Oakland Athletics vs New York Yankees
August 30, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 1989 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 5, New York Yankees 8

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson R. lf 5 1 2 0
Lansford 3b 4 1 1 1
Canseco rf 4 1 2 4
Parker dh 3 0 0 0
Hassey c 4 0 0 0
Henderson D. cf 4 0 0 0
Steinbach 1b 4 0 0 0
Phillips 2b 4 0 1 0
Weiss ss 2 2 1 0
Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Young p 0 0 0 0
  Burns p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 7 5
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 5 1 1 0
Espinoza ss 5 1 2 0
Mattingly 1b 4 1 1 1
Hall lf 2 1 1 1
Barfield rf 4 1 1 0
Balboni dh 3 1 2 4
  Tolleson pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Geren c 4 1 1 0
Kelly cf 3 0 0 0
Velarde 3b 4 0 2 2
Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  McCullers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 11 8
Oakland 003 020 000572
New York 300 004 01x8111
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Moore  L (16-8) 6.0 9 7 6 1 7
  Young   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Burns   1.1 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
11
8
7
2
10
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Plunk  W (5-4) 6.0 7 5 4 2 1
  McCullers  SV (2) 3.0 0 0 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
7
5
4
3
6

  E–Weiss (10), Burns (2), Velarde (1).  DP–Oakland 1, New York 1.  2B–Oakland Canseco (5,off Plunk), New York Mattingly (34,off Moore).  HR–Oakland Canseco (10,3rd inning off Plunk 2 on, 1 out), New York Balboni (15,6th inning off Moore 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Hall (7,off Moore).  HBP–Balboni (3,by Burns).  SB–R Henderson (63,2nd base off Plunk/Geren).  WP–Moore (10).  HBP–Burns (1,Balboni).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Tim Tschida, 3B–Ted Hendry.  T–2:53.  A–26,238.
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