Final
BOS 4 — OAK 5
5/21/1989 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · OAK198905210
Complete available game record for BOS at OAK, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| Oakland Athletics | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 7 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Polonia | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jody Reed | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Stan Javier | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wade Boggs | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marty Barrett | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Parker | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ellis Burks | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McGwire | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Greenwell | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Steinbach | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rice | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Carney Lansford | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Hassey | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwight Evans | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Phillips | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Heep | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Esasky | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Blankenship | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Cerone | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rich Gedman | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Romero | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gallego | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Curt Young | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Clemens | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Plunk | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Cadaret | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Burns | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Clemens | 8.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Curt Young | 2.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Todd Burns | 3.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Greg Cadaret | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Eric Plunk | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Barrett | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ellis Burks | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Cerone | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Clemens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Esasky | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwight Evans | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Gedman | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Greenwell | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Heep | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jody Reed | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Romero | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Polonia | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Steinbach | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Hassey | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Blankenship | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Javier | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Burns | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Cadaret | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carney Lansford | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Phillips | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Plunk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gallego | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | D9/F3D | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 53/SH/BG15.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 63/G6.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 5/P5F | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S8/G6M | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→2 | 8(B)43(1)/DP | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | HR/F7D | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 9/F9LS | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S9/L89.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S8/G6M.2-H;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | E3/G3.2-3;1-2 | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 4(1)/FO/G4 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 4/F4D | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G3.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S7/L78.2-H | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | D7/L7L | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K/C | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 3/P3F | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G6M | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | E6/TH/G6 | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | CS2(26) | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | HP | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F89 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 9/L89 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7/G56 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | CS2(26) | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 6/F6 | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | HR/F9D | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S7/G56 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F4D | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | HP.1-2 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S8/G6M.2-H;1-2 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S8/G4M.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 3–5 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 13/BG15 | 3–5 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W | 3–5 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | WP.1-2 | 3–5 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S9/L9.2-H | 3–5 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO | 4–5 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 9/F9S | 4–5 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 3/P3F | 4–5 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F8S | 4–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G3 | 4–5 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 4–5 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 7/L78 | 4–5 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 7/F7 | 4–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 7/L78D | 4–5 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 4–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G6 | 4–5 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S6/G56 | 4–5 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S9/L9.1-2 | 4–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8/F89D.2-3 | 4–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | POCS2(136) | 4–5 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W | 4–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8/F8 | 4–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 43/G4M | 4–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 5/L5 | 4–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 4/F34 | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43/G4 | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S8/L8 | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 13/G1.1-2 | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 7/F7 | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S9/F9D.1-2 | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K/C | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 2/P2F | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 31/G34 | 4–5 |