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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 15, 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 September 15, 1989 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 15, 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 | September 15, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Moore |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Clemens |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 33,533 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Ford 1B: Greg Kosc 2B: John Hirschbeck 3B: Larry Barnett |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Jose Canseco | Right Fielder |
| Dave Parker | DH |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Dave Henderson | Center Fielder |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Tony Phillips | Second Baseman |
| Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | DH |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Nick Esasky | First Baseman |
| Danny Heep | Right Fielder |
| Jody Reed | Shortstop |
| Randy Kutcher | Center Fielder |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Joe Morgan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 15, 1989
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Clemens
Henderson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Esasky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Clemens
Lansford 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: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Clemens
Canseco hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Clemens
Parker 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 1
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Moore
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Moore
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Moore
Evans strikes out. There goes Boggs. The throw from Steinbach to second, and Boggs is out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Clemens
Steinbach hits a fly ball into center field. Kutcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Clemens
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Clemens
McGwire hits a fly ball into right field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Clemens
Phillips hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Weiss vs. Clemens
Weiss hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Barrett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Moore
Greenwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Esasky vs. Moore
Esasky hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Heep vs. Moore
Heep takes first base on ball four. Greenwell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Reed vs. Moore
There's a wild pitch. Greenwell moves to third. Heep moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Reed vs. Moore
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Kutcher vs. Moore
Kutcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Clemens
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Clemens
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Clemens
Canseco strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Moore
Cerone hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Moore
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Moore
Barrett hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Clemens
Parker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Clemens
Steinbach strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Clemens
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Clemens
McGwire strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Moore
Evans hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Moore
Greenwell takes first base on ball four. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Esasky vs. Moore
Esasky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evans scores. Greenwell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Heep vs. Moore
Heep hits a line drive into center field. Henderson picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Henderson. Greenwell scores. Esasky moves to third. Heep moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Reed vs. Moore
Reed strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Kutcher vs. Moore
Kutcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to home to get Esasky. Heep moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cerone vs. Moore
Cerone hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Canseco who is chasing the ball. Cerone reaches third base with a triple. Heep scores. Kutcher goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Boggs vs. Young
Curt Young now pitching.
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss misplays the ball. That's an error on Weiss. Cerone scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Young
Barrett hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Clemens
Kevin Romine now playing center field.
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Weiss vs. Clemens
Weiss strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Clemens
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Young
Evans hits a line drive into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Greenwell vs. Young
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Esasky vs. Young
Esasky is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Heep vs. Young
Heep hits a popup towards short. Weiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Reed vs. Young
Reed hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Clemens
Lansford is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Clemens
Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clemens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Clemens
Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Canseco moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Steinbach vs. Clemens
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. Canseco scores. Parker moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Clemens
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
McGwire vs. Clemens
McGwire strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Romine vs. Young
Romine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Young
Young fires to second, and they've got Romine trapped. There's the throw to McGwire who applies the tag for the out. Romine moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Cerone vs. Young
There's a wild pitch. Romine moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Cerone vs. Young
Cerone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boggs vs. Young
Boggs is hit by the pitch. Cerone moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Barrett vs. Nelson
Luis Rivera pinch runs for Wade Boggs. Gene Nelson now pitching.
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Romine tags and scores. Cerone tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Nelson
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cerone tags and scores. Rivera tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Greenwell vs. Nelson
Greenwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Esasky vs. Nelson
Esasky hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Clemens
Luis Rivera now playing shortstop. Jody Reed now playing third base.
Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weiss vs. Clemens
Weiss hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reed settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Clemens
Henderson hits a line drive into right field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Clemens
Lansford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Corsi
Jim Corsi now pitching.
Heep strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Corsi
Reed hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Romine vs. Corsi
Romine strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Clemens
Jeff Stone now playing right field.
Canseco hits a fly ball into center field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Clemens
Parker 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, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Clemens
Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Corsi
Cerone hits a popup into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Corsi
Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Corsi
Barrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Corsi
Evans hits a line drive into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Howitt vs. Smith
Lee Smith now pitching. Dann Howitt pinch hits for Dave Henderson.
Howitt strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Smith
McGwire hits a fly ball into right field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Smith
Ken Phelps pinch hits for Tony Phillips.
Phelps takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Weiss vs. Smith
Weiss takes first base on ball four. Phelps moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Jennings vs. Smith
Doug Jennings pinch hits for Rickey Henderson.
Jennings strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/15/1989 -- Oakland at Boston (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Henderson R, lf 4 0 0 0 Boggs W, 3b 2 0 0 0
Jennings D, ph 1 0 0 0 Rivera L, pr-ss 1 0 0 0
Lansford C, 3b 3 0 0 0 Barrett M, 2b 4 0 1 1
Canseco J, rf 4 2 1 1 Evans D, dh 4 1 2 1
Parker D, dh 4 0 2 0 Greenwell M, lf 1 1 0 0
Steinbach T, c 4 0 0 1 Esasky N, 1b 3 0 1 1
Henderson D, cf 2 0 1 0 Heep D, rf 3 1 1 1
Howitt D, ph 1 0 0 0 Stone J, rf 0 0 0 0
McGwire M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Reed J, ss-3b 4 0 0 0
Phillips T, 2b 3 0 3 0 Kutcher R, cf 2 1 0 0
Phelps K, ph 0 0 0 0 Romine K, cf 1 1 0 0
Weiss W, ss 3 0 0 0 Cerone R, c 3 2 1 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 7 2 28 7 6 6
Oakland 100 001 000 -- 2
Boston 000 502 00x -- 7
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Moore M (L) 3.2 4 5 4 4 2
Young C* 1.1 1 2 0 3 0
Nelson G 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Corsi J 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens R (W) 8.0 7 2 2 1 7
Smith L 1.0 0 0 0 2 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Henderson D, Weiss W, Phillips T
DP -- Oakland 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Oakland 8, Boston 8
2B -- Evans D
3B -- Cerone R
HR -- Canseco J
CS -- Boggs W
SF -- Barrett M, Evans D
HBP -- by Clemens R (Lansford C), by Young C (Boggs W)
WP -- Moore M, Young C
T -- 3:08
A -- 33533
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