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Athletics
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
August 27, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 27, 1987 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 27, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Ontiveros |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Key |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 38,026 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ted Hendry 1B: Mark Johnson 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Derryl Cousins |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Bernazard | DH |
| Steve Henderson | Right Fielder |
| Jose Canseco | Left Fielder |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Mike Gallego | Second Baseman |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nelson Liriano | Second Baseman |
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
| George Bell | Left Fielder |
| Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
| Rance Mulliniks | Third Baseman |
| Rick Leach | Right Fielder |
| Fred McGriff | DH |
| Willie Upshaw | First Baseman |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
August 27, 1987
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Key
Bernazard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez misplays the ball. That's an error on Fernandez. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Key
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Key juggles the ball. That's an error on Key. Bernazard moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Canseco vs. Key
Canseco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bernazard scores. Henderson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lansford vs. Key
Lansford hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Key
McGwire hits a fly ball into right field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Key
Steinbach strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Key
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Ontiveros
Liriano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Ontiveros
There goes Liriano. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Liriano steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moseby vs. Ontiveros
Moseby is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Ontiveros
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Liriano moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Ontiveros
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Canseco. Bell reaches second base with a double. Liriano scores. Fernandez moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitt vs. Ontiveros
Whitt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mulliniks vs. Ontiveros
Mulliniks strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Key
Griffin strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Key
Gallego hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Key
Bernazard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Ontiveros
Leach hits a line drive towards first. McGwire reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Ontiveros
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upshaw vs. Ontiveros
Upshaw hits a line drive towards short. Griffin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Liriano vs. Ontiveros
Liriano strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Key
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Key
Canseco strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Key
Lansford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Liriano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Ontiveros
Moseby hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Ontiveros
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fernandez for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ontiveros
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Key
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Key
Steinbach is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Key
Murphy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Ontiveros
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Ontiveros
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Ontiveros
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Ontiveros covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Key
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Key
Gallego hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Key
Bernazard hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Ontiveros
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upshaw vs. Ontiveros
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ontiveros fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Liriano vs. Ontiveros
Liriano takes first base on ball four. Upshaw moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moseby vs. Cadaret
Greg Cadaret now pitching.
Moseby hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Cadaret
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. Upshaw moves to third. Liriano moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Cadaret
Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Cadaret
Whitt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mulliniks vs. Cadaret
Mulliniks hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Key
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Key
Canseco hits a fly ball into right field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Key
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Cadaret
Jesse Barfield pinch hits for Rick Leach.
Barfield hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Cadaret
McGriff hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Cadaret
Upshaw is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Cadaret
Liriano is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Eichhorn
Mark Eichhorn now pitching. Jesse Barfield now playing right field.
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Eichhorn
Mike Davis pinch hits for Terry Steinbach.
Davis hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Eichhorn
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Musselman
Jeff Musselman now pitching.
Griffin hits a line drive into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Cadaret
Mickey Tettleton now catching. Mike Davis now playing right field.
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cadaret fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Cadaret
Fernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moseby moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Lamp
Dennis Lamp now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitt vs. Lamp
Whitt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fernandez scores. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mulliniks vs. Lamp
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mulliniks for the out. Bell moves to third. Whitt moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Barfield vs. Lamp
There's a wild pitch. Bell scores. Whitt moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barfield vs. Lamp
Barfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitt scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Lamp
McGriff takes first base on ball four. Barfield moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Upshaw vs. Lamp
Upshaw hits a popup towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Musselman
Kelly Gruber now playing third base.
Gallego takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bernazard vs. Musselman
Bernazard hits a popup for a double play. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Musselman
Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Rodriguez
Rick Rodriguez now pitching.
Liriano hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Rodriguez
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Rodriguez
Fernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Davis who is chasing the ball. Fernandez reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Rodriguez
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Henke
Tom Henke now pitching.
Canseco is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Henke
Lansford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Liriano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Henke
McGwire is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/27/1987 -- Oakland at Toronto (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Bernazard T, dh 4 1 0 0 Liriano N, 2b 3 2 1 0
Henderson S, rf 3 1 0 0 Moseby L, cf 5 0 1 0
Tettleton M, c 1 0 0 0 Fernandez T, ss 4 2 3 0
Canseco J, lf 4 1 1 1 Bell G, lf 5 2 2 5
Lansford C, 3b 4 1 1 3 Whitt E, c 4 1 2 1
McGwire M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Mulliniks R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Steinbach T, c 2 0 0 0 Gruber K, 3b 0 0 0 0
Davis M, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Leach R, rf 2 0 0 0
Murphy D, cf 2 0 0 0 Barfield J, ph-rf 2 0 1 1
Griffin A, ss 3 0 0 0 McGriff F, dh 1 1 1 1
Gallego M, 2b 2 0 0 0 Upshaw W, 1b 4 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 4 2 4 34 9 11 8
Oakland 400 000 000 -- 4
Toronto 100 041 30x -- 9
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Ontiveros S 4.1 2 3 3 4 4
Cadaret G (L)* 1.2 5 5 5 1 2
Lamp D 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Rodriguez R 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Key J (W) 6.0 2 4 2 0 6
Eichhorn M 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Musselman J 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Henke T 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Fernandez T, Key J
DP -- Oakland 1, Toronto 1
LOB -- Oakland 1, Toronto 7
2B -- Bell G
3B -- Fernandez T
HR -- Lansford C, Bell G, McGriff F
SB -- Liriano N
WP -- Lamp D
T -- 2:46
A -- 38026
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