Twins @ Royals
October 2, 1987

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Top 9 R H E
Twins 3 9 1
Royals 6 8 3
Top 9 R H E
Twins 3 9 1
Royals 6 8 3

Gene Larkin Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .268
OBP .000 .342
At Bats 0 231
Hits 0 62
• Singles 0 45
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 0 28

Bret Saberhagen Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
17 10 0
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Royals Stadium - October 2, 1987
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Out
Bret Saberhagen
Scotti Madison
George Brett
Ross Jones
Kevin Seitzer
Bill Pecota
Bo Jackson
Willie Wilson
Danny Tartabull
Gene Larkin

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 3 9 1 6
Kansas City Royals 6 8 3 6
Winning Pitcher Bret Saberhagen
Losing Pitcher Frank Viola
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Danny Tartabull
Attendance 22,578
Time of Game 2 hours 23 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gene Larkin pinch hits for Tom Nieto. Larkin hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Roy Smalley pinch hits for Al Newman. Smalley is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Brunansky hits a popup, foul, towards third. Seitzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jones hits a line drive into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Pecota hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jeff Reardon now pitching. Madison strikes out.
Top 8 Bush hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bush for the out.
Top 8 Gaetti hits a popup, foul, towards first. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hrbek hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gagne tags and scores.
Top 8 Puckett hits a ball on the ground into right field. Tartabull picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Tartabull. Gagne moves to third. Puckett moves to second.
Top 8 Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 White hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Tartabull strikes out.
Bottom 7 Juan Berenguer now pitching. Al Newman now playing second base. Tom Nieto now catching. Brett strikes out.
Top 7 Gladden hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Lombardozzi hits a line drive towards short. Pecota reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Wilson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. Wilson reaches second base with a double. Madison scores. Pecota moves to third.
Bottom 6 Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Madison moves to third.
Bottom 6 Pecota takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Madison hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brunansky. Madison reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Brunansky is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Bush hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops it up and throws to first, with Saberhagen covering, for the out.
Top 6 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 White hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Tartabull hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 5 Brett strikes out.
Bottom 5 Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne misplays the ball. That's an error on Gagne. Jones moves to third. Wilson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pecota scores. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 5 Jones bunts towards the mound. Viola fields it and throws to third for the out. Pecota moves to second.
Bottom 5 Pecota takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Madison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gladden. Madison reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Hrbek is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota throws towards first. Brett fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brett. Gagne goes all the way around to score. Puckett moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Gagnehits a dribbler in front of the plate. Madison interferes with Gagne who is awarded first base.
Top 5 Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Laudner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Laudner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Tartabull strikes out.
Top 4 Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Brunansky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gaetti moves to second.
Top 4 Bush hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Hrbek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Puckett scores.
Top 4 Puckett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jackson. Puckett reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Seitzer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gagne hits a line drive into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gladden bunts towards the mound. Saberhagen catches it and throws to first to double up Laudner.
Top 3 Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Lombardozzi moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Pecota hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pecota for the out.
Bottom 2 Madison hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Gladden. Madison reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 2 White strikes out.
Top 2 Brunansky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bush hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Seitzer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Wilson is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Hrbek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Seitzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Puckett hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Tartabull. Puckett reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Gladden is called out on strikes.