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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 31, 1988
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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 August 31, 1988 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 31, 1988 |
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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 | August 31, 1988 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Smithson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Storm Davis |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 37,151 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Tim Tschida 2B: Derryl Cousins 3B: Rick Reed |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
Jody Reed | Second Baseman |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
Todd Benzinger | First Baseman |
Larry Parrish | DH |
Spike Owen | Shortstop |
Rick Cerone | Catcher |
Joe Morgan | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Luis Polonia | Left Fielder |
Dave Henderson | Center Fielder |
Jose Canseco | Right Fielder |
Dave Parker | DH |
Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
Ron Hassey | Catcher |
Glenn Hubbard | Second Baseman |
Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 31, 1988
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Davis
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Davis
Reed hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Davis
Evans hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard catches it and throws to first to double up Reed. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Smithson
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Smithson
Henderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Henderson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Canseco vs. Smithson
Canseco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Parker vs. Smithson
Parker strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGwire vs. Smithson
McGwire hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Smithson
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Davis
Greenwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Benzinger vs. Davis
Benzinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Greenwell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Davis
Parrish hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Davis
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. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Smithson
Hassey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hubbard vs. Smithson
Hubbard hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Hassey moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Weiss vs. Smithson
Weiss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hassey moves to third. Hubbard moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Polonia vs. Smithson
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards second. Reed scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Hassey scores. Hubbard moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Henderson vs. Smithson
The umpire calls a balk on Smithson Hubbard scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Smithson
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Davis
Cerone strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Davis
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, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Davis
Reed hits a popup towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Smithson
Canseco strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Smithson
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Smithson
McGwire hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Smithson
Lansford hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Davis
Evans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Davis
Greenwell hits a popup towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Davis
Burks takes first base on ball four. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Benzinger vs. Davis
Benzinger hits a line drive into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Davis
Parrish hits a line drive into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Smithson
Hassey hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Smithson
Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Smithson
Weiss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Polonia vs. Smithson
Polonia hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Davis
Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Davis
Cerone strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, 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
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Smithson
Henderson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Smithson
Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Smithson
Parker hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Smithson
McGwire takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Smithson
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Davis
Reed hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Davis
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Davis
Greenwell takes first base on ball four. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Burks vs. Davis
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to second for the out. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Benzinger vs. Davis
Benzinger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Canseco. Benzinger reaches second base with a double. Evans scores. Burks goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Plunk
Eric Plunk now pitching.
Parrish takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Plunk
Owen hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Smithson
Hassey hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Smithson
Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Smithson
Weiss hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Plunk
Cerone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Plunk
Boggs takes first base on ball four. Cerone moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Reed vs. Plunk
Reed strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Plunk
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Honeycutt
Rick Honeycutt now pitching.
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Lamp
Dennis Lamp now pitching.
Polonia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Lamp
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Lamp
There goes Polonia. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Polonia steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Canseco vs. Lamp
Canseco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Polonia scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Lamp
Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Lamp
There goes Canseco. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Canseco steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
McGwire vs. Lamp
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Nelson
Gene Nelson now pitching.
Burks hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Nelson
Benzinger strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Nelson
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Lamp
Lansford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Lamp
Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Lamp
Doug Jennings pinch hits for Glenn Hubbard.
Jennings hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Weiss vs. Lamp
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Cadaret
Mike Gallego now playing second base. Greg Cadaret now pitching.
Owen hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Cadaret
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Cadaret
Boggs hits a line drive into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/31/1988 -- Boston at Oakland (D) Boston AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Boggs W, 3b 4 0 0 0 Polonia L, lf 4 1 1 0 Reed J, 2b 4 0 2 0 Henderson D, cf 4 2 2 1 Evans D, rf 4 1 1 0 Canseco J, rf 3 1 1 1 Greenwell M, lf 2 0 0 0 Parker D, dh 4 0 0 0 Burks E, cf 3 1 0 0 McGwire M, 1b 3 1 2 3 Benzinger T, 1b 4 0 2 2 Lansford C, 3b 4 0 1 0 Parrish L, dh 3 0 0 0 Hassey R, c 4 1 1 0 Owen S, ss 4 0 1 0 Hubbard G, 2b 3 1 1 0 Cerone R, c 4 0 1 0 Jennings D, ph 1 0 1 0 Gallego M, 2b 0 0 0 0 Weiss W, ss 4 0 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 7 2 34 7 12 5 Boston 000 002 000 -- 2 Oakland 320 010 10x -- 7 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Smithson M (L) 6.0 8 6 6 2 2 Lamp D 2.0 4 1 1 0 0 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Davis S (W) 5.2 5 2 2 3 2 Plunk E 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 Honeycutt R 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Nelson G 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Cadaret G 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 DP -- Boston 2, Oakland 2 LOB -- Boston 8, Oakland 5 2B -- Henderson D, Benzinger T HR -- McGwire M, Henderson D SB -- Polonia L, Canseco J WP -- Lamp D Balk -- Smithson M T -- 2:37 A -- 37151
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