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Oakland Athletics @ Kansas City Royals

1987-09-20 Β· Day game Β· Kauffman Stadium Β· Att: 26461 Β· 2:57

Oakland Athletics defeated Kansas City Royals 7–6. Oakland Athletics put up 3 in the 5th. Curt Young earned the win and Dennis Eckersley picked up the save. Larry Owen went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
OAK012130000710
KCA000031200610

W: Curt Young   L: Danny Jackson   SV: Dennis Eckersley

Umpires β€” HP: Nick Bremigan Β· 1B: Don Denkinger Β· 2B: Drew Coble Β· 3B: Larry McCoy Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Oakland Athletics β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Tony Phillips201020
Steve Henderson311100
Mark McGwire504000
Carney Lansford321020
Jose Canseco210131
Brian Harper100000
Terry Steinbach411110
Mike Gallego501100
Dwayne Murphy110011
Luis Polonia310000
Reggie Jackson101200
Mike Davis200000
Stan Javier100000

Kansas City Royals β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Willie Wilson512100
Kevin Seitzer400001
George Brett412100
Danny Tartabull300013
Steve Balboni400001
Bill Pecota310000
Lonnie Smith412001
Ross Jones212100
Larry Owen211201
Jamie Quirk100000
Frank White100000
Thad Bosley100001
Jim Eisenreich101000

Oakland Athletics β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Curt Young5.0613
Gene Nelson2.0201
Greg Cadaret0.0100
Dennis Eckersley2.0104

Kansas City Royals β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Danny Jackson4.0741
Steve Farr3.0251
John Davis2.0100

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Tony Phillips: 63
  • Steve Henderson: 53
  • Mark McGwire: 63

Bot 1

  • Willie Wilson: 63
  • Kevin Seitzer: 4
  • George Brett: 8

Top 2

  • Carney Lansford: S7/L7S
  • Jose Canseco: W.1-2
  • Brian Harper: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
  • Terry Steinbach: 63.3-H
  • Mike Gallego: 43

Bot 2

  • Danny Tartabull: W
  • Steve Balboni: 64(1)3/GDP
  • Bill Pecota: 53

Top 3

  • Dwayne Murphy: W
  • Tony Phillips: 53/SH.1-2
  • Steve Henderson: S9/G34.2-H
  • Mark McGwire: S9/F9S.1-2
  • Carney Lansford: WP.2-3;1-2
  • Carney Lansford: I
  • Jose Canseco: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Brian Harper: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

  • Lonnie Smith: S9/L9S
  • Ross Jones: POCS2(136)
  • Ross Jones: S7/G56
  • Larry Owen: K
  • Willie Wilson: S5/G5.1-2
  • Kevin Seitzer: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

  • Terry Steinbach: DGR/9
  • Mike Gallego: S8/G4M.2-H;BX2(836)
  • Dwayne Murphy: K
  • Tony Phillips: S8/G4M
  • Steve Henderson: PO1(E1).1-2
  • Steve Henderson: 4

Bot 4

  • George Brett: 8
  • Danny Tartabull: K
  • Steve Balboni: 43

Top 5

  • Mark McGwire: S9/F9S
  • Carney Lansford: 54(1)/FO
  • Jose Canseco: W.1-2
  • Luis Polonia: E8.2-H(UR)(NR);1-2;B-1
  • Terry Steinbach: SB3;SB2
  • Terry Steinbach: W
  • Mike Gallego: 9/L
  • Reggie Jackson: S7/F7S.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3
  • Tony Phillips: W.1-2
  • Mike Davis: 9

Bot 5

  • Bill Pecota: E3.B-1
  • Lonnie Smith: D7/F7D.1-3
  • Ross Jones: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
  • Larry Owen: HR/7.2-H
  • Willie Wilson: 31
  • Kevin Seitzer: K

Top 6

  • Mark McGwire: S7/L7S
  • Carney Lansford: W.1-2
  • Jose Canseco: K
  • Luis Polonia: 64(1)/FO.2-3
  • Terry Steinbach: 54(1)/FO

Bot 6

  • George Brett: HR/7
  • Danny Tartabull: K/C
  • Steve Balboni: 53
  • Bill Pecota: 8

Top 7

  • Mike Gallego: 8
  • Stan Javier: 43
  • Tony Phillips: W
  • Mike Davis: 63

Bot 7

  • Lonnie Smith: 9
  • Ross Jones: D7/L5
  • Jamie Quirk: 6
  • Willie Wilson: T9/L89D.2-H
  • Kevin Seitzer: WP.3-H
  • Kevin Seitzer: 8

Top 8

  • Mark McGwire: S8/L8S
  • Carney Lansford: 8(B)3(1)/DP/F
  • Jose Canseco: 43

Bot 8

  • George Brett: S9/L9S
  • Danny Tartabull: K
  • Steve Balboni: K
  • Frank White: 3/FL

Top 9

  • Luis Polonia: 63
  • Terry Steinbach: 53
  • Mike Gallego: 9

Bot 9

  • Lonnie Smith: K/C
  • Thad Bosley: K/C
  • Jim Eisenreich: D7/L7L
  • Willie Wilson: 53