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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
October 5, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics, played on October 5, 1988 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | October 5, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 5, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Stewart |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bruce Hurst |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 34,104 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: Tim McClelland 3B: Greg Kosc |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Dave Henderson | Center Fielder |
| Jose Canseco | Right Fielder |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Don Baylor | DH |
| Tony Phillips | Left Fielder |
| Mike Gallego | Second Baseman |
| Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Todd Benzinger | First Baseman |
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Jody Reed | Shortstop |
| Rich Gedman | Catcher |
| Joe Morgan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
October 5, 1988
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Hurst
Lansford strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Hurst
Henderson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Hurst
Canseco hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Hurst
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hurst fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Stewart
Boggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Stewart
Barrett hits a popup towards short. Weiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Stewart
The ball gets by Steinbach for a passed ball. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Stewart
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Greenwell vs. Stewart
Greenwell hits a line drive into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Hurst
Steinbach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Hurst
Baylor strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Hurst
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gallego vs. Hurst
Gallego hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Stewart
Benzinger strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Stewart
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stewart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Stewart
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Stewart
Reed takes first base on ball four. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Gedman vs. Stewart
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rice moves to third. Reed moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Boggs vs. Stewart
Boggs strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Hurst
Weiss hits a line drive into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Hurst
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Hurst
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Stewart
Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Stewart
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Stewart
Greenwell hits a line drive into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Hurst
Canseco hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Hurst
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Hurst
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Hurst
Baylor hits a popup towards first. Benzinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Hurst
Phillips takes first base on ball four. Steinbach moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Gallego vs. Hurst
Gallego hits a line drive, foul, towards first. Benzinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Stewart
Benzinger hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Stewart
Burks strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Stewart
Rice strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Hurst
Weiss hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Weiss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lansford vs. Hurst
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hurst, and towards Reed, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Weiss moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Henderson vs. Hurst
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Canseco vs. Hurst
Canseco strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Stewart
Reed hits a popup towards short. Weiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Stewart
Gedman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Steinbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Stewart
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Hurst
McGwire hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Hurst
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Hurst
Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Stewart
Barrett hits a line drive into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Stewart
Evans hits a line drive into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Greenwell vs. Stewart
Greenwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Benzinger vs. Stewart
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Hurst
Phillips hits a popup into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Hurst
Gallego hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hurst fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Hurst
Weiss hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Stewart
Burks hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Stewart
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Stewart
Kevin Romine pinch runs for Jim Rice.
Reed is hit by the pitch. Romine moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gedman vs. Stewart
Gedman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Romine moves to third. Reed moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Boggs vs. Honeycutt
Rick Honeycutt now pitching.
Boggs hits a line drive into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Romine tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Barrett vs. Honeycutt
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Hurst
Lansford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Lansford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Hurst
Henderson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Lansford scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Hurst
Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Hurst
McGwire strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Eckersley
Ron Hassey now catching. Dennis Eckersley now pitching.
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Eckersley
Greenwell hits a popup into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Eckersley
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Eckersley covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Hurst
Hassey hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Hurst
Baylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Hurst
Luis Polonia pinch runs for Don Baylor.
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gallego vs. Hurst
Gallego hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Eckersley
Burks hits a popup into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Eckersley
Larry Parrish pinch hits for Kevin Romine.
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Eckersley
Reed hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Phillips. Reed reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gedman vs. Eckersley
Gedman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Boggs vs. Eckersley
Ed Romero pinch runs for Rich Gedman.
Boggs strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/5/1988 -- Oakland at Boston (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Lansford C, 3b 4 1 1 0 Boggs W, 3b 4 0 1 1
Henderson D, cf 4 0 2 1 Barrett M, 2b 4 0 0 0
Canseco J, rf 4 1 1 1 Evans D, rf 4 0 1 0
McGwire M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Greenwell M, lf 3 0 0 0
Steinbach T, c 2 0 1 0 Benzinger T, 1b 4 0 0 0
Hassey R, c 1 0 0 0 Burks E, cf 4 0 0 0
Baylor D, dh 3 0 0 0 Rice J, dh 2 0 1 0
Polonia L, pr 0 0 0 0 Romine K, pr 0 1 0 0
Phillips T, lf 3 0 0 0 Parrish L, ph 1 0 0 0
Gallego M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Reed J, ss 2 0 1 0
Weiss W, ss 3 0 1 0 Gedman R, c 3 0 2 0
Romero E, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 6 2 31 1 6 1
Oakland 000 100 010 -- 2
Boston 000 000 100 -- 1
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Stewart D 6.1 5 1 1 3 6
Honeycutt R (W) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Eckersley D (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Hurst B (L) 9.0 6 2 2 3 7
DP -- Oakland 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Oakland 6, Boston 9
2B -- Weiss W, Evans D, Lansford C, Reed J
HR -- Canseco J
SF -- Boggs W
HBP -- by Stewart D (Reed J)
PB -- Steinbach T
T -- 2:55
A -- 34104
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