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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
October 6, 1988
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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 October 6, 1988 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | October 6, 1988 |
|---|---|
| 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 | October 6, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Storm Davis |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Clemens |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 34,605 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ted Hendry 1B: Tim McClelland 2B: Greg Kosc 3B: Ken Kaiser |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Polonia | Left Fielder |
| Dave Henderson | Center Fielder |
| Jose Canseco | Right Fielder |
| Dave Parker | DH |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Ron Hassey | Catcher |
| 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 | Right Fielder |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Todd Benzinger | First Baseman |
| Jody Reed | Shortstop |
| Rich Gedman | Catcher |
| Joe Morgan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
October 6, 1988
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Clemens
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Clemens
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Clemens
Canseco hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Davis
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Davis
Barrett hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Davis
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Davis
Greenwell hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Clemens
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Clemens
Lansford strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Clemens
Hassey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Davis
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Davis
Burks hits a line drive towards third. Lansford reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Davis
Benzinger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Davis
Reed hits a popup into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Clemens
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Clemens
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Clemens
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Benzinger scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weiss for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Davis
Gedman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Davis
Boggs strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Davis
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Clemens
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clemens picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Clemens. Polonia moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Clemens
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Canseco vs. Clemens
There goes Polonia. The throw from Gedman and he is out, Boggs applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Clemens
Canseco hits a line drive into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Davis
Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Davis
Greenwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Davis
Rice hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Davis
Burks hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Clemens
Parker hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Clemens
Lansford hits a popup into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Clemens
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
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Davis
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Davis
Reed bunts towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. Benzinger moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gedman vs. Davis
Gedman hits a line drive towards short. Weiss catches it and throws to second to double up Benzinger. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Clemens
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Clemens
Phillips hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Burks. Phillips reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Weiss vs. Clemens
Weiss strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Polonia vs. Clemens
Polonia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Davis
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Davis
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Davis
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Davis
Greenwell takes first base on ball four. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Davis
Rice hits a line drive towards center. Henderson chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Henderson. Evans scores. Greenwell moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Burks vs. Davis
Burks hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Greenwell scores. Rice moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Benzinger vs. Davis
There's a wild pitch. Burks moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Benzinger vs. Davis
Benzinger strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Clemens
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Clemens
Canseco hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Clemens
Parker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Clemens
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Clemens
The umpire calls a balk on Clemens Lansford moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hassey vs. Clemens
Hassey hits a line drive towards third. Boggs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
McGwire vs. Clemens
There's a wild pitch. Lansford moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
McGwire vs. Clemens
McGwire hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lansford scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Clemens
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. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Davis
Reed strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Cadaret
Greg Cadaret now pitching.
Gedman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Cadaret
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Nelson
Gene Nelson now pitching.
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching.
Weiss bunts towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Stanley
Polonia bunts towards the right side of the infield. Barrett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Stanley
Henderson takes first base on ball four. Polonia moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Canseco vs. Smith
Lee Smith now pitching.
The ball gets by Gedman for a passed ball. Polonia moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Canseco vs. Smith
Canseco hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parker vs. Smith
Parker hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Nelson
Evans hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hassey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Nelson
Greenwell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Nelson
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Nelson
Kevin Romine pinch runs for Jim Rice.
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Smith
Lansford hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Smith
Hassey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Smith
McGwire hits a line drive into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Smith
Phillips hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hassey moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Weiss vs. Smith
Weiss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hassey scores. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Polonia vs. Smith
Polonia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Eckersley
Mike Gallego now playing second base. Tony Phillips now playing left field. Dennis Eckersley now pitching.
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Eckersley
Larry Parrish pinch hits for Jody Reed.
Parrish hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gallego settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Eckersley
Gedman hits a fly ball into left field. Phillips 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 10/6/1988 -- Oakland at Boston (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Polonia L, lf 5 0 2 0 Boggs W, 3b 3 0 0 0
Gallego M, 2b 0 0 0 0 Barrett M, 2b 4 0 0 0
Henderson D, cf 3 1 1 0 Evans D, rf 3 1 0 0
Canseco J, rf 4 1 1 2 Greenwell M, lf 2 1 0 0
Parker D, dh 4 0 1 0 Rice J, dh 4 0 1 0
Lansford C, 3b 4 1 0 0 Romine K, pr 0 0 0 0
Hassey R, c 4 1 1 0 Burks E, cf 4 0 1 1
McGwire M, 1b 4 0 1 1 Benzinger T, 1b 3 0 1 0
Phillips T, 2b-lf 4 0 2 0 Reed J, ss 2 0 0 0
Weiss W, ss 4 0 1 1 Parrish L, ph 1 0 0 0
Gedman R, c 4 1 1 1
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36 4 10 4 30 3 4 2
Oakland 000 000 301 -- 4
Boston 000 002 100 -- 3
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Davis S 6.1 2 2 0 5 4
Cadaret G 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Nelson G (W) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Eckersley D (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens R 7.0 6 3 3 0 8
Stanley B 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Smith L (L) 1.2 3 1 1 0 1
E -- Clemens R, Henderson D
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Oakland 6, Boston 6
2B -- Phillips T
HR -- Canseco J, Gedman R
CS -- Polonia L
SH -- Reed J
WP -- Davis S, Clemens R
Balk -- Clemens R
PB -- Gedman R
T -- 3:14
A -- 34605
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