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August 20, 1988

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Athletics 5 10 0
Red Sox 7 11 0
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 5 10 0
Red Sox 7 11 0

Mark McGwire Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .256
OBP .250 .336
At Bats 4 454
Hits 1 116
• Singles 0 71
• Doubles 1 20
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 24
Walks 0 54
RBI’s 1 79

Lee Smith Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 18
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Fenway Park - August 20, 1988
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Strikeout
Lee Smith
Rich Gedman
Todd Benzinger
Marty Barrett
Wade Boggs
Spike Owen
Mike Greenwell
Ellis Burks
Dwight Evans
Mark McGwire
Count: 3-2, 1 Out
Count: 3-2, 2 Outs

McGwire strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Canseco strikes out.
Bottom 8 Barrett strikes out.
Bottom 8 Boggs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Polonia. Boggs reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Gedman strikes out.
Bottom 8 Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Henderson strikes out.
Top 8 Polonia hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Benzinger scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weiss for the out.
Bottom 7 Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Burks hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lee Smith now pitching. Hubbard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hassey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lansford scores.
Top 7 There goes Lansford. The throw from Gedman and he is safe. Lansford steals second.
Top 7 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Baylor takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 McGwire hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Greenwell strikes out.
Bottom 6 Evans strikes out.
Bottom 6 Barrett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boggs moves to second.
Bottom 6 Boggs hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mike Boddicker now pitching. Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boddicker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hubbard moves to third. Weiss moves to second.
Top 6 Polonia hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Weiss hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hubbard moves to second.
Top 6 Hubbard hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Owen hits a line drive into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Parrish hits a line drive into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burks moves to third.
Bottom 5 Eric Plunk now pitching. Benzinger hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Burks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Polonia. Burks reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Lansford strikes out.
Top 5 Baylor takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Sellers fires to first and picks off Canseco.
Top 5 McGwire hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Canseco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Greenwell hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Henderson strikes out.
Top 4 Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Weiss moves to second.
Top 4 Weiss takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Hubbard strikes out.
Bottom 3 Boggs hits a line drive into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gedman hits a popup towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Owen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Parrish hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Jeff Sellers now pitching. Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lansford takes first base on ball four. Baylor moves to second.
Top 3 Baylor is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 McGwire strikes out.
Top 3 Canseco hits a line drive into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Benzinger hits a line drive into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Burks hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Greenwell hits a line drive into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Evans scores.
Bottom 2 Evans hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Canseco who is chasing the ball. Evans reaches third base with a triple. Barrett goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Barrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gedman scores.
Bottom 2 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boggs for the out. Gedman moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gedman takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes Polonia. The throw from Gedman and he is out, Barrett applying the tag.
Top 2 Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett fields it and throws to second for the out. Hubbard scores.
Top 2 Weiss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hubbard moves to third.
Top 2 Hubbard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Hassey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Lansford hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Owen 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 1 Parrish strikes out.
Bottom 1 Benzinger hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Polonia. Benzinger reaches second base with a double. Greenwell scores. Burks scores.
Bottom 1 Burks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henderson. Burks reaches second base with a double. Boggs scores. Barrett scores. Greenwell moves to third.
Bottom 1 Greenwell takes first base on ball four. Boggs moves to third. Barrett moves to second.
Bottom 1 Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Barrett takes first base on ball four. Boggs moves to second.
Bottom 1 Boggs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Baylor hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McGwire hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. McGwire reaches second base with a double. Polonia scores.
Top 1 Canseco strikes out.
Top 1 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. Polonia moves to second.
Top 1 Polonia takes first base on ball four.