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BOS  9
BAL  3

TEX  7
@CAL  2

MIN 13
@CLE 10

(11)
MIL  5
DET  2

KCR  9
@OAK  0
CHW  5
@SEA  1

TOR  6
NYY  5

(10)
LAD  5
@ATL  2

CHC  8
MON  4

CIN  4
SFG  3

STL  6
@NYM  4

(10)
PIT  4
@PHI  2

SDP 11
HOU  0

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 22,296

Friday, September 11, 1987
Time of Game: 2:40
Royals
9
70-71
Won 1
3rd, 5½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  2   1  0  3   0  2  1    9 13  1
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0
W: Bret Saberhagen (17-8), L: Steve Ontiveros (8-7)
Athletics
0
72-69
Lost 1
2nd, 3½ GB

Batting Stats

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
G Thurman CF                  4   1   2   1    1   1  .286  .702              4   0   2B,CS,GDP
T Bosley LF                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .264  .648              2   0   
K Seitzer 3B                  5   0   0   1    0   1  .323  .872              0   1   GDP
G Brett 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .289  .882             10   0   
  S Madison 1B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              2   0   
D Tartabull RF                3   2   2   0    1   0  .298  .884              1   0   SB
F White 2B                    4   2   2   1    0   1  .247  .717              1   6   3B,2B,GDP
  A Salazar SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .471              1   1   
S Balboni DH                  2   2   1   3    1   0  .219  .720              0   0   HR,SF
J Quirk C                     3   1   2   1    1   1  .262  .712              3   0   
B Pecota SS-2B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .278  .710              3   2   

B Saberhagen P                                                                0   1
Totals                       35   9  13   0    4   6                         27  11
Batting Events
2B: G Thurman (2, off D Otto); F White (29, off G Nelson).
3B: F White (2, off S Ontiveros).
HR: S Balboni (21, off D Lamp; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF).
SF: S Balboni (2, off S Ontiveros).
TB: F White 5; S Balboni 4; G Thurman 3; D Tartabull 2; T Bosley 2; J Quirk 2; B Pecota; G Brett.
GIDP: K Seitzer (17); F White (12); G Thurman (1).
RBI: S Balboni 3 (52); K Seitzer (71); G Thurman (2); T Bosley (15); F White (71); J Quirk (31); B Pecota (4).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 7 for 12.
Fielding Events
E: T Bosley (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: D Tartabull (5, 2nd base off D Lamp/T Steinbach).
CS: G Thurman (2, 2nd base by S Ontiveros/T Steinbach).
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Polonia LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .741              2   0   
T Bernazard 2B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .735              1   3   
J Canseco DH                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .266  .791              0   0   
C Lansford 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .303  .859              0   2   
  M Gallego 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .655              0   0   
  R Jackson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .675              0   0   
D Murphy CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .230  .718              1   0   
M McGwire 1B                  4   0   3   0    0   0  .282  .969             12   0   2B
M Davis RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .782              2   0   
T Steinbach C                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .808              6   1   
  W Weiss PR-SS               0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   2   
A Griffin SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .668              3   4   
  M Sinatro C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   

S Ontiveros P                                                                 0   0
  G Nelson P                                                                  0   0
  G Lavelle P                                                                 0   0
  D Lamp P                                                                    0   0
  D Otto P                                                                    0   0
Totals                       32   0   5   0    2   3                         27  12
Batting Events
2B: M McGwire (22, off B Saberhagen).
TB: M McGwire 4; J Canseco; T Steinbach.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 3. W Weiss-T Bernazard-M McGwire; A Griffin-M McGwire; T Bernazard-A Griffin-M McGwire.

Pitching Stats

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
B Saberhagen, W (17-8)         9     5   0   0    2   3   0   3.27   34     -       ·  ·     13·15· 3· 1     78    -     0.54   0.29
Totals                         9     5   0   0    2   3   0          34     -       ·  ·     13·15· 3· 1           -  
Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Ontiveros, L (8-7)           3.2   5   3   3    3   1   0   4.03   17     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 3· 0     37    -     1.21  -0.14
G Nelson                       1.2   2   3   3    1   1   0   3.65    8     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 1· 0          1-0    0.51  -0.04
G Lavelle                      1.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   4.88    6     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 0          2-2    0.21  -0.02
D Lamp                         0.1   2   2   2    0   1   1   4.47    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.05  -0.01
D Otto                         1.2   2   1   1    0   1   0  16.88    6     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    13   9   9    4   6   1          40     -       ·  ·     16·13· 5· 1          3-2 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Dale Ford.
Time of Game: 2:40.
Attendance: 22,296.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Kansas City Royals                        Oakland Athletics                            
1. Gary Thurman                 CF       1. Luis Polonia                 LF
2. Thad Bosley                  LF       2. Tony Bernazard               2B
3. Kevin Seitzer                3B       3. Jose Canseco                 DH
4. George Brett                 1B       4. Carney Lansford              3B
5. Danny Tartabull              RF       5. Dwayne Murphy                CF
6. Frank White                  2B       6. Mark McGwire                 1B
7. Steve Balboni                DH       7. Mike Davis                   RF
8. Jamie Quirk                   C       8. Terry Steinbach               C
9. Bill Pecota                  SS       9. Alfredo Griffin              SS

   Bret Saberhagen               P          Steve Ontiveros               P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t3 1 12- R 10% 65% 0-0 KCR G. Thurman S. Ontiveros Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Balboni Scores; Quirk to 2B
b5 0 --- -7% 74% 0-3 OAK M. McGwire B. Saberhagen Double to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
t3 0 1-- 6% 60% 0-0 KCR J. Quirk S. Ontiveros Walk; Balboni to 2B
t4 1 --- 6% 77% 2-0 KCR F. White S. Ontiveros Triple to RF (Fly Ball)
t3 0 12- O -6% 54% 0-0 KCR B. Pecota S. Ontiveros Flyball: CF

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Steve Ontiveros facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 3% 53% 0-0 KCR G. Thurman S. Ontiveros Walk
t1 0 1-- O -3% 50% 0-0 KCR T. Bosley S. Ontiveros Flyball: LF
t1 1 1-- O -4% 46% 0-0 KCR K. Seitzer S. Ontiveros Thurman Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t1 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 KCR K. Seitzer S. Ontiveros Groundout: SS-1B
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 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 OAK L. Polonia B. Saberhagen Groundout: SS-1B
b1 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 OAK T. Bernazard B. Saberhagen Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 OAK J. Canseco B. Saberhagen Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Steve Ontiveros facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 KCR G. Brett S. Ontiveros Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 1 --- 3% 50% 0-0 KCR D. Tartabull S. Ontiveros Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t2 1 1-- OO -5% 45% 0-0 KCR F. White S. Ontiveros Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 OAK C. Lansford B. Saberhagen Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 OAK D. Murphy B. Saberhagen Flyball: CF
b2 2 --- -1% 48% 0-0 OAK M. McGwire B. Saberhagen Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b2 2 1-- O 2% 50% 0-0 OAK M. Davis B. Saberhagen Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Steve Ontiveros facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 KCR S. Balboni S. Ontiveros Walk
t3 0 1-- 6% 60% 0-0 KCR J. Quirk S. Ontiveros Walk; Balboni to 2B
t3 0 12- O -6% 54% 0-0 KCR B. Pecota S. Ontiveros Flyball: CF
t3 1 12- R 10% 65% 0-0 KCR G. Thurman S. Ontiveros Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Balboni Scores; Quirk to 2B
t3 1 12- 6% 71% 1-0 KCR T. Bosley S. Ontiveros Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Quirk to 3B; Thurman to 2B
t3 1 123 RO 1% 72% 1-0 KCR K. Seitzer S. Ontiveros Groundout: 2B-1B; Quirk Scores; Thurman to 3B; Bosley to 2B
t3 2 -23 O -5% 67% 2-0 KCR G. Brett S. Ontiveros Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O 3% 70% 0-2 OAK T. Steinbach B. Saberhagen Lineout: SS
b3 1 --- O 2% 72% 0-2 OAK A. Griffin B. Saberhagen Flyball: SS
b3 2 --- O 1% 73% 0-2 OAK L. Polonia B. Saberhagen Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Steve Ontiveros facing 5-6-7
t4 0 --- O -2% 71% 2-0 KCR D. Tartabull S. Ontiveros Flyball: RF
t4 1 --- 6% 77% 2-0 KCR F. White S. Ontiveros Triple to RF (Fly Ball)
t4 1 --3 RO 2% 79% 2-0 KCR S. Balboni S. Ontiveros Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; White Scores
t4 2 --- 1% 80% 3-0 KCR J. Quirk S. Ontiveros Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
Gene Nelson replaces Steve Ontiveros pitching
t4 2 1-- O -2% 78% 3-0 KCR B. Pecota G. Nelson Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 2-3-4
b4 0 --- O 3% 81% 0-3 OAK T. Bernazard B. Saberhagen Flyball: SS
b4 1 --- -4% 77% 0-3 OAK J. Canseco B. Saberhagen Single to LF; Canseco to 2B/Adv on E7
b4 1 -2- O 3% 80% 0-3 OAK C. Lansford B. Saberhagen Groundout: 2B-1B; Canseco to 3B
b4 2 --3 O 3% 84% 0-3 OAK D. Murphy B. Saberhagen Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Athletics' Gene Nelson facing 1-2-3
t5 0 --- O -1% 83% 3-0 KCR G. Thurman G. Nelson Strikeout
t5 1 --- O -1% 82% 3-0 KCR T. Bosley G. Nelson Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 2 --- O -1% 81% 3-0 KCR K. Seitzer G. Nelson Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- -7% 74% 0-3 OAK M. McGwire B. Saberhagen Double to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
b5 0 -2- O 5% 79% 0-3 OAK M. Davis B. Saberhagen Strikeout Looking
b5 1 -2- O 4% 83% 0-3 OAK T. Steinbach B. Saberhagen Groundout: 2B-1B; McGwire to 3B
b5 2 --3 O 4% 86% 0-3 OAK A. Griffin B. Saberhagen Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 0.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Athletics' Gene Nelson facing 4-5-6
t6 0 --- 2% 88% 3-0 KCR G. Brett G. Nelson Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t6 0 1-- 2% 91% 3-0 KCR D. Tartabull G. Nelson Walk; Brett to 2B
t6 0 12- R 5% 96% 3-0 KCR F. White G. Nelson Double to LF (Line Drive); Brett Scores; Tartabull to 3B
t6 0 -23 O -1% 94% 4-0 KCR S. Balboni G. Nelson Foul Flyball: 1B
Gary Lavelle replaces Gene Nelson pitching
t6 1 -23 R 2% 97% 4-0 KCR J. Quirk G. Lavelle Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Tartabull Scores; White to 3B
t6 1 1-3 R 1% 98% 5-0 KCR B. Pecota G. Lavelle Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); White Scores; Quirk to 2B
t6 1 12- OO -1% 97% 6-0 KCR G. Thurman G. Lavelle Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-6, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- O 1% 98% 0-6 OAK L. Polonia B. Saberhagen Flyball: LF
b6 1 --- O 1% 98% 0-6 OAK T. Bernazard B. Saberhagen Flyball: CF
b6 2 --- -0% 98% 0-6 OAK J. Canseco B. Saberhagen Walk
b6 2 1-- O 1% 98% 0-6 OAK C. Lansford B. Saberhagen Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Athletics 0.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Athletics' Gary Lavelle facing 2-3-4
t7 0 --- O -0% 98% 6-0 KCR T. Bosley G. Lavelle Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1 --- O -0% 98% 6-0 KCR K. Seitzer G. Lavelle Strikeout Looking
t7 2 --- O -0% 98% 6-0 KCR G. Brett G. Lavelle Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-6, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
b7 0 --- O 1% 99% 0-6 OAK D. Murphy B. Saberhagen Flyball: 2B
b7 1 --- O 0% 99% 0-6 OAK M. McGwire B. Saberhagen Groundout: SS-1B
b7 2 --- O 0% 99% 0-6 OAK M. Davis B. Saberhagen Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Athletics 0.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Athletics' Dennis Lamp facing 5-6-7
Dennis Lamp replaces Gary Lavelle pitching
t8 0 --- 0% 99% 6-0 KCR D. Tartabull D. Lamp Single to P (Ground Ball)
t8 0 1-- O -0% 99% 6-0 KCR F. White D. Lamp Strikeout
t8 1 1-- 0% 99% 6-0 KCR S. Balboni D. Lamp Tartabull Steals 2B
t8 1 -2- RR 1% 100% 6-0 KCR S. Balboni D. Lamp Home Run (LF-CF); Tartabull Scores
Dave Otto replaces Dennis Lamp pitching
t8 1 --- O 0% 100% 8-0 KCR J. Quirk D. Otto Strikeout Looking
t8 2 --- O 0% 100% 8-0 KCR B. Pecota D. Otto Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-8, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 8-9-1
Scotti Madison replaces George Brett playing 1B batting 4th; Bill Pecota moves from SS to 2B; Angel Salazar replaces Frank White (2B) playing SS batting 6th
b8 0 --- -0% 100% 0-8 OAK T. Steinbach B. Saberhagen Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
Walt Weiss pinch runs for Terry Steinbach (C) batting 8th
b8 0 1-- O 0% 100% 0-8 OAK A. Griffin B. Saberhagen Flyball: CF
b8 1 1-- O 0% 100% 0-8 OAK L. Polonia B. Saberhagen Bunt Groundout: P-1B; Weiss to 2B
b8 2 -2- O 0% 100% 0-8 OAK T. Bernazard B. Saberhagen Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Athletics 0.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-0, Athletics' Dave Otto facing 1-2-3
Matt Sinatro replaces Alfredo Griffin (SS) playing C batting 9th; Mike Gallego replaces Carney Lansford playing 3B batting 4th; Walt Weiss moves from PR to SS
t9 0 --- 0% 100% 8-0 KCR G. Thurman D. Otto Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t9 0 -2- R 0% 100% 8-0 KCR T. Bosley D. Otto Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Thurman Scores
t9 0 1-- OO 0% 100% 9-0 KCR K. Seitzer D. Otto Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 9-0 KCR S. Madison D. Otto Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-9, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 3-4-5
b9 0 --- O 0% 100% 0-9 OAK J. Canseco B. Saberhagen Flyball: SS
Reggie Jackson pinch hits for Mike Gallego (3B) batting 4th
b9 1 --- O 0% 100% 0-9 OAK R. Jackson B. Saberhagen Groundout: SS-1B
b9 2 --- 0% 100% 0-9 OAK D. Murphy B. Saberhagen Walk
b9 2 1-- 0% 100% 0-9 OAK M. McGwire B. Saberhagen Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Murphy to 2B
b9 2 12- O 0% 100% 0-9 OAK M. Davis B. Saberhagen Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 9, Athletics 0.

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