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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
June 7, 1988
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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 June 7, 1988 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 7, 1988 |
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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 | June 7, 1988 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Curt Young |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ted Power |
Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 34,083 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Vic Voltaggio 2B: Jim Joyce 3B: Dan Morrison |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
Glenn Hubbard | Second Baseman |
Jose Canseco | Right Fielder |
Dave Parker | DH |
Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
Doug Jennings | Left Fielder |
Stan Javier | Center Fielder |
Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
Orlando Mercado | Catcher |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Kurt Stillwell | Shortstop |
Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
George Brett | First Baseman |
Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
Pat Tabler | DH |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
Gary Thurman | Left Fielder |
John Wathan | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
June 7, 1988
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Power
Jamie Quirk now catching.
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Power
Hubbard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Power
Canseco hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Power
Parker hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Tartabull. Parker reaches second base with a double. Hubbard moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
McGwire vs. Power
McGwire strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Young
Stillwell hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Young
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Young
Brett hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Young
Tartabull hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Young
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Young
Tabler strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Power
Jennings 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, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Power
Javier bunts towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Power
Weiss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mercado vs. Power
Mercado strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Young
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Young
Quirk hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Jennings. Quirk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Thurman vs. Young
Thurman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Stillwell vs. Young
Stillwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Power
Lansford hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Power
Hubbard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Power
Canseco 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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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Young
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Young
There goes Wilson. The throw from Mercado and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Young
Brett hits a line drive towards short. Weiss reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tartabull vs. Young
Tartabull hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Young
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Power
Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Power
McGwire hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Parker moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Jennings vs. Power
Jennings hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett. Parker moves to third. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Javier vs. Power
Javier hits a popup, foul, towards third. Seitzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Weiss vs. Power
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Young
Tabler hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Young covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Young
White hits a fly ball into left field. Jennings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Young
Quirk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Thurman vs. Young
Thurman hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mercado vs. Power
Mercado strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Power
Lansford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hubbard vs. Power
There goes Lansford. The throw from Quirk and he is out, Stillwell applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Power
Hubbard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Young
Stillwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Young
Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Young
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Young covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Power
Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Power
Parker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Power
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Power fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Young
Tartabull hits a popup towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Young
Seitzer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Young
Tabler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
White vs. Nelson
Gene Nelson now pitching.
White hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Nelson
There goes Tabler. The throw from Mercado and he is safe. Tabler steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Quirk vs. Nelson
Quirk hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Canseco throws the ball in to Weiss who tags Quirk trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Tabler scores. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Power
Jennings hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Power
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jennings moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Weiss vs. Power
Weiss hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Mercado vs. Power
Mercado takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Lansford vs. Power
Lansford takes first base on ball four. Jennings moves to third. Mercado moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Hubbard vs. Power
Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Nelson
Thurman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Nelson
Stillwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Nelson
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Power
Canseco strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Power
Parker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Power
McGwire hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Jennings vs. Power
Jennings takes first base on ball four. Parker moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Javier vs. Power
Javier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Nelson
Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Nelson
The umpire calls a balk on Nelson Brett moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Tartabull vs. Nelson
Tartabull strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Seitzer vs. Nelson
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. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tabler vs. Nelson
Tabler hits a line drive into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Power
Weiss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Power
Dave Henderson pinch hits for Orlando Mercado.
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Weiss moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lansford vs. Power
Lansford hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hubbard vs. Power
Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/7/1988 -- Oakland at Kansas City (N) Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Lansford C, 3b 4 0 1 0 Stillwell K, ss 4 0 0 0 Hubbard G, 2b 4 0 0 0 Wilson W, cf 3 2 1 0 Canseco J, rf 4 0 0 0 Brett G, 1b 4 1 2 2 Parker D, dh 3 0 3 0 Tartabull D, rf 4 1 2 2 McGwire M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Seitzer K, 3b 4 1 1 1 Jennings D, lf 3 0 1 0 Tabler P, dh 3 1 0 0 Javier S, cf 4 0 0 0 White F, 2b 3 0 0 0 Weiss W, ss 4 0 2 0 Macfarlane M, c 0 0 0 0 Mercado O, c 2 0 0 0 Quirk J, c 3 0 3 1 Henderson D, ph 1 0 1 0 Thurman G, lf 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 0 9 0 30 6 9 6 Oakland 000 000 000 -- 0 Kansas City 301 002 00x -- 6 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Young C (L) 5.1 7 6 6 3 1 Nelson G 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Power T (W) 9.0 9 0 0 5 4 E -- Brett G DP -- Oakland 2, Kansas City 3 LOB -- Oakland 11, Kansas City 3 2B -- Parker D, Quirk J HR -- Brett G, Tartabull D, Seitzer K SB -- Wilson W, Tabler P CS -- Lansford C Balk -- Nelson G T -- 2:46 A -- 34083
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