Oakland Athletics vs New York Yankees
September 8, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1985 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 6, New York Yankees 9

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 5 0 1 0
Phillips 3b 5 0 0 0
Bochte 1b 3 0 1 1
  Canseco ph 1 0 1 1
Murphy cf 2 0 0 0
  Kingman ph 1 0 1 0
Baker dh 5 0 1 0
Henderson rf 4 0 0 0
Collins lf 3 2 1 0
Tettleton c 4 2 2 1
Gallego 2b 2 1 1 2
  Picciolo ph 1 1 1 0
Rijo p 0 0 0 0
  Langford p 0 0 0 0
  Mura p 0 0 0 0
  Young p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 5
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 3 1 2 0
  Cotto cf 1 0 0 0
Griffey lf 4 3 2 0
Mattingly 1b 5 1 1 1
Winfield rf 5 2 2 2
Hassey c 5 1 4 4
Pasqua dh 5 1 1 2
Pagliarulo 3b 4 0 1 0
Randolph 2b 3 0 0 0
Meacham ss 4 0 0 0
Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Bordi p 0 0 0 0
  Shirley p 0 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Righetti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 13 9
Oakland 020 200 1016104
New York 340 110 00x9133
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Rijo  L (3-2) 1.2 5 6 6 4 3
  Langford   1.2 4 2 2 0 2
  Mura   1.2 2 1 0 0 1
  Young   3.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
9
8
4
7
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (15-9) 6.0 4 5 4 5 6
  Bordi   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Shirley   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Fisher   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Righetti   1.0 4 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
5
8

  E–Griffin (23), Murphy (4), Henderson 2 (3), Mattingly (3), Pagliarulo 2 (11).  DP–New York 3.  PB–Hassey (13).  2B–Oakland Collins (15,off P Niekro), New York Griffey (21,off Rijo); Hassey 2 (15,off Rijo,off Langford).  3B–Oakland Gallego (1,off P Niekro); Bochte (1,off Bordi).  HR–New York Pasqua (8,2nd inning off Langford 1 on, 2 out); Winfield (23,4th inning off Langford 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Henderson (64,2nd base off Langford/Tettleton).  T–3:21.  A–26,809.
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