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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 18, 1987
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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 July 18, 1987 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 18, 1987 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 18, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jose Rijo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bruce Hurst |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 34,720 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Tschida 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Steve Palermo 3B: Dan Morrison |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Polonia | Center Fielder |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Jose Canseco | Left Fielder |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Steve Henderson | Right Fielder |
| Terry Steinbach | DH |
| Mickey Tettleton | Catcher |
| Tony Bernazard | Second Baseman |
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Mike Greenwell | DH |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Spike Owen | Shortstop |
| Danny Sheaffer | Catcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 18, 1987
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Hurst
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Hurst
Lansford hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Hurst
Canseco hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Hurst
McGwire hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Hurst
Hurst fires to first and has McGwire trapped. There's the throw to Owen who tags McGwire for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Rijo
Burks hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Rijo
Barrett hits a popup towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Rijo
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Hurst
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Hurst
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Steinbach reaches second base with a double. There goes Henderson trying to get to home. Rice throws the ball in to Boggs who relays the ball to Sheaffer, who tags Henderson, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Tettleton vs. Hurst
Tettleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Steinbach scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bernazard vs. Hurst
Bernazard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Rijo
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard scoops it up and throws to first, with Rijo covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Rijo
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Rijo
Evans strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Hurst
Griffin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Polonia vs. Hurst
Polonia hits a line drive towards short. Owen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Hurst
Lansford hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Hurst
Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Rijo
Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Rijo
Owen hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sheaffer vs. Rijo
Sheaffer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Rijo
Burks hits a popup beyond short. Griffin can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Sheaffer moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Barrett vs. Rijo
The umpire calls a balk on Rijo Sheaffer scores. Burks moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Rijo
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford juggles the ball. That's an error on Lansford. Burks moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Boggs vs. Rijo
Boggs takes first base on ball four. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Rijo
Rice is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Hurst
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Hurst
Henderson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Hurst
Steinbach hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Steinbach reaches second base with a double. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Tettleton vs. Hurst
Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Henderson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Bernazard vs. Hurst
Bernazard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Rijo
Greenwell hits a line drive into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Rijo
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Rijo
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Rijo
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Hurst
Griffin hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Hurst
Polonia strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Hurst
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sheaffer vs. Rijo
Sheaffer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Rijo
Burks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Rijo
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Rijo
Boggs is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Hurst
Canseco is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Hurst
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGwire for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Hurst
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Hurst
Steinbach strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Rijo
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Rijo
Greenwell is hit by the pitch. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Rijo
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Buckner vs. Rijo
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard fields it and throws to second for the out. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Owen vs. Rijo
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Hurst
Tettleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bernazard vs. Hurst
Bernazard bunts towards the mound. Hurst fields it and throws to first for the out. Tettleton moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffin vs. Hurst
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Polonia vs. Hurst
Polonia 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, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sheaffer vs. Rijo
Sheaffer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Rijo
Burks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Rijo
Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Rijo
The ball gets by Tettleton for a passed ball. Burks moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Rijo
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Rijo
Rice strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Hurst
Lansford hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Hurst
Canseco strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Hurst
McGwire hits a popup towards short. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Rijo
Greenwell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Canseco. Greenwell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Rijo
There's a wild pitch. Greenwell moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Rijo
Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Buckner vs. Cadaret
Greg Cadaret now pitching.
Buckner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Baylor vs. Eckersley
Dennis Eckersley now pitching. Dave Henderson pinch runs for Bill Buckner. Don Baylor pinch hits for Spike Owen.
Baylor hits a line drive into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Greenwell tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Benzinger vs. Eckersley
Todd Benzinger pinch hits for Danny Sheaffer.
Benzinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Burks vs. Eckersley
Burks strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Hurst
Dwight Evans now playing first base. Dave Henderson now playing right field. Ed Romero now playing shortstop. Marc Sullivan now catching.
Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Hurst
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Romero fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Hurst
Tettleton hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Eckersley
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Eckersley
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Eckersley
Rice hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Eckersley
Greenwell hits a popup towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Hurst
Bernazard bunts towards the mound. Hurst fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Hurst
Griffin strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Hurst
Polonia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Eckersley
Evans hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Nelson
Gene Nelson now pitching.
Henderson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/18/1987 -- Oakland at Boston (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Polonia L, cf 5 0 0 0 Burks E, cf 4 0 2 0
Lansford C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Barrett M, 2b 5 0 0 0
Canseco J, lf 4 1 1 1 Boggs W, 3b 3 0 0 0
McGwire M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Rice J, lf 5 1 2 1
Henderson S, rf 4 1 4 0 Greenwell M, dh 4 1 1 0
Steinbach T, dh 4 1 2 0 Evans D, rf-1b 5 1 2 0
Tettleton M, c 3 0 1 2 Buckner B, 1b 3 0 1 0
Bernazard T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Henderson D, pr-rf 1 1 1 2
Griffin A, ss 3 0 0 0 Owen S, ss 3 0 0 0
Baylor D, ph 0 0 0 1
Romero E, ss 0 0 0 0
Sheaffer D, c 3 1 0 0
Benzinger T, ph 1 0 1 0
Sullivan M, c 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 9 3 37 5 10 4
Oakland 110 100 000 0 -- 3
Boston 001 000 011 2 -- 5
0 outs when winning run was scored.
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Rijo J 7.1 6 2 2 3 4
Cadaret G* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Eckersley D (L)+ 1.2 3 2 2 0 1
Nelson G 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Hurst B (W) 10.0 9 3 3 2 6
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 10th
E -- Lansford C
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Oakland 4, Boston 11
2B -- Steinbach T 2, Greenwell M
HR -- Canseco J, Rice J, Henderson D
CS -- McGwire M
SH -- Bernazard T
SF -- Baylor D
HBP -- by Rijo J (Greenwell M)
WP -- Rijo J
Balk -- Rijo J
PB -- Tettleton M
T -- 3:03
A -- 34720
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