Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
May 30, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1989 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 4, Boston Red Sox 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Polonia lf 5 1 1 0
Henderson cf 5 1 1 0
Parker dh 3 2 2 3
McGwire 1b 4 0 2 0
Steinbach c 5 0 1 0
Phillips 3b,ss 4 0 1 0
Blankenship 2b 4 0 3 1
Javier rf 4 0 2 0
Gallego ss 3 0 1 0
  Hassey ph 0 0 0 0
  Lansford ph,3b 0 0 0 0
Stewart p 0 0 0 0
  Honeycutt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 14 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Reed ss 5 1 4 0
Barrett 2b 5 0 1 1
Boggs 3b 4 0 1 0
Greenwell lf 4 0 0 0
Evans rf 4 1 2 1
Burks cf 3 0 2 0
Horn dh 3 0 1 0
  Rice ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Esasky 1b 4 0 0 0
Cerone c 4 0 0 0
Smithson p 0 0 0 0
  Lamp p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  Stanley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 11 2
Oakland 001 020 0014140
Boston 001 001 0002111
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Stewart  W (9-2) 7.0 10 2 2 0 2
  Honeycutt  SV (4) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
1
4
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Smithson  L (2-4) 4.2 10 3 3 2 1
  Lamp   2.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Murphy   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Stanley   1.1 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
4
4
4
2

  E–Cerone (2).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Blankenship (2,off Smithson); Parker (10,off Smithson), Boston Reed (13,off Stewart); Barrett (12,off Stewart); Boggs (14,off Stewart).  HR–Oakland Parker (7,9th inning off Stanley 0 on, 0 out), Boston Evans (7,6th inning off Stewart 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Parker (2,off Smithson).  HBP–Parker (1,by Smithson).  IBB–Phillips (1,by Smithson).  SB–Polonia (11,2nd base off Smithson/Cerone).  CS–McGwire (1,2nd base by Stanley/Cerone).  WP–Stewart (4).  HBP–Smithson (3,Parker).  IBB–Smithson (4,Phillips).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Rocky Roe, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–2:59.  A–31,407.
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