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Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 30, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Kansas City Royals, played on September 30, 1989 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 30, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 30, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bret Saberhagen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Welch |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 42,891 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Steve Palermo 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
| Kurt Stillwell | Shortstop |
| George Brett | First Baseman |
| Bo Jackson | Left Fielder |
| Jim Eisenreich | Center Fielder |
| Pat Tabler | Right Fielder |
| Bill Buckner | DH |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Brad Wellman | Second Baseman |
| John Wathan | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Phillips | Second Baseman |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Dave Parker | DH |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Dave Henderson | Center Fielder |
| Ron Hassey | Catcher |
| Lance Blankenship | Right Fielder |
| Stan Javier | Left Fielder |
| Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 30, 1989
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Welch
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Welch
Stillwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Welch
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Saberhagen
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Saberhagen
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wellman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Saberhagen
Parker strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Welch
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Welch
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Welch
Tabler hits a fly ball into right field. Blankenship settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Saberhagen
McGwire hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jackson. McGwire reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Saberhagen
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hassey vs. Saberhagen
Hassey strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Blankenship vs. Saberhagen
Blankenship hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wellman fields it and throws to second for the out. McGwire moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Javier vs. Saberhagen
Javier strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Welch
Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Welch
Boone hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wellman vs. Welch
Wellman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Saberhagen
Weiss strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Saberhagen
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
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
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Welch
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Seitzer for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Welch
Stillwell hits a line drive into left field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Welch
Brett hits a line drive into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Saberhagen
Parker strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Saberhagen
McGwire hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Saberhagen
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Saberhagen
Hassey strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Welch
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Welch
Eisenreich hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Welch
Tabler hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Welch
Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Welch
Boone strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Blankenship vs. Saberhagen
Blankenship hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tabler who is chasing the ball. Blankenship reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Javier vs. Saberhagen
Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blankenship tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Saberhagen
Weiss strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Saberhagen
Phillips hits a line drive into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wellman vs. Young
Curt Young now pitching.
Wellman hits a line drive towards short. Weiss reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Young
Seitzer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stillwell vs. Young
Stillwell hits a fly ball into left field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Young
Young fires to first and has Seitzer trapped. There's the throw to Weiss who tags Seitzer for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Saberhagen
Lansford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Saberhagen
Parker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Saberhagen
McGwire hits a fly ball into center field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Saberhagen
There's a wild pitch. Lansford moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Saberhagen
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Young
Brett hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Henderson. Brett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Young
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Eisenreich vs. Young
Eisenreich hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Tabler vs. Young
Tabler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Buckner vs. Young
Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Saberhagen
Hassey strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Blankenship vs. Saberhagen
Blankenship hits a line drive into right field. Tabler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Saberhagen
Javier hits a popup towards short. Stillwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Burns
Todd Burns now pitching.
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wellman vs. Burns
Gary Thurman pinch runs for Bob Boone.
Wellman bunts towards the mound. Burns juggles the ball. That's an error on Burns. Thurman moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Seitzer vs. Burns
Seitzer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Stillwell vs. Burns
Stillwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thurman moves to third. Wellman moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Brett vs. Young
Matt Young now pitching.
Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thurman scores. Wellman scores. Brett moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Young
There's a wild pitch. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Young
Jackson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Eisenreich vs. Young
Eisenreich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Javier. Eisenreich reaches second base with a double. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Tabler vs. Young
Tabler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Young
Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tabler moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Thurman vs. Young
Thurman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Saberhagen
Gary Thurman now playing center field. Mike Macfarlane now catching. Jim Eisenreich now playing right field.
Weiss strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Saberhagen
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Saberhagen
Lansford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Saberhagen
Parker strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wellman vs. Corsi
Jim Corsi now pitching. Felix Jose now playing left field. Lance Blankenship now playing second base. Mike Gallego now playing third base. Dann H
Wellman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blankenship scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Corsi
Seitzer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stillwell vs. Corsi
Stillwell hits a fly ball into left field. Jose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Corsi
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Montgomery
Jeff Montgomery now pitching.
McGwire hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howitt vs. Montgomery
Billy Beane pinch runs for Mark McGwire.
Howitt hits a fly ball into center field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Montgomery
Hassey hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Beane moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Blankenship vs. Montgomery
Blankenship strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Javier vs. Montgomery
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wellman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/30/1989 -- Kansas City at Oakland (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Seitzer K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Phillips T, 2b 4 0 0 0
Stillwell K, ss 5 0 1 0 Jose F, lf 0 0 0 0
Brett G, 1b 5 1 2 2 Lansford C, 3b 3 0 1 0
Jackson B, lf 3 1 0 0 Gallego M, 3b 0 0 0 0
Eisenreich J, cf-rf 4 2 2 3 Parker D, dh 4 0 0 0
Tabler P, rf 3 0 1 1 McGwire M, 1b 4 0 3 0
Macfarlane M, c 0 0 0 0 Beane B, pr 0 0 0 0
Buckner B, dh 4 0 2 0 Henderson D, cf 2 0 0 0
Boone B, c 3 0 1 0 Howitt D, rf 1 0 0 0
Thurman G, pr-cf 1 1 0 0 Hassey R, c 4 0 1 0
Wellman B, 2b 3 1 0 0 Blankenship L, rf-2b 4 1 1 0
Javier S, lf-cf 3 0 0 1
Weiss W, ss 3 0 0 0
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35 6 10 6 32 1 6 1
Kansas City 000 010 050 -- 6
Oakland 000 010 000 -- 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen B (W) 8.0 4 1 1 2 13
Montgomery J 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Welch B 5.0 3 1 1 0 2
Young C 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Burns T (L) 0.2 1 2 0 0 1
Young M 0.1 4 3 3 1 1
Corsi J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Burns T
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Oakland 7
2B -- McGwire M, Brett G, Eisenreich J
3B -- Blankenship L
HR -- Eisenreich J
CS -- Seitzer K
SH -- Wellman B
SF -- Javier S
WP -- Saberhagen B, Young M
T -- 2:37
A -- 42891
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