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Twins
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
October 4, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins, played on October 4, 1987 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | October 4, 1987 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | October 4, 1987 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mark Gubicza |
Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 26,341 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Durwood Merrill 1B: John Hirschbeck 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: Rick Reed |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
Dan Gladden | Left Fielder |
Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
Tom Brunansky | Right Fielder |
Randy Bush | DH |
Steve Lombardozzi | Second Baseman |
Sal Butera | Catcher |
Tom Kelly | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
Bill Pecota | Shortstop |
Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Jim Eisenreich | DH |
Scotti Madison | First Baseman |
Jamie Quirk | Catcher |
Gary Thurman | Left Fielder |
John Wathan | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
October 4, 1987
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Gubicza
Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Gubicza
Gagne hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. Gubicza
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards first. Madison scoops it up and throws to first, with Gubicza covering, for the out. Gagne moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hrbek vs. Gubicza
Hrbek hits a popup towards short. Pecota settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Niekro
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pecota vs. Niekro
Pecota hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Niekro
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Gubicza
Gaetti hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Gubicza
Brunansky hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Gubicza
Bush is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Niekro
Tartabull takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Niekro
There goes Tartabull. The throw from Butera and he is safe. Tartabull steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Niekro
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tartabull scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Eisenreich vs. Niekro
Eisenreich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brunansky. Eisenreich reaches second base with a double. White goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Madison vs. Niekro
There goes Eisenreich. The throw from Butera and he is safe. Eisenreich steals third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Madison vs. Niekro
Madison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Quirk vs. Niekro
Quirk hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Eisenreich tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thurman vs. Niekro
Thurman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Madison moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Niekro
There's a wild pitch. Madison moves to third. Thurman moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Niekro
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pecota vs. Schatzeder
Dan Schatzeder now pitching.
Pecota hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Madison scores. Thurman scores. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seitzer vs. Schatzeder
Seitzer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brunansky who is chasing the ball. Seitzer reaches third base with a triple. Wilson scores. Pecota goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tartabull vs. Schatzeder
Tartabull hits a popup beyond third. Gaetti can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Seitzer scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Schatzeder
White hits a line drive into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Eisenreich vs. Schatzeder
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schatzeder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Gubicza
Lombardozzi hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butera vs. Gubicza
Butera hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Gubicza
Puckett 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
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madison vs. Schatzeder
Madison hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Schatzeder
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Quirk for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Schatzeder
Thurman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Schatzeder
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thurman moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pecota vs. Schatzeder
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pecota vs. Schatzeder
Pecota hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Gubicza
Gagne hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. Gubicza
Al Newman pinch runs for Greg Gagne.
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Gubicza
Hrbek 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
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Straker
Les Straker now pitching. Al Newman now playing shortstop.
Seitzer hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Straker
Tartabull hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Straker
White hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Straker
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madison vs. Straker
Madison hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Newman fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Gubicza
Ross Jones now playing second base. Bo Jackson now playing left field.
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Gubicza
Brunansky hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Gubicza
Bush hits a popup towards short. Pecota settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Frazier
George Frazier now pitching. Mark Davidson now playing right field.
Quirk strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Frazier
Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Frazier
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Gubicza
Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butera vs. Gubicza
Chris Pittaro pinch runs for Steve Lombardozzi.
Butera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gubicza fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Gubicza
Puckett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Gubicza
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Madison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Newman for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pecota vs. Bittiger
Jeff Bittiger now pitching. Chris Pittaro now playing second base.
Pecota hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Bittiger
Seitzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Bittiger
Tartabull hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Bittiger
Jones hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Davidson who is chasing the ball. Jones reaches third base with a triple. Seitzer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Eisenreich vs. Bittiger
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bittiger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Gubicza
Gladden hits a line drive into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Gubicza
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Gubicza
Gaetti strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madison vs. Atherton
Keith Atherton now pitching. Billy Beane now playing right field. Gene Larkin now playing first base. Mark Davidson now playing left field.
Madison hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Atherton
Quirk strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Atherton
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Beane settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Atherton
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davidson vs. Gubicza
Davidson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Gubicza
Roy Smalley pinch hits for Randy Bush.
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Madison fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Gubicza covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pittaro vs. Gubicza
Pittaro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butera vs. Gubicza
Butera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gubicza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pecota vs. Reardon
Jeff Reardon now pitching.
Pecota hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Reardon
Seitzer hits a line drive into right field. Beane settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Reardon
Tartabull takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Reardon
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Gubicza
Puckett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Gubicza
Don Baylor pinch runs for Kirby Puckett.
Newman hits a line drive into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beane vs. Gubicza
Beane hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baylor moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Larkin vs. Gubicza
There's a wild pitch. Baylor scores. Beane moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Larkin vs. Gubicza
Larkin strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gaetti vs. Gubicza
Gaetti strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 10/4/1987 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (D) Minnesota AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Puckett K, cf 4 0 2 0 Wilson W, cf 4 1 1 0 Baylor D, pr 0 1 0 0 Pecota B, ss 5 1 1 2 Gagne G, ss 2 0 2 0 Seitzer K, 3b 5 2 2 2 Newman A, pr-ss 2 0 0 0 Tartabull D, rf 3 1 1 1 Gladden D, lf 3 0 0 0 White F, 2b 3 2 2 2 Beane B, rf 1 0 1 0 Jones R, 2b 2 0 1 1 Hrbek K, 1b 3 0 0 0 Eisenreich J, dh 4 1 2 1 Larkin G, 1b 1 0 0 0 Madison S, 1b 3 1 1 0 Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Quirk J, c 3 0 0 1 Brunansky T, rf 2 0 0 0 Thurman G, lf 1 1 1 0 Davidson M, rf-lf 1 0 1 0 Jackson B, lf 2 0 0 0 Bush R, dh 2 0 0 0 Smalley R, ph 1 0 0 0 Lombardozzi S, 2b 2 0 1 0 Pittaro C, pr-2b 1 0 1 0 Butera S, c 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 1 8 0 35 10 12 10 Minnesota 000 000 001 -- 1 Kansas City 080 101 00x -- 10 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Niekro J (L) 1.1 3 6 6 3 1 Schatzeder D 1.2 4 2 2 1 0 Straker L 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 Frazier G 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Bittiger J 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 Atherton K 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Reardon J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Gubicza M (W) 9.0 8 1 1 0 4 DP -- Kansas City 3 LOB -- Minnesota 4, Kansas City 7 2B -- Eisenreich J 3B -- Seitzer K, Jones R HR -- White F SB -- Tartabull D, Eisenreich J, Wilson W, Thurman G SF -- Quirk J WP -- Niekro J, Gubicza M T -- 2:24 A -- 26341
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