Oakland Athletics vs New York Yankees
May 28, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1989 at Yankee Stadium. 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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Oakland Athletics 4, New York Yankees 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Polonia lf 3 1 1 0
  Henderson ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Javier cf,lf 3 0 0 0
Parker dh 4 0 1 1
McGwire 1b 4 1 1 1
Steinbach rf,c 4 0 1 0
Lansford 3b 4 1 1 0
Hassey c 3 1 2 2
  Beane rf 1 0 0 0
Phillips 2b 2 0 0 0
Gallego ss 3 0 0 0
Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Cadaret p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
  Honeycutt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 3 1 1 0
Sax 2b 5 1 3 0
Mattingly 1b 4 0 1 0
Hall dh 3 0 0 0
  Balboni ph,dh 2 0 1 1
Barfield rf,cf 4 1 1 0
Pagliarulo 3b 3 0 1 1
Slaught c 4 0 1 0
Tolleson ss 4 0 0 0
Brower cf 3 0 0 0
  Phelps ph 0 0 0 0
  Brookens ph,rf 1 0 1 0
Parker p 0 0 0 0
  Guetterman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 2
Oakland 100 200 100471
New York 100 001 1003100
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Moore  W (6-3) 5.1 7 2 1 2 4
  Plunk   1.0 0 1 1 1 1
  Cadaret   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Corsi   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Honeycutt  SV (3) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
4
8
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Parker  L (2-1) 6.1 6 4 4 1 5
  Guetterman   2.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
1
6

  E–Phillips (5).  DP–Oakland 1, New York 1.  2B–Oakland Polonia (5,off Parker); Parker (9,off Parker); Lansford (15,off Parker), New York Sax (8,off Moore); Barfield (5,off Moore); Brookens (2,off Honeycutt).  HR–Oakland McGwire (10,4th inning off Parker 0 on, 1 out); Hassey (2,7th inning off Parker 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Javier (1,off Parker).  CS–Pagliarulo (1,2nd base by Moore/Hassey).  WP–Moore (2), Guetterman (2).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Terry Craft, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–3:29.  A–38,527.
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