June 17, 1987 Oakland Athletics at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 6
TEX 1 BOS 4
@CLE 0 KCR 10
OAK 5 MIL 8
MIN 5 NYY 4
BAL 3 SEA 2
CHW 0 DET 3
@TOR 2 ATL 6
SFG 1 CHC 5
PHI 3 CIN 9
@HOU 1 MON 9
NYM 1 SDP 8
LAD 7 PIT 4
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 26,780

Wednesday, June 17, 1987
Time of Game: 2:30

Athletics

34-29

Lost 1

2nd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  3   0  2  0   0  0  0    5  7  0
Royals          0  0  5   0  1  2   2  0  X   10 11  0

W: B Saberhagen (12-1), L: D Stewart (7-7)

Royals

32-30

Won 1

3rd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia CF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .343  .875    0    3   0   SB
M Davis RF                    3   2   1   2    1   1  .300 1.003    0    3   0   HR
C Lansford 3B                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .281  .791    0    0   1   
M McGwire 1B                  4   0   1   2    0   0  .256  .975    0    6   1   3B
J Canseco LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .728    0    2   0   
R Jackson DH                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .202  .661    0    0   0   2B
T Phillips 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .258  .764    0    2   0   SB
M Tettleton C                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .160  .461    0    6   2   
A Griffin SS                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .279  .693    0    2   3   

D Stewart P                                                              0   1
  D Lamp P                                                               0   0
  D Leiper P                                                             0   0
  G Nelson P                                                             0   0
  D Von Ohlen P                                                          0   0
Totals                       34   5   7   5    2   7                    24   8

BATTING

2B: R Jackson (6, off B Saberhagen).

3B: M McGwire (3, off B Saberhagen).

HR: M Davis (17, off B Saberhagen; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: M Davis 4; M McGwire 3; R Jackson 2; A Griffin 2; L Polonia; C Lansford.

RBI: M Davis 2 (42); M McGwire 2 (45); C Lansford (27).

2-out RBI: M McGwire 2; C Lansford.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M McGwire-A Griffin-M McGwire.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Polonia (12, 2nd base off B Saberhagen/L Owen); T Phillips (6, 2nd base off B Saberhagen/L Owen).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .705    0    4   0   GDP
K Seitzer 3B                  3   2   2   1    1   1  .309  .814    0    0   0   2B,SB
G Brett DH                    4   3   3   1    0   0  .317  .900    0    0   0   HR
D Tartabull RF                3   1   1   2    0   1  .323  .864    0    4   0   SF
F White 2B                    3   1   1   4    0   1  .226  .668    0    1   2   HR,SF
B Jackson LF                  4   1   1   1    0   3  .262  .851    0    1   0   HR
S Balboni 1B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .211  .690    0    5   1   2B,HBP
A Salazar SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .521    0    1   4   SH
J Quirk C                     2   1   1   0    0   0  .248  .662    0    5   0   
  H McRae PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .357 1.009    0    0   0   
  L Owen C                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .186  .522    0    3   0   

B Saberhagen P                                                           3   0
Totals                       31  10  11  10    1   7                    27   7

BATTING

2B: S Balboni (7, off D Lamp); K Seitzer (9, off D Stewart).

HR: B Jackson (14, off D Stewart; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); G Brett (2, off D Stewart; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); F White (6, off D Stewart; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: D Tartabull (3, off G Nelson); F White (3, off G Nelson).

SH: A Salazar (4, off D Lamp).

HBP: S Balboni (2, by D Stewart).

TB: G Brett 6; F White 4; B Jackson 4; K Seitzer 3; S Balboni 2; D Tartabull; J Quirk; H McRae.

GIDP: W Wilson (7).

RBI: F White 4 (33); D Tartabull 2 (29); G Brett (8); K Seitzer (28); B Jackson (35); H McRae (9).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 5 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Seitzer (4, 2nd base off D Stewart/M Tettleton).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Stewart, L (7-7)             5     7   7   7    1   5   3   4.15   24     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 5· 3     29    -     0.93  -0.51
D Lamp                         0.1   1   1   1    0   0   0   5.40    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.61  -0.03
D Leiper                       0.2   3   2   2    0   0   0   3.00    4     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 0          1-1    0.48  -0.05
G Nelson                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.77    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          2-2    0.18  -0.01
D Von Ohlen                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8    11  10  10    1   7   3          36     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 6· 3          3-3

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Saberhagen, W (12-1)         9     7   5   5    2   7   1   2.25   36     -       ·  ·     11·12· 3· 1     58    -     0.81  -0.10
Totals                         9     7   5   5    2   7   1          36     -       ·  ·     11·12· 3· 1           -

D Stewart faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
D Leiper faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: B Saberhagen (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Stewart (2; S Balboni).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 26,780.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Kansas City Royals                   
1. L Polonia            CF    1. W Wilson             CF 
2. M Davis              RF    2. K Seitzer            3B 
3. C Lansford           3B    3. G Brett              DH 
4. M McGwire            1B    4. D Tartabull          RF 
5. J Canseco            LF    5. F White              2B 
6. R Jackson            DH    6. B Jackson            LF 
7. T Phillips           2B    7. S Balboni            1B 
8. M Tettleton          C     8. A Salazar            SS 
9. A Griffin            SS    9. J Quirk              C  

   D Stewart            P        B Saberhagen         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  3-2  1-3      22%  74% F White         D Stewart       Home Run; Brett Scores; Tartabull Scores
   t 5   1  5-3  -2-     -19%  53% M Davis         B Saberhagen    Home Run; Griffin Scores
   t 3   2  0-1  1-3     -17%  23% M McGwire       B Saberhagen    Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Davis Scores; Lansford Scores
   b 5   1  5-5  ---      14%  68% G Brett         D Stewart       Home Run
   t 3   2  0-0  12-     -11%  40% C Lansford      B Saberhagen    Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Polonia Scores; Davis to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Polonia       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  M Davis         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      55%  C Lansford      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stewart facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  W Wilson        Flyball: CF
          ---      55%  K Seitzer       Walk
          1--      57%  G Brett         Seitzer Steals 2B
   O      -2-      53%  " "             Lineout: LF
   O      -2-      50%  D Tartabull     Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  M McGwire       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  J Canseco       Flyball: RF
          ---      52%  R Jackson       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-      55%  T Phillips      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stewart facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  F White         Lineout: CF
   O      ---      51%  B Jackson       Strikeout
          ---      52%  S Balboni       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      50%  A Salazar       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  M Tettleton     Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  A Griffin       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      53%  L Polonia       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      52%  M Davis         Balk; Polonia to 2B
          -2-      51%  " "             Walk
   R      12-      40%  C Lansford      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Polonia Scores; Davis to 3B
   RR     1-3      23%  M McGwire       Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Davis Scores; Lansford Scores
   O      --3      25%  J Canseco       Bunt Popfly: P
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Stewart facing 9-1-2
          ---      29%  J Quirk         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--      27%  W Wilson        Groundout: P-1B; Quirk to 2B
   R      -2-      36%  K Seitzer       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Quirk Scores
          -2-      41%  G Brett         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Seitzer to 3B
   R      1-3      52%  D Tartabull     Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Seitzer Scores; Brett to 3B
   RRR    1-3      74%  F White         Home Run; Brett Scores; Tartabull Scores
   O      ---      73%  B Jackson       Strikeout
   O      ---      72%  S Balboni       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 5.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-5, Bret Saberhagen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      75%  R Jackson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      77%  T Phillips      Strikeout
   O      ---      78%  M Tettleton     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Dave Stewart facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      76%  A Salazar       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      75%  J Quirk         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      74%  W Wilson        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 5.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-5, Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
          ---      69%  A Griffin       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      72%  L Polonia       Bunt Groundout: P unassisted; Griffin to 2B
   RR     -2-      53%  M Davis         Home Run; Griffin Scores
   O      ---      55%  C Lansford      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      57%  M McGwire       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Dave Stewart facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      54%  K Seitzer       Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      68%  G Brett         Home Run
   O      ---      66%  D Tartabull     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      65%  F White         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 6.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-6, Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      69%  J Canseco       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      72%  R Jackson       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      73%  T Phillips      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Dave Stewart facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      84%  B Jackson       Home Run
                  Dennis Lamp replaces Dave Stewart pitching
          ---      88%  S Balboni       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      87%  A Salazar       Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Balboni to 3B
                  Dave Leiper replaces Dennis Lamp pitching; Hal McRae pinch hits for Jamie Quirk batting 9th
   R      --3      90%  H McRae         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Balboni Scores
   OO     1--      88%  W Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 8.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-8, Bret Saberhagen facing 8-9-1
                  Larry Owen replaces Hal McRae playing C batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  M Tettleton     Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  A Griffin       Lineout: CF
          ---      91%  L Polonia       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      91%  M Davis         Polonia Steals 2B
   O      -2-      94%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-5, Dave Leiper facing 2-3-4
          ---      95%  K Seitzer       Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--      97%  G Brett         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Seitzer to 3B; Brett to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
                  Gene Nelson replaces Dave Leiper pitching
   RO     -23      98%  D Tartabull     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Seitzer Scores; Brett to 3B
   RO     --3      98%  F White         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Brett Scores
   O      ---      98%  B Jackson       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 10.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-10, Bret Saberhagen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  C Lansford      Flyball: SS
   O      ---      99%  M McGwire       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  J Canseco       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-5, Dave Von Ohlen facing 7-8-9
                  Dave Von Ohlen replaces Gene Nelson pitching
   O      ---      99%  S Balboni       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  A Salazar       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  L Owen          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 10.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-10, Bret Saberhagen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  R Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  T Phillips      Walk
   O      1--     100%  M Tettleton     Strikeout, Phillips Steals 2B
   O      -2-     100%  A Griffin       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 10.

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