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July 18, 1987

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Bottom 7 R H E
Athletics 3 8 1
Red Sox 1 5 0
Bottom 7 R H E
Athletics 3 8 1
Red Sox 1 5 0

Ellis Burks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .263
OBP .667 .310
At Bats 3 259
Hits 2 68
• Singles 2 36
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 0 17
RBI’s 0 38

Jose Rijo Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 5 0
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Fenway Park - July 18, 1987
Jose Rijo
Mickey Tettleton
Mark McGwire
Tony Bernazard
Carney Lansford
Alfredo Griffin
Jose Canseco
Luis Polonia
Steve Henderson
Ellis Burks
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Burks takes first base on ball four.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Sheaffer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bernazard bunts towards the mound. Hurst fields it and throws to first for the out. Tettleton moves to second.
Top 7 Tettleton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Greenwell is hit by the pitch. Rice moves to second.
Bottom 6 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Steinbach strikes out.
Top 6 Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGwire for the out.
Top 6 Canseco is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Boggs is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Burks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Sheaffer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Polonia strikes out.
Top 5 Griffin hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Greenwell hits a line drive into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bernazard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Henderson scores.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Henderson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rice is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Boggs takes first base on ball four. Barrett moves to second.
Bottom 3 Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford juggles the ball. That's an error on Lansford. Burks moves to third.
Bottom 3 The umpire calls a balk on Rijo Sheaffer scores. Burks moves to second.
Bottom 3 Burks hits a popup beyond short. Griffin can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Sheaffer moves to third.
Bottom 3 Sheaffer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Owen hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Lansford hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Polonia hits a line drive towards short. Owen reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Griffin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Evans strikes out.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 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.
Top 2 Bernazard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Tettleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Steinbach scores.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 Henderson hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Barrett hits a popup towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Burks hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hurst fires to first and has McGwire trapped. There's the throw to Owen who tags McGwire for the out.
Top 1 McGwire hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Canseco hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Lansford hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out.