September 9, 1988 Oakland Athletics at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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TOR 8
@BAL 1 BOS 7
CLE 4 MIN 1
@CHW 0 OAK 14
@KCR 6 MIL 2
SEA 1
(11) NYY 3
DET 2 CAL 5
@TEX 3 CIN 5
@LAD 2 NYM 7
@MON 3 PIT 5
PHI 2 ATL 5
@SDP 4
(11) HOU 4
@SFG 3
(12) STL 6
CHC 2

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 26,675

Friday, September 9, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 3:22

Athletics

90-52

Won 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  5  0   0  0  4   3  0  1   14 15  2
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  3   0  3  0    6 15  3

W: D Stewart (18-11), L: J DeJesus (0-1), S: R Honeycutt (6)

Royals

74-67

Lost 2

3rd, 15½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia LF                  5   5   5   3    1   0  .301  .738   14    2   0   3B,2·SB
D Henderson CF                5   0   2   3    0   0  .306  .910   17    3   0   
  F Jose RF                   1   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
J Canseco RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .302  .941   16    2   0   GDP
  S Javier PR-RF-CF           2   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .651    9    0   0   
D Parker DH                   5   0   0   1    0   1  .251  .711   15    0   0   
M McGwire 1B                  4   1   3   0    1   0  .256  .815   19    4   0   
  D Jennings PR-1B            0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .757         3   0   
C Lansford 3B                 2   1   0   0    2   0  .290  .714   20    0   1   SB
  T Phillips 3B               0   0   0   0    1   0  .185  .557    9    1   1   
R Hassey C                    3   2   1   1    1   0  .247  .678   19    6   0   SB
  T Steinbach C               1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .698    4    2   0   
G Hubbard 2B                  2   1   1   2    0   0  .255  .676   12    0   1   3B
  M Gallego 2B-SS             3   2   1   0    0   0  .211  .567   18    4   3   
W Weiss SS                    4   2   2   1    0   1  .248  .629   19    0   3   2B
  L Blankenship PH-2B         1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   

D Stewart P                                                              0   1
  R Honeycutt P                                                          0   0
Totals                       42  14  15  12    6   3              198   27  10

BATTING

2B: W Weiss (13, off I Sanchez).

3B: L Polonia (4, off M Lee); G Hubbard (2, off J DeJesus).

TB: L Polonia 7; W Weiss 3; M McGwire 3; G Hubbard 3; D Henderson 2; R Hassey; M Gallego.

GIDP: J Canseco (13).

RBI: D Henderson 3 (83); L Polonia 3 (24); G Hubbard 2 (31); W Weiss (32); D Parker (43); F Jose (1); R Hassey (44).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 9 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Gallego-D Jennings.

E: S Javier (4); D Stewart ().

BASERUNNING

SB: R Hassey (2, 2nd base off J DeJesus/J Quirk); C Lansford (27, 3rd base off J DeJesus/J Quirk); L Polonia 2 (19, 2nd base off J DeJesus/J Quirk 2).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .275  .643   15    3   0   
  G Thurman CF                2   0   1   0    0   0  .152  .352    3    1   0   
K Seitzer 3B                  4   1   2   0    1   0  .304  .789   24    0   3   
  R Palacios PR-3B            1   1   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    2    0   0   GDP
G Brett 1B                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .316  .932   12    7   0   2B
  B Buckner PH-1B             2   2   1   1    0   0  .246  .610   11    3   0   2B
P Tabler LF                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .279  .701   15    1   0   
D Tartabull DH                3   0   2   2    2   0  .271  .875   25    0   0   
F White 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .624    4    2   4   
  L de los Santos PH          1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167    4    0   0   
  B Wellman 2B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .539    5    1   1   
B Jackson RF                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .251  .765   19    2   0   
  J Eisenreich RF             1   0   1   1    0   0  .205  .493    2    2   0   
J Quirk C                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .238  .757   13    3   0   
  E Hearn C                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .400 1.000    6    1   0   
B Pecota SS                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .214  .547   21    1   4   

J DeJesus P                                                              0   0
  I Sanchez P                                                            0   1
  L Aquino P                                                             0   0
  M Lee P                                                                0   0
Totals                       42   6  15   5    5   7              181   27  13

BATTING

2B: B Buckner (13, off R Honeycutt); G Brett (39, off D Stewart).

TB: D Tartabull 2; K Seitzer 2; G Brett 2; P Tabler 2; B Buckner 2; W Wilson 2; B Jackson; G Thurman; J Eisenreich; E Hearn; B Pecota.

GIDP: R Palacios (1).

RBI: D Tartabull 2 (85); J Eisenreich (16); B Buckner (37); P Tabler (56).

2-out RBI: J Eisenreich; D Tartabull; P Tabler.

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 4 for 19.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Pecota-F White-G Brett.

E: B Pecota (5); J Quirk 2 (7).

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, W (18-11)           5.2   9   3   1    4   5   0   3.07   31  118-72   47·10·15    8· 8· 6· 0     44    -     0.61   0.12
R Honeycutt, S (6)             3.1   6   3   3    1   2   0   3.80   16   58-39   24· 6· 9    9· 1· 3· 0          2-1    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9    15   6   4    5   7   0          47  176-111  71·16·24   17· 9· 9· 0          2-1

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
J DeJesus, L (0-1)             2     4   6   5    3   1   0  22.50   12   53-27   18· 2· 7    3· 3· 2· 0     24    -     0.87  -0.37
I Sanchez                      3     5   4   4    2   2   0   4.94   16   67-39   22· 3·14    7· 1· 4· 0          0-0    0.14   0.00
L Aquino                       2     4   3   0    0   0   0   3.12   11   35-23   16· 1· 6    6· 2· 3· 0          2-2    0.03  -0.01
M Lee                          2     2   1   1    1   0   0   3.00    9   32-21   17· 3· 1    3· 2· 3· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    15  14  10    6   3   0          48  187-110  73· 9·28   19· 8·12· 0          2-2

I Sanchez faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: D Stewart (14).

WP: D Stewart (13); L Aquino (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Ted Hendry.

Time of Game: 3:22.

Attendance: 26,675.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 12mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Kansas City Royals                   
1. L Polonia            LF    1. W Wilson             CF 
2. D Henderson          CF    2. K Seitzer            3B 
3. J Canseco            RF    3. G Brett              1B 
4. D Parker             DH    4. P Tabler             LF 
5. M McGwire            1B    5. D Tartabull          DH 
6. C Lansford           3B    6. F White              2B 
7. R Hassey             C     7. B Jackson            RF 
8. G Hubbard            2B    8. J Quirk              C  
9. W Weiss              SS    9. B Pecota             SS 

   D Stewart            P        J DeJesus            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-2  -23  6    8%  89% G Hubbard       J DeJesus       Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Lansford Scores; Hassey Scores
   t 2   0  0-1  12-  4    8%  77% R Hassey        J DeJesus       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); McGwire Scores; Lansford to 2B
   t 1   0  0-1  1--  1   -7%  57% J Canseco       J DeJesus       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 1   1  1-0  --3  5    6%  57% G Brett         D Stewart       Fielder's Choice P; Wilson out at Hm/P-3B-C; Brett to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  2    5%  59% D Henderson     J DeJesus       Polonia Steals 2B; Polonia to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose DeJesus facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   54%  L Polonia       Walk
          1--      59%  D Henderson     Polonia Steals 2B; Polonia to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   R      --3  4   63%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Polonia Scores
   OO     1--  1   57%  J Canseco       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   56%  D Parker        Flyball: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Stewart facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   52%  W Wilson        Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Left)
          1--      49%  K Seitzer       Balk; Wilson to 2B
   O      -2-  5   51%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Wilson to 3B
   O      --3  5   57%  G Brett         Fielder's Choice P; Wilson out at Hm/P-3B-C; Brett to 2B
   O      -2-  4   61%  P Tabler        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose DeJesus facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   64%  M McGwire       Walk
          1--  4   69%  C Lansford      Walk; McGwire to 2B
   R      12-  4   77%  R Hassey        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); McGwire Scores; Lansford to 2B
          12-      81%  G Hubbard       Lansford Steals 3B; Hassey Steals 2B
   RR     -23  6   89%  " "             Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Lansford Scores; Hassey Scores
   O      --3  6   87%  W Weiss         Strikeout Looking
   R      --3  3   90%  L Polonia       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hubbard Scores
   O      1--  3   89%  D Henderson     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      1--      92%  J Canseco       Polonia Steals 2B; Polonia Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)/unER
   O      ---  5   92%  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Dave Stewart facing 5-6-7
          ---  8   90%  D Tartabull     Walk
   O      1--  2   92%  F White         Lineout: LF (Short LF)
          1--  8   90%  B Jackson       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Tartabull to 2B
   O      12-  6   92%  J Quirk         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   94%  B Pecota        Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-0, Israel Sanchez facing 4-5-6
                  Israel Sanchez replaces Jose DeJesus pitching
   O      ---  5   94%  D Parker        Lineout: SS
   O      ---  4   94%  M McGwire       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  7   94%  C Lansford      Walk
   O      1--  6   93%  R Hassey        Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Dave Stewart facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   94%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  6   93%  K Seitzer       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  2   89%  G Brett         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Seitzer to 3B
   O      -23  1   93%  P Tabler        Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
          -23  7   92%  D Tartabull     Walk
   O      123  1   95%  F White         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-0, Israel Sanchez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   95%  G Hubbard       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   95%  W Weiss         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  2   95%  L Polonia       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   95%  D Henderson     Lineout: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Dave Stewart facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Gallego replaces Glenn Hubbard playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---  4   96%  B Jackson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   96%  J Quirk         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   96%  B Pecota        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--  7   95%  W Wilson        Walk; Pecota to 2B
   O      12-  5   96%  K Seitzer       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-0, Israel Sanchez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   96%  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   96%  D Parker        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   96%  M McGwire       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   96%  C Lansford      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Dave Stewart facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   94%  G Brett         Walk
   O      1--  2   96%  P Tabler        Flyball: RF
          1--  4   93%  D Tartabull     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS); Brett to 3B
   O      1-3  1   96%  F White         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      1-3  3   98%  B Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 0.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-0, Israel Sanchez facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   98%  R Hassey        Walk
          1--  7   98%  M Gallego       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Hassey to 2B
   R      12-  4   99%  W Weiss         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Hassey Scores; Gallego to 3B
   R      -23  1  100%  L Polonia       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Gallego Scores; Weiss to 3B
                  Luis Aquino replaces Israel Sanchez pitching
   R      1-3  1  100%  D Henderson     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Weiss Scores; Polonia to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  J Canseco       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Polonia to 3B
                  Stan Javier pinch runs for Jose Canseco batting 3rd
   RO     1-3  1  100%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B; Polonia Scores; Javier to 2B
          -2-  5  100%  M McGwire       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Javier to 3B
   O      1-3  4  100%  C Lansford      Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 10, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-10, Dave Stewart facing 8-9-1
                  Stan Javier moves to RF
   O      ---  3  100%  J Quirk         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5  100%  B Pecota        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4  100%  W Wilson        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
          1--  1  100%  K Seitzer       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Wilson to 3B
                  Bill Buckner pinch hits for George Brett batting 3rd
   R      1-3     100%  B Buckner       Wild Pitch; Wilson Scores; Seitzer to 2B
          -2-  5  100%  " "             Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Seitzer to 3B; Buckner to 1B
   R      1-3  1   99%  P Tabler        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Seitzer Scores/unER; Buckner to 2B
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces Dave Stewart pitching
   R      12-  3   98%  D Tartabull     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Buckner Scores/unER; Tabler to 3B
                  Luis de los Santos pinch hits for Frank White batting 6th
   O      1-3  4   99%  L de los Santos Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 10, Royals 3.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 10-3, Luis Aquino facing 7-8-9
                  Ed Hearn replaces Jamie Quirk playing C batting 8th; Bill Buckner moves to 1B; Brad Wellman replaces Luis de los Santos playing 2B batting 6th; Gary Thurman replaces Willie Wilson playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---  3   99%  R Hassey        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   99%  M Gallego       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Gallego to 1B
          1--  3   99%  W Weiss         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gallego to 2B
   R      12-  1  100%  L Polonia       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Gallego Scores/unER; Weiss to 3B; Polonia to 2B
   RO     -23  4  100%  D Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B (Deep 3B); Weiss Scores/unER; Polonia to 3B
   R      --3     100%  S Javier        Wild Pitch; Polonia Scores/unER
   O      ---  5  100%  " "             Lineout: LF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 13, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-13, Rick Honeycutt facing 7-8-9
                  Terry Steinbach replaces Ron Hassey playing C batting 7th; Tony Phillips replaces Carney Lansford playing 3B batting 6th
   O      ---  4  100%  B Jackson       Lineout: 3B (Deep 3B)
          ---  2  100%  E Hearn         Single to 3B (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5  100%  B Pecota        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2  100%  G Thurman       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 13, Royals 3.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 13-3, Mark Lee facing 4-5-6
                  Mark Lee replaces Luis Aquino pitching; Jim Eisenreich replaces Bo Jackson playing RF batting 7th
   O      ---  1  100%  D Parker        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  2  100%  M McGwire       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
                  Doug Jennings pinch runs for Mark McGwire batting 5th
          1--  9  100%  T Phillips      Walk; Jennings to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  T Steinbach     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Jennings to 3B
   O      1-3  5  100%  M Gallego       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 13, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-13, Rick Honeycutt facing 2-3-4
                  Doug Jennings moves to 1B; Stan Javier moves to CF; Felix Jose replaces Dave Henderson playing RF batting 2nd
          ---  6  100%  K Seitzer       Walk
                  Rey Palacios pinch runs for Kevin Seitzer batting 2nd
   R      1--  2  100%  B Buckner       Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Palacios Scores
          -2-  7  100%  P Tabler        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Buckner to 3B
   RO     1-3  3  100%  D Tartabull     Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Buckner Scores; Tabler to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  B Wellman       Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  2  100%  J Eisenreich    Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Tabler Scores; Eisenreich to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -2-  4  100%  E Hearn         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 13, Royals 6.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 13-6, Mark Lee facing 9-1-2
                  Rey Palacios moves to 3B; Lance Blankenship pinch hits for Walt Weiss batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  L Blankenship   Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  2  100%  L Polonia       Triple to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   RO     --3  2  100%  F Jose          Groundout: SS-1B; Polonia Scores
   O      ---  2  100%  S Javier        Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 14, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-14, Rick Honeycutt facing 9-1-2
                  Lance Blankenship moves to 2B; Mike Gallego moves to SS
   O      ---  6  100%  B Pecota        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1  100%  G Thurman       Single to SS (Ground Ball to P's Right)
   OO     1--  2  100%  R Palacios      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 14, Royals 6.

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