Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
June 2, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 2, 1987 at Memorial Stadium. 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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Oakland Athletics 2, Baltimore Orioles 9

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Polonia cf 4 0 0 0
Davis rf 4 0 1 0
Lansford 3b 4 0 2 0
McGwire 1b 3 0 0 0
Canseco lf 4 1 1 0
Jackson dh 4 0 1 0
Phillips 2b 4 1 2 1
Griffin ss 4 0 1 1
Tettleton c 3 0 0 0
Stewart p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Young dh 5 0 1 3
Dwyer rf 3 0 0 1
Ripken, Jr. ss 5 0 1 0
Murray 1b 4 1 1 0
Lynn cf 4 0 0 0
Knight 3b 4 1 2 0
Kennedy c 3 3 1 1
Sheets lf 2 3 2 3
Burleson 2b 4 1 1 0
Boddicker p 0 0 0 0
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 9 8
Oakland 000 000 101282
Baltimore 000 020 34x990
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Stewart  L (6-5) 7.0 5 5 3 2 5
  Plunk   1.0 4 4 4 2 1
Totals
8.0
9
9
7
4
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Boddicker  W (5-1) 8.0 7 1 1 1 3
  Niedenfuer   1.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
5

  E–Phillips (9), Griffin (9).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Baltimore C Ripken (13,off Stewart); Burleson (6,off Stewart); Knight (12,off Plunk); Sheets (6,off Plunk).  HR–Oakland Phillips (5,9th inning off Niedenfuer 0 on, 2 out), Baltimore Kennedy (8,7th inning off Stewart 0 on, 0 out); Sheets (12,7th inning off Stewart 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Dwyer (1,off Stewart).  IBB–Kennedy (4,by Plunk).  IBB–Plunk (1,Kennedy).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:28.  A–25,174.
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