May 31, 1987 Oakland Athletics at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 8
@BAL 5 BOS 10
@CHW 9 MIL 7
@CLE 1 MIN 9
@DET 5 MIN 11
@DET 3 TEX 3
@KCR 2
(10) NYY 9
OAK 5 TOR 7
CAL 2 ATL 2
CHC 1
(10) PHI 3
@LAD 1 CIN 5
@PIT 2 SDP 1
NYM 0 SFG 8
MON 0 HOU 8
@STL 7

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 55,034

Sunday, May 31, 1987
Time of Game: 2:49

Athletics

24-24

Lost 1

4th, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  1  0   0  0  0   2  1  1    5  8  1
Yankees         1  4  0   0  0  1   3  0  X    9 12  1

W: T John (5-1), L: D Eckersley (3-4)

Yankees

31-18

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Phillips 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .743    0    2   3   GDP
A Griffin SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .274  .684    0    3   3   SB
J Canseco LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .675    0    3   0   
M McGwire 1B                  4   2   2   2    0   1  .266 1.086    0    5   0   2·HR
R Cey 3B                      4   1   2   1    0   0  .246  .842    0    0   0   HR
T Steinbach DH                3   0   1   0    0   0  .313  .906    0    0   0   HBP,GDP
M Davis RF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .290  .969    0    2   0   HR,GDP
M Tettleton C                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .173  .506    0    7   0   
S Javier CF                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .237  .664    0    2   1   

D Eckersley P                                                            0   1
  D Lamp P                                                               0   0
  E Plunk P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   5   8   4    2   4                    24   8

BATTING

HR: M Davis (12, off R Bordi; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF); M McGwire 2 (19, 2 off T John; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); R Cey (2, off D Righetti; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: T Steinbach (1, by T John).

TB: M McGwire 8; R Cey 5; M Davis 4; M Tettleton; A Griffin; T Steinbach.

GIDP: M Davis (7); T Phillips (4); T Steinbach (2).

RBI: M McGwire 2 (36); R Cey (6); M Davis (30).

2-out RBI: M Davis.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Javier-A Griffin; A Griffin-T Phillips-M McGwire.

E: M Davis (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Griffin (9, 2nd base off R Guidry/J Skinner).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Cotto CF                    5   2   2   3    0   0  .167  .667    0    5   0   HR,2B
W Randolph 2B                 4   2   2   3    0   0  .291  .795    0    2   2   HR,2B
D Mattingly 1B                4   0   2   1    0   0  .297  .862    0    7   0   
G Ward DH                     4   1   1   0    0   3  .299  .837    0    0   0   SB
D Pasqua LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .198  .695    0    4   0   
D Winfield RF                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .288  .911    0    2   0   2B
M Pagliarulo 3B               3   1   2   0    1   1  .203  .672    0    0   3   2B,IW
J Skinner C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .141  .477    0    4   0   HBP,GDP
B Meacham SS                  3   2   1   1    1   0  .200  .733    0    3   5   2B

T John P                                                                 0   0
  R Bordi P                                                              0   0
  R Guidry P                                                             0   0
  D Righetti P                                                           0   0
Totals                       34   9  12   9    2   7                    27  10

BATTING

2B: M Pagliarulo (6, off D Eckersley); D Winfield (6, off D Eckersley); B Meacham (1, off D Lamp); H Cotto (1, off D Lamp); W Randolph (9, off D Lamp).

HR: H Cotto (1, off D Eckersley; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); W Randolph (3, off D Eckersley; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).

IBB: M Pagliarulo (2, by D Eckersley).

HBP: J Skinner (1, by D Eckersley).

TB: W Randolph 6; H Cotto 6; D Winfield 3; M Pagliarulo 3; D Mattingly 2; B Meacham 2; G Ward.

GIDP: J Skinner (8).

RBI: H Cotto 3 (3); W Randolph 3 (31); D Winfield (36); B Meacham (1); D Mattingly (34).

2-out RBI: W Randolph 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 3. W Randolph-B Meacham-D Mattingly; B Meacham-D Mattingly; M Pagliarulo-W Randolph-D Mattingly.

E: M Pagliarulo (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Ward (4, 2nd base off D Eckersley/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 Eckersley, L (3-4)           5.1   7   6   6    1   6   2   3.77   25     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 7     35    -     0.59  -0.32
D Lamp                         0.2   3   3   3    0   0   0   7.94    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 3          2-0    0.21  -0.04
E Plunk                        2     2   0   0    1   1   0   3.98    8     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 2          1-1    0.04  -0.00
Totals                         8    12   9   9    2   7   2          37     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 0·12          3-1

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T John, W (5-1)                6     5   2   2    1   0   2   3.62   23     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0· 4     53    -     0.67   0.09
R Bordi                        0.2   1   1   1    0   0   1   9.64    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          1-0    0.69   0.02
R Guidry, H (2)                1.1   0   1   0    1   3   0   2.84    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.28   0.01
D Righetti                     1     2   1   1    0   1   1   4.15    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.39   0.01
Totals                         9     8   5   4    2   4   4          36     -       ·  ·     11·12· 0· 6          1-0

D Lamp faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
T John faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Guidry (1).

IBB: D Eckersley (1; M Pagliarulo).

HBP: D Eckersley (2; J Skinner); T John (2; T Steinbach).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Scott, 1B - Drew Coble, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Don Denkinger.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 55,034.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             New York Yankees                     
1. T Phillips           2B    1. H Cotto              CF 
2. A Griffin            SS    2. W Randolph           2B 
3. J Canseco            LF    3. D Mattingly          1B 
4. M McGwire            1B    4. G Ward               DH 
5. R Cey                3B    5. D Pasqua             LF 
6. T Steinbach          DH    6. D Winfield           RF 
7. M Davis              RF    7. M Pagliarulo         3B 
8. M Tettleton          C     8. J Skinner            C  
9. S Javier             CF    9. B Meacham            SS 

   D Eckersley          P        T John               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  1-3  -2-      13%  86% W Randolph      D Eckersley     Home Run; Meacham Scores
   b 2   0  1-1  1--      10%  69% M Pagliarulo    D Eckersley     Double to LF; Winfield to 3B; Pagliarulo to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 2   0  1-0  ---     -10%  50% M McGwire       T John          Home Run
   b 1   0  0-0  ---       9%  64% H Cotto         D Eckersley     Home Run
   t 7   0  6-2  1--       6%  96% T Steinbach     R Bordi         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Phillips      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  A Griffin       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  J Canseco       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      64%  H Cotto         Home Run
   O      ---      62%  W Randolph      Flyball: RF
          ---      64%  D Mattingly     Single to LF
   O      1--      62%  G Ward          Strikeout
   O      1--      60%  D Pasqua        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Tommy John facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      50%  M McGwire       Home Run
   O      ---      52%  R Cey           Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  T Steinbach     Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--      55%  M Davis         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Dennis Eckersley facing 6-7-8
          ---      59%  D Winfield      Single to RF
          1--      69%  M Pagliarulo    Double to LF; Winfield to 3B; Pagliarulo to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23      71%  J Skinner       Hit By Pitch
   RO     123      71%  B Meacham       Fielder's Choice 2B; Winfield Scores; Pagliarulo to 3B; Skinner out at 2B/2B-SS; Meacham to 1B
   RO     1-3      73%  H Cotto         Groundout: SS-1B; Pagliarulo Scores; Meacham to 2B
   RR     -2-      86%  W Randolph      Home Run; Meacham Scores
   O      ---      85%  D Mattingly     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 5.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Tommy John facing 8-9-1
          ---      82%  M Tettleton     Single to CF
   O      1--      85%  S Javier        Fielder's Choice SS; Tettleton out at 2B/SS-2B; Javier to 1B
   OO     1--      89%  T Phillips      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dennis Eckersley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      88%  G Ward          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      87%  D Pasqua        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      87%  D Winfield      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 5.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Tommy John facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      89%  A Griffin       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      90%  J Canseco       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      91%  M McGwire       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dennis Eckersley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      90%  M Pagliarulo    Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  J Skinner       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      89%  B Meacham       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 5.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Tommy John facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      91%  R Cey           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      92%  T Steinbach     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  M Davis         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      92%  H Cotto         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      92%  W Randolph      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      91%  D Mattingly     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 5.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Tommy John facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      93%  M Tettleton     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  S Javier        Flyball: CF
          ---      93%  T Phillips      Walk
          1--      92%  A Griffin       Single (Ground Ball); Phillips to 2B
   O      12-      95%  J Canseco       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dennis Eckersley facing 4-5-6
          ---      95%  G Ward          Single to CF
          1--      96%  D Pasqua        Ward Steals 2B
   O      -2-      95%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      97%  D Winfield      Double to LF; Ward Scores; Winfield to 2B
          -2-      98%  M Pagliarulo    Intentional Walk
                  Dennis Lamp replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
   OO     12-      97%  J Skinner       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 6.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-6, Tommy John facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      94%  M McGwire       Home Run
          ---      91%  R Cey           Single to LF
                  Rich Bordi replaces Tommy John pitching
   OO     1--      96%  T Steinbach     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   R      ---      93%  M Davis         Home Run
                  Ron Guidry replaces Rich Bordi pitching
   O      ---      94%  M Tettleton     Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-3, Dennis Lamp facing 9-1-2
          ---      96%  B Meacham       Double to RF; Meacham to 3B/Adv on E9 (throw to 2B)
   R      --3      98%  H Cotto         Double to LF; Meacham Scores
   R      -2-      99%  W Randolph      Double to RF; Cotto Scores
                  Eric Plunk replaces Dennis Lamp pitching
   R      -2-      99%  D Mattingly     Single to RF; Randolph Scores
   O      1--      99%  G Ward          Strikeout
   O      1--      99%  D Pasqua        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      99%  D Winfield      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 9.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-9, Ron Guidry facing 9-1-2
          ---      98%  S Javier        Walk
          1--      98%  T Phillips      Wild Pitch; Javier to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Flyball: RF; Javier to 3B
   R      --3      98%  A Griffin       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Javier Scores/No RBI/unER; Griffin to 1B
          1--      98%  J Canseco       Griffin Steals 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      99%  M McGwire       Strikeout
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-4, Eric Plunk facing 7-8-9
          ---     100%  M Pagliarulo    Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  J Skinner       Flyball: LF
          1--     100%  B Meacham       Walk; Pagliarulo to 2B
   OO     12-      99%  H Cotto         Double Play: Flyball: CF-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 9.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-9, Dave Righetti facing 5-6-7
                  Dave Righetti replaces Ron Guidry pitching
   R      ---      98%  R Cey           Home Run
          ---      96%  T Steinbach     Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      98%  M Davis         Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  M Tettleton     Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  S Javier        Strikeout
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Yankees 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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