Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
August 21, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1988 at Fenway Park. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 5, Boston Red Sox 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Polonia lf 4 1 2 1
Henderson cf 5 0 1 0
Canseco rf 5 0 1 1
Parker dh 4 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 5 1 1 1
Lansford 3b 3 2 2 0
Hassey c 1 0 0 1
Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0
Weiss ss 1 1 0 0
  Baylor ph 0 0 0 0
  Gallego pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Honeycutt p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 7 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Boggs 3b 4 1 0 0
Barrett 2b 4 1 2 0
Evans dh 3 0 1 0
Greenwell lf,rf 4 0 0 0
Burks cf 4 1 0 0
Benzinger rf,1b 4 1 0 0
Parrish 1b 2 0 2 2
  Romine pr,rf 0 0 0 0
  Owen ph 1 0 0 0
  Rice lf 0 0 0 0
Reed ss 3 0 2 1
Cerone c 2 0 0 0
  Gedman ph,c 1 0 0 0
Gardner p 0 0 0 0
  Stanley p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 3
Oakland 110 000 120570
Boston 004 000 000470
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Davis   5.1 5 4 4 6 5
  Honeycutt  W (3-2) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2
  Eckersley  SV (35) 2.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
8
9
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Gardner   6.0 3 3 3 6 3
  Stanley  L (5-2) 1.2 3 2 2 0 0
  Smith   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
6
4

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 1, Boston 1.  PB–Cerone (6).  2B–Oakland Lansford (17,off Gardner), Boston Reed (13,off Davis); Parrish (11,off Davis).  HR–Oakland McGwire (25,8th inning off Stanley 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Hassey (3,off Stanley); Reed (6,off Davis).  HBP–Lansford (6,by Gardner); Baylor (8,by Stanley).  SB–Evans (3,2nd base off Davis/Hassey).  WP–Davis (13), Stanley (4).  HBP–Gardner (3,Lansford); Stanley (7,Baylor).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Mark Johnson, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–John Shulock.  T–3:20.  A–33,282.
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