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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 30, 1989
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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 May 30, 1989 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 30, 1989 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 30, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| 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 | 31,407 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Dale Scott 2B: Rocky Roe 3B: Mike Reilly |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Polonia | Left Fielder |
| Dave Henderson | Center Fielder |
| Dave Parker | DH |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Tony Phillips | Third Baseman |
| Lance Blankenship | Second Baseman |
| Stan Javier | Right Fielder |
| Mike Gallego | Shortstop |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jody Reed | Shortstop |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Sam Horn | DH |
| Nick Esasky | First Baseman |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Joe Morgan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 30, 1989
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Smithson
Polonia hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Smithson
Henderson 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: 1-1, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Smithson
Parker is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Smithson
McGwire takes first base on ball four. Parker moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Steinbach vs. Smithson
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. There goes Parker trying to get to home. Evans throws the ball in to Cerone who tags Parker who's trying to score from second, for the out. McGwire moves to second. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Stewart
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Stewart
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barrett for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Stewart
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blankenship scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, 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, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blankenship vs. Smithson
Blankenship hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Smithson
Javier 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: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gallego vs. Smithson
Gallego hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smithson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Stewart
Greenwell hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Stewart
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Stewart
Burks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Horn vs. Stewart
Horn strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Esasky vs. Stewart
Esasky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blankenship settles under it 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: ---
Polonia vs. Smithson
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Smithson
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Smithson
There goes Polonia. The throw from Cerone and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Parker vs. Smithson
Parker 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, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Smithson
McGwire hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Smithson
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Steinbach for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Stewart
Cerone hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Stewart
Reed hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Polonia. Reed reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, 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. Reed scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Stewart
Boggs strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Greenwell vs. Stewart
There's a wild pitch. Barrett moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Greenwell vs. Stewart
Greenwell 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 4
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Smithson
Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blankenship vs. Smithson
Blankenship hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Blankenship reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Smithson
Smithson spins and fires to second, and Blankenship is picked off. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Smithson
Javier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gallego vs. Smithson
Gallego hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Polonia vs. Smithson
Polonia 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
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Stewart
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Stewart
Burks hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Horn vs. Stewart
Horn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blankenship fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Smithson
Henderson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Smithson
Parker hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Burks. Parker reaches second base with a double. Henderson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
McGwire vs. Smithson
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Steinbach vs. Smithson
Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Parker moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Phillips vs. Smithson
Phillips is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Blankenship vs. Smithson
Blankenship hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Parker scores. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Javier vs. Lamp
Dennis Lamp now pitching.
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Stewart
Esasky hits a fly ball into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Stewart
Cerone hits a line drive towards short. Gallego reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Stewart
Reed hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Stewart
Barrett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blankenship settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Lamp
Gallego hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Lamp
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Lamp
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Stewart
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blankenship scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Stewart
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blankenship scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Stewart
Evans hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Stewart
Burks hits a line drive into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Lamp
Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Lamp
McGwire hits a line drive into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Lamp
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horn vs. Stewart
Horn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Esasky vs. Stewart
Esasky hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Stewart
Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Stewart
Reed hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Horn moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Barrett vs. Stewart
Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Lamp
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Blankenship vs. Lamp
Blankenship takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Lamp
Javier hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Blankenship moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Lansford vs. Murphy
Ron Hassey pinch hits for Mike Gallego. Rob Murphy now pitching. Carney Lansford pinch hits for Ron Hassey.
Lansford takes first base on ball four. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Polonia vs. Murphy
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to home to get Blankenship. Javier moves to third. Lansford moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Henderson vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching.
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Stewart
Tony Phillips now playing shortstop. Carney Lansford now playing third base.
Boggs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henderson. Boggs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Greenwell vs. Honeycutt
Rick Honeycutt now pitching.
Greenwell hits a line drive into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Honeycutt
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blankenship scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boggs moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Burks vs. Honeycutt
Burks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Honeycutt
Jim Rice pinch hits for Sam Horn.
Rice strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Stanley
Parker hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Stanley
McGwire hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Stanley
There goes McGwire. The throw from Cerone and he is out, Barrett applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Stanley
Steinbach 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Stanley
Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Blankenship vs. Stanley
Blankenship hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Honeycutt
Esasky strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Honeycutt
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Honeycutt
Reed hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Honeycutt
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/30/1989 -- Oakland at Boston (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Polonia L, lf 5 1 1 0 Reed J, ss 5 1 4 0
Henderson D, cf 5 1 1 0 Barrett M, 2b 5 0 1 1
Parker D, dh 3 2 2 3 Boggs W, 3b 4 0 1 0
McGwire M, 1b 4 0 2 0 Greenwell M, lf 4 0 0 0
Steinbach T, c 5 0 1 0 Evans D, rf 4 1 2 1
Phillips T, 3b-ss 4 0 1 0 Burks E, cf 3 0 2 0
Blankenship L, 2b 4 0 3 1 Horn S, dh 3 0 1 0
Javier S, rf 4 0 2 0 Rice J, ph 1 0 0 0
Gallego M, ss 3 0 1 0 Esasky N, 1b 4 0 0 0
Hassey R, ph 0 0 0 0 Cerone R, c 4 0 0 0
Lansford C, ph-3b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 14 4 37 2 11 2
Oakland 001 020 001 -- 4
Boston 001 001 000 -- 2
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Stewart D (W)* 7.0 10 2 2 0 2
Honeycutt R (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Smithson M (L) 4.2 10 3 3 2 1
Lamp D 2.2 1 0 0 1 1
Murphy R 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Stanley B 1.1 3 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Cerone R
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Oakland 12, Boston 9
2B -- Reed J, Barrett M, Blankenship L, Parker D, Boggs W
HR -- Evans D, Parker D
SB -- Polonia L
CS -- McGwire M
SF -- Parker D
HBP -- by Smithson M (Parker D)
WP -- Stewart D
T -- 2:59
A -- 31407
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