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Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
June 21, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers, played on June 21, 1987 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 21, 1987 |
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Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 21, 1987 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jose Guzman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Stewart |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Drew Coble 3B: Dale Scott |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Curt Wilkerson | Second Baseman |
Scott Fletcher | Shortstop |
Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
Larry Parrish | Third Baseman |
Darrell Porter | DH |
Oddibe McDowell | Center Fielder |
Geno Petralli | Catcher |
Bob Brower | Left Fielder |
Bobby Valentine | 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 |
Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
Reggie Jackson | DH |
Tony Phillips | Second Baseman |
Mickey Tettleton | Catcher |
Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
June 21, 1987
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Stewart
Wilkerson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Stewart
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Stewart
Sierra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Stewart
There goes Sierra. The throw from Tettleton and he is safe. Sierra steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Brien vs. Stewart
O'Brien strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Guzman
Polonia strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Guzman
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Guzman
Lansford hits a popup, foul, towards first. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Stewart
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Stewart
Porter strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Stewart
McDowell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Guzman
Canseco hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Guzman
McGwire hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brower. McGwire reaches second base with a double. Canseco moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Guzman
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Canseco scores. McGwire scores. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Guzman
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tettleton vs. Guzman
Tettleton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sierra. Tettleton reaches second base with a double. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Griffin vs. Guzman
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Guzman juggles the ball. That's an error on Guzman. Jackson scores. Tettleton moves to third. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Polonia vs. Guzman
Polonia hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Brower. Polonia reaches second base with a double. Tettleton scores. Griffin scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Guzman
Davis hits a popup towards third. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lansford vs. Guzman
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Stewart
Petralli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brower vs. Stewart
Brower is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Stewart
Wilkerson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Tettleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Guzman
Canseco hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Guzman
McGwire hits a line drive towards short. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Guzman
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Stewart
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Stewart
Sierra takes first base on ball four. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Stewart
O'Brien hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Stewart
Parrish hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Stewart
Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Stewart
McDowell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Guzman
Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Guzman
Tettleton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Guzman
Griffin bunts into left field, out of the reach of Brower. Griffin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Polonia vs. Guzman
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Guzman
Davis hits a line drive into left field. Brower settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Stewart
Petralli hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brower vs. Stewart
Brower 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 -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Stewart
Wilkerson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Guzman
Lansford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brower. Lansford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Canseco vs. Guzman
Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGwire vs. Guzman
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Guzman
Jackson hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Stewart
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Stewart
Sierra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Stewart
There's a wild pitch. Sierra moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
O'Brien vs. Stewart
There goes Sierra. The throw from Tettleton and he is out, Lansford applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Stewart
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Stewart
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Guzman
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Guzman
Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Guzman
Griffin strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Leiper
Dave Leiper now pitching. Mike Stanley pinch hits for Darrell Porter.
Stanley 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 -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Leiper
McDowell hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaught vs. Eckersley
Dennis Eckersley now pitching. Don Slaught pinch hits for Geno Petralli.
Slaught strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brower vs. Eckersley
Brower strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Guzman
Don Slaught now catching.
Polonia hits a fly ball into left field. Brower settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Guzman
Davis hits a line drive into left field. Brower settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Guzman
Lansford hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Brower. Lansford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Canseco vs. Guzman
Canseco hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Eckersley
Wilkerson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Eckersley
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Eckersley
Sierra 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 8
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Guzman
McGwire hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Guzman
Jackson hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Guzman
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Guzman
Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Eckersley
O'Brien hits a line drive into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Eckersley
Parrish is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Eckersley
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Eckersley
McDowell is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/21/1987, game 1 -- Texas at Oakland (D) Texas AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Wilkerson C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Polonia L, cf 4 0 1 2 Fletcher S, ss 4 1 1 0 Davis M, rf 4 0 0 0 Sierra R, rf 2 1 1 0 Lansford C, 3b 4 0 2 0 O'Brien P, 1b 4 0 1 0 Canseco J, lf 4 1 1 0 Parrish L, 3b 4 1 1 3 McGwire M, 1b 4 2 2 1 Porter D, dh 2 0 0 0 Jackson R, dh 4 1 1 2 Stanley M, ph 1 0 1 0 Phillips T, 2b 4 0 0 0 McDowell O, cf 4 0 0 0 Tettleton M, c 4 2 2 1 Petralli G, c 2 0 0 0 Griffin A, ss 3 1 1 0 Slaught D, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Brower B, lf 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 3 5 3 35 7 10 6 Texas 000 300 000 -- 3 Oakland 050 100 01x -- 7 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Guzman J (L) 8.0 10 7 5 0 6 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Stewart D (W) 6.0 4 3 3 2 7 Leiper D 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Eckersley D (S) 2.2 0 0 0 1 5 E -- Guzman J LOB -- Texas 4, Oakland 4 2B -- McGwire M, Tettleton M, Polonia L, Griffin A, Lansford C 2 HR -- Parrish L, Tettleton M, McGwire M SB -- Sierra R CS -- Sierra R WP -- Stewart D T -- 2:18 A -- 0
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