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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 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 September 8, 1988 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Curt Young |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bret Saberhagen |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 29,167 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ted Hendry 1B: Al Clark 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Dale Ford |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Polonia | Left Fielder |
| Stan Javier | Center Fielder |
| Jose Canseco | Right Fielder |
| Dave Parker | DH |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Glenn Hubbard | Second Baseman |
| Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
| George Brett | First Baseman |
| Pat Tabler | Left Fielder |
| Danny Tartabull | DH |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Bo Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Bill Pecota | Shortstop |
| Larry Owen | Catcher |
| John Wathan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 8, 1988
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Saberhagen
Polonia hits a line drive towards third. Seitzer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Saberhagen
Javier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Saberhagen
Canseco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Javier moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Parker vs. Saberhagen
Parker hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
McGwire vs. Saberhagen
McGwire strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Young
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Young
Seitzer hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Young
Seitzer is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Young
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, 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, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Saberhagen
Steinbach hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Saberhagen
Hubbard hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Young
Tabler strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Young
Tartabull strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Young
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Saberhagen
Weiss hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Polonia vs. Saberhagen
Polonia hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson who is chasing the ball. Polonia reaches third base with a triple. Weiss goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Javier vs. Saberhagen
Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Polonia scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Saberhagen
Canseco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parker vs. Saberhagen
Parker hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
McGwire vs. Saberhagen
McGwire hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Javier scores. Canseco moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lansford vs. Saberhagen
There's a wild pitch. Canseco moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Lansford vs. Saberhagen
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Young
Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards short. Weiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pecota vs. Young
Pecota hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Young
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Saberhagen
Steinbach strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Saberhagen
Hubbard hits a popup towards short. Pecota settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Saberhagen
Weiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Polonia vs. Saberhagen
Polonia 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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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Young
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Young
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Young
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Saberhagen
Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Tabler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, 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, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Saberhagen
Parker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Young
Tabler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Young
Tartabull hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
White vs. Young
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Saberhagen
McGwire hits a popup towards short. Pecota settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Saberhagen
Lansford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Saberhagen
Steinbach hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tabler. Steinbach reaches second base with a double. Lansford goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hubbard vs. Saberhagen
Hubbard hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Steinbach moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Weiss vs. Saberhagen
Weiss hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Steinbach tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Polonia vs. Saberhagen
Polonia 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 6
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Young
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pecota vs. Young
Pecota strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palacios vs. Young
Rey Palacios pinch hits for Larry Owen.
Palacios hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Steinbach settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Steinbach. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palacios vs. Young
Palacios strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Gordon
Rey Palacios now catching. Tom Gordon now pitching.
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Gordon
Canseco strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Gordon
Parker hits a popup towards short. Pecota settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Young
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Young
Seitzer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Young
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Gordon
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Gordon
Lansford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Palacios settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Gordon
Steinbach strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Young
Tabler hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Young
Tartabull hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Young
White hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Young
Jackson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
de los Santos vs. Young
Luis de los Santos pinch hits for Bill Pecota.
de los Santos hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Lee
Brad Wellman now playing shortstop. Mark Lee now pitching.
Hubbard hits a fly ball into left field. Tabler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Lee
Weiss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Lee
Dave Henderson pinch hits for Luis Polonia.
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Lee
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Palacios vs. Cadaret
Dave Henderson now playing center field. Stan Javier now playing left field. Greg Cadaret now pitching.
Palacios hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Cadaret
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Cadaret
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Palacios moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Cadaret
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Tabler vs. Eckersley
Dennis Eckersley now pitching.
Tabler hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Eckersley covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/1988 -- Oakland at Kansas City (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Polonia L, lf 4 1 1 1 Wilson W, cf 4 0 0 0
Henderson D, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Seitzer K, 3b 4 0 2 0
Javier S, cf-lf 4 1 1 1 Brett G, 1b 4 0 0 0
Canseco J, rf 4 0 2 0 Tabler P, lf 4 0 1 0
Parker D, dh 4 0 0 0 Tartabull D, dh 3 1 1 1
McGwire M, 1b 4 0 1 1 White F, 2b 3 0 0 0
Lansford C, 3b 4 1 1 0 Jackson B, rf 3 0 1 0
Steinbach T, c 4 1 1 1 Pecota B, ss 2 0 0 0
Hubbard G, 2b 4 0 1 0 de los Santos L, ph 1 0 0 0
Weiss W, ss 2 1 2 1 Wellman B, ss 0 0 0 0
Owen L, c 1 0 0 0
Palacios R, ph-c 2 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 10 5 31 1 6 1
Oakland 003 002 000 -- 5
Kansas City 000 000 010 -- 1
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Young C (W) 8.0 4 1 1 0 7
Cadaret G 0.2 2 0 0 0 1
Eckersley D (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen B (L) 6.0 9 5 5 2 2
Gordon T 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Lee M 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Steinbach T
DP -- Oakland 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Oakland 6, Kansas City 3
2B -- Steinbach T
3B -- Polonia L
HR -- Tartabull D
CS -- Seitzer K
SF -- Weiss W
WP -- Saberhagen B
T -- 2:32
A -- 29167
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