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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 5, 1989
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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 September 5, 1989 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 5, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 5, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Clemens |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Curt Young |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 28,541 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Greg Kosc 1B: John Hirschbeck 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Dale Ford |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Nick Esasky | First Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | DH |
| Luis Rivera | Shortstop |
| Carlos Quintana | Right Fielder |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Joe Morgan | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Jose Canseco | Right Fielder |
| Dave Parker | DH |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Dave Henderson | Center Fielder |
| Tony Phillips | Second Baseman |
| Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 5, 1989
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Young
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss misplays the ball. That's an error on Weiss. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Young
Burks hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Burks reaches second base with a double. Boggs moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Greenwell vs. Young
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boggs scores. Burks moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Esasky vs. Young
Esasky hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Clemens
Henderson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Barrett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Clemens
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clemens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Clemens
Canseco strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Young
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Young
Rivera hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Quintana vs. Young
Quintana hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Clemens
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Clemens
Steinbach hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Clemens
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Clemens
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Young
Cerone strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Young
Boggs 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Young
Barrett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Barrett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Burks vs. Young
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Barrett moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
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
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Clemens
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Rivera. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Weiss vs. Clemens
Weiss bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Phillips moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Henderson vs. Clemens
Henderson takes first base on ball four. Weiss moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lansford vs. Clemens
Lansford hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Quintana. Lansford reaches second base with a double. Phillips scores. Weiss scores. Henderson moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Canseco vs. Clemens
Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Canseco for the out. Henderson scores. Lansford moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Parker vs. Clemens
Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lansford tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Clemens
Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field. Quintana settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Young
Esasky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Young
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Esasky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Young
Rivera hits a popup towards short. Weiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Quintana vs. Young
Quintana hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to second for the out. Esasky moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Cerone vs. Young
Cerone strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Clemens
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Clemens
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Clemens
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Weiss vs. Clemens
Weiss strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Young
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Young
Barrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Young
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Young
Greenwell hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Clemens
Henderson hits a line drive into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Clemens
Canseco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Clemens
There goes Canseco. The throw from Cerone and he is out, Rivera applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Burns
Todd Burns now pitching.
Esasky hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Esasky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Burns
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Burns
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Esasky moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Heep vs. Burns
Danny Heep pinch hits for Carlos Quintana.
Heep hits a popup towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Clemens
Danny Heep now playing right field.
Parker strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Clemens
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Clemens
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Burns
Cerone hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Burns
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Burns
Barrett 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 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Clemens
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Clemens
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Phillips for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Clemens
Weiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Clemens
There goes Weiss. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Weiss steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Clemens
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
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
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Burns
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Burns
Greenwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Esasky vs. Burns
Esasky hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Burns
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching.
Canseco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Stanley
Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Canseco moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Steinbach vs. Stanley
Steinbach bunts towards the mound. Stanley juggles the ball. That's an error on Stanley. Canseco moves to third. Parker moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McGwire vs. Stanley
McGwire hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Canseco scores. Parker moves to third. Steinbach moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Henderson vs. Harris
Greg Harris now pitching.
Henderson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Parker scores. Steinbach moves to third. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Phillips vs. Harris
Phillips takes first base on ball four. Steinbach scores. McGwire moves to third. Henderson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Weiss vs. Harris
Weiss takes first base on ball four. McGwire scores. Henderson moves to third. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Javier vs. Price
Joe Price now pitching. Stan Javier pinch hits for Rickey Henderson.
Javier takes first base on ball four. Henderson scores. Phillips moves to third. Weiss moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Jose vs. Price
Felix Jose pinch hits for Carney Lansford.
Jose hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Phillips scores. Weiss scores. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blankenship vs. Rochford
Mike Rochford now pitching. Lance Blankenship pinch hits for Jose Canseco.
There's a wild pitch. Javier moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Blankenship vs. Rochford
Blankenship hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Javier tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Rochford
Parker hits a line drive towards first. Esasky catches it and steps on first to double up Jose. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Eckersley
Stan Javier now playing center field. Felix Jose now playing right field. Lance Blankenship now playing second base. Doug Jennings now playing lef
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Eckersley
Heep hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Eckersley
Cerone hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Eckersley
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Jennings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/5/1989 -- Boston at Oakland (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Boggs W, 3b 4 1 0 0 Henderson R, lf 2 1 0 0
Barrett M, 2b 4 0 2 0 Javier S, ph-cf 0 1 0 1
Burks E, cf 4 0 2 0 Lansford C, 3b 4 1 1 2
Greenwell M, lf 3 0 0 1 Jose F, ph-rf 1 0 1 2
Esasky N, 1b 3 0 1 0 Canseco J, rf 2 1 0 1
Evans D, dh 4 0 1 0 Blankenship L, ph-2b 0 0 0 1
Rivera L, ss 4 0 0 0 Parker D, dh 4 1 1 1
Quintana C, rf 2 0 0 0 Steinbach T, c 3 2 2 1
Heep D, ph-rf 2 0 1 0 McGwire M, 1b 4 1 1 1
Cerone R, c 4 0 0 0 Henderson D, cf 4 1 1 1
Jennings D, lf 0 0 0 0
Phillips T, 2b-3b 2 2 0 1
Weiss W, ss 1 2 0 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 1 7 1 27 13 7 13
Boston 100 000 000 -- 1
Oakland 014 000 08x -- 13
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens R (L) 7.0 3 5 1 5 8
Stanley B* 0.0 2 4 3 1 0
Harris G+ 0.0 1 3 3 2 0
Price J# 0.0 1 1 1 1 0
Rochford M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Young C (W) 5.0 5 1 0 1 3
Burns T 3.0 1 0 0 2 1
Eckersley D 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
# Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Weiss W, Rivera L, Stanley B
DP -- Boston 2, Oakland 1
LOB -- Boston 9, Oakland 3
2B -- Burks E, Barrett M, Lansford C, Esasky N
HR -- Steinbach T
SB -- Weiss W
CS -- Canseco J
SH -- Weiss W, Steinbach T
SF -- Parker D, Blankenship L
WP -- Rochford M
T -- 2:57
A -- 28541
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