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Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 11, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Kansas City Royals, played on September 11, 1987 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 11, 1987 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 11, 1987 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bret Saberhagen |
Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Ontiveros |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 22,296 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Derryl Cousins 2B: Ted Hendry 3B: Dale Ford |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gary Thurman | Center Fielder |
Thad Bosley | Left Fielder |
Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
George Brett | First Baseman |
Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Steve Balboni | DH |
Jamie Quirk | Catcher |
Bill Pecota | Shortstop |
John Wathan | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Luis Polonia | Left Fielder |
Tony Bernazard | Second Baseman |
Jose Canseco | DH |
Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
Mike Davis | Right Fielder |
Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 11, 1987
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Ontiveros
Thurman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosley vs. Ontiveros
Bosley hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Ontiveros
There goes Thurman. The throw from Steinbach and he is out, Griffin applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Ontiveros
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Saberhagen
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Saberhagen
Bernazard 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 -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Saberhagen
Canseco strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Ontiveros
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Ontiveros
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Ontiveros
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Saberhagen
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Saberhagen
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Saberhagen
McGwire hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Saberhagen
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Ontiveros
Balboni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Ontiveros
Quirk takes first base on ball four. Balboni moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pecota vs. Ontiveros
Pecota hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thurman vs. Ontiveros
Thurman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Balboni scores. Quirk moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bosley vs. Ontiveros
Bosley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Quirk moves to third. Thurman moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Seitzer vs. Ontiveros
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Quirk scores. Thurman moves to third. Bosley moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brett vs. Ontiveros
Brett is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Saberhagen
Steinbach hits a line drive towards short. Pecota reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Saberhagen
Griffin hits a popup towards short. Pecota settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Saberhagen
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Polonia for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Ontiveros
Tartabull hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Ontiveros
White hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Davis who is chasing the ball. White reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Balboni vs. Ontiveros
Balboni hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Ontiveros
Quirk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pecota vs. Nelson
Gene Nelson now pitching.
Pecota hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Saberhagen
Bernazard hits a popup towards short. Pecota settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Saberhagen
Canseco hits a line drive into left field. Bosley picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bosley. Canseco moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lansford vs. Saberhagen
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Canseco moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murphy vs. Saberhagen
Murphy strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Nelson
Thurman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Nelson
Bosley hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bosley for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Nelson
Seitzer hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Saberhagen
McGwire hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Tartabull. McGwire reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Saberhagen
Davis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Steinbach vs. Saberhagen
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McGwire moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Griffin vs. Saberhagen
Griffin 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
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Nelson
Brett hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Nelson
Tartabull takes first base on ball four. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Nelson
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Polonia. White reaches second base with a double. Brett scores. Tartabull moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Balboni vs. Nelson
Balboni hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Quirk vs. Lavelle
Gary Lavelle now pitching.
Quirk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tartabull scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pecota vs. Lavelle
Pecota hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. White scores. Quirk moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thurman vs. Lavelle
Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Saberhagen
Polonia hits a fly ball into left field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Saberhagen
Bernazard hits a fly ball into center field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Saberhagen
Canseco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Saberhagen
Lansford 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
Top 7
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Royals, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Lavelle
Bosley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Lavelle
Seitzer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Lavelle
Brett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Saberhagen
Murphy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Saberhagen
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Saberhagen
Davis 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
Top 8
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Royals, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Lamp
Dennis Lamp now pitching.
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamp fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Lamp
White strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Balboni vs. Lamp
There goes Tartabull. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Tartabull steals second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Balboni vs. Lamp
Balboni hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Otto
Dave Otto now pitching.
Quirk is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pecota vs. Otto
Pecota hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Saberhagen
Scotti Madison now playing first base. Angel Salazar now playing shortstop. Bill Pecota now playing second base.
Steinbach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Saberhagen
Walt Weiss pinch runs for Terry Steinbach.
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Polonia vs. Saberhagen
Polonia bunts towards the mound. Saberhagen fields it and throws to first for the out. Weiss moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bernazard vs. Saberhagen
Bernazard hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Otto
Mike Gallego now playing third base. Walt Weiss now playing shortstop. Matt Sinatro now catching.
Thurman hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Thurman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bosley vs. Otto
Bosley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thurman scores. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Otto
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madison vs. Otto
Madison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Saberhagen
Canseco hits a popup towards short. Salazar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Saberhagen
Reggie Jackson pinch hits for Mike Gallego.
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Saberhagen
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Saberhagen
McGwire hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Saberhagen
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/11/1987 -- Kansas City at Oakland (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Thurman G, cf 4 1 2 1 Polonia L, lf 4 0 0 0 Bosley T, lf 5 0 2 1 Bernazard T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Seitzer K, 3b 5 0 0 1 Canseco J, dh 3 0 1 0 Brett G, 1b 4 1 1 0 Lansford C, 3b 3 0 0 0 Madison S, 1b 1 0 0 0 Gallego M, 3b 0 0 0 0 Tartabull D, rf 3 2 2 0 Jackson R, ph 1 0 0 0 White F, 2b 4 2 2 1 Murphy D, cf 3 0 0 0 Salazar A, ss 0 0 0 0 McGwire M, 1b 4 0 3 0 Balboni S, dh 2 2 1 3 Davis M, rf 4 0 0 0 Quirk J, c 3 1 2 1 Steinbach T, c 3 0 1 0 Pecota B, ss-2b 4 0 1 1 Weiss W, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Griffin A, ss 3 0 0 0 Sinatro M, c 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 9 13 9 32 0 5 0 Kansas City 002 103 021 -- 9 Oakland 000 000 000 -- 0 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Saberhagen B (W) 9.0 5 0 0 2 3 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Ontiveros S (L) 3.2 5 3 3 3 1 Nelson G 1.2 2 3 3 1 1 Lavelle G 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 Lamp D 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 Otto D 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 E -- Bosley T DP -- Oakland 3 LOB -- Kansas City 4, Oakland 7 2B -- McGwire M, White F, Thurman G 3B -- White F HR -- Balboni S SB -- Tartabull D CS -- Thurman G SF -- Balboni S T -- 2:40 A -- 22296
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