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Oakland Athletics @ Texas Rangers
1987-09-15 · Night game · Arlington Stadium · Att: 9533 · 2:56
Oakland Athletics defeated Texas Rangers 6–5. Oakland Athletics put up 3 in the 9th. Eric Plunk earned the win and Dennis Eckersley picked up the save. Mark McGwire went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| TEX | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
W: Eric Plunk L: Dale Mohorcic SV: Dennis Eckersley
Umpires — HP: Mike Reilly · 1B: Tim Welke · 2B: Larry Young · 3B: Joe Brinkman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Luis Polonia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Phillips | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mark McGwire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Carney Lansford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dwayne Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Canseco | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Davis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mickey Tettleton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alfredo Griffin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Steve Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Terry Steinbach | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Brian Harper | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Gallego | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bob Brower | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Scott Fletcher | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Steve Buechele | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Larry Parrish | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Pete Incaviglia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Pete O'Brien | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Tom Paciorek | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Don Slaught | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Meier | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Oddibe McDowell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jerry Browne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cecil Espy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Geno Petralli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Darrell Porter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Curt Young | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
 Eric Plunk | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
 Dennis Eckersley | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Greg Harris | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
 Steve Howe | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Dale Mohorcic | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Luis Polonia: 43
- Tony Phillips: W
- Mark McGwire: 4
- Carney Lansford: S7/L7S.1-2
- Dwayne Murphy: 6/P
Bot 1
- Bob Brower: D8/L78
- Scott Fletcher: W+SB3
- Steve Buechele: 53.3-H;1-2
- Larry Parrish: S7/L7S.2-3
- Pete Incaviglia: K
- Pete O'Brien: 43
Top 2
- Jose Canseco: 5/L
- Mike Davis: 31
- Mickey Tettleton: 9/9D
Bot 2
- Tom Paciorek: K/C
- Don Slaught: HR/78
- Dave Meier: 53
- Bob Brower: 4/P
Top 3
- Alfredo Griffin: K
- Luis Polonia: 13/BG
- Tony Phillips: 3/G
Bot 3
- Scott Fletcher: 8/L
- Steve Buechele: 7
- Larry Parrish: 7
Top 4
- Mark McGwire: HR/8
- Carney Lansford: 8/L
- Dwayne Murphy: 3/G
- Jose Canseco: K
Bot 4
- Pete Incaviglia: W
- Pete O'Brien: K
- Tom Paciorek: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Mike Davis: S9/L9S
- Mickey Tettleton: 16(1)3/GDP
- Alfredo Griffin: K
Bot 5
- Don Slaught: HR/7
- Dave Meier: S7/L7L
- Bob Brower: S8/L8S.1-3
- Scott Fletcher: FC1/DP.3XH(1);1X3(16547);B-2
- Steve Buechele: 9
Top 6
- Luis Polonia: 4/L
- Tony Phillips: 43
- Mark McGwire: HR/7
- Carney Lansford: 4/L
Bot 6
- Larry Parrish: K
- Pete Incaviglia: K
- Pete O'Brien: 43
Top 7
- Dwayne Murphy: K
- Jose Canseco: 63
- Mike Davis: 7
Bot 7
- Tom Paciorek: D8/L78
- Don Slaught: 14/SH.2-3
- Oddibe McDowell: W
- Bob Brower: K+SB2
- Scott Fletcher: S9/L.3-H;2-H;B-3(E9)
- Steve Buechele: K
Top 8
- Mickey Tettleton: K
- Steve Henderson: 9
- Terry Steinbach: HR/7
- Tony Phillips: S8/G4M
- Mark McGwire: 9
Bot 8
- Jerry Browne: S1/G
- Pete Incaviglia: SB2
- Pete Incaviglia: K
- Pete O'Brien: I
- Cecil Espy: 4(1)3/GDP
Top 9
- Carney Lansford: W
- Brian Harper: S7/L7S.1-2
- Jose Canseco: HR/7.2-H;1-H
- Mike Davis: 43
- Mickey Tettleton: 8
- Mike Gallego: S7/G56
- Terry Steinbach: 53
Bot 9
- Geno Petralli: 7
- Oddibe McDowell: 8
- Darrell Porter: K/C