Athletics @ Royals
September 8, 1988

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 5 10 1
Royals 1 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 5 10 1
Royals 1 6 0

Pat Tabler Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .278
OBP .333 .349
At Bats 3 403
Hits 1 112
• Singles 1 87
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 45
RBI’s 0 55

Dennis Eckersley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 38
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Royals Stadium - September 8, 1988
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Dennis Eckersley
Terry Steinbach
Mark McGwire
Glenn Hubbard
Carney Lansford
Walt Weiss
Stan Javier
Dave Henderson
Jose Canseco
Pat Tabler
Kevin Seitzer
Rey Palacios

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 5 10 1 6
Kansas City Royals 1 6 0 3
Winning Pitcher Curt Young
Losing Pitcher Bret Saberhagen
Save Dennis Eckersley
Game Winning RBI Luis Polonia
Attendance 29,167
Time of Game 2 hours 32 minutes
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Count: 2-1, 2 Outs
Count: 2-1, 0 Outs

End of Game

Dennis Eckersley now pitching. Tabler hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Eckersley covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Seitzer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Palacios moves to second.
Bottom 9 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 9 Dave Henderson now playing center field. Stan Javier now playing left field. Greg Cadaret now pitching. Palacios hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Dave Henderson pinch hits for Luis Polonia. Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Weiss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Brad Wellman now playing shortstop. Mark Lee now pitching. Hubbard hits a fly ball into left field. Tabler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Luis de los Santos pinch hits for Bill Pecota. de los Santos hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 White hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Tartabull hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Tabler hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Steinbach strikes out.
Top 8 Lansford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Palacios settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Seitzer strikes out.
Bottom 7 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Parker hits a popup towards short. Pecota settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Canseco strikes out.
Top 7 Rey Palacios now catching. Tom Gordon now pitching. Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Palacios strikes out.
Bottom 6 Rey Palacios pinch hits for Larry Owen. Palacios hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Steinbach settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Steinbach.
Bottom 6 Pecota strikes out.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Polonia 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 6 Weiss hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Steinbach tags and scores.
Top 6 Hubbard hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Steinbach moves to third.
Top 6 Steinbach hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tabler. Steinbach reaches second base with a double. Lansford goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Lansford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 McGwire hits a popup towards short. Pecota settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Tartabull hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Tabler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Parker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Canseco hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Tabler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Wilson strikes out.
Top 4 Polonia hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Weiss takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Hubbard hits a popup towards short. Pecota settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Steinbach strikes out.
Bottom 3 Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Pecota hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards short. Weiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Canseco moves to third.
Top 3 McGwire hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Javier scores. Canseco moves to second.
Top 3 Parker hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Canseco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Javier moves to second.
Top 3 Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Polonia scores.
Top 3 Polonia hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson who is chasing the ball. Polonia reaches third base with a triple. Weiss goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Weiss hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Tartabull strikes out.
Bottom 2 Tabler strikes out.
Top 2 Hubbard hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Steinbach hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lansford hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out.
Bottom 1 Seitzer is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Bottom 1 Seitzer hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Wilson strikes out.
Top 1 McGwire strikes out.
Top 1 Parker hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Canseco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Javier moves to third.
Top 1 Javier takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Polonia hits a line drive towards third. Seitzer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.