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@CAL		9
7
OAK
@KCR		7
6
MIN
@MIL		5
0
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@NYY		2
9
CHW
@SEA		2
8
DET
@TOR		2
1
PHI
@CHC		3
2
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@HOU		0
4
NYM
@MON		0
4
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@STL		3
1
Monday, June 15, 1987
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: 36,157, Time of Game: 3:21
Athletics
7
33-28
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 2 GB
 at Royals
6
31-29
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
3rd, 3½ GB
W: Dave Leiper (2-0)
L: Steve Farr (2-2)
S: Jay Howell (13)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  1   1  0  2   1  0  2    7 10  0
Royals          0  0  0   1  3  1   0  1  0    6 15  2

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Phillips 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 .261 .773 0.498 1.60 0.635 -0.137 0.7 1 0 HR
Carney Lansford 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 .277 .790 0.150 0.75 0.207 -0.058 0.6 1 3 HR
Jose Canseco LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .253 .704 0.013 1.09 0.089 -0.075 0.1 1 0
Mark McGwire 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .263 .998 0.020 1.25 0.125 -0.105 0.6 8 1 HR
Ron Cey DH 3 1 0 1 0 2 .237 .826 0.035 1.01 0.072 -0.037 0.1
   Reggie Jackson PH 2 0 0 0 0 0 .199 .637 -0.081 1.48 0.000 -0.081 -0.7
Mike Davis RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .296 .980 0.057 0.98 0.083 -0.026 0.2 3 1
Terry Steinbach C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .297 .885 0.187 1.57 0.250 -0.063 1.5 6 0 2B
Stan Javier CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .248 .701 -0.092 1.53 0.098 -0.191 -0.5 3 0 2B,SH
   Luis Polonia PH-CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .341 .874 0.115 2.95 0.115 0.000 0.4 1 0
Alfredo Griffin SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 .268 .674 -0.183 2.18 0.019 -0.202 -1.0 3 3
Curt Young P 1
   Dennis Eckersley P
   Dave Leiper P
   Jay Howell P
Team Totals 37 7 10 6 3 5 .270 .893 0.719 1.36 1.693 -0.975 1.9 27 9
2B: S Javier (3, off C Leibrandt); T Steinbach (5, off C Leibrandt).
HR: C Lansford (5, off C Leibrandt; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF); M McGwire (21, off C Leibrandt; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); T Phillips (7, off S Farr; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: S Javier (4, off C Leibrandt).
TB: T Phillips 5; M McGwire 5; C Lansford 4; T Steinbach 2; S Javier 2; J Canseco; M Davis; L Polonia.
RBI: T Phillips 2 (25); M McGwire (43); R Cey (9); C Lansford (24); A Griffin (22).
2-out RBI: C Lansford.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 9.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: M Davis (D Tartabull at home plate).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 5 2 1 0 0 1 .289 .708 -0.085 1.39 0.054 -0.139 -0.9 3 0 SB
Kevin Seitzer 3B 5 0 2 2 0 0 .301 .796 0.316 1.66 0.402 -0.087 1.3 1 4
George Brett DH 5 0 2 1 0 1 .314 .880 0.093 0.95 0.142 -0.049 0.7
Danny Tartabull RF 4 1 2 1 1 1 .324 .875 0.324 1.65 0.384 -0.060 1.5 2 0 HR,2B
Frank White 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .223 .655 -0.080 2.08 0.029 -0.109 -0.2 1 1 SH,IW
Bo Jackson LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 .261 .843 -0.205 2.44 0.167 -0.372 -0.9 4 0 HR
Steve Balboni 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .209 .686 -0.079 2.14 0.170 -0.250 -0.0 9 0 HR
Angel Salazar SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .237 .539 -0.072 1.23 0.032 -0.105 -0.6 0 1
Larry Owen C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .193 .540 -0.040 1.06 0.019 -0.059 -0.3 7 1
   Thad Bosley PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .282 .687 0.047 1.44 0.047 0.000 0.3
   Jamie Quirk C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .656 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Charlie Leibrandt P 2
   Steve Farr P
   Dan Quisenberry P
   Jerry Gleaton P 1
Team Totals 40 6 15 6 2 5 .375 1.030 0.219 1.65 1.446 -1.230 0.9 27 10
2B: D Tartabull (6, off D Eckersley).
HR: B Jackson (13, off C Young; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF); S Balboni (10, off C Young; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); D Tartabull (9, off C Young; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).
SH: F White (2, off J Howell).
IBB: F White (3, by D Eckersley).
TB: D Tartabull 6; S Balboni 5; B Jackson 5; K Seitzer 2; G Brett 2; L Owen; W Wilson; A Salazar; F White; T Bosley.
RBI: K Seitzer 2 (27); D Tartabull (27); B Jackson (34); S Balboni (26); G Brett (7).
2-out RBI: K Seitzer 2; D Tartabull; G Brett.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Owen-K Seitzer.
E: K Seitzer (9); C Leibrandt ().
Baserunning
SB: W Wilson (19, 2nd base off D Eckersley/T Steinbach).

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Curt Young 5.1 8 5 5 0 4 3 2.95 24 36 -0.351 1.01 -1.9
Dennis Eckersley 2.1 6 1 1 1 1 0 3.04 14 0 0 -0.105 2.00 0.2
Dave Leiper, W (2-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.08 1 1 0 0.017 0.57 0.3
Jay Howell, S (13) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.50 4 0 0 0.221 4.41 0.6
Team Totals 9 15 6 6 2 5 3 6.00 43 36 1 0 -0.218 1.36 -0.9

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Charlie Leibrandt 7 6 5 4 2 4 2 2.33 30 49 -0.229 1.18 -1.1
Steve Farr, L (2-2) 1.2 3 2 2 1 1 1 4.74 9 0 0 -0.511 2.07 -1.1
Dan Quisenberry 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.48 1 1 0 -0.022 0.73 -0.3
Jerry Gleaton 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.87 1 2 0 0.043 1.51 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 7 6 3 5 3 6.00 41 49 3 0 -0.719 1.65 -1.9
D Quisenberry faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: C Leibrandt 2 (6).
HBP: None.
IBB: D Eckersley (2; F White).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Dan Morrison.
Time of Game: 3:21.
Attendance: 36,157.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Kansas City Royals
1 Tony Phillips 2B 1 Willie Wilson CF
2 Carney Lansford 3B 2 Kevin Seitzer 3B
3 Jose Canseco LF 3 George Brett DH
4 Mark McGwire 1B 4 Danny Tartabull RF
5 Ron Cey DH 5 Frank White 2B
6 Mike Davis RF 6 Bo Jackson LF
7 Terry Steinbach C 7 Steve Balboni 1B
8 Stan Javier CF 8 Angel Salazar SS
9 Alfredo Griffin SS 9 Larry Owen C
Curt Young P Charlie Leibrandt P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 5-6 1 1-- RR OAK T. Phillips S. Farr 62% 81% Home Run; Polonia Scores
b8 5-5 2 -2- R KCR K. Seitzer D. Eckersley -26% 16% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Wilson Scores
b9 6-7 1 -2- O KCR B. Jackson J. Howell 19% 89% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Tartabull out at Hm/RF-C
t7 4-5 2 --- R OAK C. Lansford C. Leibrandt 19% 43% Home Run
t6 3-4 1 12- R OAK T. Steinbach C. Leibrandt 19% 59% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Cey Scores/unER/No RBI; Davis to 3B; Steinbach to 1B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O OAK T. Phillips C. Leibrandt -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O OAK C. Lansford C. Leibrandt -2% 46% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O OAK J. Canseco C. Leibrandt -1% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Curt Young facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson C. Young 2% 47% Lineout: SS
b1 0-0 1 --- O KCR K. Seitzer C. Young 2% 49% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O KCR G. Brett C. Young 1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O OAK M. McGwire C. Leibrandt -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O OAK R. Cey C. Leibrandt -2% 46% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- O OAK M. Davis C. Leibrandt -1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Curt Young facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O KCR D. Tartabull C. Young 2% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- KCR F. White C. Young -3% 45% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b2 0-0 1 1-- O KCR B. Jackson C. Young 3% 48% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 2 1-- O KCR S. Balboni C. Young 2% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- OAK T. Steinbach C. Leibrandt 6% 56% Double to 3B (Line Drive)
t3 0-0 0 -2- O OAK S. Javier C. Leibrandt -2% 55% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Steinbach to 3B
t3 0-0 1 --3 RO OAK A. Griffin C. Leibrandt 2% 57% Groundout: SS-1B; Steinbach Scores
t3 1-0 2 --- OAK T. Phillips C. Leibrandt 1% 58% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t3 1-0 2 1-- OAK C. Lansford C. Leibrandt 2% 60% Walk; Phillips to 2B
t3 1-0 2 12- O OAK J. Canseco C. Leibrandt -4% 55% Lineout: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Curt Young facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- O KCR A. Salazar C. Young 3% 58% Foul Flyball: 1B
b3 0-1 1 --- O KCR L. Owen C. Young 2% 60% Foul Flyball: 3B
b3 0-1 2 --- O KCR W. Wilson C. Young 1% 62% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 --- R OAK M. McGwire C. Leibrandt 10% 72% Home Run
t4 2-0 0 --- O OAK R. Cey C. Leibrandt -2% 70% Strikeout
t4 2-0 1 --- O OAK M. Davis C. Leibrandt -1% 68% Strikeout
t4 2-0 2 --- O OAK T. Steinbach C. Leibrandt -1% 67% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Curt Young facing 2-3-4
b4 0-2 0 --- O KCR K. Seitzer C. Young 3% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-2 1 --- O KCR G. Brett C. Young 2% 73% Strikeout
b4 0-2 2 --- R KCR D. Tartabull C. Young -11% 62% Home Run
b4 1-2 2 --- O KCR F. White C. Young 1% 63% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 1.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 8-9-1
t5 2-1 0 --- OAK S. Javier C. Leibrandt 6% 69% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t5 2-1 0 -2- OAK A. Griffin C. Leibrandt 3% 73% Wild Pitch; Javier to 3B
t5 2-1 0 --3 O OAK A. Griffin C. Leibrandt -5% 68% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 2-1 1 --3 O OAK T. Phillips C. Leibrandt -8% 60% Fielder's Choice 3B; Javier out at Hm/3B-C; Phillips to 1B
t5 2-1 2 1-- O OAK C. Lansford C. Leibrandt -3% 57% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Curt Young facing 6-7-8
b5 1-2 0 --- O KCR B. Jackson C. Young 4% 61% Flyball: RF
b5 1-2 1 --- R KCR S. Balboni C. Young -15% 46% Home Run
b5 2-2 1 --- KCR A. Salazar C. Young -3% 43% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b5 2-2 1 1-- O KCR L. Owen C. Young 4% 47% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b5 2-2 2 1-- KCR W. Wilson C. Young -3% 44% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Owen to 2B
b5 2-2 2 12- R KCR K. Seitzer C. Young -14% 30% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Owen Scores; Wilson to 3B
b5 3-2 2 1-3 R KCR G. Brett C. Young -10% 20% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Wilson Scores; Seitzer to 3B
b5 4-2 2 1-3 O KCR D. Tartabull C. Young 4% 23% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-4, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 3-4-5
t6 2-4 0 --- OAK J. Canseco C. Leibrandt 5% 29% Walk
t6 2-4 0 1-- OAK M. McGwire C. Leibrandt 3% 31% Wild Pitch; Canseco to 2B
t6 2-4 0 -2- O OAK M. McGwire C. Leibrandt -3% 28% Flyball: RF; Canseco to 3B
t6 2-4 1 --3 R OAK R. Cey C. Leibrandt 7% 35% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Canseco Scores; Cey to 1B
t6 3-4 1 1-- OAK M. Davis C. Leibrandt 6% 41% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Cey to 2B
t6 3-4 1 12- R OAK T. Steinbach C. Leibrandt 19% 59% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Cey Scores/unER/No RBI; Davis to 3B; Steinbach to 1B
t6 4-4 1 1-3 OO OAK S. Javier C. Leibrandt -17% 42% Bunt Pop Fly Double Play: Bunt C-3B
2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Athletics' Curt Young facing 5-6-7
b6 4-4 0 --- O KCR F. White C. Young 3% 46% Strikeout
b6 4-4 1 --- R KCR B. Jackson C. Young -17% 29% Home Run (LF-CF)
Dennis Eckersley replaces Curt Young pitching
b6 5-4 1 --- KCR S. Balboni D. Eckersley -2% 27% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
b6 5-4 1 1-- O KCR A. Salazar D. Eckersley 3% 29% Flyball: SS
b6 5-4 2 1-- KCR L. Owen D. Eckersley -2% 28% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Balboni to 2B
b6 5-4 2 12- O KCR W. Wilson D. Eckersley 4% 32% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 5.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-5, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 9-1-2
t7 4-5 0 --- O OAK A. Griffin C. Leibrandt -5% 27% Flyball: CF
t7 4-5 1 --- O OAK T. Phillips C. Leibrandt -3% 24% Flyball: LF
t7 4-5 2 --- R OAK C. Lansford C. Leibrandt 19% 43% Home Run
t7 5-5 2 --- O OAK J. Canseco C. Leibrandt -2% 41% Flyball: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Athletics' Dennis Eckersley facing 2-3-4
b7 5-5 0 --- O KCR K. Seitzer D. Eckersley 4% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 5-5 1 --- KCR G. Brett D. Eckersley -4% 41% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b7 5-5 1 1-- KCR D. Tartabull D. Eckersley -14% 27% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Brett to 3B
b7 5-5 1 -23 KCR F. White D. Eckersley -0% 27% Intentional Walk
b7 5-5 1 123 O KCR B. Jackson D. Eckersley 12% 38% Strikeout
b7 5-5 2 123 O KCR S. Balboni D. Eckersley 12% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 5.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 5-5, Royals' Steve Farr facing 4-5-6
Steve Farr replaces Charlie Leibrandt pitching
t8 5-5 0 --- O OAK M. McGwire S. Farr -5% 45% Flyball: CF
Reggie Jackson pinch hits for Ron Cey (DH) batting 5th
t8 5-5 1 --- O OAK R. Jackson S. Farr -4% 41% Flyball: RF
t8 5-5 2 --- OAK M. Davis S. Farr 3% 44% Walk
t8 5-5 2 1-- O OAK T. Steinbach S. Farr -5% 39% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Athletics' Dennis Eckersley facing 8-9-1
b8 5-5 0 --- O KCR A. Salazar D. Eckersley 5% 43% Lineout: LF
Thad Bosley pinch hits for Larry Owen (C) batting 9th
b8 5-5 1 --- KCR T. Bosley D. Eckersley -5% 39% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b8 5-5 1 1-- O KCR W. Wilson D. Eckersley 6% 45% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b8 5-5 2 1-- KCR K. Seitzer D. Eckersley -3% 42% Wilson Steals 2B
b8 5-5 2 -2- R KCR K. Seitzer D. Eckersley -26% 16% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Wilson Scores
Dave Leiper replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
b8 6-5 2 1-- O KCR G. Brett D. Leiper 2% 18% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 6.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-6, Royals' Steve Farr facing 8-9-1
Jamie Quirk replaces Thad Bosley (PH) playing C batting 9th
Luis Polonia pinch hits for Stan Javier (CF) batting 8th
t9 5-6 0 --- OAK L. Polonia S. Farr 12% 29% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
t9 5-6 0 1-- O OAK A. Griffin S. Farr -11% 18% Flyball: LF
t9 5-6 1 1-- RR OAK T. Phillips S. Farr 62% 81% Home Run; Polonia Scores
t9 7-6 1 --- O OAK C. Lansford S. Farr -1% 79% Flyball: LF
t9 7-6 2 --- OAK J. Canseco S. Farr 1% 80% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
Dan Quisenberry replaces Steve Farr pitching
t9 7-6 2 1-- OAK M. McGwire D. Quisenberry 2% 82% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Canseco to 3B
Jerry Gleaton replaces Dan Quisenberry pitching
t9 7-6 2 1-3 O OAK R. Jackson J. Gleaton -4% 78% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 7, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-7, Athletics' Jay Howell facing 4-5-6
Jay Howell replaces Dave Leiper pitching
Luis Polonia moves from PH to CF
b9 6-7 0 --- KCR D. Tartabull J. Howell -14% 64% Walk
b9 6-7 0 1-- O KCR F. White J. Howell 6% 70% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Tartabull to 2B
b9 6-7 1 -2- O KCR B. Jackson J. Howell 19% 89% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Tartabull out at Hm/RF-C
b9 6-7 2 1-- O KCR S. Balboni J. Howell 11% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Royals 6.

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