New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics
May 31, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1988 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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New York Yankees 5, Oakland Athletics 0

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 5 0 0 0
Meacham 2b 4 1 2 0
Washington cf 3 1 0 0
Clark dh 4 1 1 0
Pagliarulo 3b 4 2 2 2
Winfield rf 4 0 3 3
Ward 1b 4 0 1 0
Santana ss 4 0 0 0
Skinner c 4 0 0 0
Leiter p 0 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Lansford 3b 4 0 1 0
Javier lf 4 0 0 0
Canseco rf 4 0 2 0
McGwire 1b 4 0 0 0
Henderson cf 3 0 0 0
Baylor dh 3 0 0 0
Gallego 2b 2 0 0 0
  Jennings ph 1 0 0 0
  Hubbard 2b 0 0 0 0
Mercado c 1 0 0 0
  Hassey ph,c 2 0 1 0
Weiss ss 3 0 0 0
Ontiveros p 0 0 0 0
  Burns p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 4 0
New York 010 003 010591
Oakland 000 000 000042
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Allen  W (2-0) 9.0 3 0 0 0 5
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
0
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Ontiveros  L (3-2) 7.1 7 4 4 1 8
  Burns   1.2 2 1 1 0 4
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
1
12

  E–Leiter (1), Mercado (2), Weiss (10).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–New York Winfield (10,off Ontiveros).  HR–New York Pagliarulo (8,2nd inning off Ontiveros 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Meacham (6,2nd base off Ontiveros/Mercado); Washington (4,2nd base off Ontiveros/Mercado); Clark (2,2nd base off Burns/Hassey).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Rick Reed, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:42.  A–28,147.
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