LAN @ OAK

Los Angeles Dodgers at Oakland Athletics, October 18, 1988

This box score records a 2-1 win for the Oakland Athletics over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, October 18, 1988 in the World Series. The margin was one run. Retrosheet records a crowd of 49,316, a game time of 201 minutes, and a night start for this game. Conditions were recorded as 65 degrees and night skies. The Los Angeles Dodgers' only run came in the fifth inning. The Oakland Athletics' runs came one at a time, in the third and ninth. Hits were 8 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and 5 for the Oakland Athletics, with 1 and 0 errors. Rick Honeycutt was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 0 hits in 2.0 innings. The loss was charged to Jay Howell after 0.1 innings and 1 run. Bob Welch led all pitchers with 8 strikeouts. The Los Angeles Dodgers used Jay Howell, Tim Leary, Alejandro Peña, and John Tudor on the mound. The Oakland Athletics used Greg Cadaret, Rick Honeycutt, Gene Nelson, and Bob Welch on the mound. For the Los Angeles Dodgers, John Shelby went 2 for 3. For the Oakland Athletics, Terry Steinbach went 2 for 3 and 1 double. Mark McGwire also homered for the Oakland Athletics. Bruce Froemming worked home plate.