Athletics @ Royals
September 18, 1987

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 4 9 0
Royals 0 4 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 4 9 0
Royals 0 4 0

Steve Balboni Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .217
OBP .000 .278
At Bats 3 364
Hits 0 79
• Singles 0 44
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 23
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 0 59

Dennis Eckersley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 7 12
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Royals Stadium - September 18, 1987
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Strikeout
Dennis Eckersley
Terry Steinbach
Carney Lansford
Tony Bernazard
Mike Gallego
Tony Phillips
Jose Canseco
Dwayne Murphy
Mike Davis
Steve Balboni
Danny Tartabull
George Brett

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 4 9 0 4
Kansas City Royals 0 4 0 7
Winning Pitcher Steve Ontiveros
Losing Pitcher Mark Gubicza
Save Dennis Eckersley
Game Winning RBI Mark McGwire
Attendance 31,301
Time of Game 2 hours 44 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Balboni strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Dennis Eckersley now pitching. White hits a popup towards third. Gallego settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Tartabull takes first base on ball four. Brett moves to second.
Bottom 9 Brett takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Seitzer strikes out.
Top 9 Bernazard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops it up and throws to first, with Garber covering, for the out. Murphy moves to third.
Top 9 Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 There goes Murphy. The throw from Quirk and he is safe. Murphy steals second.
Top 9 Angel Salazar now playing shortstop. Thad Bosley now playing left field. Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Jim Eisenreich pinch hits for Bill Pecota. Eisenreich strikes out.
Bottom 8 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Thad Bosley pinch hits for Gary Thurman. Mike Gallego now playing third base. Carney Lansford now playing first base. Bosley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gene Garber now pitching. Mike Gallego pinch runs for Mark McGwire. Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 McGwire hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. McGwire reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Davis hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Bernazard moves to third.
Top 8 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Phillips scores. Bernazard moves to second.
Top 8 Bernazard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Phillips moves to third.
Top 8 Phillips takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Quirk hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Eric Plunk now pitching. Terry Steinbach now catching. Balboni is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tartabull moves to third.
Bottom 7 Tartabull hits a line drive into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 7 Canseco strikes out.
Top 7 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Lansford hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Brett hits a popup towards short. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Seitzer hits a line drive into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Pecota takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 McGwire hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops it up and throws to first, with Gubicza covering, for the out.
Top 6 Polonia hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Thurman hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Quirk hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Tartabull moves to third.
Bottom 5 Balboni hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 White hits a popup towards short. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 There go the runners. The throw from Quirk to White covering second. The throw back to home, and Canseco is out at the plate.
Top 5 Tettleton strikes out.
Top 5 Bernazard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Canseco moves to third.
Top 5 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. Canseco moves to second.
Top 5 Canseco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Seitzer hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Pecota hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Murphy strikes out.
Top 4 Lansford hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McGwire hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Tartabull. McGwire reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Thurman hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Quirk hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bernazard hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Balboni strikes out. Tettleton drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Balboni out.
Bottom 2 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Tartabull hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tettleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Phillips for the out.
Top 2 Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Murphy strikes out.
Bottom 1 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Seitzer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Pecota hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lansford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McGwire hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Davis tags and scores.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Davis moves to third.
Top 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Davis reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Polonia is called out on strikes.