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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
April 27, 1987
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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 April 27, 1987 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 27, 1987 |
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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 | April 27, 1987 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Stanley |
Home Starting Pitcher | Curt Young |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 25,109 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Steve Palermo 1B: Ken Kaiser 2B: Dan Morrison 3B: Dave Phillips |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Don Baylor | DH |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Glenn Hoffman | Shortstop |
Danny Sheaffer | Catcher |
Dave Henderson | Center Fielder |
John McNamara | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Luis Polonia | Left Fielder |
Tony Phillips | Second Baseman |
Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
Jose Canseco | DH |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
Stan Javier | Center Fielder |
Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
April 27, 1987
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Young
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, 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, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Young
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Stanley
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Stanley
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Stanley
Lansford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Stanley
Canseco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lansford moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Stanley
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Young
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Young
Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Young
Evans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoffman vs. Young
There goes Evans. The throw from Steinbach and he is out, Griffin applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Stanley
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Stanley
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanley covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Stanley
Steinbach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Stanley
Griffin hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Griffin reaches second base with a double. Steinbach goes all the way around to score. Griffin moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Polonia vs. Stanley
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman misplays the ball. That's an error on Hoffman. Griffin scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Stanley
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Young
Hoffman hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheaffer vs. Young
Sheaffer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Young
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Stanley
Lansford strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Stanley
Canseco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Stanley
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Stanley
McGwire hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. McGwire reaches second base with a double. Jackson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Stanley
Javier strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Young
Boggs hits a line drive into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Young
Barrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Young
Buckner hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Young
Rice hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Young
Baylor hits a line drive into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Stanley
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Stanley
Griffin hits a popup, foul, towards short. Hoffman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Stanley
Polonia strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Young
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoffman vs. Young
Hoffman hits a line drive into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheaffer vs. Young
Sheaffer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Young
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Stanley
Phillips hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Stanley
There goes Phillips. The throw from Sheaffer and he is out, Hoffman applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Stanley
Lansford hits a line drive into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Stanley
Canseco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Stanley
Jackson takes first base on ball four. Canseco moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGwire vs. Stanley
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Young
Boggs hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Young
Barrett hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Young
Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Young
Rice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Stanley
Javier bunts towards the right side of the infield. Barrett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Stanley
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Stanley
Griffin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Polonia vs. Stanley
Polonia hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Young
Baylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Young
There goes Baylor. The throw from Steinbach and he is out, Griffin applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Young
Evans 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, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Young
Hoffman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Young fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Stanley
Phillips hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Phillips reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lansford vs. Stanley
Lansford hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Canseco vs. Stanley
Canseco hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Canseco reaches second base with a double. Phillips scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Stanley
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Canseco moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McGwire vs. Stanley
McGwire hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. McGwire reaches second base with a double. Canseco scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Stanley
Mike Gallego pinch runs for Mark McGwire.
Javier is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Steinbach vs. Crawford
Steve Crawford now pitching.
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheaffer vs. Young
Carney Lansford now playing first base. Mike Gallego now playing third base.
Sheaffer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallego fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Young
Henderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Young
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Crawford
Griffin 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, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Crawford
Polonia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Crawford
Phillips hits a fly ball towards left. Rice catches it and throws to Hoffman who relays to Buckner to double up Polonia. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Young
Barrett strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Young
Buckner 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, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Young
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Young fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/27/1987 -- Boston at Oakland (N) Boston AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Boggs W, 3b 4 0 0 0 Polonia L, lf 5 0 1 0 Barrett M, 2b 4 1 1 0 Phillips T, 2b 5 1 2 0 Buckner B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Lansford C, 3b-1b 3 0 0 0 Rice J, lf 4 1 1 2 Canseco J, dh 4 1 4 1 Baylor D, dh 3 0 1 0 Jackson R, rf 3 1 0 0 Evans D, rf 3 0 2 0 McGwire M, 1b 4 0 2 2 Hoffman G, ss 3 0 0 0 Gallego M, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Sheaffer D, c 3 0 0 0 Javier S, cf 3 0 1 0 Henderson D, cf 3 0 1 0 Steinbach T, c 3 1 0 0 Griffin A, ss 4 1 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 2 7 2 34 5 11 4 Boston 000 200 000 -- 2 Oakland 021 000 20x -- 5 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Stanley B (L) 6.2 10 5 4 4 4 Crawford S 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Young C (W) 9.0 7 2 2 0 5 E -- Hoffman G DP -- Boston 1, Oakland 1 LOB -- Boston 2, Oakland 9 2B -- Griffin A, McGwire M 2, Phillips T, Canseco J HR -- Rice J CS -- Evans D, Phillips T, Baylor D T -- 2:25 A -- 25109
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