OAK @ BOS

Oakland Athletics at Boston Red Sox, October 6, 1988

This box score records a 4-3 win for the Oakland Athletics over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, October 6, 1988 in a League Championship Series game. The margin was one run. Retrosheet records attendance of 34,605, a game time of 194 minutes, and a night start for this game. Conditions were recorded as 42 degrees and night skies. The line score has the Oakland Athletics crossing the plate in the seventh and ninth; the seventh brought 3 runs. The line score has the Boston Red Sox crossing the plate in the sixth and seventh; the sixth brought 2 runs. Hits were 10 for the Oakland Athletics and 4 for the Boston Red Sox, with 1 and 1 errors. Gene Nelson was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 1 hit in 1.1 innings. Lee Smith took the loss after 1.2 innings and 1 run. Dennis Eckersley earned the save. No pitcher struck out more than Roger Clemens, who had 8. The Oakland Athletics used Greg Cadaret, Storm Davis, Dennis Eckersley, and Gene Nelson on the mound. The Boston Red Sox's pitching table lists Roger Clemens, Lee Smith, and Bob Stanley. Luis Polonia led the Oakland Athletics at the plate: 2 for 5. Jose Canseco drove in 2 for the Oakland Athletics. The Oakland Athletics got another home run from Jose Canseco. Rich Gedman led the Boston Red Sox at the plate: 1 for 4, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Ted Hendry.