Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
June 1, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 1, 1987 at Memorial Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 9, Baltimore Orioles 6

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Phillips 2b 5 1 3 3
Griffin ss 5 0 1 0
Canseco lf 4 1 2 0
  Steinbach c 0 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 5 1 1 1
Lansford 3b 5 1 3 1
  Gallego 3b 0 0 0 0
Cey dh 2 1 1 0
  Jackson ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Davis rf 5 2 3 3
Tettleton c 3 1 1 0
  Javier ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Polonia cf,lf 4 1 3 0
Haas p 0 0 0 0
  Leiper p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 9 18 8
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Young dh 5 1 1 1
Dwyer rf 3 0 1 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 5 0 0 0
Murray 1b 5 1 2 0
Lynn cf 5 1 1 0
Knight 3b 4 1 2 0
Kennedy c 4 1 2 3
Sheets lf 4 1 2 2
Burleson 2b 4 0 0 0
McGregor p 0 0 0 0
  O'Connor p 0 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
  Dixon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 11 6
Oakland 400 101 0219181
Baltimore 011 004 0006112
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Haas   5.1 7 4 4 1 2
  Leiper   0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Nelson  W (3-1) 3.1 2 0 0 1 3
  Howell  SV (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
2
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McGregor   0.2 6 4 4 0 0
  O'Connor   4.2 6 2 1 3 1
  Williamson   1.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Dixon  L (3-4) 2.1 4 3 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
18
9
7
4
3

  E–Griffin (8), C Ripken (6), Lynn (2).  DP–Baltimore 4.  2B–Baltimore Knight (11,off Haas); Sheets (5,off Haas); Kennedy (7,off Haas).  HR–Oakland M Davis (13,9th inning off Dixon 0 on, 2 out), Baltimore Young (3,3rd inning off Haas 0 on, 0 out); Kennedy (7,6th inning off Leiper 2 on, 1 out); Sheets (11,6th inning off Leiper 0 on, 1 out).  CS–Phillips (6,2nd base by Williamson/Kennedy).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Dale Scott.  T–3:24.  A–18,857.
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