OAK @ BOS

October 05, 1988

Final Score: OAK 2 - BOS 1

Game Information

Ballpark
Fenway Park
Attendance
34,104
Game Duration
175 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Rick Honeycutt
Losing Pitcher
Bruce Hurst
Save
Dennis Eckersley

Umpires

Home Plate
Don Denkinger
First Base
Ted Hendry
Second Base
Tim McClelland
Third Base
Greg Kosc

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
47°F
Sky
Overcast
Field Condition
Wet
Precipitation
None
Wind Speed
13 mph

Line Score

OAK @ BOS — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
OAK 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 0
BOS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0

OAK Batting

OAK @ BOS — OAK Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Don Baylor 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Jose Canseco 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250
Dennis Eckersley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mike Gallego 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ron Hassey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dave Henderson 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Rick Honeycutt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Carney Lansford 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Mark McGwire 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Tony Phillips 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Luis Polonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Terry Steinbach 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Dave Stewart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Walt Weiss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Team Totals 32 2 6 2 3 7 2 0 1 0 .188

BOS Batting

OAK @ BOS — BOS Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Marty Barrett 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Todd Benzinger 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Wade Boggs 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
Ellis Burks 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Dwight Evans 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 .250
Rich Gedman 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Mike Greenwell 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bruce Hurst 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Larry Parrish 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Jody Reed 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Jim Rice 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Ed Romero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kevin Romine 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 31 1 6 1 4 9 2 0 0 0 .194

OAK Pitching

OAK @ BOS — OAK Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Dennis Eckersley (SV) SV 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0.00
Rick Honeycutt (W) W 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Dave Stewart - 6.1 5 1 1 3 6 0 1.42
Team Totals 9.0 6 1 1 4 9 0 1.00

BOS Pitching

OAK @ BOS — BOS Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bruce Hurst (L) L 9.0 6 2 2 3 7 1 2.00
Team Totals 9.0 6 2 2 3 7 1 2.00

Oakland Athletics at Boston Red Sox, October 5, 1988

The Oakland Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 at Fenway Park on October 5, 1988, a League Championship Series game. The margin was one run. Retrosheet records attendance of 34,104, a running time of 175 minutes, and a day start for this game. Conditions were recorded as 47 degrees and overcast skies. The Oakland Athletics' runs came one at a time, in the fourth and eighth. The Boston Red Sox's only run came in the seventh inning. Hits were 6 for the Oakland Athletics and 6 for the Boston Red Sox, with 0 and 0 errors. The win went to Rick Honeycutt, allowing 0 earned runs on 0 hits in 0.2 innings. Bruce Hurst took the loss after 9.0 innings and 2 runs. Dennis Eckersley earned the save. Bruce Hurst led all pitchers with 7 strikeouts. The Oakland Athletics' pitching table lists Dennis Eckersley, Rick Honeycutt, and Dave Stewart. For the Oakland Athletics, Dave Henderson went 2 for 4 and 1 RBI. The Oakland Athletics got another home run from Jose Canseco. Rich Gedman led the Boston Red Sox at the plate: 2 for 3. The home-plate umpire was Don Denkinger.

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