Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics
September 24, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 1987 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 4, Oakland Athletics 2

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Guillen ss 5 1 2 2
Hill 2b 5 0 2 1
  Manrique 2b 0 0 0 0
Baines dh 4 0 0 0
Calderon rf 3 1 1 0
Walker 1b 4 0 1 0
Hassey c 4 1 2 0
Boston lf 3 1 0 0
Williams cf 4 0 1 0
Lyons 3b 4 0 2 1
Bannister p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 11 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Phillips ss 4 0 1 0
Canseco lf 4 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 4 1 1 1
Lansford 3b 4 0 0 0
Harper dh 4 0 1 0
Henderson rf 3 0 1 0
Steinbach c 3 0 0 0
Bernazard 2b 3 0 0 0
Murphy cf 3 1 1 1
Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Cadaret p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Chicago 100 300 0004110
Oakland 000 000 011250
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister  W (14-11) 9.0 5 2 2 0 7
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
0
7
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Davis  L (1-1) 7.0 10 4 4 2 7
  Cadaret   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
2
9

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 1.  HR–Oakland Murphy (7,8th inning off Bannister 0 on, 2 out); McGwire (47,9th inning off Bannister 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Guillen (25,2nd base off S Davis/Steinbach).  CS–Williams (10,2nd base by S Davis/Steinbach); Lyons (1,2nd base by Cadaret/Steinbach).  WP–S Davis (2).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–Dale Ford.  T–2:28.  A–10,248.
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