New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics
May 27, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1985 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 1, Oakland Athletics 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 4 0 1 0
Meacham ss 3 0 0 1
Hassey 1b 4 0 0 0
Winfield rf 3 0 1 0
Baylor dh 4 0 0 0
Wynegar c 4 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 3 0 2 0
Sample lf 3 1 1 0
Pagliarulo 3b 4 0 0 0
Rasmussen p 0 0 0 0
  Righetti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Collins lf 4 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 3 1 0 0
Henderson rf 4 0 2 0
Kingman dh 3 0 1 0
Baker 1b 3 0 1 1
  Hill 2b 0 0 0 0
  Heath ph,c 1 0 0 0
Murphy cf 4 1 1 1
Picciolo 2b,1b 3 0 0 0
Tettleton c 3 0 0 0
  Gallego 2b 0 0 0 0
Griffin ss 3 0 0 0
Sutton p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
New York 000 001 000 0150
Oakland 000 100 000 1251
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen   8.2 4 1 1 2 5
  Righetti  L (3-4) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton   7.0 2 1 1 2 5
  Howell  W (3-2) 3.0 3 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
5
1
1
2
5

  E–Sutton (1).  DP–New York 1, Oakland 1.  2B–New York Winfield (7,off Howell).  3B–Oakland Henderson (1,off Rasmussen).  HR–Oakland Murphy (6,10th inning off Righetti 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Meacham (8,off Sutton); Sample (1,off Howell).  T–2:41.  A–31,294.
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