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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 28, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics, played on September 28, 1979 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 28, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 28, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve McCatty |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Gura |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 20,908 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Al Clark 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Dave Revering | DH |
| Jeff Newman | First Baseman |
| Mike Heath | Catcher |
| Joe Wallis | Right Fielder |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
| Jim Marshall | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Darrell Porter | DH |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Jamie Quirk | Catcher |
| Pete LaCock | First Baseman |
| Clint Hurdle | Right Fielder |
| Jim Nettles | Left Fielder |
| U L Washington | Shortstop |
| Todd Cruz | Third Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 28, 1979
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Gura
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Gura
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Gura
Revering hits a fly ball into left field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. McCatty
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. McCatty
There goes Wilson. The throw from Heath and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. McCatty
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards misplays the ball. That's an error on Edwards. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. McCatty
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to second for the out. Wilson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. McCatty
There goes White. The throw from Heath and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Quirk vs. McCatty
Quirk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LaCock vs. McCatty
LaCock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White scores. Quirk moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hurdle vs. McCatty
Hurdle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Quirk scores. LaCock moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. McCatty
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. McCatty
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Gura
Newman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Gura
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wallis vs. Gura
Wallis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Wallis reaches second base with a double. Newman moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gross vs. Gura
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Edwards vs. Gura
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. McCatty
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. McCatty
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. McCatty
There goes Wilson. The throw from Heath and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. McCatty
Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. McCatty
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo misplays the ball. That's an error on Picciolo. Porter moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Quirk vs. McCatty
There goes White. The throw from Heath and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Quirk vs. McCatty
Quirk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Quirk reaches second base with a double. Porter scores. White scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LaCock vs. McCatty
LaCock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hurdle vs. McCatty
Hurdle strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Gura
Picciolo hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Gura
Henderson hits a line drive into left field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Gura
Murphy hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. McCatty
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. McCatty
Washington hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson who is chasing the ball. Washington reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. McCatty
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Washington tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. McCatty
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Gura
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops it up and throws to first, with Gura covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Gura
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Gura
Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. McCatty
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. McCatty
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Quirk vs. McCatty
Quirk is hit by the pitch. Porter moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
LaCock vs. Todd
Jim Todd now pitching.
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards second. Edwards picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Edwards. Porter scores. White scores. Quirk moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hurdle vs. Todd
Hurdle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Quirk scores. LaCock moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Todd
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards fields it and throws to second for the out. LaCock moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Washington vs. Todd
Washington hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. LaCock tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Todd
Cruz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Gura
Wallis hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Gura
Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Gura
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Todd
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Todd
Porter hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Murphy fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Murphy. Porter moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Todd
White hits a fly ball into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Quirk vs. Todd
Quirk hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Todd
LaCock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hurdle vs. Todd
There's a wild pitch. LaCock moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hurdle vs. Todd
Hurdle hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Edwards reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Gura
Picciolo strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Gura
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Gura
Murphy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Murphy reaches second base with a double. Henderson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Revering vs. Gura
Revering hits a popup towards third. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newman vs. Gura
Newman hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Quirk juggles the ball. That's an error on Quirk. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heath vs. Gura
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Todd
Nettles hits a popup towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Todd
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Todd
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Todd
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Picciolo fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Gura
Wallis hits a popup, foul, towards first. LaCock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Gura
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Gura
Edwards hits a line drive towards third. Cruz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Todd
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Todd
White hits a line drive towards short. Picciolo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Todd
Quirk hits a fly ball into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaCock vs. Todd
LaCock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hurdle vs. Todd
Hurdle takes first base on ball four. Porter moves to third. LaCock moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nettles vs. Todd
Nettles hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Eaton
Craig Eaton now pitching.
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Eaton
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops it up and throws to first, with Eaton covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Eaton
Murphy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Todd
Washington hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Todd
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Todd
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Todd
Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Eaton
Revering hits a fly ball into left field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Eaton
Newman hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Eaton
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/28/1979 -- Oakland at Kansas City (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Henderson R, lf 3 1 0 0 Wilson W, cf 5 2 2 0
Murphy D, cf 4 0 1 1 Porter D, dh 4 3 2 1
Revering D, dh 4 0 0 0 White F, 2b 5 3 1 1
Newman J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Quirk J, c 3 3 2 4
Heath M, c 4 0 0 0 LaCock P, 1b 5 1 4 2
Wallis J, rf 3 0 1 0 Hurdle C, rf 4 0 2 2
Gross W, 3b 3 0 0 0 Nettles J, lf 5 0 0 0
Edwards M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Washington U, ss 4 1 1 1
Picciolo R, ss 3 0 0 0 Cruz T, 3b 4 0 1 1
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31 1 3 1 39 13 15 12
Oakland 000 001 000 -- 1
Kansas City 331 420 00x -- 13
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
McCatty S (L)* 3.0 7 10 8 3 3
Todd J 5.0 8 3 3 2 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gura L (W) 7.0 3 1 1 1 2
Eaton C 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 4th
E -- Edwards M 2, Picciolo R, Murphy D, Quirk J
LOB -- Oakland 4, Kansas City 10
2B -- Wallis J, Quirk J, Porter D, Murphy D
3B -- Washington U
HR -- Quirk J
SB -- Wilson W 2, White F 2
SF -- Cruz T, Washington U
HBP -- by McCatty S (Quirk J)
WP -- Todd J
T -- 2:29
A -- 20908
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