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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 17, 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 September 17, 1983 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 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 | September 17, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gorman Heimueller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eric Rasmussen |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 22,494 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Russ Goetz 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Mike Heath | Catcher |
| Dwayne Murphy | DH |
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Mike Davis | Center Fielder |
| Dan Meyer | First Baseman |
| Garry Hancock | Right Fielder |
| Bill Almon | Third Baseman |
| Tony Phillips | Shortstop |
| Steve Boros | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| U L Washington | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Ron Johnson | First Baseman |
| Butch Davis | Left Fielder |
| John Wathan | Catcher |
| Darryl Motley | Right Fielder |
| Onix Concepcion | Third Baseman |
| Dick Howser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 17, 1983
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Rasmussen
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Rasmussen
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Concepcion fields it and throws to first for the out. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Rasmussen
Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopes vs. Rasmussen
Lopes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Rasmussen
Davis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Heimueller
Wilson strikes out. Heath drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Wilson out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Heimueller
Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Heimueller
There goes Washington. The throw from Heath and he is safe. Washington steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Heimueller
There's a wild pitch. Washington moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Heimueller
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. White reaches second base with a double. Washington scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Heimueller
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Heimueller
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Rasmussen
Meyer hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hancock vs. Rasmussen
Hancock hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Rasmussen
Almon hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Heimueller
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Heimueller
Heimueller fires to first and has Davis trapped. There's the throw to Phillips who tags Davis for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Heimueller
Wathan hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Heimueller
Motley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips misplays the ball. That's an error on Phillips. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Heimueller
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heimueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Rasmussen
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Rasmussen
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rasmussen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Rasmussen
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Heimueller
Wilson hits a popup towards short. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Heimueller
Washington takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Heimueller
White hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Heimueller
McRae hits a popup towards first. Meyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Heimueller
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Almon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Rasmussen
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Rasmussen
Lopes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Rasmussen
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Rasmussen
Meyer takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hancock vs. Rasmussen
Hancock hits a popup in front of the plate. Wathan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Heimueller
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Heimueller
Wathan hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Heimueller
Motley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Rasmussen
Almon strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Rasmussen
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Rasmussen
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Rasmussen
There goes Henderson. The throw from Wathan and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heath vs. Rasmussen
Heath hits a fly ball into right field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Heimueller
Concepcion hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Heimueller
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Almon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Heimueller
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Almon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Rasmussen
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Rasmussen
Lopes hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Rasmussen
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Rasmussen
Meyer hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Heimueller
White hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Heimueller
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Heimueller
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McRae scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Heimueller
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hancock vs. Rasmussen
Hancock hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Rasmussen
Almon hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Rasmussen
Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Rasmussen
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Heimueller
Wathan hits a popup in front of the plate. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Heimueller
Motley hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Heimueller
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Quisenberry
Joe Simpson now playing first base. Dan Quisenberry now pitching.
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Quisenberry
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Quisenberry
Lopes 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 8
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Heimueller
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Heimueller
Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Smith
Mark Smith now pitching.
White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. White reaches second base with a double. Wilson scores. Washington moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McRae vs. Smith
McRae is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Simpson vs. Smith
Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Davis vs. Smith
Davis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hancock who is chasing the ball. Davis reaches third base with a triple. Washington scores. White scores. McRae goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wathan vs. Bradley
Bert Bradley now pitching.
Wathan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Motley vs. Bradley
Motley hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Davis tags and scores. Wathan tags and moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Bradley
Concepcion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wathan scores. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Bradley
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bradley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Washington vs. Bradley
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Quisenberry
Pat Sheridan now playing center field. Greg Pryor now playing third base. Onix Concepcion now playing second base.
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Quisenberry
Meyer hits a fly ball into center field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hancock vs. Quisenberry
Hancock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almon vs. Quisenberry
Almon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Quisenberry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1983 -- Oakland at Kansas City (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Henderson R, lf 2 1 0 0 Wilson W, cf 5 1 2 0
Heath M, c 4 0 0 0 Sheridan P, cf 0 0 0 0
Murphy D, dh 3 0 0 0 Washington U, ss 4 3 2 0
Lopes D, 2b 4 0 1 1 White F, 2b 4 2 3 4
Davis M, cf 4 0 1 0 Pryor G, 3b 0 0 0 0
Meyer D, 1b 3 0 0 0 McRae H, dh 3 2 1 0
Hancock G, rf 4 0 1 0 Johnson R, 1b 3 0 1 1
Almon B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Simpson J, 1b 1 0 0 0
Phillips T, ss 3 0 1 0 Davis B, lf 4 1 2 3
Wathan J, c 3 1 0 0
Motley D, rf 3 0 0 1
Concepcion O, 3b-2b 4 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 4 1 34 10 12 10
Oakland 100 000 000 -- 1
Kansas City 102 001 06x -- 10
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Heimueller G (L)* 7.0 8 6 6 1 2
Smith M 0.1 2 3 3 1 0
Bradley B 0.2 2 1 1 1 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen E (W) 7.0 3 1 1 4 4
Quisenberry D (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Phillips T, Wathan J
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Oakland 7, Kansas City 4
2B -- White F 2, McRae H
3B -- Davis B
HR -- White F
SB -- Washington U, Henderson R
CS -- Davis B
SF -- Motley D
WP -- Heimueller G
T -- 2:34
A -- 22494
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