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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
June 8, 1988
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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 8, 1988 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 8, 1988 |
|---|---|
| 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 8, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Stewart |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bret Saberhagen |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 32,002 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vic Voltaggio 1B: Jim Joyce 2B: Dan Morrison 3B: Dave Phillips |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Mike Gallego | Second Baseman |
| Jose Canseco | Right Fielder |
| Dave Parker | Left Fielder |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Don Baylor | DH |
| Dave Henderson | Center Fielder |
| Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
| Matt Sinatro | Catcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kurt Stillwell | Shortstop |
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| George Brett | First Baseman |
| Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
| Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
| Bill Buckner | DH |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Jim Eisenreich | Left Fielder |
| Jamie Quirk | Catcher |
| John Wathan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
June 8, 1988
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Saberhagen
Lansford hits a line drive into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Saberhagen
Gallego strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Saberhagen
Canseco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Saberhagen
Parker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Stewart
Stillwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Stewart
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Stewart
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Saberhagen
McGwire hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Eisenreich. McGwire reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Baylor vs. Saberhagen
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Saberhagen
Henderson hits a popup, foul, towards the mound. Saberhagen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Weiss vs. Saberhagen
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McGwire moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sinatro vs. Saberhagen
Sinatro hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Sinatro reaches second base with a double. McGwire scores. Weiss goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Lansford vs. Saberhagen
Lansford hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Stewart
Tartabull takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Stewart
Seitzer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Stewart
The umpire calls a balk on Stewart Tartabull moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Stewart
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Stewart covering, for the out. Tartabull moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
White vs. Stewart
White hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Saberhagen
Gallego hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Saberhagen
Canseco bunts in front of the plate. Quirk fields it and throws to first for the out. Gallego moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. Saberhagen
Parker strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
McGwire vs. Saberhagen
McGwire 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, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Stewart
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Stewart
Quirk hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Stewart
Stillwell hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Henderson. Stillwell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Stewart
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Saberhagen
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Saberhagen
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henderson for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Saberhagen
Weiss hits a line drive into left field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Stewart
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Stewart
Tartabull hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seitzer vs. Stewart
Seitzer bunts towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. Brett moves to third. Tartabull moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Buckner vs. Stewart
Buckner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henderson. Buckner reaches second base with a double. Brett scores. Tartabull scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
White vs. Stewart
There's a wild pitch. Buckner moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
White vs. Stewart
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Canseco. White reaches second base with a double. Buckner scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Eisenreich vs. Stewart
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Quirk vs. Stewart
Quirk hits a popup towards short. Weiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sinatro vs. Saberhagen
Sinatro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Saberhagen
Lansford hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Saberhagen
Gallego hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Saberhagen
Canseco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gallego moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Parker vs. Saberhagen
Parker hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Stewart
Stillwell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Stewart
Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gallego settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Stewart
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Saberhagen
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Saberhagen
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Saberhagen
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Weiss vs. Saberhagen
Weiss hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Sinatro vs. Saberhagen
Sinatro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tartabull. Sinatro reaches second base with a double. Henderson scores. Weiss goes all the way around to score. Sinatro moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Lansford vs. Saberhagen
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Stewart
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Stewart
Seitzer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tartabull moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Buckner vs. Stewart
Buckner bunts towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Gallego covering, for the out. Tartabull moves to third. Seitzer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
White vs. Stewart
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tartabull scores. Seitzer scores. White moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Tabler vs. Honeycutt
Rick Honeycutt now pitching. Pat Tabler pinch hits for Jim Eisenreich.
Tabler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Quirk vs. Honeycutt
Quirk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White moves to third. Tabler moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Stillwell vs. Honeycutt
Stillwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Honeycutt fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Saberhagen
Pat Tabler now playing left field.
Gallego hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Saberhagen
Canseco hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Saberhagen
Parker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Seitzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Honeycutt
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Honeycutt
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Honeycutt
There's a wild pitch. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Tartabull vs. Honeycutt
Tartabull strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Seitzer vs. Honeycutt
Seitzer strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Saberhagen
McGwire hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Saberhagen
Baylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Montgomery
Gene Nelson pinch runs for Don Baylor. Jeff Montgomery now pitching.
Henderson 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
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Honeycutt
Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Honeycutt
White hits a popup in front of the plate. Sinatro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Honeycutt
Tabler hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Parker. Tabler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Quirk vs. Honeycutt
Gary Thurman pinch runs for Pat Tabler.
Quirk hits a fly ball into left field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Montgomery
Gary Thurman now playing left field.
Weiss 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, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Montgomery
Doug Jennings pinch hits for Matt Sinatro.
Jennings 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, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Montgomery
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/8/1988 -- Oakland at Kansas City (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Lansford C, 3b 5 0 0 0 Stillwell K, ss 3 0 1 0
Gallego M, 2b 4 0 2 0 Wilson W, cf 4 0 0 0
Canseco J, rf 3 0 2 0 Brett G, 1b 2 1 0 0
Parker D, lf 4 0 0 0 Tartabull D, rf 3 2 2 0
McGwire M, 1b 4 1 1 0 Seitzer K, 3b 3 1 1 0
Baylor D, dh 4 0 1 0 Buckner B, dh 3 1 1 2
Nelson G, pr 0 0 0 0 White F, 2b 4 0 2 3
Henderson D, cf 4 1 1 0 Eisenreich J, lf 2 0 0 0
Weiss W, ss 4 2 2 0 Tabler P, ph-lf 1 0 1 0
Sinatro M, c 3 0 2 4 Thurman G, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Jennings D, ph 1 0 0 0 Quirk J, c 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 11 4 29 5 9 5
Oakland 020 002 000 -- 4
Kansas City 000 302 00x -- 5
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Stewart D (L) 5.1 7 5 5 3 1
Honeycutt R 2.2 2 0 0 2 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen B (W) 7.1 11 4 4 0 3
Montgomery J (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
DP -- Oakland 2, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Oakland 6, Kansas City 7
2B -- McGwire M, Sinatro M 2, Stillwell K, Buckner B, White F, Tabler P
SH -- Canseco J, Seitzer K, Buckner B
WP -- Stewart D, Honeycutt R
Balk -- Stewart D
T -- 2:56
A -- 32002
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