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New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

1988-09-17 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 35051 · 80°F, overcast, dry · 2:56

Boston Red Sox defeated New York Yankees 3–1. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 8th. Bruce Hurst earned the win. Dwight Evans went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3
BOS	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2		3	5

W: Bruce Hurst L: Charles Hudson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Al Clark · 1B: Jim Evans · 2B: Dale Ford · 3B: Ted Hendry · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rickey Henderson	3	1	2	0	1	0
Willie Randolph	3	0	0	0	0	0
Don Mattingly	4	0	1	1	0	0
Dave Winfield	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jack Clark	3	0	0	0	1	2
Gary Ward	3	0	0	0	0	2
Don Slaught	3	0	0	0	0	2
Luis Aguayo	2	0	0	0	0	1
Rafael Santana	3	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wade Boggs	0	0	0	1	3	0
Marty Barrett	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dwight Evans	4	1	1	1	0	0
Mike Greenwell	4	0	0	0	0	1
Todd Benzinger	3	1	1	0	1	0
Ellis Burks	4	0	0	0	0	1
Larry Parrish	4	0	1	1	0	2
Jody Reed	3	1	2	0	0	0
Rich Gedman	3	0	0	0	0	1

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Charles Hudson	7.1	4	4	4
Dale Mohorcic	0.1	1	0	1
Hipolito Pena	0.1	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bruce Hurst	9.0	3	2	9

Play-by-play

Top 1

Rickey Henderson: 9/F9D
Willie Randolph: 9/L
Don Mattingly: 43

Bot 1

Wade Boggs: W
Marty Barrett: 54(1)/FO
Dwight Evans: 7/L7D
Mike Greenwell: 8/F8XD

Top 2

Dave Winfield: 63
Jack Clark: W
Gary Ward: 16(1)/FO
Don Slaught: 9/F89D

Bot 2

Todd Benzinger: 31
Ellis Burks: 53/G6S
Larry Parrish: K

Top 3

Luis Aguayo: K
Rafael Santana: 63
Rickey Henderson: D9/L9LD
Willie Randolph: 53/G5S

Bot 3

Jody Reed: 9/F
Rich Gedman: 43/G4M
Wade Boggs: W
Marty Barrett: 8/F78

Top 4

Don Mattingly: S4/G4M
Dave Winfield: K
Jack Clark: K
Gary Ward: K

Bot 4

Dwight Evans: 4/P34
Mike Greenwell: K+WP.B-1
Todd Benzinger: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Todd Benzinger: CSH(E2).3-3
Todd Benzinger: W
Ellis Burks: WP.1-2
Ellis Burks: 3/G3S
Larry Parrish: 9/F

Top 5

Don Slaught: K
Luis Aguayo: HP
Rafael Santana: POCS2(136)
Rafael Santana: K

Bot 5

Jody Reed: D7/F7DW
Rich Gedman: 34/SH/B3S.2-3
Wade Boggs: 7/SF/F7LD/FINT.3-H
Marty Barrett: HP
Dwight Evans: 9/F9S

Top 6

Rickey Henderson: D9/L89
Willie Randolph: 13/SH/B1S.2-3
Don Mattingly: 3/G.3-H
Dave Winfield: 3/G

Bot 6

Mike Greenwell: 43/G4M
Todd Benzinger: 7/F7L
Ellis Burks: 13/G15

Top 7

Jack Clark: 63
Gary Ward: K
Don Slaught: K

Bot 7

Larry Parrish: K
Jody Reed: S6/G6S
Rich Gedman: WP.1-2
Rich Gedman: K
Wade Boggs: IW
Marty Barrett: 5/L

Top 8

Luis Aguayo: 63
Rafael Santana: 7/F78
Rickey Henderson: W
Willie Randolph: 9/F89

Bot 8

Dwight Evans: HR/F7D
Mike Greenwell: 8/F78
Todd Benzinger: D7/F7LDW
Ellis Burks: K
Larry Parrish: D8/F78XD.2-H
Jody Reed: HP
Rich Gedman: 43

Top 9

Don Mattingly: 8/F89XD
Dave Winfield: 63/G6M
Jack Clark: K

Notes & reviews

Protest=V
attempted steal of home, safe return when ball dropped
fan interference but run allowed; Yankees manager Lou Piniella protested the game
HR just made it into the screen
high off the wall
Charles Hudson left game with injury

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