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Orioles
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
July 16, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Baltimore Orioles, played on July 16, 1987 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 16, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 16, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Boddicker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Charlie Leibrandt |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 39,036 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Durwood Merrill 2B: Rick Reed 3B: John Hirschbeck |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alan Wiggins | DH |
| Billy Ripken | Second Baseman |
| Cal Ripken | Shortstop |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Mike Young | Left Fielder |
| Lee Lacy | Right Fielder |
| Terry Kennedy | Catcher |
| Ken Gerhart | Center Fielder |
| Cal Ripken Sr. | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
| George Brett | First Baseman |
| Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Jim Eisenreich | DH |
| Bo Jackson | Left Fielder |
| Angel Salazar | Shortstop |
| Jamie Quirk | Catcher |
| Billy Gardner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
July 16, 1987
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wiggins vs. Leibrandt
Wiggins strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Leibrandt
Ripken hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jackson. Ripken reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ripken vs. Leibrandt
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Leibrandt
Murray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knight vs. Leibrandt
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Boddicker
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Boddicker
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Boddicker
Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Leibrandt
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lacy vs. Leibrandt
Young is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Leibrandt
Lacy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Leibrandt
Kennedy hits a popup towards third. Seitzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gerhart vs. Leibrandt
Gerhart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Boddicker
Tartabull hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Boddicker
White hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Tartabull moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Eisenreich vs. Boddicker
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken fields it and throws to second for the out. Tartabull moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Boddicker
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Salazar vs. Boddicker
Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Salazar for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wiggins vs. Leibrandt
Wiggins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leibrandt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Leibrandt
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leibrandt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Leibrandt
Ripken hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tartabull. Ripken reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Leibrandt
Murray hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Leibrandt
Knight hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Boddicker
Quirk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Boddicker
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Boddicker
Seitzer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Boddicker
Brett takes first base on ball four. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tartabull vs. Boddicker
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Boddicker
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Eisenreich vs. Boddicker
Eisenreich hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Leibrandt
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lacy vs. Leibrandt
Lacy takes first base on ball four. Young moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Leibrandt
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leibrandt fields it and throws to first for the out. Young moves to third. Lacy moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gerhart vs. Leibrandt
Gerhart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer juggles the ball. That's an error on Seitzer. Young scores. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wiggins vs. Leibrandt
Wiggins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. Lacy moves to third. Gerhart moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ripken vs. Leibrandt
Ripken hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Boddicker
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Boddicker
Salazar hits a fly ball into right field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Boddicker
Quirk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Boddicker
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Leibrandt
Ripken hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Leibrandt
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Leibrandt
Knight hits a line drive into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Boddicker
Seitzer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Boddicker
Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Boddicker
Tartabull hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Boddicker
White hits a popup towards short. Ripken settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Leibrandt
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Leibrandt
Lacy strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Leibrandt
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leibrandt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Boddicker
Eisenreich hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Boddicker
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salazar vs. Boddicker
Salazar bunts towards the mound. Boddicker fields it and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Quirk vs. Boddicker
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Boddicker
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerhart vs. Leibrandt
Gerhart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wiggins vs. Leibrandt
Wiggins strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Leibrandt
Ripken hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Gerhart moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ripken vs. Farr
Steve Farr now pitching.
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar fields it and throws to second for the out. Gerhart scores. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Farr
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murray for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Williamson
Mark Williamson now pitching.
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Williamson covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Williamson
Brett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Williamson
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Farr
Knight hits a popup towards first. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Farr
Young hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Farr
Lacy hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Farr
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gerhart vs. Farr
Gerhart strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Williamson
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Williamson covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Williamson
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Williamson
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wiggins vs. Quisenberry
Dan Quisenberry now pitching.
Wiggins 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 -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Quisenberry
Ripken strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Quisenberry
Ripken hits a popup, foul, towards third. Seitzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Williamson
Thad Bosley pinch hits for Angel Salazar.
Bosley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Balboni vs. Williamson
Steve Balboni pinch hits for Jamie Quirk.
Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Williamson
Wilson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gerhart who is chasing the ball. Wilson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Seitzer vs. Williamson
Seitzer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gerhart. Seitzer reaches second base with a double. Wilson scores. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Niedenfuer
Tom Niedenfuer now pitching.
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tartabull vs. Niedenfuer
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/16/1987 -- Baltimore at Kansas City (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Wiggins A, dh 5 0 0 0 Wilson W, cf 5 2 1 0
Ripken B, 2b 5 0 2 0 Seitzer K, 3b 5 1 2 3
Ripken C, ss 5 1 1 1 Brett G, 1b 3 0 1 0
Murray E, 1b 3 1 1 2 Tartabull D, rf 5 0 2 0
Knight R, 3b 4 0 0 0 White F, 2b 3 0 1 0
Young M, lf 3 2 2 1 Eisenreich J, dh 4 1 1 1
Lacy L, rf 3 0 1 0 Jackson B, lf 3 0 0 0
Kennedy T, c 3 0 0 0 Salazar A, ss 2 0 0 0
Gerhart K, cf 4 1 1 1 Bosley T, ph 1 0 1 0
Quirk J, c 2 0 1 0
Balboni S, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 8 5 34 4 10 4
Baltimore 002 100 110 -- 5
Kansas City 002 001 001 -- 4
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Boddicker M (W) 6.0 6 3 3 4 3
Williamson M 2.2 4 1 1 0 0
Niedenfuer T (S) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt C (L) 6.1 7 4 4 3 3
Farr S 1.2 1 1 1 1 1
Quisenberry D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Seitzer K
DP -- Baltimore 2
LOB -- Baltimore 7, Kansas City 9
2B -- Ripken B, Ripken C, Seitzer K
3B -- Wilson W
HR -- Murray E, Seitzer K, Eisenreich J, Young M
CS -- Young M
SH -- Salazar A
WP -- Boddicker M
T -- 2:59
A -- 39036
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