Baltimore Orioles vs Oakland Athletics
May 23, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1987 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 5, Oakland Athletics 4

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Lacy rf 2 1 1 0
Dwyer dh 4 1 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 1 1 1
Murray 1b 4 1 0 0
Lynn cf 4 1 1 1
  Gerhart cf 0 0 0 0
Knight 3b 3 0 1 1
Kennedy c 4 0 2 1
Sheets lf 4 0 0 0
Burleson 2b 4 0 0 0
Boddicker p 0 0 0 0
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
  Aase p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 6 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Polonia cf 4 0 2 0
Davis rf 4 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 3 0 1 0
Canseco lf 3 0 0 1
McGwire 1b 2 2 1 1
Jackson dh 3 1 0 0
Phillips 2b 3 0 0 0
Tettleton c 3 0 0 0
  Cey ph 1 0 0 0
Griffin ss 4 1 3 2
Stewart p 0 0 0 0
  Leiper p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 4
Baltimore 000 100 040560
Oakland 011 000 002473
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Boddicker  W (4-1) 7.0 6 2 2 2 6
  Niedenfuer   1.1 0 2 2 4 1
  Aase  SV (2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
6
7
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Stewart  L (5-4) 7.1 5 5 2 4 3
  Leiper   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Plunk   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
5
2
6
5

  E–Polonia (2), McGwire (4), Phillips (8).  DP–Baltimore 1, Oakland 1.  2B–Baltimore Lynn (7,off Stewart); Knight (9,off Stewart), Oakland Griffin (8,off Boddicker).  HR–Oakland McGwire (15,2nd inning off Boddicker 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Canseco (3,off Boddicker).  SB–Lansford (9,2nd base off Boddicker/Kennedy); Griffin (8,3rd base off Boddicker/Kennedy); Polonia (4,2nd base off Boddicker/Kennedy).  CS–Griffin (3,3rd base by Boddicker/Kennedy); Polonia (2,2nd base by Niedenfuer/Kennedy).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Larry Young, 2B–Jim Joyce, 3B–John Shulock.  T–2:47.  A–22,134.
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