Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
July 2, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1984 at Fenway Park. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 9, Boston Red Sox 6

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 5 2 3 1
Murphy cf 6 1 2 2
Morgan 2b 6 0 1 1
  Wagner ss 0 0 0 0
Kingman dh 5 1 1 2
Lansford 3b 5 0 1 0
Bochte 1b 4 1 0 0
Davis rf 5 1 1 2
Heath c 5 1 1 0
Phillips ss,2b 4 2 2 0
McCatty p 0 0 0 0
  Atherton p 0 0 0 0
  Caudill p 0 0 0 0
  Sorensen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 9 12 8
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Boggs 3b 5 0 4 2
Evans rf 5 1 2 1
Rice lf 6 0 0 0
Armas cf 6 1 1 1
Easler dh 5 2 3 1
Buckner 1b 3 0 0 0
Gedman c 5 1 1 0
Barrett 2b 3 1 2 1
  Nichols ph 1 0 0 0
  Jurak 2b 0 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 2 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoffman ss 1 0 0 0
Clemens p 0 0 0 0
  Clear p 0 0 0 0
  Crawford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 6 13 6
Oakland 002 200 200 039120
Boston 011 010 120 006133
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
McCatty   6.0 6 4 4 3 1
  Atherton   1.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Caudill  W (8-1) 3.0 2 0 0 2 2
  Sorensen  SV (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
13
6
6
6
4
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens   7.0 7 6 6 3 4
  Clear  L (5-2) 3.0 5 3 3 1 3
  Crawford   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
12
9
9
4
8

  E–Boggs (12), Gedman (8), Gutierrez (14).  DP–Oakland 2, Boston 1.  2B–Oakland Phillips (8,off Clemens); Murphy (9,off Clemens); Henderson (16,off Clear); Heath (11,off Clear), Boston Gedman (11,off McCatty); Boggs (12,off Atherton); Easler (16,off Caudill).  HR–Oakland Davis (4,4th inning off Clemens 1 on, 1 out); Kingman (22,7th inning off Clemens 1 on, 2 out), Boston Evans (14,3rd inning off McCatty 0 on, 1 out); Armas (20,8th inning off Atherton 0 on, 0 out); Easler (14,8th inning off Atherton 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Buckner (3,by Caudill).  SB–Henderson 4 (39,2nd base off Clemens/Gedman,3rd base off Clemens/Gedman,3rd base off Clear/Gedman,2nd base off Clear/Gedman); Lansford (6,2nd base off Clear/Gedman); Phillips (7,3rd base off Clear/Gedman).  IBB–Caudill (3,Buckner).  T–3:38.  A–17,679.
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