Athletics @ Royals
September 20, 1987

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 7 10 1
Royals 6 10 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 7 10 1
Royals 6 10 2

Willie Wilson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .284
OBP .500 .324
At Bats 4 560
Hits 2 159
• Singles 1 124
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 1 14
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 28
RBI’s 1 26

Dennis Eckersley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 7 13
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Royals Stadium - September 20, 1987
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Out
Dennis Eckersley
Terry Steinbach
Mark McGwire
Mike Gallego
Carney Lansford
Tony Phillips
Jose Canseco
Stan Javier
Mike Davis
Willie Wilson
Jim Eisenreich

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 7 10 1 10
Kansas City Royals 6 10 2 4
Winning Pitcher Curt Young
Losing Pitcher Danny Jackson
Save Dennis Eckersley
Game Winning RBI Terry Steinbach
Attendance 26,461
Time of Game 2 hours 57 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jim Eisenreich pinch hits for Jamie Quirk. Eisenreich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Canseco. Eisenreich reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Thad Bosley pinch hits for Ross Jones. Bosley is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Smith is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Gallego hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Frank White now playing second base. Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Frank White pinch hits for Bill Pecota. White hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Balboni strikes out.
Bottom 8 Dennis Eckersley now pitching. Tartabull strikes out.
Bottom 8 Greg Cadaret now pitching. Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Lansford hits a fly ball towards center. Wilson catches it and throws to first to double up McGwire.
Top 8 John Davis now pitching. Jamie Quirk now catching. McGwire hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Seitzer hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Wilson scores.
Bottom 7 Wilson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Davis who is chasing the ball. Wilson reaches third base with a triple. Jones scores.
Bottom 7 Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Larry Owen. Quirk hits a popup towards short. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jones hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Canseco. Jones reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Phillips takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gallego hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Pecota hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gene Nelson now pitching. Tartabull is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Brett hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out. McGwire moves to third.
Top 6 Canseco strikes out.
Top 6 Lansford takes first base on ball four. McGwire moves to second.
Top 6 McGwire hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Seitzer strikes out.
Bottom 5 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Young covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Owen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pecota tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Canseco. Smith reaches second base with a double. Pecota moves to third.
Bottom 5 Mike Davis now playing right field. Stan Javier now playing center field. Pecota hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire juggles the ball. That's an error on McGwire.
Top 5 Mike Davis pinch hits for Steve Henderson. Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Stan Javier pinch runs for Reggie Jackson. Phillips takes first base on ball four. Javier moves to second.
Top 5 Reggie Jackson pinch hits for Dwayne Murphy. Jackson hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Canseco scores. Polonia scores. Steinbach moves to third. Two runs are unearned.
Top 5 Gallego hits a line drive into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Steinbach takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 5 Luis Polonia pinch hits for Brian Harper. Polonia hits a fly ball towards center. Wilson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Wilson. Lansford scores. Canseco moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Canseco takes first base on ball four. Lansford moves to second.
Top 5 Steve Farr now pitching. Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 McGwire hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Tartabull strikes out.
Bottom 4 Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Henderson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pecota settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jackson fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Jackson. Phillips moves to second.
Top 4 Phillips hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Murphy strikes out.
Top 4 Gallego hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wilson throws the ball in to Jones who tags Gallego trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Steinbach scores.
Top 4 Steinbach hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Bottom 3 Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 3 Owen strikes out.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Young fires to first and has Smith trapped. There's the throw to Phillips who tags Smith for the out.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Canseco takes first base on ball four. Henderson scores. McGwire moves to third. Lansford moves to second.
Top 3 Lansford is walked intentionally.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Henderson moves to third. McGwire moves to second.
Top 3 McGwire hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Henderson moves to second.
Top 3 Henderson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Murphy scores.
Top 3 Phillips bunts towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. Murphy moves to second.
Top 3 Murphy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Pecota hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Tartabull takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Gallego hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lansford scores.
Top 2 Harper bunts towards first. Brett scoops it up and throws to first, with Pecota covering, for the out. Lansford moves to third. Canseco moves to second.
Top 2 Canseco takes first base on ball four. Lansford moves to second.
Top 2 Lansford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Seitzer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gallego settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out.