Oakland Athletics vs New York Yankees
May 21, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1988 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees 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, New York Yankees 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Lansford 3b 5 0 1 0
Javier lf 4 0 1 0
Canseco rf 3 1 0 0
Parker dh 4 1 2 0
McGwire 1b 4 0 0 0
Hassey c 3 0 2 2
  Baylor ph 0 0 0 0
  Ontiveros pr 0 0 0 0
Henderson cf 4 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 0
Weiss ss 3 0 1 0
  Gallego ph 1 0 0 0
Young p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 2 1 1 0
Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0
Mattingly 1b 4 1 1 0
Clark dh 2 1 1 0
Winfield rf 2 0 0 1
Buhner cf 3 0 0 1
Meacham 3b 3 0 1 0
  Pagliarulo 3b 0 0 0 0
Skinner c 2 0 0 0
Santana ss 3 0 0 0
Rhoden p 0 0 0 0
  Guante p 0 0 0 0
  Righetti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 25 3 4 2
Oakland 000 101 000280
New York 300 000 00x340
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Young  L (3-2) 8.0 4 3 3 7 2
Totals
8.0
4
3
3
7
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden  W (2-3) 5.0 5 1 1 0 2
  Guante   3.0 2 1 1 1 4
  Righetti  SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
7

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 2.  2B–Oakland Hassey (8,off Rhoden), New York Henderson (10,off Young); Meacham (7,off Young); Clark (4,off Young).  SF–Buhner (1,off Young).  IBB–Winfield (5,by Young).  WP–Young (1).  BK–Young (4), Rhoden (2), Righetti (2).  IBB–Young (1,Winfield).  U-HP–Terry Cooney, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Ken Kaiser.  T–2:48.  A–40,266.
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