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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 27, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 27, 1988 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 27, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 27, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bruce Hurst |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Curt Young |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 32,723 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ted Hendry 1B: Larry Young 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Tim Tschida |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | First Baseman |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Spike Owen | Shortstop |
| Brady Anderson | Right Fielder |
| John McNamara | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Stan Javier | Left Fielder |
| Jose Canseco | Right Fielder |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Don Baylor | DH |
| Dave Henderson | Center Fielder |
| Ron Hassey | Catcher |
| Mike Gallego | Second Baseman |
| Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 27, 1988
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Young
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Young
Barrett hits a line drive into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Young
Boggs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Young
Evans takes first base on ball four. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Young
Greenwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Hurst
Lansford strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Hurst
Javier hits a line drive towards first. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Hurst
Canseco hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Hurst
McGwire strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Young
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Young
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Young
Owen hits a line drive towards the mound. Young reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Hurst
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hurst fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Hurst
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Hurst
Hassey 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
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Young
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Young
Burks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Young
There goes Burks. The throw from Hassey and he is safe. Burks steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Young
Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Young
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Young
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Hurst
Gallego hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Hurst
Weiss hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Hurst
Lansford hits a line drive towards short. Owen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Hurst
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hurst fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Young
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Young covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Young
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Young
Cerone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Owen vs. Young
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to second for the out. Rice scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Young
Anderson hits a line drive towards third. Lansford reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Hurst
Canseco strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Hurst
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Hurst
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baylor for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Young
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burks for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Young
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Young
Boggs bunts towards the mound. Young fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Hurst
Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Hurst
Hassey bunts towards the mound. Hurst fields it and throws to first for the out. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Gallego vs. Hurst
Gallego hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Weiss vs. Hurst
Weiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lansford vs. Hurst
Lansford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henderson scores. Weiss moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Javier vs. Hurst
Javier hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Young
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Young
Greenwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Plunk
Eric Plunk now pitching.
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Cerone vs. Plunk
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Hurst
Canseco hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Hurst
McGwire hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Hurst
Baylor strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Plunk
Owen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Plunk
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Burks vs. Plunk
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Owen moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Barrett vs. Plunk
Barrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Owen scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Cadaret
Greg Cadaret now pitching.
Boggs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Hurst
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Hurst
Hassey hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Hurst
Gallego takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Weiss vs. Hurst
Weiss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gallego moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Lansford vs. Hurst
Lansford hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Hurst scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lansford for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Eckersley
Dennis Eckersley now pitching.
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Eckersley
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Eckersley
Rice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Hurst
Javier hits a line drive into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Hurst
Canseco hits a line drive towards first. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Hurst
McGwire hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Eckersley
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Horn vs. Eckersley
Sam Horn pinch hits for Spike Owen.
Horn strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Eckersley
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/27/1988 -- Boston at Oakland (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Burks E, cf 4 0 1 0 Lansford C, 3b 4 0 1 1
Barrett M, 2b 4 0 1 1 Javier S, lf 4 0 0 0
Boggs W, 3b 3 0 1 0 Canseco J, rf 4 1 1 1
Evans D, 1b 3 0 1 0 McGwire M, 1b 4 0 0 0
Greenwell M, lf 4 0 1 0 Baylor D, dh 3 0 0 0
Rice J, dh 4 1 2 0 Henderson D, cf 3 1 1 0
Cerone R, c 4 0 1 0 Hassey R, c 2 0 0 0
Owen S, ss 2 1 0 1 Gallego M, 2b 2 1 1 1
Horn S, ph 1 0 0 0 Weiss W, ss 2 0 1 0
Anderson B, rf 4 0 0 0
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33 2 8 2 28 3 5 3
Boston 000 100 100 -- 2
Oakland 101 010 00x -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Hurst B (L) 8.0 5 3 3 2 5
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Young C (W)* 5.0 7 1 1 2 1
Plunk E 1.2 1 1 1 1 1
Cadaret G 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Eckersley D (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
DP -- Oakland 2
LOB -- Boston 7, Oakland 4
HR -- Canseco J, Gallego M
SB -- Burks E
SH -- Hassey R
T -- 2:13
A -- 32723
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