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July 5, 1987

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Top 9 R H E
Red Sox 3 10 1
Athletics 6 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Red Sox 3 10 1
Athletics 6 8 0

Jim Rice Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .272
OBP .000 .356
At Bats 0 232
Hits 0 63
• Singles 0 46
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 0 35

Dennis Eckersley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 4 4
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - July 5, 1987
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Strikeout
Dennis Eckersley
Mickey Tettleton
Mark McGwire
Tony Phillips
Carney Lansford
Alfredo Griffin
Luis Polonia
Dwayne Murphy
Mike Davis
Jim Rice
Marty Barrett
Rich Gedman

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 3 10 1 10
Oakland Athletics 6 8 0 5
Winning Pitcher Dave Stewart
Losing Pitcher Oil Can Boyd
Save Dennis Eckersley
Game Winning RBI Luis Polonia
Attendance 32,655
Time of Game 3 hours 3 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rice is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Dennis Eckersley now pitching. Jim Rice pinch hits for Todd Benzinger. That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Barrett moves to second.
Top 9 Dave Leiper now pitching. Boggs hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Barrett hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Gedman moves to third.
Top 9 Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Owen scores.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Owen moves to third. Gedman moves to second.
Top 9 Rich Gedman pinch hits for Marc Sullivan. Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Owen moves to second.
Top 9 Luis Polonia now playing left field. Dwayne Murphy now playing center field. Owen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Tettleton hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Phillips takes first base on ball four. McGwire moves to third. Lansford moves to second.
Bottom 8 Joe Sambito now pitching. Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Lansford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McGwire moves to second.
Bottom 8 McGwire is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 8 Wes Gardner now pitching. Todd Benzinger now playing left field. Canseco hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Buckner strikes out.
Top 8 Evans takes first base on ball four. Burks scores. Barrett moves to third. Boggs moves to second.
Top 8 Baylor hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gene Nelson now pitching. Todd Benzinger pinch hits for Mike Greenwell. Benzinger strikes out.
Top 8 Greg Cadaret now pitching. Boggs takes first base on ball four. Sullivan scores. Burks moves to third. Barrett moves to second.
Top 8 Barrett hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Sullivan moves to third. Burks moves to second.
Top 8 Burks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sullivan moves to second.
Top 8 Sullivan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Polonia strikes out.
Bottom 7 Tom Bolton now pitching. Griffin hits a line drive into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Owen hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Buckner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Tettleton hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Phillips hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Burks. Phillips reaches second base with a double. Burks throws the ball in to Barrett who relays the ball to Boggs who tags Phillips trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Lansford scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McGwire scores. Lansford moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Lansford hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. McGwire moves to third.
Bottom 6 McGwire is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Canseco hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards second. Phillips scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Barrett moves to third.
Top 6 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Barrett moves to second.
Top 6 Barrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Polonia hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Griffin. The throw from Sullivan and he is safe. Griffin steals second.
Bottom 5 Griffin bunts towards the mound. Boyd fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Tettleton bunts towards the mound. Boyd fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Sullivan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Buckner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Phillips strikes out.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lansford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McGwire hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Canseco hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Evans hits a line drive into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Baylor hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Greenwell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out.
Bottom 3 Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Barrett fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Tettleton scores.
Bottom 3 Griffin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tettleton moves to third.
Bottom 3 Tettleton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Phillips strikes out.
Top 3 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Barrett strikes out.
Top 3 Burks hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McGwire hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sullivan strikes out.
Top 2 Owen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Greenwell moves to third. Buckner moves to second.
Top 2 Buckner is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Evans strikes out.
Top 2 Baylor hits a popup towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Greenwell hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Canseco. Greenwell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boyd fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Boggs hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Barrett strikes out.
Top 1 Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.