New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics
September 4, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1988 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 2, Oakland Athletics 11

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 3 0 0 0
  Kelly cf 0 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0
  Aguayo 2b 0 0 0 0
Mattingly 1b 3 1 1 0
  Skinner 1b 0 0 0 0
Winfield rf 3 1 1 1
  Morris rf 1 0 0 0
Clark dh 4 0 2 0
Pagliarulo 3b 4 0 0 0
Ward cf,lf 4 0 1 0
Slaught c 3 0 0 0
  Geren c 0 0 0 0
Velarde ss 3 0 0 0
Dotson p 0 0 0 0
  Nielsen p 0 0 0 0
  Hudson p 0 0 0 0
  Shields p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 1
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Polonia lf 5 3 2 0
  Blankenship 2b 0 0 0 0
Henderson cf 3 2 2 2
  Javier pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Canseco rf 4 1 1 3
  Jose rf 0 0 0 0
Parker dh 4 2 2 2
Lansford 3b 4 1 1 1
  Phillips 3b,lf 0 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 2 1 1 0
  Jennings ph,1b 0 0 0 0
Steinbach c 4 1 1 2
Hubbard 2b 4 0 2 1
  Gallego 2b,3b 0 0 0 0
Weiss ss 4 0 1 0
Stewart p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
  Cadaret p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 11 13 11
New York 000 200 000250
Oakland 034 300 01x11131
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Dotson  L (9-9) 2.0 7 6 6 0 0
  Nielsen   2.1 5 4 4 2 1
  Hudson   2.2 0 0 0 2 2
  Shields   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
11
11
4
3
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Stewart  W (17-11) 7.0 4 2 2 2 7
  Corsi   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Cadaret   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
10

  E–Phillips (8).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–New York Mattingly (32,off Stewart), Oakland Steinbach (16,off Dotson); Henderson (34,off Dotson); Canseco (28,off Dotson); Hubbard (12,off Nielsen); Polonia (7,off Shields).  HR–Oakland Parker (10,3rd inning off Nielsen 1 on, 0 out); Henderson (22,4th inning off Nielsen 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Canseco (5,off Shields).  CS–Hubbard (3,2nd base by Dotson/Slaught).  WP–Nielsen (1), Stewart (12).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–Jim Joyce, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:42.  A–43,042.
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