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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
June 20, 1983
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics, played on June 20, 1983 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 20, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 20, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Krueger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 30,748 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Durwood Merrill 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: Tim Welke |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Mike Davis | Right Fielder |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Burroughs | DH |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Bill Almon | Shortstop |
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Wayne Gross | First Baseman |
| Mike Heath | Catcher |
| Steve Boros | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| U L Washington | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Leon Roberts | Right Fielder |
| Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
| Cliff Pastornicky | Third Baseman |
| John Wathan | Catcher |
| Dick Howser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
June 20, 1983
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Blue
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Blue
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lansford vs. Blue
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lansford vs. Blue
Lansford strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burroughs vs. Blue
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Murphy vs. Blue
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on White. Henderson scores. Davis scores. Burroughs moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Almon vs. Blue
Almon hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopes vs. Blue
Lopes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Krueger
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Krueger
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Krueger
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McRae vs. Krueger
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Krueger
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Blue
Gross hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Blue
Heath hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Blue
Henderson 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
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Krueger
Roberts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Krueger
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pastornicky vs. Krueger
Pastornicky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Blue
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Blue
There goes Davis. The throw from Wathan and he is safe. Davis steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lansford vs. Blue
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lansford for the out. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burroughs vs. Blue
Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Blue
Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Almon vs. Blue
Almon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burroughs moves to third. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lopes vs. Renko
Steve Renko now pitching.
Lopes hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gross vs. Renko
Gross 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
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Krueger
Wathan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson who is chasing the ball. Wathan reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Krueger
Wilson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Davis who is chasing the ball. Wilson reaches third base with a triple. Wathan scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Washington vs. Krueger
Washington hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Krueger
White hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Krueger
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Renko
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Renko
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Renko
There goes Henderson. The throw from Wathan and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Renko
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henderson scores. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lansford vs. Renko
There goes Davis. The throw from Wathan and he is safe. Davis steals third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lansford vs. Renko
Lansford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Renko
The ball gets by Wathan for a passed ball. Lansford moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burroughs vs. Renko
Burroughs hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Renko
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almon vs. Renko
Almon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopes vs. Renko
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gross vs. Hood
Don Hood now pitching.
That's a pickoff. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Krueger
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Krueger
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Krueger
Aikens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pastornicky vs. Krueger
Pastornicky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Hood
Dan Meyer pinch hits for Wayne Gross.
Meyer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Hood
Heath hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Hood
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Krueger
Dan Meyer now playing first base.
Wathan hits a popup towards short. Almon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Krueger
Wilson hits a popup towards first. Meyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Krueger
Washington takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Krueger
White hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hood
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops it up and throws to first, with Hood covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Hood
Lansford hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Hood
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pastornicky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Krueger
McRae hits a popup towards short. Almon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Krueger
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Krueger
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Hood
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Hood
Almon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pastornicky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Hood
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pastornicky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Krueger
Tony Phillips now playing shortstop.
Aikens hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pastornicky vs. Krueger
Pastornicky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Krueger
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Hood
Meyer 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 -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Hood
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Hood
Henderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Roberts. Henderson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Hood
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington misplays the ball. That's an error on Washington. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lansford vs. Hood
Lansford hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Krueger
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Krueger
Washington hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Washington reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Krueger
White hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Krueger
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Krueger
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Castro
Bill Castro now pitching.
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Castro
Murphy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Castro
Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Castro
Lopes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meyer vs. Castro
Meyer hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Krueger
Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Krueger
Aikens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pastornicky vs. Krueger
Pastornicky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Krueger
Wathan hits a popup towards short. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/20/1983 -- Oakland at Kansas City (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Henderson R, lf 5 2 3 0 Wilson W, lf 4 1 2 1
Davis M, rf 5 3 3 1 Washington U, ss 3 0 1 0
Lansford C, 3b 5 1 1 1 White F, 2b 3 0 0 1
Burroughs J, dh 4 1 2 3 McRae H, dh 2 0 0 0
Murphy D, cf 4 0 1 1 Otis A, cf 3 0 0 0
Almon B, ss 4 0 2 0 Roberts L, rf 4 0 0 0
Phillips T, ss 1 0 1 0 Aikens W, 1b 3 0 1 0
Lopes D, 2b 5 0 1 0 Pastornicky C, 3b 4 0 1 0
Gross W, 1b 2 0 0 0 Wathan J, c 4 1 1 0
Meyer D, ph-1b 3 0 0 0
Heath M, c 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 7 15 6 30 2 6 2
Oakland 201 400 000 -- 7
Kansas City 002 000 000 -- 2
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Krueger B (W) 9.0 6 2 2 5 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Blue V (L) 2.1 6 3 3 1 2
Renko S 1.1 5 4 4 1 1
Hood D 4.1 2 0 0 0 1
Castro B 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
E -- White F, Washington U
DP -- Oakland 2, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Oakland 10, Kansas City 7
2B -- Henderson R, Washington U
3B -- Wathan J, Wilson W
HR -- Burroughs J
SB -- Davis M 3, Henderson R 2
CS -- Murphy D
SF -- White F
PB -- Wathan J
T -- 3:09
A -- 30748
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