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BOS  4
BAL  3

TEX  4
@CAL  3

CLE  5
MIN  4

MIL 11
DET  2

KCR 10
@OAK  7

SEA 12
CHW  2

TOR 13
NYY  1

ATL 10
LAD  9

(10)
MON  7
@CHC  1

SFG  7
@CIN  1

STL  8
@NYM  1

PIT 12
@PHI  4

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 38,095

Saturday, September 12, 1987
Time of Game: 3:38
Royals
10
71-71
Won 2
3rd, 4½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  5  0   0  3  0   1  0  1   10 13  2
Athletics       0  2  0   1  0  3   0  1  0    7  9  1
W: C Leibrandt (15-10), L: D Stewart (19-10), S: G Garber (12)
Athletics
7
72-70
Lost 2
2nd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Thurman CF                  5   0   1   1    1   4  .275  .681    0    1   0   
T Bosley LF                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .262  .638    0    2   0   
K Seitzer 3B                  3   1   0   1    2   1  .321  .870    0    1   5   
G Brett 1B                    4   3   2   1    1   0  .291  .887    0   10   0   2B,SB
D Tartabull RF                4   2   2   2    1   1  .299  .889    0    1   1   2B,CS
F White 2B                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .248  .718    0    4   4   SB
S Balboni DH                  4   1   2   3    0   1  .222  .728    0    0   0   3B,SF
J Quirk C                     3   1   0   0    2   1  .259  .710    0    7   1   
B Pecota SS                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .287  .722    0    1   3   SB
  J Eisenreich PH             1   0   1   1    0   0  .222  .751    0    0   0   2B
  A Salazar SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .471         0   1   

C Leibrandt P                                                            0   0
  D Quisenberry P                                                        0   0
  B Black P                                                              0   0
  J Davis P                                                              0   0
  J Gleaton P                                                            0   0
  G Garber P                                                             0   0
Totals                       38  10  13  10    7   8                    27  15
BATTING
2B: D Tartabull (21, off D Stewart); G Brett (15, off D Stewart); J Eisenreich (5, off D Eckersley).
3B: S Balboni (1, off J Rijo).
SF: S Balboni (3, off E Plunk).
TB: S Balboni 4; D Tartabull 3; G Brett 3; B Pecota 2; J Eisenreich 2; F White 2; G Thurman; T Bosley.
RBI: S Balboni 3 (55); D Tartabull 2 (81); K Seitzer (72); G Brett (63); J Eisenreich (17); T Bosley (16); G Thurman (3).
2-out RBI: J Eisenreich; S Balboni.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 7 for 17.
FIELDING
DP: 1. K Seitzer-F White-G Brett.
E: F White (7); J Davis ().
BASERUNNING
SB: B Pecota (4, 2nd base off J Rijo/M Tettleton); G Brett (5, 2nd base off D Stewart/M Tettleton); F White (1, 2nd base off D Eckersley/M Sinatro).
CS: D Tartabull (4, 2nd base by D Stewart/M Tettleton).
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Javier CF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .580    0    2   0   
  B Harper PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         0   0   
  R Jackson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .673    0    0   0   
  M Davis PR-RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .782         0   0   
  T Phillips PH               0   0   0   1    0   0  .252  .734    0    0   0   SF
  M Sinatro C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         2   0   
S Henderson RF                3   0   1   0    0   0  .295  .819    0    0   0   
  D Murphy PH-CF              2   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .710    0    1   0   
J Canseco LF                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .265  .792    0    3   0   2B,GDP
C Lansford 3B                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .302  .854    0    1   2   
M McGwire 1B                  4   3   2   2    1   1  .284  .978    0    8   0   HR,2B
T Steinbach DH                4   1   1   0    1   0  .286  .807    0    0   0   
M Tettleton C                 2   0   0   0    1   1  .209  .665    0    6   1   
  L Polonia PH-RF             0   1   0   0    1   0  .293  .743    0    0   0   SB
M Gallego 2B                  2   1   1   1    1   1  .253  .679    0    2   1   2B
  T Bernazard PH-2B           0   0   0   0    1   0  .257  .737    0    0   0   
A Griffin SS                  4   0   1   2    0   0  .268  .667    0    2   3   

D Stewart P                                                              0   1
  J Rijo P                                                               0   0
  G Cadaret P                                                            0   0
  E Plunk P                                                              0   0
  D Eckersley P                                                          0   0
Totals                       34   7   9   6    7   5                    27   8
BATTING
2B: M McGwire (23, off C Leibrandt); M Gallego (4, off C Leibrandt); J Canseco (30, off G Garber).
HR: M McGwire (43, off C Leibrandt; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
SF: T Phillips (2, off J Gleaton).
TB: M McGwire 6; J Canseco 2; M Gallego 2; A Griffin; S Henderson; S Javier; C Lansford; T Steinbach.
GIDP: J Canseco (14).
RBI: M McGwire 2 (105); A Griffin 2 (57); M Gallego (11); T Phillips (38).
2-out RBI: A Griffin 2; M Gallego.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
FIELDING
E: M McGwire (10).
BASERUNNING
SB: L Polonia (26, 2nd base off J Davis/J Quirk).

PITCHING

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
C Leibrandt, W (15-10)         5.2   8   6   5    5   4   1   3.04   27     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 3· 1     30    -     0.91  -0.09
D Quisenberry                  0     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.58    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-1    2.05  -0.09
B Black, H (1)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.91    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.56   0.07
J Davis, H (4)                 1.1   0   1   0    2   1   0   2.16    7     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.26  -0.10
J Gleaton, H (4)               0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.40    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          3-1    3.96   0.17
G Garber, S (12)               1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.56    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.22   0.04
Totals                         9     9   7   5    7   5   1          42     -       ·  ·     17· 7· 5· 1          7-2 
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, L (19-10)           4.1   8   8   7    3   2   0   3.63   23     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 6· 0     16    -     0.89  -0.41
J Rijo                         1.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   5.83    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 2· 0          1-1    0.31  -0.02
G Cadaret                      0     0   1   1    1   0   0   4.86    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.66  -0.02
E Plunk                        2     1   0   0    2   2   0   5.07    9     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 2· 0          1-1    0.61  -0.02
D Eckersley                    1     2   1   1    1   2   0   3.16    6     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.42  -0.03
Totals                         9    13  10   9    7   8   0          46     -       ·  ·     10·10·11· 0          2-2 
D Quisenberry faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
G Cadaret faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: E Plunk (5).
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Jim Evans.
Time of Game: 3:38.
Attendance: 38,095.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Oakland Athletics                    
1. G Thurman            CF    1. S Javier             CF 
2. T Bosley             LF    2. S Henderson          RF 
3. K Seitzer            3B    3. J Canseco            LF 
4. G Brett              1B    4. C Lansford           3B 
5. D Tartabull          RF    5. M McGwire            1B 
6. F White              2B    6. T Steinbach          DH 
7. S Balboni            DH    7. M Tettleton          C  
8. J Quirk              C     8. M Gallego            2B 
9. B Pecota             SS    9. A Griffin            SS 

   C Leibrandt          P        D Stewart            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  5-0  1--     -10%  75% M McGwire       C Leibrandt     Home Run (LF-CF); Lansford Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  -2-      10%  66% D Tartabull     D Stewart       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Brett Scores
   b 8   1  9-6  12-     -10%  76% A Griffin       J Davis         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Polonia to 3B; Bernazard to 2B; Griffin to 1B
   t 5   1  3-5  1--       9%  85% G Brett         D Stewart       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Seitzer Scores
   b 6   2  8-5  1-3      -9%  75% R Jackson       D Quisenberry   Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Gallego Scores/unER/No RBI; Griffin to 2B; Jackson to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stewart facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  G Thurman       Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  T Bosley        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  K Seitzer       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  S Javier        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  S Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      48%  J Canseco       Walk
   O      1--      50%  C Lansford      Baserunner Out Advancing; Canseco out at 2B/C-2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stewart facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  G Brett         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      56%  D Tartabull     Brett Steals 2B
   R      -2-      66%  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Brett Scores
   O      -2-      65%  F White         Flyball: CF; Tartabull to 3B
   R      --3      70%  S Balboni       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Tartabull Scores
          1--      73%  J Quirk         Walk; Balboni to 2B
          12-      77%  B Pecota        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Balboni to 3B; Quirk to 2B
   R      123      84%  G Thurman       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Balboni Scores; Quirk to 3B; Pecota to 2B
   R      123      89%  T Bosley        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Quirk Scores; Pecota to 3B; Thurman to 2B
   RO     123      89%  K Seitzer       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Pecota Scores; Thurman to 3B
   O      1-3      88%  G Brett         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-5, Charlie Leibrandt facing 4-5-6
          ---      85%  C Lansford      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   RR     1--      75%  M McGwire       Home Run (LF-CF); Lansford Scores
          ---      71%  T Steinbach     Single to 3B (Bunt to P's Right)
   O      1--      75%  M Tettleton     Strikeout
   O      1--      77%  M Gallego       Strikeout
   O      1--      80%  A Griffin       Flyball: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 2.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dave Stewart facing 5-6-7
          ---      82%  D Tartabull     Walk
   O      1--      80%  F White         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      78%  S Balboni       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      77%  J Quirk         Tartabull Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      79%  S Javier        Flyball: RF
          ---      76%  S Henderson     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   OO     1--      81%  J Canseco       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dave Stewart facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      80%  J Quirk         Lineout: LF
   O      ---      79%  B Pecota        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      79%  G Thurman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Charlie Leibrandt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      81%  C Lansford      Strikeout
          ---      77%  M McGwire       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-      80%  T Steinbach     Groundout: SS-1B; McGwire to 3B
          --3      79%  M Tettleton     Walk
   RO     1-3      75%  M Gallego       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); McGwire Scores; Tettleton out at Hm/RF-2B-C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Athletics 3.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Dave Stewart facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      73%  T Bosley        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      75%  K Seitzer       Walk
   R      1--      85%  G Brett         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Seitzer Scores
   R      -2-      90%  D Tartabull     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Brett Scores
                  Jose Rijo replaces Dave Stewart pitching
   O      1--      89%  F White         Flyball: CF
          1--      89%  S Balboni       E3 on Foul Ball
   R      1--      93%  " "             Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Tartabull Scores/unER
   O      --3      93%  J Quirk         Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-8, Charlie Leibrandt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      94%  A Griffin       Flyball: LF
          ---      92%  S Javier        Single to 3B (Bunt to P's Right)
   O      1--      94%  S Henderson     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      95%  J Canseco       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Athletics 3.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-3, Jose Rijo facing 9-1-2
          ---      96%  B Pecota        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--      96%  G Thurman       Pecota Steals 2B
   O      -2-      96%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      95%  T Bosley        Groundout: SS-1B; Pecota to 3B
   O      --3      94%  K Seitzer       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-8, Charlie Leibrandt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  C Lansford      Flyball: 2B
          ---      94%  M McGwire       Walk
          1--      92%  T Steinbach     Walk; McGwire to 2B
   O      12-      94%  M Tettleton     Groundout: 3B-1B; McGwire to 3B; Steinbach to 2B
          -23      92%  M Gallego       Walk
   RR     123      84%  A Griffin       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); McGwire Scores; Steinbach Scores; Gallego to 3B
                  Dan Quisenberry replaces Charlie Leibrandt pitching; Brian Harper pinch hits for Stan Javier batting 1st; Reggie Jackson pinch hits for Brian Harper batting 1st
   R      1-3      75%  R Jackson       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Gallego Scores/unER/No RBI; Griffin to 2B; Jackson to 1B
                  Bud Black replaces Dan Quisenberry pitching; Dwayne Murphy pinch hits for Steve Henderson batting 2nd; Mike Davis pinch runs for Reggie Jackson batting 1st
   O      12-      82%  D Murphy        Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 8, Athletics 6.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-6, Greg Cadaret facing 4-5-6
                  Greg Cadaret replaces Jose Rijo pitching; Dwayne Murphy moves to CF; Mike Davis moves to RF
          ---      84%  G Brett         Walk
                  Eric Plunk replaces Greg Cadaret pitching
   O      1--      82%  D Tartabull     Strikeout
          1--      86%  F White         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Brett to 3B
   RO     1-3      88%  S Balboni       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Brett Scores
          1--      89%  J Quirk         Wild Pitch; White to 2B
   O      -2-      87%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Athletics 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 6-9, John Davis facing 3-4-5
                  John Davis replaces Bud Black pitching
   O      ---      90%  J Canseco       Foul Bunt Popfly: C
   O      ---      92%  C Lansford      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      93%  M McGwire       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Athletics 6.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-6, Eric Plunk facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      92%  B Pecota        Lineout: 1B
          ---      93%  G Thurman       Walk
   O      1--      92%  T Bosley        Groundout: SS-1B; Thurman to 2B
          -2-      93%  K Seitzer       Walk
   O      12-      91%  G Brett         Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 9, Athletics 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 6-9, John Davis facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      94%  T Steinbach     Lineout: SS
                  Luis Polonia pinch hits for Mickey Tettleton batting 7th
          ---      91%  L Polonia       Walk
                  Tony Bernazard pinch hits for Mike Gallego batting 8th
          1--      90%  T Bernazard     Polonia Steals 2B
          -2-      85%  " "             Walk
          12-      76%  A Griffin       Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Polonia to 3B; Bernazard to 2B; Griffin to 1B
                  Jerry Don Gleaton replaces John Davis pitching; Tony Phillips pinch hits for Mike Davis batting 1st
   RO     123      84%  T Phillips      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Polonia Scores/unER
   O      12-      92%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 9, Athletics 7.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-7, Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Eric Plunk pitching; Matt Sinatro replaces Tony Phillips playing C batting 1st; Tony Bernazard moves to 2B; Luis Polonia moves to RF
   O      ---      92%  D Tartabull     Flyball: CF
          ---      93%  F White         Single to 2B (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--      91%  S Balboni       Strikeout
          1--      92%  J Quirk         White Steals 2B
          -2-      92%  " "             Walk
                  Jim Eisenreich pinch hits for Bill Pecota batting 9th
   R      12-      97%  J Eisenreich    Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); White Scores; Quirk to 3B
   O      -23      96%  G Thurman       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 10, Athletics 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 7-10, Gene Garber facing 3-4-5
                  Gene Garber replaces Jerry Don Gleaton pitching; Angel Salazar replaces Jim Eisenreich playing SS batting 9th
          ---      90%  J Canseco       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-      95%  C Lansford      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      98%  M McGwire       Groundout: 2B-1B; Canseco to 3B
   O      --3     100%  T Steinbach     Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 10, Athletics 7.

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