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Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 15, 1985
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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 15, 1985 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 15, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 15, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Buddy Black |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Curt Young |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 15,236 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Young 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Greg Kosc 3B: Rick Reed |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lonnie Smith | Left Fielder |
| Lynn Jones | Center Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Steve Balboni | First Baseman |
| Darryl Motley | Right Fielder |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Onix Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Dick Howser | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Tony Phillips | Third Baseman |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Dave Kingman | DH |
| Mike Heath | Right Fielder |
| Bruce Bochte | First Baseman |
| Mike Davis | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Tettleton | Catcher |
| Mike Gallego | Second Baseman |
| Jackie Moore | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 15, 1985
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Young
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Young
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Young
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Young
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Black
Griffin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Black
Phillips hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Black
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Young
White strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Young
Balboni hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Young
Motley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gallego settles under it 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: ---
Kingman vs. Black
Kingman hits a line drive into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Black
Heath hits a fly ball into right field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Black
Bochte hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Young
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Young
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Young
Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Smith reaches second base with a double. Heath throws the ball in to Phillips who tags Smith trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Concepcion goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Young
Jones hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Young
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Black
Davis hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Black
Tettleton strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Black
Gallego hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Black
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Young
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Young
White hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Young
Balboni hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Young
Motley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Young
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Black
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Black
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 -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Black
Kingman strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Young
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Young
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moreno vs. Atherton
Keith Atherton now pitching. Omar Moreno pinch hits for Lynn Jones.
Moreno hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Atherton
Brett hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Atherton
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Atherton
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Black
Pat Sheridan now playing right field. Omar Moreno now playing center field. Darryl Motley now playing left field.
Heath hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Heath reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bochte vs. Black
Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Heath moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Black
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Heath scores. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Black
Tettleton strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Atherton
Balboni strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Atherton
Motley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Motley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Atherton
Sundberg strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Atherton
Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Black
Gallego hits a fly ball into right field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Black
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Concepcion. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Black
Phillips hits a fly ball towards right. Sheridan catches it and throws to third to double up . View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Krueger
Bill Krueger now pitching.
Sheridan strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Krueger
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Krueger
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Black
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Black
Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Black
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Mura
Steve Mura now pitching.
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Mura
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Balboni vs. Mura
Balboni takes first base on ball four. McRae moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Motley vs. McCatty
Steve McCatty now pitching.
Motley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCatty fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. White moves to third. Balboni moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sundberg vs. McCatty
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Concepcion vs. McCatty
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. White scores. Balboni scores. Sundberg moves to third. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sheridan vs. McCatty
Sheridan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Black
Bochte strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Black
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Black
Tettleton strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Conroy
Tim Conroy now pitching.
Moreno hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Conroy
Brett hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Conroy
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Black
Rob Picciolo pinch hits for Mike Gallego. Greg Pryor now playing third base.
Picciolo hits a fly ball into right field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Black
Griffin strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Black
Phillips hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Phillips reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Black
Henderson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/15/1985, game 2 -- Kansas City at Oakland (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Smith L, lf 3 1 2 1 Griffin A, ss 4 0 1 0
Sheridan P, rf 2 0 0 0 Phillips T, 3b 4 0 1 0
Jones L, cf 2 0 1 0 Henderson S, lf 4 0 0 0
Moreno O, ph-cf 3 0 0 0 Kingman D, dh 3 0 0 0
Brett G, 3b 4 1 1 3 Heath M, rf 3 1 1 0
Pryor G, 3b 0 0 0 0 Bochte B, 1b 3 0 0 0
McRae H, dh 4 0 0 0 Davis M, cf 3 1 1 2
White F, 2b 4 2 2 1 Tettleton M, c 3 0 0 0
Balboni S, 1b 3 1 0 0 Gallego M, 2b 2 0 0 0
Motley D, rf-lf 4 0 2 0 Picciolo R, ph 1 0 0 0
Sundberg J, c 3 0 0 0
Concepcion O, ss 4 2 3 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 11 7 30 2 4 2
Kansas City 001 130 020 -- 7
Oakland 001 010 000 -- 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Black B (W) 9.0 4 2 2 0 8
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Young C (L)* 4.0 7 4 4 1 2
Atherton K 2.0 2 1 1 0 3
Krueger B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Mura S+ 0.0 1 2 2 2 0
McCatty S 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Conroy T 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Concepcion O
DP -- Kansas City 1, Oakland 1
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Oakland 1
2B -- Smith L, Jones L, Heath M, Motley D, Phillips T
HR -- Davis M, White F, Brett G
T -- 2:31
A -- 15236
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