Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
August 23, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1989 at Arlington Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 5, Texas Rangers 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson R. lf 4 1 2 0
Lansford 3b 5 0 1 0
Canseco rf 3 0 2 2
Hassey dh 2 1 1 0
  Blankenship ph,dh 1 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 3 1 0 0
Henderson D. cf 4 1 2 1
  Javier cf 0 0 0 0
Steinbach c 3 0 0 1
Phillips 2b 4 0 1 1
Weiss ss 4 1 1 0
Stewart p 0 0 0 0
  Honeycutt p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Espy cf 4 0 0 0
Daugherty 1b 4 1 1 0
Baines dh 4 1 2 0
Sierra rf 2 1 1 3
Franco 2b 4 0 1 0
Petralli c 3 0 0 0
  Kreuter c 0 0 0 0
  Incaviglia ph 1 0 0 0
Leach lf 4 1 1 0
Manrique ss 4 0 2 0
Buechele 3b 3 0 0 0
Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Rogers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 3
Oakland 001 003 1005102
Texas 200 001 100480
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Stewart  W (17-8) 7.0 8 4 3 0 7
  Honeycutt   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Eckersley  SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
1
8
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Brown  L (11-8) 6.0 10 5 5 4 5
  Rogers   3.0 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
4
9

  E–D Henderson (6), Steinbach (9).  DP–Oakland 1, Texas 1.  PB–Petralli (7).  2B–Oakland D Henderson (20,off Brown), Texas Leach (12,off Stewart).  HR–Texas Sierra (22,1st inning off Stewart 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Steinbach (2,off Brown); Sierra (7,off Stewart).  SB–D Henderson (5,2nd base off Brown/Petralli).  CS–R Henderson (12,2nd base by Brown/Petralli); Lansford (12,3rd base by Rogers/Petralli).  WP–Stewart (11).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Jim Joyce, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Larry Young.  T–2:46.  A–23,453.
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