Oakland Athletics vs New York Yankees
September 1, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 1987 at Yankee Stadium. 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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Oakland Athletics 8, New York Yankees 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Polonia lf 3 2 1 0
Bernazard 2b 2 2 0 0
Canseco dh 5 1 1 1
Lansford 3b 2 1 2 2
  Phillips 3b 2 0 0 0
Murphy cf 2 1 1 3
  Henderson ph,rf 1 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 3 0 1 1
Davis rf 2 0 0 0
  Javier ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Steinbach c 4 1 1 1
Griffin ss 4 0 2 0
Ontiveros p 0 0 0 0
  Lamp p 0 0 0 0
  Cadaret p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 8 9 8
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson dh 3 0 0 0
Washington cf 5 0 0 0
Mattingly 1b 5 0 1 0
Winfield rf 4 0 0 0
Pagliarulo 3b 3 1 0 0
Pasqua lf 3 0 2 0
  Cotto ph 1 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 3 2 0 0
Cerone c 2 0 0 0
  Salas ph,c 0 0 0 1
  Kittle ph 0 0 0 0
Meacham ss 4 0 3 2
Hudson p 0 0 0 0
  Clements p 0 0 0 0
  Trout p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Oakland 203 011 100891
New York 000 010 101360
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Ontiveros  W (8-6) 6.0 4 2 1 1 4
  Lamp   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Cadaret   0.2 1 1 1 2 0
  Plunk   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
5
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hudson  L (9-5) 2.2 3 5 5 5 1
  Clements   3.1 4 2 2 0 2
  Trout   3.0 2 1 1 4 0
Totals
9.0
9
8
8
9
3

  E–Bernazard (16).  DP–New York 2.  HR–Oakland Murphy (3,3rd inning off Hudson 1 on, 2 out); Canseco (28,5th inning off Clements 0 on, 1 out); Steinbach (13,6th inning off Clements 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Murphy (3,off Hudson); Salas (2,off Lamp).  HBP–Lansford (8,by Clements).  SB–Griffin (25,2nd base off Clements/Cerone).  CS–M Davis (7,2nd base by Hudson/Cerone).  WP–Hudson (5), Trout (7).  HBP–Clements (1,Lansford).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–3:08.  A–31,170.
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