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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 5, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on May 5, 1987 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 5, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 5, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Charlie Leibrandt |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 19,245 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Steve Palermo 2B: Ken Kaiser 3B: Dan Morrison |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Kelly Gruber | Third Baseman |
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| George Bell | Left Fielder |
| Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
| Willie Upshaw | First Baseman |
| Cecil Fielder | DH |
| Mike Sharperson | Second Baseman |
| Jeff DeWillis | Catcher |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
| Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
| Thad Bosley | DH |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Bo Jackson | Left Fielder |
| Steve Balboni | First Baseman |
| Jamie Quirk | Catcher |
| Angel Salazar | Shortstop |
| Billy Gardner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 5, 1987
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Leibrandt
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Leibrandt
Gruber hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Quirk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Leibrandt
Moseby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Johnson
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Johnson
Seitzer strikes out. The ball gets by DeWillis. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tartabull vs. Johnson
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. Wilson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Johnson
Bosley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sharperson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Leibrandt
Bell 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 -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barfield vs. Leibrandt
Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Leibrandt
Upshaw hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Johnson
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Johnson
Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Balboni vs. Johnson
Balboni hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. White scores. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Quirk vs. Johnson
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Salazar vs. Johnson
Salazar hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Quirk moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Johnson
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Quirk moves to third. Salazar moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Seitzer vs. Johnson
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. Quirk scores. Salazar moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tartabull vs. Johnson
Tartabull hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Salazar scores. Seitzer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosley vs. Cerutti
John Cerutti now pitching.
Bosley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barfield. Bosley reaches second base with a double. Tartabull moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Cerutti
White hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Leibrandt
Fielder hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sharperson vs. Leibrandt
Sharperson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeWillis vs. Leibrandt
DeWillis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Quirk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Leibrandt
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Cerutti
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Cerutti
Balboni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Cerutti
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Leibrandt
Gruber hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Leibrandt
Moseby bunts towards third. Seitzer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Leibrandt
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Cerutti
Salazar hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Cerutti
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Cerutti
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sharperson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Leibrandt
Juan Beniquez now playing center field.
Barfield 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 -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Leibrandt
Upshaw hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fielder vs. Leibrandt
Fielder strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sharperson vs. Leibrandt
There's a wild pitch. Upshaw moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sharperson vs. Leibrandt
Sharperson 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 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Cerutti
Tartabull hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Cerutti
Bosley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Cerutti
White hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeWillis vs. Leibrandt
DeWillis strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Leibrandt
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gruber vs. Leibrandt
Gruber hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Leibrandt
Moseby hits a popup towards short. Salazar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Cerutti
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sharperson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Cerutti
Balboni hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Cerutti
Quirk hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salazar vs. Cerutti
Salazar hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Leibrandt
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barfield vs. Leibrandt
Barfield hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Upshaw vs. Leibrandt
Upshaw hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fielder vs. Leibrandt
Fielder hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Fielder reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. Barfield moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sharperson vs. Leibrandt
Sharperson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Barfield scores. Fielder moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Iorg vs. Leibrandt
Garth Iorg pinch hits for Jeff DeWillis.
Iorg hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Fielder scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Leibrandt
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. Iorg moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mulliniks vs. Farr
Steve Farr now pitching. Rance Mulliniks pinch hits for Kelly Gruber.
Mulliniks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Eichhorn
Mark Eichhorn now pitching. Rance Mulliniks now playing third base. Ernie Whitt now catching. Garth Iorg now playing second base.
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Eichhorn
Seitzer hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Moseby. Seitzer moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tartabull vs. Eichhorn
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops it up and throws to first, with Eichhorn covering, for the out. Seitzer moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bosley vs. Eichhorn
Bosley is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Eichhorn
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Farr
Moseby 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 -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Farr
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Farr fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Farr
Barfield hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upshaw vs. Farr
Upshaw hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Eichhorn
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eichhorn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Eichhorn
Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Eichhorn
Quirk strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Farr
Rick Leach pinch hits for Cecil Fielder. Kevin Seitzer now playing first base. Bill Pecota now playing third base.
Leach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Gleaton
Jerry Gleaton now pitching.
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Gleaton
Iorg hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/5/1987 -- Toronto at Kansas City (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Fernandez T, ss 3 0 1 0 Wilson W, cf 3 1 2 0
Gruber K, 3b 3 0 0 0 Beniquez J, cf 1 0 0 0
Mulliniks R, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Seitzer K, 3b-1b 4 1 1 1
Moseby L, cf 4 0 1 0 Tartabull D, rf 4 0 1 3
Bell G, lf 4 1 2 0 Bosley T, dh 3 0 1 0
Barfield J, rf 4 1 2 0 White F, 2b 4 1 1 0
Upshaw W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Jackson B, lf 4 1 1 0
Fielder C, dh 3 2 2 2 Balboni S, 1b 3 0 1 1
Leach R, ph 0 0 0 0 Pecota B, 3b 0 0 0 0
Sharperson M, 2b 3 0 0 1 Quirk J, c 4 1 1 0
Whitt E, c 1 0 0 0 Salazar A, ss 3 1 1 1
DeWillis J, c 2 0 0 0
Iorg G, ph-2b 2 0 1 1
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34 4 10 4 33 6 10 6
Toronto 001 000 300 -- 4
Kansas City 150 000 00x -- 6
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson J (L) 1.2 7 6 5 0 1
Cerutti J 4.1 2 0 0 1 2
Eichhorn M 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt C (W) 6.2 9 4 4 1 3
Farr S* 1.1 1 0 0 1 0
Gleaton J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- DeWillis J, Moseby L
DP -- Toronto 1, Kansas City 3
LOB -- Toronto 5, Kansas City 5
2B -- White F, Bosley T, Fielder C
HR -- Fielder C
SB -- Wilson W
WP -- Leibrandt C
T -- 2:29
A -- 19245
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