Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
July 23, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1985 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 2, Boston Red Sox 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 3 0 1 0
Lansford 3b 4 0 0 0
Baker 1b 4 0 0 0
Kingman dh 4 0 1 0
Heath rf 4 1 2 0
Tettleton c 4 1 2 1
Murphy cf 3 0 1 1
Hill 2b 3 0 0 0
Griffin ss 3 0 0 0
Langford p 0 0 0 0
  McCatty p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Evans rf 3 0 0 0
Boggs 3b 3 0 1 1
Rice lf 4 0 1 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0
Easler dh 4 1 2 1
Gedman c 4 1 1 1
Hoffman ss 4 0 1 0
Lyons cf 4 1 2 0
Barrett 2b 3 0 1 0
Hurst p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 10 3
Oakland 010 000 100270
Boston 020 001 00x3100
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Langford  L (0-3) 3.2 6 2 2 3 3
  McCatty   3.1 4 1 1 1 2
  Howell   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
10
3
3
4
7
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Hurst  W (7-7) 9.0 7 2 2 1 11
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
11

  E–None.  2B–Oakland Tettleton (7,off Hurst), Boston Lyons (7,off McCatty).  3B–Oakland Heath (5,off Hurst).  HR–Oakland Tettleton (3,7th inning off Hurst 0 on, 0 out), Boston Easler (10,2nd inning off Langford 0 on, 0 out); Gedman (8,2nd inning off Langford 0 on, 0 out).  CS–Hoffman (2,2nd base by Langford/Tettleton).  T–2:42.  A–22,038.
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