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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 31, 1990
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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 May 31, 1990 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1990 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1990 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| 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 | 37,341 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Reilly 1B: Steve Palermo 2B: Dale Scott 3B: Rich Garcia |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Jose Canseco | Right Fielder |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Terry Steinbach | DH |
| Ron Hassey | Catcher |
| Dave Henderson | Center Fielder |
| Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
| Kurt Stillwell | Shortstop |
| Gerald Perry | DH |
| George Brett | First Baseman |
| Bo Jackson | Center Fielder |
| Jim Eisenreich | Right Fielder |
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Rey Palacios | Catcher |
| Terry Shumpert | Second Baseman |
| John Wathan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 31, 1990
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Gordon
Henderson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Shumpert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Gordon
Lansford takes first base on ball four. 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: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Gordon
McGwire hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jackson. McGwire reaches second base with a double. Lansford goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Steinbach vs. Gordon
Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Welch
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Welch
Stillwell strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Welch
Perry hits a popup towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Gordon
Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Gordon
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Gordon
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Gordon
Randolph takes first base on ball four. Weiss moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Gordon
Henderson takes first base on ball four. Weiss moves to third. Randolph moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Lansford vs. Gordon
Lansford strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Welch
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Welch
Jackson takes first base on ball four. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Eisenreich vs. Welch
Eisenreich hits a line drive into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Welch
Wilson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randolph catches it and throws to first to double up Jackson. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Gordon
Canseco hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Gordon
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Gordon
Steinbach strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Gordon
Hassey takes first base on ball four. Canseco moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Gordon
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Palacios vs. Welch
Palacios strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Shumpert vs. Welch
Shumpert hits a popup towards short. Weiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Welch
Seitzer hits a line drive into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Gordon
Steve Jeltz now playing shortstop.
Weiss hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Gordon
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Gordon
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Seitzer. Randolph moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lansford vs. Gordon
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shumpert fields it and throws to second for the out. Randolph scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Gordon
Canseco hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jackson. Canseco reaches second base with a double. Lansford moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McGwire vs. Gordon
McGwire hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lansford scores. Canseco scores. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Steinbach vs. Gordon
There's a wild pitch. McGwire moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Steinbach vs. Gordon
Steinbach strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jeltz vs. Welch
Jeltz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Welch
Perry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
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 -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Welch
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Crawford
Steve Crawford now pitching.
Hassey hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Crawford
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Crawford
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeltz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Welch
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Welch
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Palacios vs. Welch
Palacios hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Shumpert vs. Welch
Shumpert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Crawford
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shumpert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Crawford
Henderson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Crawford
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shumpert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Crawford
Canseco hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Welch
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeltz vs. Welch
Jeltz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Seitzer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Perry vs. Welch
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Seitzer moves to third. Jeltz moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Brett vs. Welch
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Seitzer scores. Jeltz moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Welch
Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Canseco is chasing the ball. Jackson rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Welch
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Welch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Welch
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Weiss. Eisenreich moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Palacios vs. Nelson
Gene Nelson now pitching.
Palacios hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Crawford
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crawford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Crawford
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeltz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Crawford
Hassey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Crawford
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeltz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Shumpert vs. Nelson
Shumpert hits a popup towards short. Weiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Nelson
Seitzer hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jeltz vs. Nelson
Jeltz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Farr
Steve Farr now pitching.
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shumpert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Farr
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer juggles the ball. That's an error on Seitzer. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Farr
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Randolph moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Lansford vs. Farr
There goes Henderson. The throw from Palacios and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Lansford vs. Farr
Lansford strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Canseco vs. Farr
Canseco is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
McGwire vs. Farr
McGwire takes first base on ball four. Randolph scores. Henderson moves to third. Canseco moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Steinbach vs. Farr
Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Honeycutt
Rick Honeycutt now pitching.
Perry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Honeycutt
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Honeycutt
The umpire calls a balk on Honeycutt Brett moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Honeycutt
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Eisenreich vs. Honeycutt
Eisenreich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brett scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Eckersley
Dennis Eckersley now pitching. Danny Tartabull pinch hits for Willie Wilson.
Tartabull hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Eisenreich moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Macfarlane vs. Eckersley
Pat Tabler pinch runs for Danny Tartabull. Mike Macfarlane pinch hits for Rey Palacios.
Macfarlane strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Farr
Pat Tabler now playing right field. Jim Eisenreich now playing left field. Mike Macfarlane now catching.
Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Farr
Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Weiss vs. Farr
Weiss hits a fly ball into left field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Farr
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shumpert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Shumpert vs. Eckersley
Shumpert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Eckersley
Seitzer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Eckersley
Frank White pinch hits for Steve Jeltz.
White strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1990 -- Oakland at Kansas City (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Henderson R, lf 4 1 3 1 Seitzer K, 3b 5 1 1 0
Lansford C, 3b 4 2 0 1 Stillwell K, ss 1 0 0 0
Canseco J, rf 4 1 2 0 Jeltz S, ss 3 1 1 0
McGwire M, 1b 4 0 2 4 White F, ph 1 0 0 0
Steinbach T, dh 5 0 0 0 Perry G, dh 4 0 2 0
Hassey R, c 4 0 1 0 Brett G, 1b 4 1 2 0
Henderson D, cf 5 0 1 0 Jackson B, cf 3 1 1 2
Weiss W, ss 5 0 1 0 Eisenreich J, rf-lf 4 0 2 1
Randolph W, 2b 3 2 0 0 Wilson W, lf 3 0 0 0
Tartabull D, ph 1 0 1 0
Tabler P, pr-rf 0 0 0 0
Palacios R, c 3 0 1 0
Macfarlane M, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Shumpert T, 2b 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 6 10 6 37 4 11 3
Oakland 100 301 010 -- 6
Kansas City 000 003 010 -- 4
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Welch B (W) 5.2 8 3 3 1 3
Nelson G 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Honeycutt R 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Eckersley D (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gordon T (L) 4.0 6 4 4 5 6
Crawford S 3.0 2 1 1 0 1
Farr S 2.0 2 1 0 2 1
E -- Seitzer K 2, Weiss W
DP -- Oakland 2
LOB -- Oakland 12, Kansas City 7
2B -- McGwire M, Canseco J
HR -- Henderson R, Jackson B
SB -- Henderson R
WP -- Gordon T
Balk -- Honeycutt R
T -- 3:02
A -- 37341
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