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BAL  3
CAL  1

SEA  3
@BOS  1

DET  5
@MIL  0

CLE 12
@MIN  9

OAK  7
@NYY  3

TEX  6
KCR  5

TOR  6
CHW  1

STL  9
@CHC  2

LAD  6
CIN  4

PHI  6
NYM  2

MON  9
@PIT  5

SDP  5
ATL  4

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SFG  5
HOU  1

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 36,391

Sunday, September 9, 1990, 1:38
Time of Game: 2:58
Athletics
7
89-50
Won 7
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  3  0   0  0  0   0  0  4    7  9  1
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  2   1  0  0    3 10  1
W: D Stewart (19-10), L: T Leary (8-18)
Yankees
3
57-82
Lost 4
7th, 21 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                3   1   0   0    2   0  .324 1.021   16    4   0   
W McGee CF                    5   1   3   4    0   0  .328  .803   27    5   0   3B
J Canseco RF                  4   1   2   0    1   1  .285  .948   14    1   0   SB,IW
H Baines DH                   3   0   0   0    2   0  .290  .832   26    0   0   
M McGwire 1B                  5   1   2   3    0   1  .228  .844   25    8   1   HR
T Steinbach C                 5   0   0   0    0   3  .239  .638   20    8   0   
W Randolph 2B                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .242  .632   12    0   3   
L Blankenship 3B              3   1   1   0    1   0  .173  .457   15    0   0   
M Gallego SS                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .209  .568   13    0   1   
  R Hassey PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .604         0   0   
  C Lansford PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .657    6    0   0   
  M Bordick SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   

D Stewart P                                                              1   1
  D Eckersley P                                                          0   0
Totals                       35   7   9   7    7   6              174   27   6
BATTING
3B: W McGee (6, off G Cadaret).
HR: M McGwire (36, off T Leary; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
IBB: J Canseco (8, by G Cadaret).
TB: M McGwire 5; W McGee 5; J Canseco 2; L Blankenship; M Gallego.
RBI: W McGee 4 (70); M McGwire 3 (99).
2-out RBI: W McGee 4; M McGwire 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
FIELDING
DP: 1. M McGwire.
E: M Gallego (12).
BASERUNNING
SB: J Canseco (17, 2nd base off T Leary/B Geren).
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Kelly CF                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .758   17    4   0   
S Sax 2B                      5   1   3   0    0   0  .259  .627   15    2   4   
K Maas 1B                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .907   16    9   0   
M Hall RF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .251  .686   17    2   0   
M Nokes DH                    4   0   2   2    0   0  .256  .708    9    0   0   
O Azocar LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .236  .580    9    2   0   
J Leyritz 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .262  .686   11    0   1   
B Geren C                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .220  .594   12    7   0   SH
  R Cerone PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .315  .740    2    0   0   
A Espinoza SS                 3   1   2   1    0   0  .222  .521   10    1   4   
  S Balboni PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .196  .705    3    0   0   

T Leary P                                                                0   0
  G Cadaret P                                                            0   0
  E Plunk P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36   3  10   3    1   8              121   27   9
BATTING
SH: B Geren (6, off D Stewart).
TB: S Sax 3; A Espinoza 2; M Nokes 2; J Leyritz; R Cerone; O Azocar.
RBI: M Nokes 2 (37); A Espinoza (17).
2-out RBI: M Nokes 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
FIELDING
DP: 1. A Espinoza-S Sax.
E: O Azocar (1).

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 (19-10)           8     9   3   2    1   7   0   2.77   34  104-73   45·10·17   12· 7· 7· 0     60    -     1.54   0.05
D Eckersley                    1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.71    4   17-15    9· 2· 4    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.57   0.02
Totals                         9    10   3   2    1   8   0          38  121-88   54·12·21   13· 8· 8· 0           -  
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 Leary, L (8-18)              8.1   7   4   4    4   4   1   4.07   35  127-67   40·13·14   14·10· 3· 0     53    -     0.95  -0.01
G Cadaret                      0.1   1   3   3    3   1   0   4.23    5   33-15   13· 2· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-1    2.56  -0.38
E Plunk                        0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.67    2    8-6     2· 4· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          3-2    0.58  -0.05
Totals                         9     9   7   7    7   6   1          42  168-88   55·19·14   14·11· 4· 0          4-3 
Balks: None.
WP: T Leary (23).
IBB: G Cadaret (5; J Canseco).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Larry Young.
Time of Game: 2:58.
Attendance: 36,391.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: 68° F, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             New York Yankees                     
1. R Henderson          LF    1. R Kelly              CF 
2. W McGee              CF    2. S Sax                2B 
3. J Canseco            RF    3. K Maas               1B 
4. H Baines             DH    4. M Hall               RF 
5. M McGwire            1B    5. M Nokes              DH 
6. T Steinbach          C     6. O Azocar             LF 
7. W Randolph           2B    7. J Leyritz            3B 
8. L Blankenship        3B    8. B Geren              C  
9. M Gallego            SS    9. A Espinoza           SS 

   D Stewart            P        T Leary              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  3-3  12- 11   45%  93% W McGee         G Cadaret       Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Randolph Scores; Henderson Scores
   b 7   1  3-2  -2-  1  -19%  41% A Espinoza      D Stewart       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Leyritz Scores/unER
   b 6   2  3-0  123  2  -18%  62% M Nokes         D Stewart       Single to CF (Line Drive); Espinoza Scores; Sax Scores; Maas to 2B
   t 2   2  0-1  123  5   16%  79% W McGee         T Leary         Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Blankenship Scores; Gallego Scores; Henderson to 3B
   t 2   0  0-0  ---  2   11%  61% M McGwire       T Leary         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Leary facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   50%  W McGee         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   54%  J Canseco       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); McGee to 2B
   OO     12-  2   45%  H Baines        Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stewart facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  R Kelly         Popfly: LF (Short LF)
          ---  5   45%  S Sax           Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1   50%  K Maas          Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Leary facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  2   61%  M McGwire       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   59%  T Steinbach     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   57%  W Randolph      Flyball: CF
          ---  6   58%  L Blankenship   Walk
          1--  2   61%  M Gallego       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Blankenship to 3B/Adv on E7
          1-3  5   63%  R Henderson     Walk; Gallego to 2B
   RR     123  5   79%  W McGee         Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Blankenship Scores; Gallego Scores; Henderson to 3B
   O      1-3  4   76%  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Stewart facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   78%  M Hall          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   79%  M Nokes         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   80%  O Azocar        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tim Leary facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   82%  H Baines        Walk
   O      1--  6   81%  M McGwire       Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      1--  6   79%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   78%  W Randolph      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Stewart facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   80%  J Leyritz       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   81%  B Geren         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   82%  A Espinoza      Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tim Leary facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   81%  L Blankenship   Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   80%  M Gallego       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   80%  R Henderson     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Stewart facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   82%  R Kelly         Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   84%  S Sax           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   84%  K Maas          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tim Leary facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   83%  W McGee         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   85%  J Canseco       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      86%  H Baines        Canseco Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   84%  " "             Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
          -2-      84%  M McGwire       Wild Pitch; Canseco to 3B
   O      --3  6   82%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Stewart facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   84%  M Hall          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   86%  M Nokes         Lineout: LF
          ---  1   85%  O Azocar        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   82%  J Leyritz       Single to LF (Line Drive); Azocar to 2B
   O      12-  5   87%  B Geren         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tim Leary facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   86%  T Steinbach     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   85%  W Randolph      Bunt Popfly: C (Short 3B Line)
          ---  2   86%  L Blankenship   Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   85%  M Gallego       Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Stewart facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   80%  A Espinoza      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   84%  R Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   80%  S Sax           Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Espinoza to 2B
          12-  6   71%  K Maas          Walk; Espinoza to 3B; Sax to 2B
   O      123  1   81%  M Hall          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   RR     123  2   62%  M Nokes         Single to CF (Line Drive); Espinoza Scores; Sax Scores; Maas to 2B
   O      12-  3   70%  O Azocar        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tim Leary facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   68%  R Henderson     Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   66%  W McGee         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   65%  J Canseco       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Dave Stewart facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   57%  J Leyritz       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   60%  B Geren         Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Leyritz to 2B
   R      -2-  1   41%  A Espinoza      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Leyritz Scores/unER
   O      1--  1   46%  R Kelly         Lineout: LF
          1--  2   43%  S Sax           Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Espinoza to 2B
   O      12-  5   50%  K Maas          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 3.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Tim Leary facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   45%  H Baines        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   42%  M McGwire       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   40%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, Dave Stewart facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   44%  M Hall          Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
          ---  1   39%  M Nokes         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   45%  O Azocar        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   50%  J Leyritz       Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 3.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Tim Leary facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   58%  W Randolph      Walk
   O      1--  2   56%  L Blankenship   Groundout: 2B-1B; Randolph to 2B
                  Greg Cadaret replaces Tim Leary pitching; Ron Hassey pinch hits for Mike Gallego batting 9th; Carney Lansford pinch hits for Ron Hassey batting 9th
   O      -2-  6   47%  C Lansford      Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   48%  R Henderson     Walk
   RR     12- 11   93%  W McGee         Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Randolph Scores; Henderson Scores
          --3  4   93%  J Canseco       Intentional Walk
          1-3  8   93%  H Baines        Walk; Canseco to 2B
                  Eric Plunk replaces Greg Cadaret pitching
   RR     123  4   99%  M McGwire       Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); McGee Scores; Canseco Scores; Baines to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      12-  4   98%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 7, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-7, Dennis Eckersley facing 8-9-1
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Dave Stewart pitching; Mike Bordick replaces Carney Lansford playing SS batting 9th; Rick Cerone pinch hits for Bob Geren batting 8th
          ---  2   96%  R Cerone        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
                  Steve Balboni pinch hits for Alvaro Espinoza batting 9th
   O      1--  3   98%  S Balboni       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  9  100%  R Kelly         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3  100%  S Sax           Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Yankees 3.

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