Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
September 5, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1990 at Fenway Park. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 10, Boston Red Sox 0

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 3 1 2 0
  Lewis ph,lf 1 0 0 0
McGee cf 5 0 0 0
Jennings rf 3 2 2 2
  Blankenship ph,rf 1 1 1 0
Baines dh 3 1 2 2
  Steinbach ph,dh 1 1 0 0
Lansford 3b 5 1 1 1
  Bordick 3b 0 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 5 2 3 4
Hassey c 5 0 1 0
Randolph 2b 4 0 1 0
Gallego ss 4 1 2 0
Welch p 0 0 0 0
  Chitren p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 15 9
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Reed ss 4 0 0 0
Quintana 1b 3 0 1 0
  Cooper ph 1 0 0 0
Boggs 3b 4 0 0 0
Burks cf 3 0 0 0
  Plantier ph 0 0 0 0
  Kutcher pr 0 0 0 0
Greenwell lf 3 0 1 0
  Heep ph 1 0 0 0
Brunansky rf 3 0 1 0
Marshall dh 3 0 1 0
Pena c 3 0 0 0
Barrett 2b 3 0 1 0
Harris p 0 0 0 0
  Irvine p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  Gardner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Oakland 004 011 00410150
Boston 000 000 000053
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Welch  W (23-5) 8.0 5 0 0 0 4
  Chitren   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Harris  L (12-6) 5.0 10 6 6 4 3
  Irvine   3.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Murphy   0.1 4 4 2 0 0
  Gardner   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
10
8
5
6

  E–Jody Reed (16), Harris (3), Murphy (1).  DP–Oakland 1, Boston 3.  PB–Pena (4).  2B–Oakland Randolph (8,off Harris); Jennings (5,off Harris); McGwire (12,off Murphy); Gallego (13,off Murphy), Boston Brunansky (21,off Welch).  3B–Boston Greenwell (5,off Welch).  HR–Oakland McGwire (34,3rd inning off Harris 1 on, 2 out); Jennings (2,5th inning off Harris 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Gallego (13,off Harris).  SF–Jennings (2,off Irvine).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Tim McClelland, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:49.  A–33,156.
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