New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics
May 20, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1987 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 5, Oakland Athletics 7

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 2 1 1 0
Randolph 2b 4 1 1 4
Mattingly 1b 3 0 2 0
Winfield rf 4 0 0 1
Pasqua dh 5 0 0 0
Ward lf 4 0 0 0
Pagliarulo 3b 4 0 2 0
Cerone c 3 1 1 0
  Hughes ph 1 0 0 0
  Skinner c 0 0 0 0
Tolleson ss 2 2 1 0
Hudson p 0 0 0 0
  Shirley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 5
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Polonia cf 3 3 2 1
Davis dh 4 0 1 2
Canseco lf 4 0 0 0
Cey 3b 3 0 0 0
  Gallego 3b 1 0 0 0
Jackson rf 3 1 1 0
  Javier rf 0 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 2 1 1 2
Phillips 2b 3 1 1 0
Steinbach c 4 0 1 1
Griffin ss 4 1 1 0
Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 8 6
New York 002 000 003581
Oakland 140 100 01x781
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hudson  L (6-1) 2.1 5 5 5 3 1
  Shirley   5.2 3 2 2 3 2
Totals
8.0
8
7
7
6
3
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Plunk   2.1 3 2 1 3 3
  Nelson  W (2-1) 5.2 3 0 0 3 7
  Howell   1.0 2 3 3 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
7
10

  E–Ward (1), Steinbach (4).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland M Davis (12,off Hudson); Steinbach (4,off Shirley).  3B–New York Pagliarulo 2 (2,off G Nelson 2), Oakland Griffin (2,off Hudson); Polonia (2,off Shirley).  HR–New York Randolph (2,9th inning off Howell 2 on, 0 out), Oakland McGwire (14,2nd inning off Hudson 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Randolph (2,off Plunk); M Davis (3,off Shirley).  CS–Henderson (2,2nd base by Plunk/Steinbach).  SB–Polonia (3,2nd base off Hudson/Cerone).  WP–Hudson (1).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Drew Coble, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:57.  A–16,083.
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