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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 3

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Boston Red Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 3

Day

Game Played on Saturday, July 18, 1987 (D) at Fenway Park

OAK A    1  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   3  9  1
BOS A    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  1    2  -   5 10  0
BATTING
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Polonia cf                    5   0   0   0       0   2       3   0
Lansford 3b                   4   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Canseco lf                    4   1   1   1       0   2       3   0
McGwire 1b                    4   0   1   0       0   0       6   0
Henderson rf                  4   1   4   0       0   0       1   0
Steinbach dh                  4   1   2   0       0   1       0   0
Tettleton c                   3   0   1   2       1   0       5   0
Bernazard 2b                  3   0   0   0       0   0       3   6
Griffin ss                    3   0   0   0       1   1       4   3
Rijo p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Cadaret p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Eckersley p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  G. Nelson p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   3   9   3       2   6      27  11
FIELDING - 
E: Lansford (5).
PB: Tettleton (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Steinbach 2 (11,off Hurst 2).
HR: Canseco (19,1st inning off Hurst 0 on 2 out).
SH: Bernazard (5,off Hurst).
GDP: Bernazard (5,off Hurst); Steinbach (8,off Hurst).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: McGwire (1,2nd base by Hurst/Sheaffer).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Burks cf                      4   0   2   0       1   1       2   0
Barrett 2b                    5   0   0   0       0   0       3   3
Boggs 3b                      3   0   0   0       2   1       0   4
Rice lf                       5   1   2   1       0   2       3   1
Greenwell dh                  4   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Evans rf,1b                   5   1   2   0       0   1       2   0
Buckner 1b                    3   0   1   0       1   0      10   1
  Henderson pr,rf             1   1   1   2       0   0       0   0
Owen ss                       3   0   0   0       0   0       3   5
  Baylor ph                   0   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
  Romero ss                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Sheaffer c                    3   1   0   0       0   0       5   0
  Benzinger ph                1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Sullivan c                  0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Hurst p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
Totals                       37   5  10   4       4   5      30  18
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Owen-Barrett-Buckner, Romero-Barrett-Evans.
BATTING - 
2B: Greenwell (15,off Rijo).
HR: Rice (8,9th inning off Eckersley 0 on 2 out); Henderson (7,10th inning
off G. Nelson 1 on 0 out).
SF: Baylor (6,off Eckersley).
HBP: Greenwell (5,by Rijo).
Team LOB: 11.
PITCHING
Oakland Athletics            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Rijo                          7.1   6   2   2   3   4   0  33
Cadaret                       0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1
Eckersley L(6-5)              1.2   3   2   2   0   1   1   8
G. Nelson                     0     1   1   1   0   0   1   1
Totals                        9    10   5   5   4   5   2  43
Eckersley faced 1 batter in the 10th inning
G. Nelson faced 1 batter in the 10th inning
WP: Rijo (2).
BK: Rijo (1).
HBP: Rijo (2,Greenwell).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Cadaret 1-0; Eckersley 2-1; G. Nelson 1-1.
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Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hurst W(10-6)                10     9   3   3   2   6   1  37

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Dan Morrison
Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance: 34720
Starting Lineups:

   Oakland Athletics             Boston Red Sox           
1. Polonia             cf        Burks               cf
2. Lansford            3b        Barrett             2b
3. Canseco             lf        Boggs               3b
4. McGwire             1b        Rice                lf
5. Henderson           rf        Greenwell           dh
6. Steinbach           dh        Evans               rf
7. Tettleton           c         Buckner             1b
8. Bernazard           2b        Owen                ss
9. Griffin             ss        Sheaffer            c
   Rijo                p         Hurst               p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Polonia grounded out (third to first); Lansford
flied out to center; Canseco homered; McGwire singled to right;
McGwire was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burks flied out to left; Barrett popped to first;
Boggs grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Henderson singled to center; Steinbach doubled to
left [Henderson out at home (left to third to catcher)];
Tettleton singled to left [Steinbach scored]; Bernazard grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Tettleton out
at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice grounded out (second to pitcher); Greenwell
grounded out (second to first); Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Griffin walked; Polonia lined to shortstop;
Lansford flied out to center; Canseco forced Griffin (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Buckner singled to right; Owen made an out to
shortstop; Sheaffer forced Buckner (second to shortstop); Burks
singled to shortstop [Sheaffer to third]; Rijo balked [Sheaffer
scored, Burks to second]; Barrett reached on an error by
Lansford [Burks to third, Barrett to first]; Boggs walked
[Barrett to second]; Rice was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: McGwire grounded out (third to first); Henderson
singled to left; Steinbach doubled to left [Henderson to third];
Tettleton grounded out (shortstop to first) [Henderson scored];
Bernazard grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Greenwell lined to left; Evans singled to right;
Buckner forced Evans (shortstop to second); Owen forced Buckner
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red
Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Griffin flied out to left; Polonia struck out;
Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Sheaffer grounded out (shortstop to first); Burks
singled to center; Barrett forced Burks (third to second); Boggs
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Red Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Canseco was called out on strikes; McGwire
grounded out (first unassisted); Henderson singled to center;
Steinbach struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red
Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice singled to third; Greenwell was hit by a pitch
[Rice to second]; Evans flied out to center; Buckner forced
Greenwell (second to shortstop) [Rice to third]; Owen grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red
Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tettleton walked; Bernazard out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Tettleton to second]; Griffin grounded
out (shortstop to first); Polonia grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Sheaffer grounded out (shortstop to first); Burks
walked; Barrett flied out to right; Tettleton allowed a passed
ball [Burks to second]; Boggs walked; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Lansford flied out to left; Canseco struck out;
McGwire made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Greenwell doubled to left; Rijo threw a wild pitch
[Greenwell to third]; Evans made an out to second; CADARET
REPLACED RIJO (PITCHING); Buckner walked; ECKERSLEY REPLACED
CADARET (PITCHING); HENDERSON RAN FOR BUCKNER; BAYLOR BATTED FOR
OWEN; Baylor lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Greenwell
scored]; BENZINGER BATTED FOR SHEAFFER; Benzinger singled to
right [Henderson to second]; Burks struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: EVANS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HENDERSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ROMERO REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING
SS); SULLIVAN REPLACED BENZINGER (PLAYING C ); Henderson singled
to left; Steinbach grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Henderson out at second]; Tettleton flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Barrett flied out to center; Boggs flied out to
center; Rice homered; Greenwell made an out to third; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 10TH: On a bunt Bernazard grounded out (pitcher to
first); Griffin struck out; Polonia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 10TH: Evans singled to left; G. NELSON REPLACED
ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Henderson homered [Evans scored]; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        3   9   1    4
 Red Sox          5  10   0   11
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