Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays
May 2, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1989 at Exhibition Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 8, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Polonia lf 5 1 2 1
Henderson cf 3 1 2 0
Parker dh 4 1 2 1
McGwire 1b 5 1 1 4
Hassey c 4 0 1 0
Lansford 3b 2 1 0 0
Phillips 2b 3 1 1 1
Javier rf 4 2 1 1
Weiss ss 4 0 0 0
Welch p 0 0 0 0
  Honeycutt p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 10 8
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Moseby cf 5 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 5 1 1 0
McGriff 1b 4 1 0 0
Bell lf 4 1 2 0
  Infante pr 0 0 0 0
Whitt c 2 0 0 0
  Lawless ph,3b 1 1 0 0
Mulliniks 3b 3 1 1 4
  Brenly ph 0 0 0 0
  Ward p 0 0 0 0
  Henke p 0 0 0 0
Borders dh,c 3 0 1 1
Liriano 2b 3 0 1 0
Ducey rf 4 0 2 0
Stieb p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
Oakland 000 010 3048101
Toronto 400 000 010581
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Welch   6.0 6 4 4 2 6
  Honeycutt  W (1-0) 2.2 2 1 1 2 2
  Nelson   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Plunk  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
4
9
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Stieb   6.0 6 4 4 3 2
  Wells   0.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Ward  L (1-4) 2.0 2 2 2 1 3
  Henke   0.1 1 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
8
8
6
7

  E–Lansford (2), Liriano (4).  DP–Toronto 4.  PB–Whitt (3).  2B–Oakland D Henderson (3,off Stieb), Toronto Fernandez (1,off Welch); Ducey (2,off Welch).  3B–Oakland Phillips (1,off Stieb).  HR–Oakland McGwire (6,9th inning off Henke 3 on, 2 out), Toronto Mulliniks (1,1st inning off Welch 3 on, 2 out).  HBP–D Henderson (2,by Stieb); McGriff (2,by Welch); Bell (1,by Nelson).  IBB–D Henderson (1,by Wells).  SH–Brenly (1,off Honeycutt).  SB–Javier (4,2nd base off Wells/Whitt).  CS–Bell (2,2nd base by Honeycutt/Hassey).  HBP–Welch (1,McGriff); Nelson (1,Bell); Stieb (1,D Henderson).  IBB–Wells (2,D Henderson).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Rick Reed, 2B–Mark Johnson, 3B–Al Clark.  T–3:26.  A–23,439.
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