Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
August 17, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1990 at Memorial Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 8, Baltimore Orioles 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson R. dh 3 1 1 1
Lansford 3b 5 1 2 2
Henderson D. cf 5 0 2 0
McGwire 1b 5 1 1 3
Canseco rf 4 1 1 0
  Jennings pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Hassey c 3 1 1 0
Jose lf 5 1 3 1
Weiss ss 4 1 1 0
Gallego 2b 5 1 1 1
Welch p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 13 8
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 4 0 0 0
Finley rf 4 0 1 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 1 1 1
Horn dh 4 1 2 1
Orsulak lf 4 0 1 0
Tettleton c 2 1 1 0
Worthington 3b 4 0 0 0
Segui 1b 4 0 2 1
McKnight 2b 4 0 1 0
Mitchell p 0 0 0 0
  Schilling p 0 0 0 0
  Price p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Oakland 000 070 0108130
Baltimore 020 000 010390
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Welch  W (20-4) 8.0 9 3 3 2 3
  Eckersley   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
3
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Mitchell  L (5-5) 4.2 7 7 7 3 2
  Schilling   2.1 2 0 0 2 3
  Price   2.0 4 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
6
6

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 2, Baltimore 1.  PB–Hassey (5).  2B–Oakland J Canseco (9,off Mitchell); Lansford (13,off Schilling); Weiss (16,off Price); D Henderson (28,off Price).  HR–Oakland McGwire (31,5th inning off Mitchell 2 on, 2 out), Baltimore Horn (10,2nd inning off Welch 0 on, 0 out); C Ripken (15,8th inning off Welch 0 on, 1 out).  U-HP–Mark Johnson, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Larry Young, 3B–Ken Kaiser.  T–2:51.  A–45,379.
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