Oakland Athletics vs Chicago White Sox
August 3, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1988 at Comiskey Park I. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 4, Chicago White Sox 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Polonia lf 5 0 1 1
Henderson cf 5 0 0 1
Canseco dh 5 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 4 1 1 0
Hassey c 4 0 2 0
Lansford 3b 5 0 1 0
Javier rf 5 1 1 1
Hubbard 2b 2 1 1 0
  Jennings ph 0 0 0 0
  Gallego pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Weiss ss 4 1 2 0
Welch p 0 0 0 0
  Cadaret p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 9 3
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Gallagher cf 5 0 2 2
Lyons 3b 5 0 0 0
Baines dh 3 0 1 0
  Paris pr,dh 0 0 0 0
  Hill ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Pasqua 1b 5 0 0 0
Boston lf 5 1 1 1
Fisk c 3 0 0 0
Randall rf 4 0 0 0
Guillen ss 4 1 2 0
Manrique 2b 3 1 1 0
Long p 0 0 0 0
  Thigpen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 7 3
Oakland 001 010 010 01491
Chicago 001 011 000 00372
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Welch   7.0 7 3 2 1 3
  Cadaret   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Nelson  W (6-3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley  SV (31) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
11.0
7
3
2
2
5
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Long   10.0 6 3 2 2 4
  Thigpen  L (5-6) 1.0 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
11.0
9
4
3
3
4

  E–Welch (1), Lyons (20), Manrique (9).  DP–Oakland 1, Chicago 3.  2B–Oakland Hassey (14,off Long).  HR–Chicago Boston (12,6th inning off Welch 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Hubbard (7,off Long); Weiss (7,off Long); Manrique (10,off Welch).  HBP–Jennings (2,by Long).  WP–Long (2).  HBP–Long (4,Jennings).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Tim Welke, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Terry Cooney.  T–3:15.  A–19,515.
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