Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
May 31, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1989 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 3, Boston Red Sox 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Polonia lf 5 0 0 0
Henderson cf 5 0 1 0
Parker dh 5 1 2 1
McGwire 1b 3 0 0 0
Hassey c 5 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 5 1 2 0
Phillips ss 3 0 0 0
  Javier pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Blankenship rf,2b 3 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 3 0 1 0
  Steinbach ph 1 0 0 0
  Gallego ss 0 0 0 0
Burns p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Cadaret p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Young p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 6 1
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Reed ss 5 0 2 0
Barrett 2b 5 0 1 1
Boggs 3b 4 0 1 0
Greenwell lf 5 1 1 0
Evans rf 5 1 2 0
Burks cf 4 1 1 0
Horn dh 4 1 1 1
Esasky 1b 3 0 2 1
Gedman c 4 0 0 0
  Cerone ph 1 0 1 1
Clemens p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 12 4
Oakland 010 000 001 1361
Boston 000 011 000 24122
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Burns   5.2 7 2 2 1 4
  Nelson   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Cadaret   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Corsi   2.0 0 0 0 2 2
  Plunk  L (1-1) 0.2 2 2 2 0 1
  Young   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.2
12
4
4
5
7
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens   8.0 5 1 0 3 10
  Smith  W (4-1) 2.0 1 2 1 1 4
Totals
10.0
6
3
1
4
14

  E–Phillips (6), Reed 2 (6).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Lansford (16,off Clemens), Boston Reed (14,off Burns); Horn (2,off Burns); Burks (9,off Plunk).  HR–Oakland Parker (8,10th inning off Smith 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Horn (1,by Burns); Esasky (1,by C Young).  SB–Lansford (8,3rd base off Clemens/Gedman); Javier (6,2nd base off Smith/Gedman); Greenwell (8,2nd base off Burns/Hassey).  CS–Boggs (3,2nd base by Burns/Hassey); Reed (1,2nd base by Cadaret/Hassey).  IBB–Burns (1,Horn); C Young (1,Esasky).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–3:57.  A–33,510.
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