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@BOS		4
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4
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@MIL		3
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@STL		5
3
Friday, May 20, 1988, 7:36
, Yankee Stadium II
Attendance: 43,251, Time of Game: 3:15
Athletics
11
29-11
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Yankees
3
25-14
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Bob Welch (7-2)
L: Tommy John (2-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  2  1   2  0  0   2  1  3   11 14  0
Yankees         0  0  1   0  0  0   2  0  0    3  7  1

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Carney Lansford 3B 6 1 4 3 0 0 .396 .981 21 14 0.097 0.68 0.129 -0.032 2.0 0 0
Dave Parker LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 .265 .763 24 11 0.054 0.64 0.089 -0.036 0.4 2 0 HR
   Stan Javier LF 1 0 1 2 0 0 .297 .748 6 3 0.001 0.02 0.001 0.000 1.1 0 0
Jose Canseco RF 5 1 0 0 1 0 .299 .931 23 13 -0.067 0.43 0.004 -0.071 -1.7 2 1 SB,GDP
Mark McGwire 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .284 .939 21 10 -0.057 0.44 0.001 -0.057 -0.9 7 0
Don Baylor DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 .230 .612 21 10 0.001 0.36 0.031 -0.030 1.2 HBP
Dave Henderson CF 5 3 3 0 0 0 .295 .852 13 7 0.080 0.41 0.092 -0.012 1.0 4 1 2·2B
Glenn Hubbard 2B 4 3 3 1 1 0 .242 .678 21 12 0.065 0.56 0.073 -0.008 1.7 2 2
Ron Hassey C 3 0 1 3 1 0 .289 .800 20 10 0.179 0.78 0.185 -0.006 2.1 7 0 2B,SF
   Orlando Mercado C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .773 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Walt Weiss SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 .205 .563 20 10 -0.023 0.39 0.013 -0.035 -0.3 1 1 CS
Bob Welch P 0 3
   Rick Honeycutt P 0 1
   Dennis Eckersley P 0 0
   Eric Plunk P 0 0
Team Totals 39 11 14 11 7 1 .359 .971 190 100 0.330 0.51 0.618 -0.287 6.7 27 9
2B: R Hassey (7, off T John); D Henderson 2 (7, 1 off T John, 1 off N Allen).
HR: D Parker (5, off T John; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
SF: R Hassey (4, off N Allen).
HBP: D Baylor (2, by N Allen).
TB: D Henderson 5; D Parker 4; C Lansford 4; G Hubbard 3; R Hassey 2; D Baylor; S Javier.
GIDP: J Canseco (4).
RBI: R Hassey 3 (20); C Lansford 3 (28); S Javier 2 (15); D Baylor (13); D Parker (22); G Hubbard (6).
2-out RBI: D Baylor.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 6 for 16.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: J Canseco (R Henderson at home plate); D Henderson (J Buhner at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: J Canseco (15, 2nd base off T Stoddard/B Geren).
CS: W Weiss (2, 2nd base by N Allen/J Skinner).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rickey Henderson LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .353 .945 16 9 -0.013 1.06 0.051 -0.064 0.3 2 0
Willie Randolph 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .191 .557 16 9 -0.043 0.78 0.025 -0.068 -0.7 2 6 2B
Don Mattingly 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .303 .818 9 7 -0.105 0.88 0.000 -0.105 -1.2 13 0
Jack Clark DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .229 .898 17 9 -0.044 0.56 0.008 -0.052 -0.4
Claudell Washington CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .301 .803 12 10 -0.013 0.53 0.027 -0.040 -0.3 4 0
Dave Winfield RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .388 1.113 14 10 -0.031 0.52 0.014 -0.045 -0.0 2 0 2B
Mike Pagliarulo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .204 .706 18 13 -0.043 0.41 0.000 -0.043 -0.8 0 3
Bob Meacham SS 1 2 1 0 2 0 .218 .635 12 3 0.173 0.74 0.173 0.000 2.1 2 3 2B,SB
   Gary Ward PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .616 4 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2
Joel Skinner C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .103 .297 6 6 -0.074 1.36 0.000 -0.074 -0.8 2 1
   Jay Buhner PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .167 .452 2 2 0.022 0.58 0.022 0.000 0.7
   Bob Geren C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 7 4 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 0 0
Tommy John P 0 2
   Neil Allen P 0 0
   Tim Stoddard P 0 0
   Steve Shields P 0 0
Team Totals 32 3 7 2 4 8 .219 .618 133 84 -0.171 0.69 0.320 -0.491 -1.3 27 15
2B: D Winfield (7, off B Welch); B Meacham (6, off B Welch); W Randolph (6, off B Welch).
TB: W Randolph 2; B Meacham 2; D Winfield 2; R Henderson; D Mattingly; J Buhner; C Washington.
RBI: J Buhner (1); R Henderson (18).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Meacham-W Randolph-D Mattingly.
E: B Meacham (2).
Baserunning
SB: B Meacham (3, 2nd base off B Welch/R Hassey).

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Welch, W (7-2) 7 7 3 3 3 6 0 3.74 29 108 69 33 11 25 6 14 6 0 54 0.157 0.80 0.4
Rick Honeycutt 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.18 3 9 5 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.009 0.31 0.3
Dennis Eckersley 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.25 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.005 0.19 0.2
Eric Plunk 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.53 3 14 9 3 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 4 8 0 3.00 36 133 84 40 13 31 8 16 6 0 54 1 0 0.171 0.51 1.3

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tommy John, L (2-1) 3 6 5 5 1 0 1 4.36 16 60 32 23 2 7 9 6 2 0 26 -0.244 0.95 -2.5
Neil Allen 4 4 2 2 3 1 0 3.24 20 85 46 27 2 17 4 11 3 0 2 2 -0.067 0.46 -1.1
Tim Stoddard 1 2 3 3 3 0 0 7.06 8 29 12 6 1 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 -0.016 0.09 -1.5
Steve Shields 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.48 4 16 10 7 1 2 4 0 0 0 2 2 -0.003 0.02 -1.5
Team Totals 9 14 11 11 7 1 1 11.00 48 190 100 63 6 31 19 20 6 0 26 4 4 -0.330 0.69 -6.7
T John faced 1 batter in the 4th inning.
T Stoddard faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: B Welch 3 (10).
WP: S Shields (2).
HBP: N Allen (1; D Baylor).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Joe Brinkman.
Time of Game: 3:15.
Attendance: 43,251.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 66° F, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         New York Yankees
1 Carney Lansford 3B 1 Rickey Henderson LF
2 Dave Parker LF 2 Willie Randolph 2B
3 Jose Canseco RF 3 Don Mattingly 1B
4 Mark McGwire 1B 4 Jack Clark DH
5 Don Baylor DH 5 Claudell Washingto CF
6 Dave Henderson CF 6 Dave Winfield RF
7 Glenn Hubbard 2B 7 Mike Pagliarulo 3B
8 Ron Hassey C 8 Bob Meacham SS
9 Walt Weiss SS 9 Joel Skinner C
Bob Welch P Tommy John P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  RR OAK R. Hassey T. John 18% 72% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Henderson Scores; Hubbard Scores
t4 3-1 1 123 2,(0-1)  RR OAK C. Lansford N. Allen 9% 90% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Henderson Scores; Hubbard Scores; Weiss to 2B
t3 2-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R OAK D. Parker T. John 8% 80% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b3 0-3 2 --3 1,(0-0)  R NYY W. Randolph B. Welch -6% 73% Balk; Meacham Scores
b3 0-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  NYY B. Meacham B. Welch -6% 71% Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  OAK C. Lansford T. John 4% 54% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 9,(3-2)  O OAK D. Parker T. John -2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B; Lansford to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O OAK J. Canseco T. John -3% 49% Groundout: P-1B; Lansford to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O OAK M. McGwire T. John -4% 45% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Bob Welch facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  NYY R. Henderson B. Welch -4% 42% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O NYY W. Randolph B. Welch 3% 45% Popfly: 2B
b1 0-0 1 1-- NYY D. Mattingly B. Welch -2% 43% Balk; Henderson to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O NYY D. Mattingly B. Welch 4% 48% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Henderson out at Hm/RF-C
b1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYY J. Clark B. Welch 2% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Tommy John facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O OAK D. Baylor T. John -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  OAK D. Henderson T. John 3% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t2 0-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  OAK G. Hubbard T. John 4% 54% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Henderson to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  RR OAK R. Hassey T. John 18% 72% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Henderson Scores; Hubbard Scores
t2 2-0 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O OAK W. Weiss T. John -2% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B; Hassey to 3B
t2 2-0 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O OAK C. Lansford T. John -3% 67% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Bob Welch facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O NYY C. Washington B. Welch 2% 69% Groundout: P-1B
b2 0-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY D. Winfield B. Welch 2% 71% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY M. Pagliarulo B. Welch 1% 72% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Yankees' Tommy John facing 2-3-4
t3 2-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R OAK D. Parker T. John 8% 80% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t3 3-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK J. Canseco T. John -1% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 3-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O OAK M. McGwire T. John -1% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 3-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK D. Baylor T. John -1% 78% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Athletics' Bob Welch facing 8-9-1
b3 0-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  NYY B. Meacham B. Welch -6% 71% Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
b3 0-3 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O NYY J. Skinner B. Welch 4% 76% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-3 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O NYY R. Henderson B. Welch 3% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B; Meacham to 3B
b3 0-3 2 --3 1,(0-0)  R NYY W. Randolph B. Welch -6% 73% Balk; Meacham Scores
b3 1-3 2 --- 3,(2-0)  NYY W. Randolph B. Welch -2% 70% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b3 1-3 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O NYY D. Mattingly B. Welch 4% 74% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 1.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Yankees' Tommy John facing 6-7-8
t4 3-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK D. Henderson T. John 5% 79% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
Neil Allen replaces Tommy John pitching (change occurred mid-batter)
t4 3-1 0 -2- 4,(3-0)  OAK G. Hubbard T. John 2% 80% Walk
t4 3-1 0 12- 8,(3-2)  O OAK R. Hassey N. Allen 0% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B; Henderson to 3B; Hubbard to 2B
t4 3-1 1 -23 6,(3-2)  OAK W. Weiss N. Allen 1% 81% Walk
t4 3-1 1 123 2,(0-1)  RR OAK C. Lansford N. Allen 9% 90% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Henderson Scores; Hubbard Scores; Weiss to 2B
t4 5-1 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O OAK D. Parker N. Allen -2% 88% Flyball: LF
t4 5-1 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O OAK J. Canseco N. Allen -2% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-5, Athletics' Bob Welch facing 4-5-6
b4 1-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY J. Clark B. Welch 2% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  NYY C. Washington B. Welch -2% 86% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b4 1-5 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O NYY D. Winfield B. Welch 2% 89% Flyball: CF
b4 1-5 2 1-- NYY M. Pagliarulo B. Welch -1% 88% Balk; Washington to 2B
b4 1-5 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O NYY M. Pagliarulo B. Welch 2% 90% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Yankees 1.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Yankees' Neil Allen facing 4-5-6
t5 5-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. McGwire N. Allen -1% 90% Strikeout Looking
t5 5-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK D. Baylor N. Allen 1% 90% Walk
t5 5-1 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O OAK D. Henderson N. Allen -1% 90% Popfly: 1B
t5 5-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK G. Hubbard N. Allen -1% 89% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-5, Athletics' Bob Welch facing 8-9-1
b5 1-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  NYY B. Meacham B. Welch -3% 85% Walk
b5 1-5 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O NYY J. Skinner B. Welch 3% 88% Strikeout Looking
b5 1-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYY R. Henderson B. Welch 2% 91% Flyball: RF
b5 1-5 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  NYY W. Randolph B. Welch -1% 90% Meacham Steals 2B
b5 1-5 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O NYY W. Randolph B. Welch 2% 92% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Yankees 1.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Yankees' Neil Allen facing 8-9-1
t6 5-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK R. Hassey N. Allen -1% 92% Flyball: RF
t6 5-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  OAK W. Weiss N. Allen 1% 92% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Weiss to 1B
t6 5-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O OAK C. Lansford N. Allen -1% 91% Weiss Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t6 5-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK C. Lansford N. Allen 0% 92% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t6 5-1 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  OAK D. Parker N. Allen 1% 92% Walk; Lansford to 2B
t6 5-1 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O OAK J. Canseco N. Allen -1% 91% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-5, Athletics' Bob Welch facing 3-4-5
b6 1-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYY D. Mattingly B. Welch 2% 93% Lineout: 1B
b6 1-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY J. Clark B. Welch 1% 94% Flyball: LF
b6 1-5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYY C. Washington B. Welch 1% 95% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Yankees 1.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Yankees' Neil Allen facing 4-5-6
t7 5-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK M. McGwire N. Allen -0% 94% Foul Flyball: C
t7 5-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  OAK D. Baylor N. Allen 1% 95% Hit By Pitch
t7 5-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OAK D. Henderson N. Allen 2% 96% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Baylor to 3B
t7 5-1 1 -23 3,(1-1)  R OAK G. Hubbard N. Allen 2% 98% Single to LF (Line Drive); Baylor Scores; Henderson to 3B
t7 6-1 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RO OAK R. Hassey N. Allen 0% 98% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Henderson Scores
t7 7-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O OAK W. Weiss N. Allen -0% 98% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-7, Athletics' Bob Welch facing 6-7-8
b7 1-7 0 --- 3,(0-2)  NYY D. Winfield B. Welch -1% 97% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b7 1-7 0 -2- 5,(1-2)  O NYY M. Pagliarulo B. Welch 1% 98% Flyball: LF; Winfield to 3B
b7 1-7 1 --3 5,(3-1)  NYY B. Meacham B. Welch -1% 97% Walk
Jay Buhner pinch hits for Joel Skinner (C) batting 9th
b7 1-7 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  R NYY J. Buhner B. Welch -2% 94% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Winfield Scores; Meacham to 2B
b7 2-7 1 12- 1,(0-0)  RO NYY R. Henderson B. Welch 1% 95% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Meacham Scores; Buhner out at 2B/CF-2B
b7 3-7 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O NYY W. Randolph B. Welch 1% 97% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Yankees 3.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-3, Yankees' Tim Stoddard facing 1-2-3
Tim Stoddard replaces Neil Allen pitching
Bob Geren replaces Jay Buhner (PH) playing C batting 9th
t8 7-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK C. Lansford T. Stoddard -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 7-3 1 --- 4,(3-0)  O OAK D. Parker T. Stoddard -0% 96% Flyball: CF
t8 7-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK J. Canseco T. Stoddard 0% 96% Walk
t8 7-3 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  OAK M. McGwire T. Stoddard 0% 97% Canseco Steals 2B
t8 7-3 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  OAK M. McGwire T. Stoddard 0% 97% Walk
t8 7-3 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R OAK D. Baylor T. Stoddard 2% 98% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Canseco Scores; McGwire to 2B
t8 8-3 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O OAK D. Henderson T. Stoddard -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 8, Yankees 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-8, Athletics' Rick Honeycutt facing 3-4-5
Rick Honeycutt replaces Bob Welch pitching
Stan Javier replaces Dave Parker playing LF batting 2nd
b8 3-8 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY D. Mattingly R. Honeycutt 1% 99% Groundout: P-1B
b8 3-8 1 --- 4,(3-0)  NYY J. Clark R. Honeycutt -1% 98% Walk
b8 3-8 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O NYY C. Washington R. Honeycutt 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
Dennis Eckersley replaces Rick Honeycutt pitching
b8 3-8 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O NYY D. Winfield D. Eckersley 0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Yankees 3.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-3, Yankees' Tim Stoddard facing 7-8-9
t9 8-3 0 --- 5,(1-2)  OAK G. Hubbard T. Stoddard 0% 100% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep SS)
t9 8-3 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  OAK R. Hassey T. Stoddard 0% 100% Walk; Hubbard to 2B
Steve Shields replaces Tim Stoddard pitching
t9 8-3 0 12- 3,(2-0)  O OAK W. Weiss S. Shields -0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hubbard to 3B
t9 8-3 1 1-3 5,(1-2)  R OAK C. Lansford S. Shields 0% 100% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hubbard Scores; Weiss to 2B
t9 9-3 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OAK S. Javier S. Shields 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Weiss to 3B; Lansford to 2B
t9 9-3 1 -23 6,(3-2)  RR OAK S. Javier S. Shields 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Weiss Scores; Lansford Scores
t9 11-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO OAK J. Canseco S. Shields -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 11, Yankees 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-11, Athletics' Eric Plunk facing 7-8-9
Eric Plunk replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
Orlando Mercado replaces Ron Hassey playing C batting 8th
b9 3-11 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY M. Pagliarulo E. Plunk 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
Gary Ward pinch hits for Bob Meacham (SS) batting 8th
b9 3-11 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYY G. Ward E. Plunk 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b9 3-11 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYY B. Geren E. Plunk 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 11, Yankees 3.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

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