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1
Thursday, September 8, 1988, 7:35
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: 29,167, Time of Game: 2:32
Athletics
5
89-52
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Royals
1
74-66
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Curt Young (9-8)
L: Bret Saberhagen (13-14)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  3   0  0  2   0  0  0    5 10  1
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  6  0

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Luis Polonia LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .285 .699 11 9 0.127 0.79 0.167 -0.039 0.9 1 0 3B
   Dave Henderson PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .305 .912 3 2 -0.002 0.07 0.000 -0.002 -0.3 0 0
Stan Javier CF-LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 .269 .655 20 11 0.046 0.45 0.062 -0.016 0.0 4 0
Jose Canseco RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .305 .947 9 6 0.112 0.76 0.122 -0.011 1.2 0 0
Dave Parker DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .722 11 6 -0.112 0.88 0.000 -0.112 -1.5
Mark McGwire 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .252 .809 16 9 0.016 0.93 0.076 -0.060 0.0 9 2
Carney Lansford 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .291 .715 19 13 -0.082 0.59 0.011 -0.093 -1.3 0 0 GDP
Terry Steinbach C 4 1 1 1 0 2 .256 .700 12 8 0.029 0.43 0.059 -0.030 0.7 8 0 2B
Glenn Hubbard 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 .667 9 7 -0.008 0.30 0.014 -0.022 0.0 2 4
Walt Weiss SS 2 1 2 1 1 0 .245 .622 17 9 0.058 0.46 0.058 0.000 0.8 2 6 SF
Curt Young P 0 1
   Greg Cadaret P 0 0
   Dennis Eckersley P 1 0
Team Totals 35 5 10 5 2 4 .286 .687 127 80 0.184 0.60 0.569 -0.385 0.6 27 13
2B: T Steinbach (17, off B Saberhagen).
3B: L Polonia (3, off B Saberhagen).
SF: W Weiss (6, off B Saberhagen).
TB: L Polonia 3; J Canseco 2; T Steinbach 2; W Weiss 2; G Hubbard; M McGwire; S Javier; C Lansford.
GIDP: C Lansford (16).
RBI: W Weiss (31); S Javier (32); L Polonia (21); T Steinbach (41); M McGwire (90).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. W Weiss-G Hubbard-M McGwire.
E: T Steinbach (8).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .273 .638 14 10 -0.077 0.79 0.000 -0.077 -1.1 7 0
Kevin Seitzer 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .303 .786 20 12 -0.015 0.63 0.048 -0.062 -0.1 1 1 CS
George Brett 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .315 .929 15 9 -0.051 0.53 0.000 -0.051 -0.8 3 0
Pat Tabler LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .277 .700 12 8 -0.001 0.69 0.044 -0.046 -0.5 2 0
Danny Tartabull DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 .268 .870 19 13 -0.042 0.85 0.014 -0.057 0.5 HR
Frank White 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .628 10 7 -0.076 0.70 0.000 -0.076 -0.8 4 2 GDP
Bo Jackson RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .251 .768 8 7 -0.029 0.52 0.007 -0.035 -0.3 2 0
Bill Pecota SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .214 .553 9 7 -0.023 0.46 0.000 -0.023 -0.3 3 1
   Luis de los Santos PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 2 2 -0.010 0.35 0.000 -0.010 -0.2
   Brad Wellman SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .546 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Larry Owen C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .499 1 1 -0.009 0.38 0.000 -0.009 -0.1 2 0
   Rey Palacios PH-C 2 0 1 0 0 1 .500 1.000 9 5 0.017 0.28 0.021 -0.004 0.3 3 0
Bret Saberhagen P 0 0
   Tom Gordon P 0 1
   Mark Lee P 0 0
Team Totals 31 1 6 1 0 8 .194 .484 119 81 -0.316 0.61 0.134 -0.450 -3.4 27 5
HR: D Tartabull (21, off C Young; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).
TB: D Tartabull 4; K Seitzer 2; B Jackson; P Tabler; R Palacios.
GIDP: F White (14).
RBI: D Tartabull (83).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Pecota-F White-G Brett.
Baserunning
CS: K Seitzer (8, 2nd base by C Young/T Steinbach).

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Curt Young, W (9-8) 8 4 1 1 0 7 1 4.58 26 103 71 44 12 15 12 7 0 0 77 0.297 0.59 2.9
Greg Cadaret 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.37 4 12 8 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.003 0.76 0.1
Dennis Eckersley, S (39) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.66 1 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.014 0.53 0.4
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 0 8 1 1.00 31 119 81 48 15 18 15 8 0 0 77 2 0 0.314 0.60 3.4

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bret Saberhagen, L (13-14) 6 9 5 5 2 2 0 3.91 28 90 57 46 4 7 4 20 9 0 34 -0.198 0.79 -2.0
Tom Gordon 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 6 24 14 4 5 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0.010 0.06 1.0
Mark Lee 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 13 9 8 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0.003 0.06 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 5 5 2 4 0 5.00 38 127 80 58 9 13 6 26 10 0 34 0 0 -0.185 0.61 -0.6
Balks: None.
WP: B Saberhagen (7).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Dale Ford.
Time of Game: 2:32.
Attendance: 29,167.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 79° F, Wind 5mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Kansas City Royals
1 Luis Polonia LF 1 Willie Wilson CF
2 Stan Javier CF 2 Kevin Seitzer 3B
3 Jose Canseco RF 3 George Brett 1B
4 Dave Parker DH 4 Pat Tabler LF
5 Mark McGwire 1B 5 Danny Tartabull DH
6 Carney Lansford 3B 6 Frank White 2B
7 Terry Steinbach C 7 Bo Jackson RF
8 Glenn Hubbard 2B 8 Bill Pecota SS
9 Walt Weiss SS 9 Larry Owen C
Curt Young P Bret Saberhagen P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 0-0 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  R OAK L. Polonia B. Saberhagen 17% 71% Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Weiss Scores
t3 2-0 1 12- 2,(1-0)  R OAK M. McGwire B. Saberhagen 8% 82% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Javier Scores; Canseco to 2B
t3 3-0 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  OO OAK C. Lansford B. Saberhagen -7% 77% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 3,(2-0)  O OAK D. Parker B. Saberhagen -7% 50% Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OAK J. Canseco B. Saberhagen 6% 57% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Javier to 3B

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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' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK L. Polonia B. Saberhagen -2% 48% Lineout: 3B
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK S. Javier B. Saberhagen 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OAK J. Canseco B. Saberhagen 6% 57% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Javier to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 3,(2-0)  O OAK D. Parker B. Saberhagen -7% 50% Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
t1 0-0 2 1-3 7,(3-2)  O OAK M. McGwire B. Saberhagen -5% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 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 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR W. Wilson C. Young 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 --- 8,(2-2)  KCR K. Seitzer C. Young -2% 45% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(2-1)  O KCR G. Brett C. Young 4% 49% Seitzer Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR G. Brett C. Young 1% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Deep 1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK C. Lansford B. Saberhagen -2% 48% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK T. Steinbach B. Saberhagen -2% 46% Lineout: RF (Short RF)
t2 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK G. Hubbard B. Saberhagen -1% 45% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
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 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR P. Tabler C. Young 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 1 --- 9,(3-2)  O KCR D. Tartabull C. Young 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR F. White C. Young 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  OAK W. Weiss B. Saberhagen 4% 54% Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
t3 0-0 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  R OAK L. Polonia B. Saberhagen 17% 71% Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Weiss Scores
t3 1-0 0 --3 1,(0-0)  R OAK S. Javier B. Saberhagen 4% 74% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Polonia Scores
t3 2-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OAK J. Canseco B. Saberhagen 4% 79% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Javier to 2B
t3 2-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O OAK D. Parker B. Saberhagen -4% 75% Lineout: CF (CF-RF)
t3 2-0 1 12- 2,(1-0)  R OAK M. McGwire B. Saberhagen 8% 82% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Javier Scores; Canseco to 2B
t3 3-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OAK C. Lansford B. Saberhagen 2% 84% Wild Pitch; Canseco to 3B
t3 3-0 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  OO OAK C. Lansford B. Saberhagen -7% 77% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Athletics' Curt Young facing 7-8-9
b3 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR B. Jackson C. Young 2% 80% Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
b3 0-3 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR B. Pecota C. Young 2% 81% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b3 0-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR L. Owen C. Young 1% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
t4 3-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK T. Steinbach B. Saberhagen -1% 81% Strikeout Swinging
t4 3-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK G. Hubbard B. Saberhagen -1% 80% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t4 3-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK W. Weiss B. Saberhagen 1% 81% Walk
t4 3-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK L. Polonia B. Saberhagen -1% 79% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Athletics' Curt Young facing 1-2-3
b4 0-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR W. Wilson C. Young 2% 82% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR K. Seitzer C. Young 2% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR G. Brett C. Young 1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 2-3-4
t5 3-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O OAK S. Javier B. Saberhagen -1% 83% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t5 3-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK J. Canseco B. Saberhagen -1% 82% Flyball: CF
t5 3-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK D. Parker B. Saberhagen -1% 82% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Athletics' Curt Young facing 4-5-6
b5 0-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR P. Tabler C. Young -4% 77% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b5 0-3 0 1-- 9,(3-2)  O KCR D. Tartabull C. Young 4% 81% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b5 0-3 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO KCR F. White C. Young 6% 87% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
t6 3-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK M. McGwire B. Saberhagen -1% 86% Popfly: SS (Deep 2B)
t6 3-0 1 --- 6,(1-2)  OAK C. Lansford B. Saberhagen 1% 87% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t6 3-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  R OAK T. Steinbach B. Saberhagen 6% 93% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Lansford Scores
t6 4-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  OAK G. Hubbard B. Saberhagen 1% 94% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Steinbach to 3B
t6 4-0 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RO OAK W. Weiss B. Saberhagen 1% 95% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Short CF-RF); Steinbach Scores
t6 5-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O OAK L. Polonia B. Saberhagen -0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Athletics' Curt Young facing 7-8-9
b6 0-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Jackson C. Young 1% 96% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b6 0-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR B. Pecota C. Young 1% 97% Strikeout Looking
Rey Palacios pinch hits for Larry Owen (C) batting 9th
b6 0-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR R. Palacios C. Young 0% 97% E2 on Foul Ball
b6 0-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR R. Palacios C. Young 0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 0.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Tom Gordon facing 2-3-4
Tom Gordon replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
Rey Palacios moves from PH to C
t7 5-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O OAK S. Javier T. Gordon -0% 97% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t7 5-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Canseco T. Gordon -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t7 5-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK D. Parker T. Gordon -0% 96% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Athletics' Curt Young facing 1-2-3
b7 0-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR W. Wilson C. Young 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b7 0-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR K. Seitzer C. Young 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b7 0-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR G. Brett C. Young 0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 0.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Tom Gordon facing 5-6-7
t8 5-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK M. McGwire T. Gordon -0% 98% Groundout: P-1B
t8 5-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK C. Lansford T. Gordon -0% 98% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t8 5-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK T. Steinbach T. Gordon -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Athletics' Curt Young facing 4-5-6
b8 0-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR P. Tabler C. Young 1% 99% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
b8 0-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R KCR D. Tartabull C. Young -1% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b8 1-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR F. White C. Young 1% 98% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b8 1-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR B. Jackson C. Young -1% 98% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
Luis de los Santos pinch hits for Bill Pecota (SS) batting 8th
b8 1-5 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR L. de los Santos C. Young 1% 99% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 1.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Royals' Mark Lee facing 8-9-1
Mark Lee replaces Tom Gordon pitching
Brad Wellman replaces Luis de los Santos (PH) playing SS batting 8th
t9 5-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK G. Hubbard M. Lee -0% 98% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t9 5-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  OAK W. Weiss M. Lee 0% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
Dave Henderson pinch hits for Luis Polonia (LF) batting 1st
t9 5-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O OAK D. Henderson M. Lee -0% 98% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t9 5-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O OAK S. Javier M. Lee -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Athletics' Greg Cadaret facing 9-1-2
Greg Cadaret replaces Curt Young pitching
Stan Javier moves from CF to LF
Dave Henderson moves from PH to CF
b9 1-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR R. Palacios G. Cadaret -2% 96% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b9 1-5 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR W. Wilson G. Cadaret 2% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b9 1-5 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR K. Seitzer G. Cadaret -2% 96% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Palacios to 2B
b9 1-5 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR G. Brett G. Cadaret 3% 99% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
Dennis Eckersley replaces Greg Cadaret pitching
b9 1-5 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O KCR P. Tabler D. Eckersley 1% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 1.

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