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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 17, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Royals, played on September 17, 1989 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bret Saberhagen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Johnson |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 42,254 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Terry Cooney 1B: Tim McClelland 2B: Drew Coble 3B: Joe Brinkman |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| George Brett | First Baseman |
| Bo Jackson | Left Fielder |
| Jim Eisenreich | Right Fielder |
| Danny Tartabull | DH |
| Kurt Stillwell | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| John Wathan | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Phil Bradley | Left Fielder |
| Steve Finley | Center Fielder |
| Cal Ripken | Shortstop |
| Mickey Tettleton | DH |
| Joe Orsulak | Right Fielder |
| Randy Milligan | First Baseman |
| Craig Worthington | Third Baseman |
| Jamie Quirk | Catcher |
| Rene Gonzales | Second Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 17, 1989
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Johnson
Seitzer is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Johnson
Wilson hits a line drive into right field. Orsulak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Johnson
Brett hits a line drive into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Seitzer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Johnson
Jackson hits a fly ball towards right. Orsulak catches it and throws to home to double up Seitzer. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Saberhagen
Bradley strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Finley vs. Saberhagen
Finley hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Saberhagen
Ripken hits a fly ball into right field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Johnson
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milligan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Eisenreich for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Johnson
Tartabull hits a fly ball into center field. Finley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Johnson
Stillwell hits a fly ball into left field. Bradley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Saberhagen
Tettleton strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Orsulak vs. Saberhagen
Orsulak hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Milligan vs. Saberhagen
Milligan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Worthington vs. Saberhagen
Worthington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Johnson
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzales settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Johnson
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Johnson
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Johnson
Wilson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Orsulak. Wilson reaches second base with a double. Seitzer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Brett vs. Johnson
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Seitzer scores. Wilson scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Johnson
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Orsulak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Saberhagen
Quirk hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gonzales vs. Saberhagen
Gonzales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Saberhagen
Bradley strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Johnson
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Johnson
Tartabull strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Stillwell vs. Johnson
Stillwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Eisenreich moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Johnson
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Finley vs. Saberhagen
Finley hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Saberhagen
Ripken strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Saberhagen
Tettleton hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Johnson
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Johnson
Seitzer hits a line drive into right field. Orsulak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Johnson
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Johnson
Brett takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Johnson
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzales fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Orsulak vs. Saberhagen
Orsulak hits a popup towards short. Stillwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Milligan vs. Saberhagen
Milligan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Worthington vs. Saberhagen
Worthington strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Johnson
Eisenreich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Orsulak. Eisenreich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Tartabull vs. Johnson
Tartabull takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Stillwell vs. McDonald
Ben McDonald now pitching.
Stillwell takes first base on ball four. Eisenreich moves to third. Tartabull moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
White vs. McDonald
White hits a popup towards short. Ripken settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Boone vs. McDonald
Boone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Eisenreich scores. Tartabull moves to third. Stillwell moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Seitzer vs. McDonald
Seitzer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Milligan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Tartabull tags and scores. Stillwell tags and moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. McDonald
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Stillwell scores. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Brett vs. Holton
Brian Holton now pitching.
Brett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bradley. Brett reaches second base with a double. Boone scores. Wilson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Holton
Jackson hits a popup towards first. Milligan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Saberhagen
Quirk hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzales vs. Saberhagen
Gonzales strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Saberhagen
Bradley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Holton
Brady Anderson now playing left field.
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Holton
Tartabull hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Holton
Stillwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milligan scoops it up and throws to first, with Holton covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Finley vs. Saberhagen
Brad Wellman now playing second base.
Finley hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wellman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Saberhagen
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Saberhagen
Tettleton hits a fly ball into right field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wellman vs. Schilling
Curt Schilling now pitching. Jim Traber now playing first base.
Wellman hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Schilling
There's a wild pitch. Wellman moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Schilling
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Orsulak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Seitzer vs. Schilling
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Wellman moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Schilling
Bill Pecota pinch runs for Kevin Seitzer.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Orsulak vs. Gleaton
Bill Pecota now playing third base. Jerry Gleaton now pitching.
Orsulak hits a popup towards short. Stillwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Traber vs. Gleaton
Traber strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Worthington vs. Gleaton
Worthington hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Bautista
Jose Bautista now pitching. Tim Hulett now playing third base. Chris Hoiles now catching. Juan Bell now playing shortstop. Butch Davis now playin
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Bautista
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Bautista
Eisenreich hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hulett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hoiles vs. Montgomery
Jeff Montgomery now pitching. Luis de los Santos now playing first base. Gary Thurman now playing left field.
Hoiles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzales vs. Montgomery
Gonzales hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Montgomery
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wellman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1989 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Seitzer K, 3b 3 1 2 1 Bradley P, lf 3 0 0 0
Pecota B, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Anderson B, lf 1 0 0 0
Wilson W, cf 5 2 3 1 Finley S, cf 3 0 0 0
Brett G, 1b 4 0 3 4 Ripken C, ss 3 0 0 0
de los Santos L, 1b 0 0 0 0 Bell J, ss 0 0 0 0
Jackson B, lf 5 0 0 0 Tettleton M, dh 3 0 0 0
Thurman G, lf 0 0 0 0 Orsulak J, rf 3 0 0 0
Eisenreich J, rf 5 1 2 0 Davis B, rf 0 0 0 0
Tartabull D, dh 3 1 0 0 Milligan R, 1b 2 0 1 0
Stillwell K, ss 3 1 1 0 Traber J, 1b 1 0 0 0
White F, 2b 3 0 0 0 Worthington C, 3b 3 0 0 0
Wellman B, 2b 1 0 1 0 Hulett T, 3b 0 0 0 0
Boone B, c 4 1 1 1 Quirk J, c 2 0 0 0
Hoiles C, c 1 0 0 0
Gonzales R, 2b 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 13 7 28 0 2 0
Kansas City 002 005 000 -- 7
Baltimore 000 000 000 -- 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen B (W) 7.0 1 0 0 0 6
Gleaton J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Montgomery J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson D (L)* 5.0 8 4 4 2 2
McDonald B 0.2 2 3 3 1 0
Holton B 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Schilling C 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Bautista J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
DP -- Kansas City 1, Baltimore 3
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Baltimore 1
2B -- Brett G 2, Wilson W, Eisenreich J
SF -- Seitzer K
HBP -- by Johnson D (Seitzer K)
WP -- Schilling C
T -- 2:52
A -- 42254
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