Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
July 16, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1987 at Fenway Park. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 6, Boston Red Sox 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Polonia cf,rf 5 2 2 1
Davis rf 4 0 1 1
  Murphy cf 1 0 1 0
Canseco lf 5 0 1 1
McGwire 1b 4 0 0 0
Jackson dh 5 0 1 0
Lansford 3b 4 1 1 0
Bernazard 2b 4 0 0 0
Tettleton c 3 2 1 1
Griffin ss 4 1 3 1
Stewart p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 11 5
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burks cf 4 1 2 0
Barrett 2b 4 0 1 0
Boggs 3b 3 1 2 1
Rice lf 4 0 0 0
Greenwell dh 4 0 0 0
Evans rf 4 1 2 1
Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0
Owen ss 2 0 0 1
Sheaffer c 3 0 0 0
  Baylor ph 1 0 1 0
Clemens p 0 0 0 0
  Stanley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Oakland 010 010 3106111
Boston 110 000 010382
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Stewart  W (12-7) 6.1 5 2 2 4 4
  Eckersley  SV (7) 2.2 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens  L (8-7) 8.0 10 6 5 2 6
  Stanley   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
2
6

  E–Griffin (16), Buckner (5), Owen (11).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Griffin (13,off Clemens); Polonia (10,off Clemens); M Davis (23,off Clemens), Boston Boggs 2 (23,off Stewart,off Eckersley); Evans (21,off Stewart); Burks (17,off Stewart); Baylor (8,off Eckersley).  HR–Oakland Tettleton (4,8th inning off Clemens 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Owen (3,off Stewart).  SB–Polonia 2 (20,2nd base off Clemens/Sheaffer 2); McGwire (1,2nd base off Clemens/Sheaffer); Lansford (20,2nd base off Clemens/Sheaffer).  BK–Clemens (2).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Tim Tschida, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:48.  A–34,861.
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