Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics
August 3, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1989 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 4

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Gallagher cf 5 0 0 0
Fletcher 2b 3 1 0 0
Calderon 1b,rf 4 2 3 1
Walker dh 4 1 1 1
Pasqua rf,lf 3 1 1 1
Martinez 3b 4 0 0 0
Boston lf 3 0 0 0
  Lyons 1b 1 0 0 0
Karkovice c 4 0 1 1
Guillen ss 4 1 2 0
Dotson p 0 0 0 0
  Pall p 0 0 0 0
  Thigpen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 8 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson R. lf 4 1 1 0
Lansford 3b 5 0 2 0
Canseco rf 4 1 2 1
Parker dh 4 0 1 0
McGwire 1b 4 0 0 0
Henderson D. cf 4 1 3 1
Steinbach c 3 1 1 0
Phillips 2b 2 0 0 0
Weiss ss 3 0 1 1
  Hassey ph 1 0 0 0
Welch p 0 0 0 0
  Young p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 11 3
Chicago 000 311 100680
Oakland 020 020 0004113
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Dotson   4.1 7 4 4 3 1
  Pall  W (4-2) 3.2 4 0 0 0 1
  Thigpen  SV (23) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
3
2
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Welch  L (11-6) 6.2 8 6 4 3 9
  Young   1.2 0 0 0 0 3
  Corsi   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
4
3
12

  E–Lansford 2 (10), Steinbach (8).  DP–Chicago 3.  2B–Chicago Calderon (21,off Welch); Pasqua (8,off Welch); Guillen (15,off Welch), Oakland Weiss (7,off Dotson); Canseco (1,off Dotson).  3B–Chicago Karkovice (1,off Welch).  HR–Oakland D Henderson (9,2nd inning off Dotson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Phillips (3,off Dotson).  SB–Calderon (4,2nd base off Welch/Steinbach); R Henderson (50,2nd base off Dotson/Karkovice).  CS–Guillen (12,2nd base by Welch/Steinbach).  WP–Pall (4).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–(none), 3B–Dale Scott.  T–2:49.  A–31,974.
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