October 17, 1990 · World Series · Game 2 · 7:05 PM EDT
CIN leads 2-0
José Canseco
RF1-5H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RTop hitterBHBilly Hatcher
CF4-4H-AB3B · 2 2B · 1 RBI · 2 RP2.0IP0 ER · 2 K · WP0.1IP1 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead OAK by 2 · CIN by 1 · 3 lead changes
| American League | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1OAAthletics | 103 | 59 | .636 | — |
2CW White Sox | 94 | 68 | .580 | 9.0 |
3BO Red Sox | 88 | 74 | .543 | 15.0 |
4TO Blue Jays | 86 | 76 | .531 | 17.0 |
5TE Rangers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 20.0 |
6LA Angels | 80 | 82 | .494 | 23.0 |
7DE Tigers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 24.0 |
8CL Guardians | 77 | 85 | .475 | 26.0 |
9SE Mariners | 77 | 85 | .475 | 26.0 |
10BA Orioles | 76 | 85 | .472 | 26.5 |
11KC Royals | 75 | 86 | .466 | 27.5 |
12MI Brewers | 74 | 88 | .457 | 29.0 |
13MI Twins | 74 | 88 | .457 | 29.0 |
14NY Yankees | 67 | 95 | .414 | 36.0 |
| National League | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1PI Pirates | 95 | 67 | .586 | — |
| 2CIReds | 91 | 71 | .562 | 4.0 |
3NY Mets | 91 | 71 | .562 | 4.0 |
4LA Dodgers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 9.0 |
5SF Giants | 85 | 77 | .525 | 10.0 |
6WS Nationals | 85 | 77 | .525 | 10.0 |
7CH Cubs | 77 | 85 | .475 | 18.0 |
8PH Phillies | 77 | 85 | .475 | 18.0 |
9HO Astros | 75 | 87 | .463 | 20.0 |
10SD Padres | 75 | 87 | .463 | 20.0 |
11ST Cardinals | 70 | 92 | .432 | 25.0 |
12AT Braves | 65 | 97 | .401 | 30.0 |
RH Rickey HendersonLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CLCarney Lansford3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JCJosé CansecoRF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
MM Mark McGwire1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| DHDave HendersonCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WRWillie Randolph2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RHRon HasseyC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MGMike GallegoSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BW Bob WelchP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TSTerry SteinbachC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MB Mike BordickSS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
HB Harold BainesPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DEDennis EckersleyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RHRick HoneycuttP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMWillie McGeeCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
HR: Canseco
RBI: Canseco 2, Hassey, Gallego
SB: Henderson
LOB: 16
| BWBob Welch | 7.1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 105 |
| DEDennis EckersleyL | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| RHRick Honeycutt | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Totals | 9.1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 147 |
BL Barry LarkinSS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BHBilly HatcherCF | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
ED Eric DavisLF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HMHal Morris1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CSChris Sabo3B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JOJoe OliverC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MDMariano Duncan2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DJDanny JacksonP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GBGlenn BraggsPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RDRob DibbleP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BBBilly BatesPH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSScott ScudderP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RORon OesterPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JAJack ArmstrongP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HWHerm WinninghamPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NC Norm CharltonP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TBTodd Benzinger1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
2B: Larkin, Hatcher 2, Oliver
3B: Hatcher
RBI: Hatcher, Davis, Oliver, Braggs, Oester
LOB: 18
| DJDanny Jackson | 2.2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 63 |
| RDRob DibbleW | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
| SSScott Scudder | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| JAJack Armstrong | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 |
| NCNorm Charlton | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 170 |
The Reds outlasted the Athletics 5-4 in 10 innings at Cinergy Field.
Rob Dibble got the win and Dennis Eckersley took the loss. Billy Hatcher went 4-for-4 for the Reds, while José Canseco went 1-for-5 for the Athletics.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
