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NYY
@BAL		7
3
MIL
@BOS		2
5		 
(7)
SEA
@CHW		3
0
TOR
@DET		0
2
KCR
@OAK		1
4
CAL
@TEX		7
3
PIT
@CHC		2
3
Monday, June 22, 1987,
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 18,346, Time of Game: 2:43
Royals
1
35-32
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Athletics
4
36-32
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
L: Bret Saberhagen (12-2)
S: Jay Howell (14)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  4  1
Athletics       0  2  0   0  0  0   0  2  X    4 10  2

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .293 .719 -0.166 1.57 0.000 -0.166 -1.2 4 0
Kevin Seitzer 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .303 .804 -0.003 1.03 0.061 -0.065 -0.2 0 3
   Bill Pecota 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .455 1.206 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
George Brett DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .308 .915 -0.135 1.37 0.000 -0.135 -0.8
Danny Tartabull RF 2 1 1 0 2 1 .328 .897 0.079 1.16 0.137 -0.058 0.9 0 0 2B,SB
Frank White 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .663 -0.048 1.43 0.097 -0.145 -0.1 5 3 GDP
Bo Jackson LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .256 .820 -0.116 1.37 0.000 -0.116 -0.9 0 0
   Thad Bosley PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282 .695 0.022 0.41 0.022 0.000 0.3
Steve Balboni 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .211 .681 -0.052 1.07 0.036 -0.088 -0.6 10 0
Angel Salazar SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .220 .501 -0.047 1.19 0.025 -0.072 -0.5 0 5
   Jim Eisenreich PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.012 0.40 0.000 -0.012 -0.2
Jamie Quirk C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .242 .656 -0.035 1.27 0.037 -0.072 -0.2 5 0
Bret Saberhagen P 0 0
   Dan Quisenberry P 0 0
Team Totals 31 1 4 0 4 6 .129 .390 -0.513 1.22 0.415 -0.929 -3.6 24 11
2B: D Tartabull (7, off S Ontiveros).
TB: D Tartabull 2; J Quirk; A Salazar; S Balboni.
GIDP: F White (7).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
E: F White (3).
Baserunning
SB: D Tartabull (1, 2nd base off S Ontiveros/T Steinbach).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Luis Polonia CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .322 .837 0.059 0.83 0.122 -0.063 0.4 3 0 2B
   Stan Javier CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .688 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Mike Davis RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .291 .954 0.000 0.76 0.047 -0.048 -0.0 2 0
Carney Lansford 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .284 .819 -0.055 0.87 0.021 -0.076 -0.6 1 2 2B
Mark McGwire 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 .258 .980 0.044 0.82 0.076 -0.032 0.5 10 0 2B
Jose Canseco LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .247 .706 -0.139 1.29 0.000 -0.139 -1.6 0 0
Reggie Jackson DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 .206 .672 0.056 0.75 0.109 -0.053 0.4 HR
Terry Steinbach C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .287 .840 -0.053 0.67 0.007 -0.061 -0.5 7 0
Tony Phillips 2B 3 1 2 2 1 1 .252 .760 0.150 0.56 0.166 -0.015 2.2 2 5 HR
Alfredo Griffin SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 .275 .685 -0.076 0.72 0.000 -0.076 -0.8 1 3
Steve Ontiveros P 0 2
   Jay Howell P 0 0
Team Totals 34 4 10 4 2 5 .294 .892 -0.014 0.81 0.548 -0.563 -0.1 27 12
2B: C Lansford (14, off B Saberhagen); L Polonia (7, off B Saberhagen); M McGwire (7, off B Saberhagen).
HR: R Jackson (8, off B Saberhagen; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); T Phillips (8, off D Quisenberry; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: T Phillips 5; R Jackson 4; M McGwire 3; L Polonia 2; C Lansford 2; M Davis 2; T Steinbach.
RBI: T Phillips 2 (28); R Jackson (27); L Polonia (19).
2-out RBI: T Phillips 2; L Polonia.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Phillips-M McGwire.
E: T Steinbach (6); C Lansford (2).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bret Saberhagen, L (12-2) 7.2 9 3 3 2 5 1 2.33 34 52 0.129 0.84 1.9
Dan Quisenberry 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.36 2 1 1 -0.116 0.29 -1.8
Team Totals 8 10 4 4 2 5 2 4.50 36 52 1 1 0.013 1.22 0.1

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Ontiveros, W (4-1) 7 4 1 0 2 4 0 3.02 27 69 0.357 1.17 2.6
Jay Howell, S (14) 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 4.20 8 0 0 0.156 1.40 1.0
Team Totals 9 4 1 0 4 6 0 0.00 35 69 0 0 0.513 0.81 3.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Drew Coble, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Don Denkinger.
Time of Game: 2:43.
Attendance: 18,346.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Oakland Athletics
1 Willie Wilson CF 1 Luis Polonia CF
2 Kevin Seitzer 3B 2 Mike Davis RF
3 George Brett DH 3 Carney Lansford 3B
4 Danny Tartabull RF 4 Mark McGwire 1B
5 Frank White 2B 5 Jose Canseco LF
6 Bo Jackson LF 6 Reggie Jackson DH
7 Steve Balboni 1B 7 Terry Steinbach C
8 Angel Salazar SS 8 Tony Phillips 2B
9 Jamie Quirk C 9 Alfredo Griffin SS
Bret Saberhagen P Steve Ontiveros P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 1-1 2 1-- R OAK L. Polonia B. Saberhagen 12% 65% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Griffin Scores; Polonia to 3B
b8 2-1 2 1-- RR OAK T. Phillips D. Quisenberry 12% 97% Home Run; Steinbach Scores
b2 0-1 0 --- R OAK R. Jackson B. Saberhagen 11% 55% Home Run
t2 0-0 0 -2- R KCR F. White S. Ontiveros -10% 34% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Tartabull Scores/No RBI/unER; White to 2B
t5 1-2 2 1-3 O KCR W. Wilson S. Ontiveros 7% 71% Groundout: P-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Steve Ontiveros facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson S. Ontiveros 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCR K. Seitzer S. Ontiveros 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O KCR G. Brett S. Ontiveros 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O OAK L. Polonia B. Saberhagen -2% 53% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- OAK M. Davis B. Saberhagen 2% 55% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b1 0-0 1 1-- O OAK C. Lansford B. Saberhagen -3% 52% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 1-- OAK M. McGwire B. Saberhagen 4% 56% Double to LF (Line Drive); Davis to 3B
b1 0-0 2 -23 O OAK J. Canseco B. Saberhagen -6% 50% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Steve Ontiveros facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- KCR D. Tartabull S. Ontiveros -6% 44% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
t2 0-0 0 -2- R KCR F. White S. Ontiveros -10% 34% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Tartabull Scores/No RBI/unER; White to 2B
t2 1-0 0 -2- O KCR B. Jackson S. Ontiveros 4% 38% Strikeout
t2 1-0 1 -2- O KCR S. Balboni S. Ontiveros 3% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1-0 2 -2- O KCR A. Salazar S. Ontiveros 3% 44% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 6-7-8
b2 0-1 0 --- R OAK R. Jackson B. Saberhagen 11% 55% Home Run
b2 1-1 0 --- O OAK T. Steinbach B. Saberhagen -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1-1 1 --- OAK T. Phillips B. Saberhagen 3% 55% Walk
b2 1-1 1 1-- O OAK A. Griffin B. Saberhagen -3% 52% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Griffin to 1B
b2 1-1 2 1-- R OAK L. Polonia B. Saberhagen 12% 65% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Griffin Scores; Polonia to 3B
b2 2-1 2 --3 O OAK M. Davis B. Saberhagen -3% 61% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Steve Ontiveros facing 9-1-2
t3 1-2 0 --- O KCR J. Quirk S. Ontiveros 3% 64% Strikeout
t3 1-2 1 --- O KCR W. Wilson S. Ontiveros 2% 66% Groundout: P-3B-1B
t3 1-2 2 --- O KCR K. Seitzer S. Ontiveros 1% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 3-4-5
b3 2-1 0 --- O OAK C. Lansford B. Saberhagen -2% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 2-1 1 --- OAK M. McGwire B. Saberhagen 2% 67% Walk
b3 2-1 1 1-- O OAK J. Canseco B. Saberhagen -3% 65% Flyball: 2B
b3 2-1 2 1-- O OAK R. Jackson B. Saberhagen -2% 62% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Steve Ontiveros facing 3-4-5
t4 1-2 0 --- O KCR G. Brett S. Ontiveros 3% 65% Flyball: CF
t4 1-2 1 --- KCR D. Tartabull S. Ontiveros -3% 62% Walk
t4 1-2 1 1-- OO KCR F. White S. Ontiveros 7% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
b4 2-1 0 --- O OAK T. Steinbach B. Saberhagen -2% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 2-1 1 --- O OAK T. Phillips B. Saberhagen -2% 65% Strikeout
b4 2-1 2 --- O OAK A. Griffin B. Saberhagen -1% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Steve Ontiveros facing 6-7-8
t5 1-2 0 --- O KCR B. Jackson S. Ontiveros 3% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1-2 1 --- KCR S. Balboni S. Ontiveros -4% 64% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t5 1-2 1 1-- O KCR A. Salazar S. Ontiveros 4% 68% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Salazar to 1B
t5 1-2 2 1-- KCR J. Quirk S. Ontiveros -4% 64% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Salazar to 3B
t5 1-2 2 1-3 O KCR W. Wilson S. Ontiveros 7% 71% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
b5 2-1 0 --- O OAK L. Polonia B. Saberhagen -2% 69% Flyball: CF
b5 2-1 1 --- OAK M. Davis B. Saberhagen 2% 71% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b5 2-1 1 1-- O OAK C. Lansford B. Saberhagen -3% 68% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Lansford to 1B
b5 2-1 2 1-- OAK M. McGwire B. Saberhagen 2% 70% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Lansford to 2B
b5 2-1 2 12- O OAK J. Canseco B. Saberhagen -4% 66% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Steve Ontiveros facing 2-3-4
t6 1-2 0 --- O KCR K. Seitzer S. Ontiveros 4% 70% Flyball: RF
t6 1-2 1 --- O KCR G. Brett S. Ontiveros 3% 72% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 1-2 2 --- KCR D. Tartabull S. Ontiveros -2% 70% Walk
t6 1-2 2 1-- KCR F. White S. Ontiveros -2% 68% Tartabull Steals 2B; Tartabull to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
t6 1-2 2 --3 O KCR F. White S. Ontiveros 6% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 6-7-8
b6 2-1 0 --- O OAK R. Jackson B. Saberhagen -2% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 2-1 1 --- O OAK T. Steinbach B. Saberhagen -2% 70% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 2-1 2 --- OAK T. Phillips B. Saberhagen 2% 73% Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Phillips to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
b6 2-1 2 -2- O OAK A. Griffin B. Saberhagen -3% 69% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Steve Ontiveros facing 6-7-8
t7 1-2 0 --- O KCR B. Jackson S. Ontiveros 4% 74% Strikeout
t7 1-2 1 --- O KCR S. Balboni S. Ontiveros 3% 77% Flyball: RF
t7 1-2 2 --- KCR A. Salazar S. Ontiveros -2% 74% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t7 1-2 2 1-- O KCR J. Quirk S. Ontiveros 5% 79% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
b7 2-1 0 --- O OAK L. Polonia B. Saberhagen -2% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 2-1 1 --- O OAK M. Davis B. Saberhagen -1% 76% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 2-1 2 --- OAK C. Lansford B. Saberhagen 2% 78% Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b7 2-1 2 -2- O OAK M. McGwire B. Saberhagen -3% 75% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Jay Howell facing 1-2-3
Jay Howell replaces Steve Ontiveros pitching
Stan Javier replaces Luis Polonia playing CF batting 1st
t8 1-2 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson J. Howell 6% 80% Strikeout
t8 1-2 1 --- KCR K. Seitzer J. Howell -6% 74% Walk
t8 1-2 1 1-- O KCR G. Brett J. Howell 7% 81% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Brett to 1B
t8 1-2 2 1-- O KCR D. Tartabull J. Howell 6% 87% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
Bill Pecota replaces Kevin Seitzer playing 3B batting 2nd
b8 2-1 0 --- O OAK J. Canseco B. Saberhagen -1% 85% Strikeout
b8 2-1 1 --- O OAK R. Jackson B. Saberhagen -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 2-1 2 --- OAK T. Steinbach B. Saberhagen 1% 85% Single to RF (Line Drive)
Dan Quisenberry replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
b8 2-1 2 1-- RR OAK T. Phillips D. Quisenberry 12% 97% Home Run; Steinbach Scores
b8 4-1 2 --- O OAK A. Griffin D. Quisenberry -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Jay Howell facing 5-6-7
t9 1-4 0 --- O KCR F. White J. Howell 2% 99% Foul Flyball: C
Thad Bosley pinch hits for Bo Jackson (LF) batting 6th
t9 1-4 1 --- KCR T. Bosley J. Howell -2% 96% Walk
t9 1-4 1 1-- O KCR S. Balboni J. Howell 2% 99% Flyball: CF
Jim Eisenreich pinch hits for Angel Salazar (SS) batting 8th
t9 1-4 2 1-- O KCR J. Eisenreich J. Howell 1% 100% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.

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