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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 27, 1989
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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 August 27, 1989 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 27, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Welch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Gordon |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 38,263 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Scott 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Mike Reilly 3B: Rocky Roe |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Dave Parker | DH |
| Jose Canseco | Right Fielder |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Ron Hassey | Catcher |
| Tony Phillips | Third Baseman |
| Lance Blankenship | Second Baseman |
| Stan Javier | Center Fielder |
| Mike Gallego | Shortstop |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| George Brett | First Baseman |
| Bo Jackson | DH |
| Jim Eisenreich | Left Fielder |
| Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
| Kurt Stillwell | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| John Wathan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 27, 1989
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Gordon
Henderson 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, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Gordon
Parker 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Gordon
Canseco strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Gordon
McGwire hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Parker moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hassey vs. Gordon
Hassey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Welch
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Welch
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Welch
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Gordon
Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Blankenship vs. Gordon
Blankenship takes first base on ball four. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Javier vs. Gordon
Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Phillips scores. Blankenship moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Gallego vs. Gordon
Gallego hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blankenship scores. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Gordon
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Javier moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parker vs. Gordon
Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Javier tags and scores. Gallego tags and moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Canseco vs. Gordon
There goes Gallego. The throw from Boone and he is out, Seitzer applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Welch
Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Eisenreich vs. Welch
Eisenreich hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hassey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Welch
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gallego scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Gordon
Dave Henderson pinch hits for Jose Canseco.
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Gordon
McGwire hits a fly ball into left field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Gordon
Hassey hits a fly ball into left field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Welch
Dave Henderson now playing center field. Stan Javier now playing right field.
Stillwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Welch
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Welch
Boone hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Welch
Seitzer takes first base on ball four. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Welch
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Gordon
Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blankenship vs. Gordon
Blankenship hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Gordon
Javier strikes out. Boone drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Javier out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Welch
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Welch
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Welch
Eisenreich hits a line drive into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Gordon
Gallego hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Gordon
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Gordon
Parker 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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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Welch
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Stillwell vs. Welch
Stillwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blankenship fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
White vs. Welch
White strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Welch
Boone hits a line drive into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Gordon
Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Gordon
McGwire hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Gordon
Hassey hits a line drive into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Welch
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Welch
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Welch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Welch
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Gordon
Phillips hits a line drive into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blankenship vs. Gordon
Blankenship strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Gordon
Javier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gallego vs. Gordon
Gallego takes first base on ball four. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Gordon
Henderson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Gordon
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Gordon, and towards Seitzer, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Welch
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Welch
Eisenreich hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Welch
Tartabull hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Luecken
Rick Luecken now pitching.
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Luecken
The umpire calls a balk on Luecken Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGwire vs. Luecken
McGwire hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Hassey vs. Luecken
Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hassey for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Phillips vs. Luecken
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Welch
Stillwell hits a line drive into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Welch
Pat Tabler pinch hits for Frank White.
Tabler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Tabler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Welch
Bill Buckner pinch hits for Bob Boone.
Buckner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hassey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Seitzer vs. Welch
Seitzer hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blankenship vs. Leibrandt
Charlie Leibrandt now pitching. Bill Pecota now playing second base. Mike Macfarlane now catching.
Blankenship strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Leibrandt
Javier hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Tartabull throws the ball in to Stillwell who tags Javier trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Leibrandt
Gallego hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Leibrandt
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Eckersley
Billy Beane now playing left field. Dennis Eckersley now pitching.
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Eckersley
Brett hits a popup into left field. Beane settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Eckersley
Jackson hits a popup into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Eisenreich vs. Eckersley
Eisenreich strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/27/1989 -- Oakland at Kansas City (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Henderson R, lf 5 1 1 3 Seitzer K, 3b 3 0 1 0
Beane B, lf 0 0 0 0 Wilson W, cf 4 0 1 0
Parker D, dh 3 0 1 1 Brett G, 1b 4 0 0 0
Canseco J, rf 1 0 0 0 Jackson B, dh 4 0 1 0
Henderson D, ph-cf 2 0 0 0 Eisenreich J, lf 4 0 0 0
McGwire M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Tartabull D, rf 3 0 1 0
Hassey R, c 4 0 0 0 Stillwell K, ss 3 0 1 0
Phillips T, 3b 4 1 1 0 White F, 2b 2 0 0 0
Blankenship L, 2b 3 1 0 0 Tabler P, ph 1 0 1 0
Javier S, cf-rf 3 2 2 1 Macfarlane M, c 0 0 0 0
Gallego M, ss 3 1 2 1 Boone B, c 2 0 1 0
Buckner B, ph 1 0 0 0
Pecota B, 2b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 6 8 6 31 0 7 0
Oakland 030 000 300 -- 6
Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Welch B (W) 8.0 6 0 0 1 3
Eckersley D 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gordon T (L) 7.0 6 6 6 3 5
Luecken R 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Leibrandt C 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
DP -- Oakland 3
LOB -- Oakland 4, Kansas City 5
2B -- Tabler P
HR -- Henderson R
SF -- Parker D
Balk -- Luecken R
T -- 2:47
A -- 38263
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