Oakland Athletics vs Milwaukee Brewers
May 23, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1989 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 1, Milwaukee Brewers 9

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Polonia lf 4 0 0 0
Henderson cf 4 0 1 1
Parker dh 3 0 0 0
  Blankenship ph,dh,2b 1 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 4 0 0 0
Hassey c 3 0 2 0
  Beane ph,c 1 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 3 0 3 0
  Scott ss 1 0 0 0
Javier rf 4 0 1 0
Phillips 2b,3b 4 0 1 0
Gallego ss 3 1 2 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
Welch p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Cadaret p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 10 1
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Molitor 3b 3 1 1 1
  Spiers pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Yount cf 4 1 1 2
  Felder pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Sheffield ss 4 0 1 0
Deer rf 4 2 2 2
Gantner 2b 3 1 2 2
  Polidor 2b 1 0 0 0
Braggs lf 4 1 2 1
Surhoff dh 5 1 1 1
Francona 1b 4 2 2 0
O'Brien c 3 0 1 0
Bosio p 0 0 0 0
  Krueger p 0 0 0 0
  Aldrich p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 13 9
Oakland 000 010 0001100
Milwaukee 000 031 50x9131
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Welch  L (6-3) 5.1 6 4 4 5 4
  Nelson   1.0 3 3 3 0 0
  Cadaret   0.1 3 2 2 1 0
  Plunk   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
9
9
6
5
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Bosio  W (6-3) 7.0 10 1 1 0 4
  Krueger   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Aldrich   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
1
1
0
4

  E–Gantner (3).  2B–Oakland Lansford (13,off Bosio), Milwaukee Gantner (3,off Welch).  3B–Oakland D Henderson (3,off Bosio), Milwaukee Francona (1,off Welch); Braggs (2,off Nelson).  HR–Milwaukee Deer (11,7th inning off Nelson 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Molitor (4,off Nelson).  HBP–Gantner (5,by Welch).  SB–Sheffield (3,2nd base off Welch/Hassey); Molitor (4,2nd base off Welch/Hassey); Gantner (2,2nd base off Nelson/Hassey).  CS–Surhoff (3,2nd base by Welch/Hassey).  HBP–Welch (2,Gantner).  U-HP–Drew Coble, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–3:00.  A–13,882.
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