New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics
September 10, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 10, 1989 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 2, Oakland Athletics 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 4 0 0 0
Espinoza ss 4 0 0 0
Mattingly dh 4 0 1 0
Hall lf 2 0 1 0
  Slaught ph 1 0 0 0
Balboni 1b 4 0 0 0
Barfield rf 4 1 2 1
Kelly cf 2 1 1 1
Geren c 3 0 1 0
Velarde 3b 3 0 1 0
Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  McCullers p 0 0 0 0
  Guetterman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson R. lf 2 1 0 0
Lansford 3b,1b 3 0 1 2
Canseco rf 3 1 0 0
Parker dh 3 1 2 2
  Hemond pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Henderson D. cf 4 0 1 1
Hassey c 4 1 1 0
Steinbach 1b 3 1 1 0
  Gallego 2b 1 0 1 0
Phillips 2b,3b 3 0 2 1
Weiss ss 2 0 0 0
Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Honeycutt p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 6 9 6
New York 000 020 000272
Oakland 210 010 02x690
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Plunk  L (6-5) 7.0 6 4 4 3 4
  McCullers   0.1 2 2 1 1 0
  Guetterman   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
6
5
4
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Davis  W (17-6) 6.0 6 2 2 1 2
  Nelson   2.0 0 0 0 1 3
  Honeycutt   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
5

  E–Hall (1), Balboni (1).  DP–New York 1, Oakland 3.  2B–Oakland Hassey (12,off Plunk).  HR–New York Barfield (22,5th inning off Davis 0 on, 0 out); Kelly (8,5th inning off Davis 0 on, 0 out), Oakland Parker (20,1st inning off Plunk 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Weiss (5,off Plunk).  SF–Phillips (7,off Plunk); Lansford (3,off Plunk).  SB–Kelly (34,2nd base off Nelson/Hassey); Canseco (4,2nd base off McCullers/Geren).  CS–Lansford (14,2nd base by Plunk/Geren).  BK–Plunk (3).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–2:46.  A–44,071.
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