Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics
July 31, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1989 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 2, Oakland Athletics 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Gallagher cf 4 1 2 0
Fletcher 2b 3 0 1 0
Walker dh 3 0 1 1
Calderon 1b,rf 4 1 2 0
Pasqua rf,lf 3 0 1 0
Fisk c 3 0 0 1
Martinez 3b 4 0 1 0
Johnson lf 3 0 1 0
  Lyons 1b 1 0 0 0
Guillen ss 4 0 0 0
King p 0 0 0 0
  Thigpen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 9 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 2 1 0 0
  Canseco rf 1 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 3 0 1 0
Parker dh 4 0 2 1
McGwire 1b 4 0 0 0
Jose rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Steinbach c 3 0 1 0
  Nelson pr 0 1 0 0
Phillips 2b 4 1 2 2
Javier cf 3 0 1 0
Weiss ss 3 0 1 0
Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3
Chicago 010 000 010291
Oakland 100 000 002380
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
King   8.0 7 1 1 2 2
  Thigpen  L (1-4) 0.0 1 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
3
2
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Moore  W (14-5) 9.0 9 2 2 1 5
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
5

  E–Guillen (14).  DP–Chicago 2.  PB–Fisk (7).  2B–Chicago Calderon (20,off Moore), Oakland Steinbach (12,off King).  HR–Oakland Phillips (3,9th inning off Thigpen 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Fletcher (3,off Moore).  SF–Fisk (5,off Moore); Walker (1,off Moore).  WP–Moore (6).  BK–King (3).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Rocky Roe.  T–2:55.  A–34,554.
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