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New York Yankees @ Oakland Athletics

1988-09-03 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 43074 · 66°F, sunny, dry · 3:01

Oakland Athletics defeated New York Yankees 5–4. Oakland Athletics put up 3 in the 8th. Eric Plunk earned the win and Dennis Eckersley picked up the save. Jose Canseco went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Eric Plunk L: Dale Mohorcic SV: Dennis Eckersley

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

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rickey Henderson	4	1	0	0	1	0
Willie Randolph	5	1	3	1	0	0
Don Mattingly	5	1	2	1	0	0
Dave Winfield	4	0	1	2	1	0
Jack Clark	3	0	1	0	1	0
Mike Pagliarulo	3	0	0	0	1	1
Gary Ward	3	0	0	0	1	1
Joel Skinner	3	1	1	0	0	1
Rafael Santana	3	0	0	0	0	1

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tony Phillips	2	0	0	0	1	0
Dave Henderson	3	1	0	0	1	2
Jose Canseco	4	2	2	3	0	1
Carney Lansford	3	1	2	1	1	0
Don Baylor	2	0	0	1	0	1
Mark McGwire	2	0	0	0	1	0
Glenn Hubbard	2	0	0	0	0	1
Ron Hassey	4	0	0	0	0	1
Walt Weiss	3	0	1	0	0	1
Luis Polonia	1	0	0	0	0	0
Stan Javier	1	1	1	0	0	0
Dave Parker	1	0	0	0	0	1
Terry Steinbach	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ron Guidry	5.0	3	2	3
Dale Mohorcic	2.0	3	2	4
Neil Allen	0.1	0	0	1
Hipolito Pena	0.2	0	0	0

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Welch	3.1	4	4	1
Eric Plunk	4.2	4	1	3
Dennis Eckersley	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Rickey Henderson: 53
Willie Randolph: S9/L9
Don Mattingly: BK.1-2
Don Mattingly: 31.2-3
Dave Winfield: W
Jack Clark: SB2
Jack Clark: W
Mike Pagliarulo: K

Bot 1

Tony Phillips: 3/FL
Dave Henderson: K
Jose Canseco: 3

Top 2

Gary Ward: W
Joel Skinner: 24/SH.1-2
Rafael Santana: 3/FL
Rickey Henderson: 8/L

Bot 2

Carney Lansford: 53
Don Baylor: 9
Mark McGwire: 7

Top 3

Willie Randolph: 63
Don Mattingly: HR/9
Dave Winfield: 6/L
Jack Clark: D7/F7S
Mike Pagliarulo: W
Gary Ward: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Glenn Hubbard: K
Ron Hassey: 31
Walt Weiss: S6/G56.B-2(E6/TH1)
Tony Phillips: 4

Top 4

Joel Skinner: S9/L9
Rafael Santana: 34/SH.1-2
Rickey Henderson: W
Willie Randolph: WP.2-3;1-2
Willie Randolph: S4/F4D.3-H;2-3
Don Mattingly: 6
Dave Winfield: SB2
Dave Winfield: S9/L34.3-H;2-H
Jack Clark: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Dave Henderson: 7
Jose Canseco: D7/L7D
Carney Lansford: D7/L78.2-H
Don Baylor: SB3
Don Baylor: 8/SF.3-H
Mark McGwire: W
Glenn Hubbard: 7

Top 5

Mike Pagliarulo: 8
Gary Ward: K
Joel Skinner: 4

Bot 5

Ron Hassey: 8
Walt Weiss: 53
Tony Phillips: W
Dave Henderson: K

Top 6

Rafael Santana: K
Rickey Henderson: 9
Willie Randolph: S8/G6M
Don Mattingly: S7/L78.1-3
Dave Winfield: 43

Bot 6

Jose Canseco: K
Carney Lansford: W
Don Baylor: K
Mark McGwire: 3

Top 7

Jack Clark: 9
Mike Pagliarulo: 7
Gary Ward: 53

Bot 7

Luis Polonia: 9
Ron Hassey: K
Walt Weiss: K

Top 8

Joel Skinner: K
Rafael Santana: 3/FL
Rickey Henderson: 4

Bot 8

Stan Javier: S7/L7
Dave Henderson: W.1-2
Jose Canseco: HR/9.2-H;1-H
Carney Lansford: D7/L5
Dave Parker: K
Mark McGwire: WP.2-3
Mark McGwire: HP
Terry Steinbach: FC3.3XH(32);1-2;B-1
Ron Hassey: 43

Top 9

Willie Randolph: 3/FL
Don Mattingly: 4
Dave Winfield: 63

Notes & reviews

Tony Phillips lost the ball in the sun
Mark McGwire was hit on the head and charged the mound; both benches emptied and a brawl ensued; McGwire ejected by HP umpire Jim Evans

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