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October 5, 1988

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 2 6 0
Red Sox 1 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 2 6 0
Red Sox 1 6 0

Wade Boggs Postseason Stats

  Game Postseason
Average .333 .333
OBP .250 .250
At Bats 3 3
Hits 1 1
• Singles 1 1
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 1 1

Dennis Eckersley Postseason Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Fenway Park - October 5, 1988
Dennis Eckersley
Ron Hassey
Mark McGwire
Mike Gallego
Carney Lansford
Walt Weiss
Tony Phillips
Dave Henderson
Jose Canseco
Wade Boggs
Ed Romero
Jody Reed

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 2 6 0 6
Boston Red Sox 1 6 0 9
Winning Pitcher Rick Honeycutt
Losing Pitcher Bruce Hurst
Save Dennis Eckersley
Game Winning RBI Dave Henderson
Attendance 34,104
Time of Game 2 hours 55 minutes
Count: 0-2, 2 Outs
Count: 0-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Ed Romero pinch runs for Rich Gedman. Boggs strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Gedman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Reed hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Phillips. Reed reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Larry Parrish pinch hits for Kevin Romine. Parrish strikes out.
Bottom 9 Burks hits a popup into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Gallego hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Luis Polonia pinch runs for Don Baylor. Phillips strikes out.
Top 9 Baylor takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Hassey hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Eckersley covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Greenwell hits a popup into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ron Hassey now catching. Dennis Eckersley now pitching. Evans strikes out.
Top 8 McGwire strikes out.
Top 8 Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Henderson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Lansford scores.
Top 8 Lansford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Lansford reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rick Honeycutt now pitching. Boggs hits a line drive into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Romine tags and scores.
Bottom 7 Gedman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Romine moves to third. Reed moves to second.
Bottom 7 Kevin Romine pinch runs for Jim Rice. Reed is hit by the pitch. Romine moves to second.
Bottom 7 Rice takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Burks hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Weiss hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gallego hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hurst fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Phillips hits a popup into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Greenwell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Evans hits a line drive into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Bottom 6 Barrett hits a line drive into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 McGwire hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gedman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Steinbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Reed hits a popup towards short. Weiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Canseco strikes out.
Top 5 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hurst, and towards Reed, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Weiss moves to third.
Top 5 Weiss hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Weiss reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Rice strikes out.
Bottom 4 Burks strikes out.
Bottom 4 Benzinger hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gallego hits a line drive, foul, towards first. Benzinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Phillips takes first base on ball four. Steinbach moves to second.
Top 4 Baylor hits a popup towards first. Benzinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Canseco hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Greenwell hits a line drive into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Evans strikes out.
Bottom 3 Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Henderson strikes out.
Top 3 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Weiss hits a line drive into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Boggs strikes out.
Bottom 2 Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rice moves to third. Reed moves to second.
Bottom 2 Reed takes first base on ball four. Rice moves to second.
Bottom 2 Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Burks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stewart fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Benzinger strikes out.
Top 2 Gallego hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Phillips strikes out.
Top 2 Baylor strikes out.
Top 2 Steinbach takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Greenwell hits a line drive into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Evans strikes out.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Steinbach for a passed ball. Boggs moves to second.
Bottom 1 Barrett hits a popup towards short. Weiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Boggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hurst fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Canseco hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Henderson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Lansford strikes out.