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September 11, 1987

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Royals 9 13 1
Athletics 0 4 0
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Athletics 0 5 0

Mark McGwire Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .281
OBP .667 .362
At Bats 3 481
Hits 2 135
• Singles 1 67
• Doubles 1 22
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 42
Walks 0 60
RBI’s 0 103

Bret Saberhagen Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
16 8 0
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - September 11, 1987
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Single
Bret Saberhagen
Jamie Quirk
Scotti Madison
Bill Pecota
Kevin Seitzer
Angel Salazar
Thad Bosley
Gary Thurman
Danny Tartabull
Mark McGwire
Dwayne Murphy
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

McGwire hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Murphy moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Murphy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 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.
Bottom 9 Canseco hits a popup towards short. Salazar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Madison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Bosley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thurman scores.
Top 9 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.
Bottom 8 Bernazard hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Polonia bunts towards the mound. Saberhagen fields it and throws to first for the out. Weiss moves to second.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 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.
Top 8 Pecota hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Dave Otto now pitching. Quirk is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Balboni hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 There goes Tartabull. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Tartabull steals second.
Top 8 White strikes out.
Top 8 Dennis Lamp now pitching. Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamp fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Murphy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Brett strikes out.
Top 7 Seitzer is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Bosley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 Canseco takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Bernazard hits a fly ball into center field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Polonia hits a fly ball into left field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 6 Pecota hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. White scores. Quirk moves to second.
Top 6 Gary Lavelle now pitching. Quirk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tartabull scores. White moves to third.
Top 6 Balboni hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Tartabull takes first base on ball four. Brett moves to second.
Top 6 Brett hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 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.
Bottom 5 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.
Bottom 5 Davis is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 McGwire hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Tartabull. McGwire reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Seitzer hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bosley hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bosley for the out.
Top 5 Thurman strikes out.
Bottom 4 Murphy strikes out.
Bottom 4 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.
Bottom 4 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.
Bottom 4 Bernazard hits a popup towards short. Pecota settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gene Nelson now pitching. Pecota hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Quirk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Balboni hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Tartabull hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Polonia for the out.
Bottom 3 Griffin hits a popup towards short. Pecota settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Steinbach hits a line drive towards short. Pecota reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brett is called out on strikes.
Top 3 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.
Top 3 Bosley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Quirk moves to third. Thurman moves to second.
Top 3 Thurman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Balboni scores. Quirk moves to second.
Top 3 Pecota hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Quirk takes first base on ball four. Balboni moves to second.
Top 3 Balboni takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McGwire hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 Tartabull hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out.
Bottom 1 Canseco strikes out.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There goes Thurman. The throw from Steinbach and he is out, Griffin applying the tag.
Top 1 Bosley hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thurman takes first base on ball four.