October 19, 1988 World Series Game 4 at Network Associates Coliseum Play by Play and Box Score

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1988 World Series Game 4
1988 postseason: WS: LAD-OAK / ALCS: OAK-BOS / NLCS: LAD-NYM

Game 1
LAD  5
OAK  4
Game 2
LAD  6
OAK  0
Game 3
OAK  2
LAD  1
Game 4
LAD  4
@OAK  3
Game 5
LAD  5
@OAK  2

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 49,317

Wednesday, October 19, 1988, 5:25
Time of Game: 3:05

Dodgers

Tommy Lasorda

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         2  0  1   0  0  0   1  0  0    4  8  1
Athletics       1  0  0   0  0  1   1  0  0    3  9  2

W: T Belcher (1-0), L: D Stewart (0-1), S: J Howell (1)

Athletics

Tony LaRussa

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Sax 2B                      4   1   1   0    1   1  .250  .583   22    1   3   
F Stubbs 1B                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .231  .671   10    6   0   2B
  T Woodson PH-1B             1   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    5    4   0   
M Hatcher LF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .975    7    1   0   
  M Marshall RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.222         0   0   
M Davis RF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .286    8    0   0   SB
  J Gonzalez PH-RF-LF         1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    2   0   
J Shelby CF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .267  .646   11    3   0   2B
M Scioscia C                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .428    5    5   0   CS
  R Dempsey C                 1   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .500    8    4   0   
D Heep DH                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .625   15    0   0   CS
J Hamilton 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .133  .321   10    1   0   
A Griffin SS                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .607   16    0   2   CS

T Belcher P                                                              0   0
  J Howell P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   4   8   2    3   4              120   27   5

BATTING

2B: F Stubbs (2, off D Stewart); J Shelby (1, off G Cadaret).

TB: F Stubbs 2; J Shelby 2; M Hatcher; A Griffin; S Sax; M Scioscia; J Hamilton; D Heep.

RBI: J Shelby (1); T Woodson (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

PB: M Scioscia (1).

E: A Griffin (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Davis (2, 2nd base off D Stewart/T Steinbach).

CS: A Griffin (1, 2nd base by D Eckersley/T Steinbach); D Heep (1, 2nd base by D Stewart/T Steinbach); M Scioscia (1, 2nd base by D Stewart/T Steinbach).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia LF                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .111  .222   27    1   0   
D Henderson CF                5   1   4   1    0   0  .333  .777   18    6   0   2B
  S Javier PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
J Canseco RF                  3   0   0   1    2   1  .067  .489   18    1   0   
D Parker DH                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .273  .658   18    0   0   
M McGwire 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .077  .558   15    8   0   
C Lansford 3B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .071  .259   13    1   0   
T Steinbach C                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .364  .819   14    6   3   
G Hubbard 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .558   12    1   4   
  R Hassey PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .971    2    0   0   
  M Gallego PR-2B             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
W Weiss SS                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .071  .142   14    3   3   

D Stewart P                                                              0   1
  G Cadaret P                                                            0   0
  D Eckersley P                                                          0   0
Totals                       37   3   9   3    3   9              151   27  11

BATTING

2B: D Henderson (2, off T Belcher).

TB: D Henderson 5; W Weiss; L Polonia; C Lansford; R Hassey; T Steinbach.

RBI: C Lansford (1); J Canseco (5); D Henderson (1).

2-out RBI: C Lansford; D Henderson.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

PB: T Steinbach (1).

E: G Hubbard (1); W Weiss (1).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers        IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
T Belcher, W (1-0)          6.2   7   3   2    2   7   0   6.23   29  119-74     6-7     55    - 
J Howell, S (1)             2.1   2   0   0    1   2   0   3.38   11   32-19     1-4          1-0
Totals                      9     9   3   2    3   9   0          40  151-93     7-11         1-0

Oakland Athletics          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
D Stewart, L (0-1)          6.1   6   4   2    3   0   0   3.14   28   89-53     4-13    46    - 
G Cadaret                   1.2   1   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    6   22-16     1-1          2-1
D Eckersley                 1     1   0   0    0   1   0  10.80    3    9-7      0-1          0-0
Totals                      9     8   4   2    3   4   0          37  120-76     5-15         2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Doug Harvey.

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 49,317.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Oakland Athletics                    
1. S Sax                2B    1. L Polonia            LF 
2. F Stubbs             1B    2. D Henderson          CF 
3. M Hatcher            LF    3. J Canseco            RF 
4. M Davis              RF    4. D Parker             DH 
5. J Shelby             CF    5. M McGwire            1B 
6. M Scioscia           C     6. C Lansford           3B 
7. D Heep               DH    7. T Steinbach          C  
8. J Hamilton           3B    8. G Hubbard            2B 
9. A Griffin            SS    9. W Weiss              SS 

   T Belcher            P        D Stewart            P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stewart facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6  S Sax           Walk
   O      1--  2  F Stubbs        Lineout: RF (RF)
          1--  2  M Hatcher       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Sax to 3B
   R      1-3     M Davis         Passed Ball; Sax Scores; Hatcher to 2B
          -2-  5  " "             Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Hatcher to 3B; Davis to 1B
          1-3     J Shelby        Davis Steals 2B
   RO     -23  4  " "             Groundout: P-2B-1B (P); Hatcher Scores/unER; Davis to 3B
   O      --3  3  M Scioscia      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Tim Belcher facing 1-2-3
          ---  7  L Polonia       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--     D Henderson     Passed Ball; Polonia to 2B
   O      -2-  6  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted (1B); Polonia to 3B
   RO     --3  1  J Canseco       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Polonia Scores/unER
   O      ---  7  D Parker        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Athletics 1.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dave Stewart facing 7-8-9
          ---  3  D Heep          Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--     J Hamilton      Heep Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  5  " "             Popfly: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  1  A Griffin       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Tim Belcher facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4  M McGwire       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  C Lansford      Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Athletics 1.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dave Stewart facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5  S Sax           Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3  F Stubbs        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1  M Hatcher       Popfly: LF (LF-CF)
   R      -2-  1  M Davis         Reached on E6 (Line Drive to SS); Stubbs Scores/No RBI/unER; Davis to 1B
   O      1--  1  J Shelby        Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Tim Belcher facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5  G Hubbard       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  8  W Weiss         Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6  L Polonia       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dave Stewart facing 6-7-8
          ---  2  M Scioscia      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--     D Heep          Scioscia Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6  " "             Lineout: CF (CF)
          ---  1  J Hamilton      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  8  A Griffin       Lineout: 1B (1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Tim Belcher facing 2-3-4
                  Rick Dempsey replaces Mike Scioscia playing C batting 6th
          ---  5  D Henderson     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4  J Canseco       Walk; Henderson to 2B
   O      12-  5  D Parker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2  M McGwire       Popfly: CF (CF-RF)
   O      12-  2  C Lansford      Groundout: 1B unassisted (1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dave Stewart facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4  S Sax           Groundout: 2B-1B (2B)
   O      ---  5  F Stubbs        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  3  M Hatcher       Foul Popfly: SS (Short LF Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Tim Belcher facing 7-8-9
          ---  1  T Steinbach     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      1--  4  G Hubbard       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2  W Weiss         Lineout: CF (CF)
   O      1--  6  L Polonia       Lineout: CF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dave Stewart facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2  M Davis         Lineout: 2B (2B)
   O      ---  1  J Shelby        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  4  R Dempsey       Walk
   O      1--  2  D Heep          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Tim Belcher facing 2-3-4
          ---  1  D Henderson     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2  J Canseco       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  3  D Parker        Flyball: LF (LF)
          1--  8  M McGwire       Walk; Henderson to 2B
   R      12-  3  C Lansford      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Henderson Scores; McGwire to 2B
   O      12-  5  T Steinbach     Groundout: 1B unassisted (1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Athletics 2.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dave Stewart facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2  J Hamilton      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  4  A Griffin       Walk
          1--  3  S Sax           Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Griffin to 3B
                  Greg Cadaret replaces Dave Stewart pitching; Tracy Woodson pinch hits for Franklin Stubbs batting 2nd
   RO     1-3  5  T Woodson       Groundout: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B); Griffin Scores; Sax to 2B
   O      -2-  1  M Hatcher       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-4, Tim Belcher facing 8-9-1
                  Tracy Woodson moves to 1B
   O      ---  3  G Hubbard       Groundout: SS-1B (SS)
          ---  1  W Weiss         Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 1B)
   O      1--  2  L Polonia       Groundout: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B); Weiss to 2B
   R      -2-  5  D Henderson     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Weiss Scores
                  Jay Howell replaces Tim Belcher pitching
          -2-  5  J Canseco       Walk
          12-  2  D Parker        Reached on E6 (Line Drive to SS-2B); Henderson to 3B; Canseco to 2B; Parker to 1B
   O      123  1  M McGwire       Popfly: 1B (1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Dodgers 4, Athletics 3.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Greg Cadaret facing 4-5-6
                  Jose Gonzalez pinch hits for Mike Davis batting 4th
   O      ---  3  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5  J Shelby        Double to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      -2-  4  R Dempsey       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4  D Heep          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-4, Jay Howell facing 6-7-8
                  Jose Gonzalez moves to RF
   O      ---  3  C Lansford      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B)
   O      ---  2  T Steinbach     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  Ron Hassey pinch hits for Glenn Hubbard batting 8th
          ---  2  R Hassey        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
                  Mike Gallego pinch runs for Ron Hassey batting 8th
   O      1--  3  W Weiss         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Athletics 3.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Dennis Eckersley facing 8-9-1
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Greg Cadaret pitching; Mike Gallego moves to 2B
   O      ---  2  J Hamilton      Flyball: CF (CF)
          ---  3  A Griffin       Single to CF (Line Drive to 2B)
   O      1--     S Sax           Griffin Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B)
   O      ---  4  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-4, Jay Howell facing 1-2-3
                  Jose Gonzalez moves to LF; Mike Marshall replaces Mickey Hatcher playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---  6  L Polonia       Flyball: LF (LF)
          ---  1  D Henderson     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  6  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
                  Stan Javier pinch runs for Dave Henderson batting 2nd
   O      1--  1  D Parker        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Athletics 3.

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