New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics
May 18, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1987 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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New York Yankees 2, Oakland Athletics 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 3 0 2 0
Randolph 2b 1 0 0 0
Mattingly 1b 4 0 0 0
Winfield rf 4 2 2 2
Ward lf 3 0 1 0
Kittle dh 3 0 0 0
Sakata 3b 3 0 0 0
Skinner c 3 0 0 0
Tolleson ss 3 0 0 0
John p 0 0 0 0
  Stoddard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 2 5 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 4 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 4 0 2 0
Canseco lf 4 0 1 0
McGwire 1b 4 1 1 1
Cey dh 1 0 1 0
  Jackson ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Davis rf 3 0 0 0
Steinbach c 3 0 1 0
Javier cf 3 0 1 0
Gallego 2b 2 0 0 0
  Phillips ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Young p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 7 1
New York 010 000 100250
Oakland 000 000 100170
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
John  W (3-1) 6.0 6 0 0 1 2
  Stoddard  SV (1) 3.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Young  L (5-2) 9.0 5 2 2 3 5
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
5

  E–None.  DP–New York 2, Oakland 2.  2B–Oakland Lansford (6,off John).  HR–New York Winfield 2 (9,2nd inning off Young 0 on, 0 out,7th inning off Young 0 on, 0 out), Oakland McGwire (12,7th inning off Stoddard 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Randolph (2,off Young).  CS–Henderson (1,2nd base by Young/Steinbach); Javier (2,3rd base by John/Skinner).  U-HP–Drew Coble, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Dale Scott.  T–2:18.  A–20,529.
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