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August 19, 1988

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 6 11 2
Red Sox 7 7 1
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 6 11 2
Red Sox 7 7 1

Mark McGwire Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .256
OBP .250 .337
At Bats 4 449
Hits 1 115
• Singles 1 71
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 24
Walks 0 54
RBI’s 0 78

Bob Stanley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 1 5
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Fenway Park - August 19, 1988
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Strikeout
Bob Stanley
Rich Gedman
Todd Benzinger
Marty Barrett
Wade Boggs
Jody Reed
Mike Greenwell
Ellis Burks
Dwight Evans
Mark McGwire
Jose Canseco

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 6 11 2 7
Boston Red Sox 7 7 1 7
Winning Pitcher Bob Stanley
Losing Pitcher Dave Stewart
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Mike Greenwell
Attendance 33,993
Time of Game 3 hours 4 minutes
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Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

McGwire strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Canseco is hit by the pitch.
Top 9 Henderson strikes out.
Top 9 Polonia strikes out.
Bottom 8 Barrett strikes out.
Bottom 8 Boggs hits a line drive into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Ron Hassey pinch hits for Tony Phillips. Hassey takes first base on ball four. Sinatro moves to second.
Top 8 Matt Sinatro pinch runs for Terry Steinbach. Baylor strikes out.
Top 8 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Reed hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rice takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Burks takes first base on ball four. Greenwell moves to third.
Bottom 7 There goes Greenwell. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Greenwell steals second.
Bottom 7 Greenwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Barrett scores.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Barrett hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Polonia. Barrett reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Bob Stanley now pitching. Canseco hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Henderson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Polonia hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smithson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hubbard hits a line drive towards third. Boggs reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gedman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Reed takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Rice strikes out.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Baylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Steinbach hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Stewart covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Greenwell scores.
Bottom 5 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.
Bottom 5 Evans takes first base on ball four. Boggs moves to third. Barrett moves to second.
Bottom 5 Barrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gedman scores. Boggs moves to second.
Bottom 5 Boggs takes first base on ball four. Gedman moves to second.
Bottom 5 Gedman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Reed hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McGwire strikes out.
Top 5 Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Polonia tags and scores.
Top 5 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.
Bottom 4 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 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.
Bottom 4 Burks hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Weiss strikes out.
Top 4 Hubbard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Baylor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Steinbach hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McGwire hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Greenwell hits a line drive towards left. Polonia catches it and throws to Hubbard who relays to McGwire to double up Evans.
Bottom 3 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 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.
Top 3 Canseco hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Henderson strikes out.
Top 3 Polonia hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Polonia reaches second base with a double. Weiss scores.
Top 3 Weiss hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Burks. Weiss reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Hubbard strikes out.
Bottom 2 Reed hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rice strikes out.
Bottom 2 Benzinger hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Phillips strikes out.
Top 2 Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Burks hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Stewart covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Greenwell hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Evans takes first base on ball four. Boggs moves to second.
Bottom 1 Barrett strikes out.
Bottom 1 Boggs takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 McGwire strikes out.
Top 1 Canseco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Polonia hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.