Oakland Athletics vs Chicago White Sox
May 31, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1991 at Comiskey Park II. The Chicago White 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 4, Chicago White Sox 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson R. lf 4 0 0 0
Riles 3b 3 0 0 0
  Blankenship ph,3b 0 0 0 0
Canseco rf 2 0 0 0
Baines dh 2 1 0 0
  Wilson ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Henderson D. cf 4 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 3 1 1 0
Steinbach c 3 0 0 0
Weiss ss 2 1 0 0
Gallego 2b 3 1 1 4
Stewart p 0 0 0 0
  Chitren p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 4 2 4
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 5 0 4 2
Johnson cf 5 0 0 0
Thomas dh 2 2 2 1
Pasqua 1b 3 1 1 0
Fisk c 2 0 0 0
Ventura 3b 5 0 2 0
Sosa rf 4 0 0 0
  Newson ph 0 0 0 0
Cora 2b 2 0 0 0
  Merullo ph 0 0 0 1
  Fletcher 2b 2 0 1 1
Guillen ss 4 2 2 0
Garcia p 0 0 0 0
  Radinsky p 0 0 0 0
  Thigpen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 12 5
Oakland 040 000 000421
Chicago 010 120 0015120
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Stewart   8.0 10 4 4 6 5
  Chitren  L (1-1) 0.2 2 1 1 2 0
Totals
8.2
12
5
5
8
5
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia   7.0 2 4 4 4 4
  Radinsky   1.0 0 0 0 2 2
  Thigpen  W (3-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
2
4
4
6
8

  E–Steinbach (3).  DP–Oakland 2, Chicago 1.  PB–Fisk (7).  2B–Chicago Guillen (5,off Stewart).  3B–Chicago Raines (3,off Stewart).  HR–Oakland Gallego (2,2nd inning off Garcia 3 on, 2 out), Chicago Thomas (8,5th inning off Stewart 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Pasqua (1,off Chitren).  SF–Merullo (4,off Stewart).  IBB–Fisk (2,by Chitren).  CS–Canseco (1,2nd base by Garcia/Fisk).  SB–Raines 2 (15,2nd base off Stewart/Steinbach 2); Guillen (8,2nd base off Stewart/Steinbach).  WP–Stewart (2).  IBB–Chitren (3,Fisk).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Rick Reed, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–3:22.  A–41,870.
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