now catching. Mike Gallego now playing shortstop. Carney Lansford now playing third base. Greg Cadaret now pitching.
Gedman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Cadaret
Boggs hits a line drive into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Cadaret
Barrett strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Stanley
Polonia strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Stanley
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Stanley
Canseco is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Stanley
McGwire strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/19/1988 -- Oakland at Boston (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Polonia L, lf 5 2 3 2 Boggs W, 3b 3 2 1 0
Henderson D, cf 4 1 1 2 Barrett M, 2b 5 2 3 2
Canseco J, rf 4 0 1 0 Evans D, rf 0 1 0 0
McGwire M, 1b 5 1 1 0 Greenwell M, lf 4 1 2 3
Steinbach T, c 4 0 1 0 Burks E, cf 3 0 0 1
Sinatro M, pr-c 0 0 0 0 Benzinger T, 1b 4 0 0 0
Baylor D, dh 4 1 2 2 Rice J, dh 3 0 0 0
Phillips T, 3b 3 0 0 0 Reed J, ss 3 0 0 0
Hassey R, ph 0 0 0 0 Gedman R, c 4 1 1 0
Gallego M, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
Hubbard G, 2b 4 0 1 0
Weiss W, ss 3 1 1 0
Lansford C, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 11 6 29 7 7 6
Oakland 001 210 200 -- 6
Boston 001 050 10x -- 7
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Stewart D (L)* 6.0 6 7 6 6 3
Nelson G 1.0 1 0 0 2 0
Cadaret G 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Smithson M 6.2 10 6 6 0 6
Stanley B (W) 2.1 1 0 0 1 4
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Steinbach T 2, Reed J
DP -- Oakland 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Oakland 7, Boston 7
2B -- Weiss W, Polonia L, Barrett M 2
3B -- Polonia L
HR -- Baylor D, Polonia L, Henderson D
SB -- Greenwell M
SH -- Evans D
SF -- Henderson D
HBP -- by Stanley B (Canseco J)
PB -- Steinbach T
T -- 3:04
A -- 33993
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