Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics
September 24, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 1986 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 2, Oakland Athletics 4

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Williams cf 4 0 0 0
  Hassey ph 0 0 0 0
  Boston pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Nichols lf 3 1 1 0
  Hairston ph 1 0 1 0
  Cangelosi lf 0 0 0 0
Baines rf 5 1 1 1
Calderon dh 5 0 4 1
Morman 1b 4 0 0 0
Hulett 2b 5 0 0 0
Cochrane 3b 3 0 0 0
Guillen ss 3 0 1 0
Karkovice c 3 0 1 0
Cowley p 0 0 0 0
  Searage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 9 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Davis rf 4 0 0 0
Murphy cf 2 0 0 0
Lansford 3b,1b 4 1 1 1
Kingman dh 3 1 1 1
Nelson 1b 2 0 0 0
  Gallego 2b 1 0 0 0
Canseco lf 2 1 0 0
Hill 2b,3b 2 0 0 0
Tettleton c 3 0 0 0
Griffin ss 3 1 1 2
Young p 0 0 0 0
  Ontiveros p 0 0 0 0
  Von Ohlen p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 4 3 4
Chicago 200 000 000290
Oakland 000 200 20x433
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Cowley  L (11-10) 6.2 3 4 4 5 5
  Searage   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
3
4
4
6
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Young   6.0 7 2 2 4 6
  Ontiveros  W (2-2) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Von Ohlen   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Howell  SV (15) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
5
7

  E–Nelson (1), Canseco (13), Young (3).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Baines (28,off Young); Calderon (7,off Howell).  HR–Oakland Lansford (18,4th inning off Cowley 0 on, 1 out); Kingman (34,4th inning off Cowley 0 on, 1 out); Griffin (4,7th inning off Cowley 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Guillen (10,off Young).  CS–Guillen (4,2nd base by Young/Tettleton).  SB–Lansford (14,2nd base off Cowley/Karkovice).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Rick Reed.  T–2:59.  A–5,306.
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