▁make ▁it ▁ 7 – 6 . ▁A ▁Dave ▁Parker ▁double ▁Stan ▁J avier ▁single ▁made ▁it ▁ 8 – 6 . ▁In ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁e ighth , ▁a ▁L ans ford ▁single ▁and ▁Dave ▁Hend erson ▁home ▁run ▁closed ▁out ▁the ▁scoring ▁as ▁the ▁A ' s ▁pre va iled , ▁ 1 0 – 6 , ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁three ▁games ▁to ▁none ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁best - of - se ven ▁series . ▁ ▁Gene ▁Nelson ▁got ▁his ▁second ▁win ▁in ▁two ▁games ▁while ▁E ck ers ley ▁got ▁his ▁third ▁save . ▁Bod d icker ▁got ▁the ▁loss . ▁ ▁Game ▁ 4 ▁Sunday , ▁October ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁at ▁Oak land - Al amed a ▁County ▁Col ise um ▁in ▁Oak land , ▁California ▁ ▁The ▁Oak land ▁Athletics ▁completed ▁a ▁four - game ▁swe ep ▁against ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁to ▁make ▁their ▁first ▁World ▁Series ▁appearance ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁They ▁would ▁face ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁D od gers ▁who ▁coinc ident ally ▁were ▁their ▁oppon ent ▁in ▁that ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁World ▁Series . ▁ ▁Game ▁ 4 ▁was ▁a ▁rem atch ▁of ▁Game ▁ 1 ▁as ▁Bruce ▁Hur st ▁squ ared ▁off ▁against ▁Dave ▁Stewart . ▁José ▁Can se co ▁d ril led ▁his ▁third ▁home ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁A ' s ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁lead . ▁In ▁the ▁third ,