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Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 28, 1984
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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 28, 1984 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 28, 1984 |
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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 28, 1984 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Charlie Leibrandt |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Burris |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 11,395 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dale Ford 1B: Rocky Roe 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Ken Kaiser |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
Pat Sheridan | Right Fielder |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
Jorge Orta | DH |
Darryl Motley | Left Fielder |
Steve Balboni | First Baseman |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Don Slaught | Catcher |
Onix Concepcion | Shortstop |
Dick Howser | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
Dave Kingman | DH |
Mike Heath | Right Fielder |
Bill Almon | First Baseman |
Mickey Tettleton | Catcher |
Mark Wagner | Shortstop |
Tony Phillips | Second Baseman |
Jackie Moore | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 28, 1984
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Burris
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Burris
Sheridan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Burris
Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Burris
Orta strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Leibrandt
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, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Leibrandt
Lansford hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Leibrandt
Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Motley 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: ---
Motley vs. Burris
Motley hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Burris
Balboni hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tettleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Burris
White hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy 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: ---
Kingman vs. Leibrandt
Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Motley 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. Leibrandt
Heath 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, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Leibrandt
Almon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Leibrandt
Tettleton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Leibrandt
Wagner takes first base on ball four. Tettleton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Leibrandt
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaught vs. Burris
Slaught hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Burris
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Burris
Wilson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheridan vs. Burris
There goes Concepcion. The throw from Tettleton and he is out, Wagner applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Leibrandt
Henderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Leibrandt
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Leibrandt
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Burris
Sheridan hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Burris
Brett hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Burris
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Almon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Orta for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Burris
Motley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford juggles the ball. That's an error on Lansford. Motley moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Balboni vs. Burris
Balboni hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Motley scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Burris
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Balboni moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Slaught vs. Burris
Slaught hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Leibrandt
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Leibrandt
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Leibrandt
Almon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Burris
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--
Wilson vs. Burris
Wilson hits a popup towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheridan vs. Burris
Sheridan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brett vs. Burris
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Concepcion tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Burris
Orta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sheridan moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Motley vs. Burris
Motley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tettleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Leibrandt
Tettleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Leibrandt
Wagner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tettleton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Leibrandt
Phillips bunts towards the mound. Leibrandt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tettleton moves to third. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Henderson vs. Leibrandt
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lansford vs. Leibrandt
Lansford hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tettleton tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. Leibrandt
Murphy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Burris
Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Burris
White hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaught vs. Burris
Slaught hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Burris
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Slaught moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Burris
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields it and throws to second for the out. Slaught moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sheridan vs. Burris
Sheridan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Almon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sheridan for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Leibrandt
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Leibrandt
Heath hits a fly ball into right field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Leibrandt
Almon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leibrandt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Burris
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Almon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Burris
Orta hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Burris
Motley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Balboni vs. Burris
Balboni takes first base on ball four. Motley moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Burris
White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy who is chasing the ball. White reaches third base with a triple. Motley scores. Balboni goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Slaught vs. Atherton
Keith Atherton now pitching.
Slaught strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Quisenberry
Dan Quisenberry now pitching. Greg Pryor now playing third base.
Tettleton strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Quisenberry
Dan Meyer pinch hits for Mark Wagner.
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Meyer for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Quisenberry
Phillips hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Quisenberry
Henderson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Quisenberry
Lansford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Atherton
Steve Kiefer now playing shortstop.
Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Atherton
Wilson 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, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Atherton
Sheridan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Atherton
There goes Sheridan. The throw from Tettleton and he is safe. Sheridan steals second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pryor vs. Atherton
Pryor hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Quisenberry
Murphy hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Quisenberry
Kingman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pryor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Quisenberry
Heath 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, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hancock vs. Quisenberry
Garry Hancock pinch hits for Bill Almon.
Hancock 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
Top 9
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Royals, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Atherton
Donnie Hill now playing second base. Bruce Bochte now playing first base. Tony Phillips now playing shortstop.
Orta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Motley vs. Caudill
Bill Caudill now pitching.
Motley strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Balboni vs. Caudill
Balboni hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Caudill
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Quisenberry
Joe Morgan pinch hits for Mickey Tettleton. John Wathan now playing first base.
Morgan 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, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Quisenberry
Bochte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Quisenberry
Mike Davis pinch runs for Bruce Bochte.
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Quisenberry
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/28/1984 -- Kansas City at Oakland (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Wilson W, cf 5 0 0 0 Henderson R, lf 5 1 2 2 Sheridan P, rf 4 0 2 0 Lansford C, 3b 3 0 0 1 Brett G, 3b 3 1 1 2 Murphy D, cf 4 1 1 1 Pryor G, 3b 1 0 0 0 Kingman D, dh 4 0 0 0 Orta J, dh 5 0 2 0 Heath M, rf 4 0 0 0 Motley D, lf 4 2 0 0 Almon B, 1b 3 1 1 1 Balboni S, 1b 4 1 1 1 Hancock G, ph 1 0 0 0 Wathan J, 1b 0 0 0 0 Hill D, 2b 0 0 0 0 White F, 2b 5 1 3 3 Tettleton M, c 2 1 1 0 Slaught D, c 4 0 1 0 Morgan J, ph 1 0 0 0 Concepcion O, ss 4 1 3 0 Wagner M, ss 1 0 1 0 Meyer D, ph 1 0 0 0 Kiefer S, ss 0 0 0 0 Bochte B, 1b 1 0 1 0 Davis M, pr 0 0 0 0 Phillips T, 2b-ss 4 1 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 6 13 6 34 5 9 5 Kansas City 000 211 200 -- 6 Oakland 010 010 210 -- 5 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Leibrandt C (W) 6.0 5 2 2 2 3 Quisenberry D (S) 3.0 4 3 3 0 1 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Burris R (L) 6.2 11 6 5 3 2 Atherton K* 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 Caudill B 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th E -- Lansford C DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Kansas City 10, Oakland 5 3B -- White F HR -- Almon B, Brett G, White F, Henderson R, Murphy D SB -- Sheridan P CS -- Concepcion O SF -- Brett G, Lansford C T -- 2:45 A -- 11395
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