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Blue Jays
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 15, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on May 15, 1987 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 15, 1987 |
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Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 15, 1987 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Johnson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Eric Plunk |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 13,139 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Hirschbeck 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Dale Scott 3B: Rick Reed |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Kelly Gruber | Shortstop |
Rance Mulliniks | Third Baseman |
Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
George Bell | Left Fielder |
Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
Willie Upshaw | First Baseman |
Rick Leach | DH |
Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
Garth Iorg | Second Baseman |
Jimy Williams | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Luis Polonia | Center Fielder |
Mike Davis | Right Fielder |
Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
Jose Canseco | Left Fielder |
Reggie Jackson | DH |
Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
Tony Phillips | Second Baseman |
Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Blue Jays
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 15, 1987
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Plunk
Gruber is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Plunk
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Plunk
Moseby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Johnson
Polonia bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Johnson
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Johnson
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Johnson
Canseco hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Johnson
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell throws the ball in to Iorg who tags Jackson, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Plunk
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Plunk
Barfield hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Plunk
Upshaw hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Plunk
Leach hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Upshaw moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitt vs. Plunk
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Johnson
McGwire hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Johnson
Phillips is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Johnson
Steinbach hits a line drive into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Plunk
Iorg hits a line drive into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Plunk
Gruber hits a fly ball into center field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Plunk
Mulliniks hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Johnson
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Johnson
Polonia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Johnson
There goes Polonia. The throw from Whitt and he is safe. Polonia steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Johnson
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out. Polonia moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lansford vs. Johnson
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Plunk
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Plunk
Bell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Moseby moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Barfield vs. Plunk
Barfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moseby scores. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Upshaw vs. Plunk
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Bell scores. Barfield moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leach vs. Plunk
Leach hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Barfield tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Plunk
There goes Upshaw. The throw from Steinbach and he is out, Griffin applying the tag. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Plunk
Whitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Plunk
Iorg hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Johnson
Canseco hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Johnson
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Johnson
McGwire takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Johnson
Phillips is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Plunk
Gruber hits a fly ball into center field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Plunk
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Plunk
Moseby strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Plunk
Bell hits a ball on the ground into right field. Davis picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Davis. Mulliniks moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Barfield vs. Plunk
Barfield takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Upshaw vs. Ontiveros
Steve Ontiveros now pitching.
Upshaw hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Johnson
Steinbach hits a popup towards first. Upshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Johnson
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffin for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Johnson
Polonia hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Ontiveros
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Ontiveros
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Ontiveros
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin misplays the ball. That's an error on Griffin. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gruber vs. Ontiveros
Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Johnson
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Johnson
There goes Davis. The throw from Whitt and he is safe. Davis steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lansford vs. Johnson
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gruber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Canseco vs. Eichhorn
Mark Eichhorn now pitching.
Canseco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Eichhorn
Jackson strikes out. There goes Canseco. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McGwire vs. Eichhorn
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eichhorn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Ontiveros
Mulliniks is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Ontiveros
Moseby strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ontiveros
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Eichhorn
Kelly Gruber now playing third base. Tony Fernandez now playing shortstop.
Phillips hits a line drive towards first. Upshaw reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Eichhorn
Steinbach strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Eichhorn
Griffin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barfield. Griffin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Polonia vs. Eichhorn
Polonia strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Ontiveros
Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Ontiveros
Upshaw takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Ontiveros
Leach hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Ontiveros
Whitt hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Musselman
Jeff Musselman now pitching.
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Henke
Tom Henke now pitching.
Lansford strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Henke
There goes Davis. The throw from Whitt and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Canseco vs. Henke
Canseco strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Henke
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Ontiveros
Iorg strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Ontiveros
Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Ontiveros
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fernandez for the out. Gruber moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moseby vs. Ontiveros
The ball gets by Steinbach for a passed ball. Gruber moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moseby vs. Ontiveros
Moseby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Henke
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Henke
Phillips is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Henke
Steinbach hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/15/1987 -- Toronto at Oakland (N) Toronto AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Gruber K, ss-3b 5 0 1 0 Polonia L, cf 4 0 1 0 Mulliniks R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Davis M, rf 2 0 1 0 Fernandez T, ss 1 0 0 0 Lansford C, 3b 4 1 0 0 Moseby L, cf 5 1 1 0 Canseco J, lf 3 1 1 2 Bell G, lf 4 1 2 0 Jackson R, dh 4 0 1 0 Barfield J, rf 3 1 1 1 McGwire M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Upshaw W, 1b 3 0 2 1 Phillips T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Leach R, dh 3 0 1 1 Steinbach T, c 4 0 0 0 Whitt E, c 3 0 0 0 Griffin A, ss 3 0 1 0 Iorg G, 2b 4 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 3 9 3 31 2 5 2 Toronto 000 300 000 -- 3 Oakland 200 000 000 -- 2 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Johnson J (W) 5.1 4 2 2 2 3 Eichhorn M 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 Musselman J* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 Henke T (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Plunk E (L) 4.2 8 3 3 2 4 Ontiveros S 4.1 1 0 0 1 4 * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th E -- Davis M, Griffin A, Whitt E LOB -- Toronto 9, Oakland 6 2B -- Griffin A HR -- Canseco J SB -- Polonia L, Davis M 2, Canseco J CS -- Upshaw W SF -- Leach R PB -- Steinbach T T -- 2:55 A -- 13139
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