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Oakland Athletics @ Boston Red Sox
1988-08-21 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 33282 · 82°F, cloudy, dry · Wind L to R · 3:20
Oakland Athletics defeated Boston Red Sox 5–4. Oakland Athletics put up 2 in the 8th. Rick Honeycutt earned the win and Dennis Eckersley picked up the save. Mark McGwire went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
W: Rick Honeycutt L: Bob Stanley SV: Dennis Eckersley
Umpires — HP: Dale Ford · 1B: Mark Johnson · 2B: Mike Reilly · 3B: John Shulock · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Luis Polonia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Henderson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Canseco | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Parker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mark McGwire | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Carney Lansford | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ron Hassey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Glenn Hubbard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Walt Weiss | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Don Baylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wade Boggs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Marty Barrett | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dwight Evans | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Mike Greenwell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ellis Burks | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Todd Benzinger | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Larry Parrish | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Jody Reed | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Rick Cerone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Spike Owen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rich Gedman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Storm Davis | 5.1 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
 Rick Honeycutt | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Dennis Eckersley | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wes Gardner | 6.0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
 Bob Stanley | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Lee Smith | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Luis Polonia: W
- Dave Henderson: S9/L4D.1-3
- Jose Canseco: 54(1)43/GDP/G56.3-H(NR)
- Dave Parker: W
- Mark McGwire: 8/F8D
Bot 1
- Wade Boggs: 43
- Marty Barrett: S5/G5
- Dwight Evans: K
- Mike Greenwell: W.1-2
- Ellis Burks: 7/F78
Top 2
- Carney Lansford: DGR/L9L
- Ron Hassey: PB.2-3
- Ron Hassey: 3/G.3-H
- Glenn Hubbard: 8/F78D
- Walt Weiss: K
Bot 2
- Todd Benzinger: K
- Larry Parrish: W
- Jody Reed: 7/F
- Rick Cerone: 63/G6M
Top 3
- Luis Polonia: 53/G5S
- Dave Henderson: 3/FL/P3F
- Jose Canseco: S9/L4D
- Dave Parker: K
Bot 3
- Wade Boggs: W
- Marty Barrett: W.1-2
- Dwight Evans: K
- Mike Greenwell: 9/F89D.2-3
- Ellis Burks: W.1-2
- Todd Benzinger: K+WP.3-H;2-3;1-2;B-1
- Larry Parrish: S8/G6M.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Jody Reed: D7/L7LD.2-H;1XH(762)
Top 4
- Mark McGwire: 9/F89D
- Carney Lansford: HP
- Ron Hassey: W.1-2
- Glenn Hubbard: 3/P
- Walt Weiss: W.2-3;1-2
- Luis Polonia: 6/P6D
Bot 4
- Rick Cerone: 8/L
- Wade Boggs: 6/L
- Marty Barrett: 9/F89XD
Top 5
- Dave Henderson: 8/L
- Jose Canseco: 9/F9S
- Dave Parker: 7/L
Bot 5
- Dwight Evans: S6/G6D
- Mike Greenwell: 6/P
- Ellis Burks: 9/F89S
- Todd Benzinger: SB2
- Todd Benzinger: K
Top 6
- Mark McGwire: 53
- Carney Lansford: K
- Ron Hassey: W
- Glenn Hubbard: 64(1)/FO/G56
Bot 6
- Larry Parrish: D8/L78D
- Jody Reed: 54/SH/B5S.2-3
- Rick Cerone: W
- Wade Boggs: 4(1)43/GDP/G4M
Top 7
- Walt Weiss: W
- Luis Polonia: S9/G34.1-2
- Dave Henderson: 8/F8XD.2-3
- Jose Canseco: WP.1-2
- Jose Canseco: 63.3-H
- Dave Parker: 5/FL/P5F
Bot 7
- Marty Barrett: 1/L
- Dwight Evans: W
- Mike Greenwell: K
- Ellis Burks: K
Top 8
- Mark McGwire: HR/F89D
- Carney Lansford: S6/G56
- Ron Hassey: 3/SH/B3S.1-2
- Glenn Hubbard: 8/F
- Don Baylor: HP
- Luis Polonia: S9/L4D.2-H;1-3
- Dave Henderson: 9/F89D
Bot 8
- Todd Benzinger: 8/F8D
- Spike Owen: 43
- Jody Reed: S9/L34
- Rich Gedman: K
Top 9
- Jose Canseco: 9/L89D
- Dave Parker: 5/P5S
- Mark McGwire: K
Bot 9
- Wade Boggs: 43
- Marty Barrett: S8/F89S
- Dwight Evans: W.1-2
- Mike Greenwell: 31.2-3;1-2
- Ellis Burks: K