Oakland Athletics vs Cincinnati Reds
October 17, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 17, 1990 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds 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, Cincinnati Reds 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson R. lf 4 1 1 0
Lansford 3b 4 0 1 0
Canseco rf 5 1 1 2
McGwire 1b 4 1 2 0
Henderson D. cf 4 1 2 0
  Steinbach c 0 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0
Hassey c 4 0 2 1
  Bordick pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Gallego ss 4 0 1 1
  Baines ph 1 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Welch p 3 0 0 0
  Honeycutt p 0 0 0 0
  McGee cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Larkin ss 5 1 3 0
Hatcher cf 4 2 4 1
O'Neill rf 4 0 0 0
Davis lf 5 0 0 1
Morris 1b 3 0 0 0
  Braggs ph 1 0 0 1
  Dibble p 0 0 0 0
  Bates ph 1 1 1 0
Sabo 3b 5 0 3 0
Oliver c 5 1 2 1
Duncan 2b 3 0 0 0
Jackson p 1 0 0 0
  Scudder p 0 0 0 0
  Oester ph 1 0 1 1
  Armstrong p 0 0 0 0
  Winningham ph 1 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
  Benzinger 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 14 5
Oakland 103 000 000 04102
Cincinnati 200 100 010 15142
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Welch   7.1 9 4 4 2 2
  Honeycutt   1.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Eckersley  L (0-1) 0.1 3 1 1 0 0
Totals 9.1 14 5 5 3 2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson   2.2 6 4 3 2 0
  Scudder   1.1 0 0 0 2 2
  Armstrong   3.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Charlton   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Dibble  W (1-0) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals 10.0 10 4 3 4 7

  E–McGwire (1), Hassey (1), Oliver (1), Jackson (1).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Larkin (1,off Welch); Hatcher 2 (4,off Welch 2); Oliver (1,off Welch).  3B–Cincinnati Hatcher (1,off Welch).  HR–Oakland Canseco (1,3rd inning off Jackson 0 on 1 out).  SH–Lansford (1,off Jackson); Welch (1,off Charlton).  SF–Hassey (1,off Jackson).  Team LOB–10.  IBB–Hatcher (1,by Honeycutt).  Team–10.  SB–R. Henderson (1,2nd base off Jackson/Oliver).  IBB–Honeycutt (1,Hatcher).  U-HP–Rocky Roe (AL), 1B–Jim Quick (NL), 2B–Ted Hendry (AL), 3B–Randy Marsh (NL), LF–Frank Pulli (NL), RF–Larry Barnett (AL).  T–3:31.  A–55,832.

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