Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
September 17, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1989 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 6, Boston Red Sox 7

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson R. lf 4 0 1 0
Lansford 3b 4 2 2 0
Canseco rf 5 1 1 0
Parker dh 5 1 2 2
Henderson D. cf 5 0 1 0
McGwire 1b 3 2 2 2
Hassey c 3 0 0 0
  Steinbach ph,c 0 0 0 0
Phillips 2b 4 0 1 0
Weiss ss 2 0 0 0
  Blankenship ph 0 0 0 0
  Phelps ph 1 0 0 0
  Gallego ss 0 0 0 0
Welch p 0 0 0 0
  Young p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Honeycutt p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Boggs 3b 4 1 0 0
Barrett 2b 4 2 2 0
Evans dh 3 1 0 1
Greenwell lf 4 1 3 1
Esasky 1b 3 1 1 2
Heep rf 3 0 0 0
  Quintana ph 1 0 0 0
  Stone rf 0 0 0 0
Reed ss 3 0 1 1
Romine cf 3 0 1 0
Cerone c 3 1 0 0
Hetzel p 0 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 8 5
Oakland 000 210 0126101
Boston 003 030 10x781
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Welch  L (16-8) 4.0 4 5 5 5 3
  Young   0.0 1 1 0 0 0
  Nelson   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Honeycutt   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Eckersley   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
7
6
7
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Hetzel   4.2 5 3 1 1 6
  Harris  W (2-1) 2.0 1 0 0 3 3
  Murphy   1.0 2 1 1 1 2
  Smith  SV (22) 1.1 2 2 2 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
6
4
5
14

  E–McGwire (6), Cerone (10).  DP–Oakland 2.  PB–Hassey (4); Cerone (3).  2B–Oakland Canseco (6,off Hetzel); Parker (24,off Harris), Boston Reed (39,off Nelson).  HR–Oakland McGwire 2 (28,5th inning off Hetzel 0 on, 0 out,8th inning off Murphy 0 on, 2 out); Parker (21,9th inning off Smith 1 on, 2 out), Boston Esasky (27,7th inning off Honeycutt 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Cerone (2,by Welch).  SB–R Henderson (68,2nd base off Harris/Cerone).  CS–D Henderson (4,2nd base by Hetzel/Cerone).  WP–Welch (5).  HBP–Welch (6,Cerone).  U-HP–John Hirschbeck, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–(none), 3B–Dale Ford.  T–3:12.  A–33,148.
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