New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics
September 2, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1986 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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

New York Yankees 9, Oakland Athletics 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 3 1 0
Tolleson ss,2b 3 1 2 1
Mattingly 1b 4 0 2 2
Winfield rf 5 1 2 4
Kittle dh 4 0 0 0
  Easler ph,dh 0 0 0 0
Hernandez 3b 5 0 1 0
Cotto cf 4 0 0 0
  Washington ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Skinner c 3 2 1 0
Little 2b 2 0 0 0
  Lombardi ph 1 1 1 2
  Fischlin 2b 0 0 0 0
  Roenicke ph 0 0 0 0
  Pasqua ph 1 1 1 0
  Meacham ss 0 0 0 0
Rasmussen p 0 0 0 0
  Stoddard p 0 0 0 0
  Scurry p 0 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Righetti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 11 9
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 5 1 2 0
Lansford 1b 3 2 3 0
Canseco lf 5 1 1 3
Kingman dh 5 1 1 1
Baker rf 5 0 1 1
McGwire 3b 2 0 0 0
  Bochte ph 1 0 1 0
  Gallego pr,3b 1 1 0 0
Murphy cf 3 1 0 0
Sakata 2b 4 0 1 1
Tettleton c 4 1 1 1
Young p 0 0 0 0
  Von Ohlen p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
  Leiper p 0 0 0 0
  Mooneyham p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 11 7
New York 300 000 3039112
Oakland 104 000 1208111
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen   6.0 8 6 5 1 4
  Stoddard   1.0 2 1 1 1 2
  Scurry   0.2 1 1 1 2 2
  Fisher  W (8-5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Righetti  SV (34) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
8
7
4
9
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Young   8.0 8 6 5 1 5
  Von Ohlen   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Howell  L (2-5) 0.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Leiper   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Mooneyham   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
9
8
4
5

  E–Tolleson (12), Stoddard (1), Griffin (23).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Skinner (7,off Young).  HR–New York Winfield (20,1st inning off Young 2 on, 1 out); Lombardi (1,7th inning off Young 1 on, 0 out), Oakland Canseco (29,3rd inning off Rasmussen 2 on, 0 out); Kingman (31,3rd inning off Rasmussen 0 on, 0 out); Tettleton (7,7th inning off Rasmussen 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Tolleson (10,off Young).  SF–Mattingly (9,off Leiper).  IBB–Easler (10,by Mooneyham).  SB–Griffin (25,2nd base off Rasmussen/Skinner).  CS–Lansford (5,2nd base by Rasmussen/Skinner).  WP–Stoddard (3), Scurry 2 (4).  BK–Young (2).  IBB–Mooneyham (4,Easler).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Vic Voltaggio, 2B–Larry Young, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–3:34.  A–11,142.
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