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Blue Jays
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 18, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on August 18, 1987 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Stieb |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gene Nelson |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 34,823 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Young 1B: John Shulock 2B: Al Clark 3B: Tim McClelland |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Upshaw | First Baseman |
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
| George Bell | Left Fielder |
| Fred McGriff | DH |
| Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
| Rance Mulliniks | Third Baseman |
| Garth Iorg | Second Baseman |
| Kelly Gruber | Shortstop |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Bernazard | Second Baseman |
| Mike Davis | Right Fielder |
| Jose Canseco | Left Fielder |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Reggie Jackson | DH |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 18, 1987
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Nelson
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Nelson
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Nelson
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Stieb
Bernazard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Stieb
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Stieb
Canseco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Iorg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Stieb
There goes Bernazard. The throw from Whitt and he is out, Iorg applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Nelson
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Nelson
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Nelson
Barfield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Barfield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mulliniks vs. Nelson
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Stieb
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Stieb
Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Stieb
Lansford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Stieb
There goes Lansford. The throw from Whitt and he is out, Gruber applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Nelson
Iorg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Nelson
Gruber hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Nelson
Upshaw hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Nelson
Moseby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Upshaw moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitt vs. Nelson
Whitt hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Stieb
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops it up and throws to first, with Stieb covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Stieb
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gruber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Stieb
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Nelson
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. Nelson
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barfield vs. Nelson
Barfield strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mulliniks vs. Nelson
Mulliniks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Iorg vs. Nelson
Iorg takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to third. Mulliniks moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gruber vs. Nelson
Gruber hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Stieb
Bernazard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Iorg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Stieb
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Stieb
Canseco strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Nelson
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Nelson
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Nelson covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Nelson
Whitt hits a popup towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Stieb
McGwire hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Stieb
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Stieb
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Nelson
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Nelson
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Nelson
Barfield strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Stieb
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Stieb
Steinbach strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Stieb
Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bernazard vs. Stieb
Bernazard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Bernazard reaches second base with a double. Jackson scores. Griffin moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Stieb
Davis is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Canseco vs. Stieb
Canseco strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McGwire vs. Stieb
McGwire hits a popup towards third. Mulliniks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Lamp
Dennis Lamp now pitching.
Mulliniks strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Lamp
Iorg hits a line drive into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Lamp
Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Stieb
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Stieb
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Stieb
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Leiper
Dave Leiper now pitching. Cecil Fielder pinch hits for Willie Upshaw.
Fielder hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Leiper
Jose Nunez pinch runs for Cecil Fielder.
Moseby strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Eckersley
Juan Beniquez pinch hits for Ernie Whitt. Dennis Eckersley now pitching. Rick Leach pinch hits for Juan Beniquez. Charlie Moore pinch runs for Jos
Leach strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Eckersley
Bell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Eckersley
McGriff hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Canseco. McGriff reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barfield vs. Eckersley
Barfield hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Stieb
Charlie Moore now catching. Rick Leach now playing first base. Tony Fernandez now playing shortstop. Kelly Gruber now playing third base.
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Stieb
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leach scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffin for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Stieb
Bernazard strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Eckersley
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Eckersley
The ball gets by Steinbach for a passed ball. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Iorg vs. Eckersley
Iorg bunts towards the mound. Eckersley fields it and throws to first for the out. Fernandez moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gruber vs. Eckersley
Gruber strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moore vs. Eckersley
Moore strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Henke
Tom Henke now pitching.
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Henke
Luis Polonia pinch runs for Mike Davis.
Canseco hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Henke
There goes Polonia. The throw from Moore and he is safe. Polonia steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGwire vs. Henke
There's a wild pitch. Polonia moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McGwire vs. Henke
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murphy vs. Henke
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leach scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murphy for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1987 -- Toronto at Oakland (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Upshaw W, 1b 3 0 1 0 Bernazard T, 2b 3 0 1 1
Fielder C, ph 1 0 1 0 Davis M, rf 3 0 1 0
Nunez J, pr 0 0 0 0 Polonia L, pr 0 0 0 0
Moore C, pr-c 1 1 0 0 Canseco J, lf 4 0 0 0
Moseby L, cf 4 0 1 0 McGwire M, 1b 4 0 0 0
Whitt E, c 3 0 0 0 Murphy D, cf 3 0 0 0
Beniquez J, ph 0 0 0 0 Lansford C, 3b 3 0 1 0
Leach R, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Jackson R, dh 2 1 0 0
Bell G, lf 4 1 2 2 Steinbach T, c 3 0 0 0
McGriff F, dh 4 0 1 0 Griffin A, ss 3 0 1 0
Barfield J, rf 4 0 1 0
Mulliniks R, 3b 2 0 0 0
Fernandez T, ss 1 0 1 0
Iorg G, 2b 2 0 0 0
Gruber K, ss-3b 4 0 0 0
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34 2 8 2 28 1 4 1
Toronto 000 000 020 -- 2
Oakland 000 001 000 -- 1
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Stieb D (W) 8.0 3 1 1 4 7
Henke T (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson G 6.0 4 0 0 2 6
Lamp D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Leiper D 0.1 1 1 1 0 1
Eckersley D (L) 1.2 3 1 1 0 3
DP -- Toronto 1
LOB -- Toronto 8, Oakland 4
2B -- Barfield J, Bell G, Bernazard T, McGriff F
HR -- Bell G
SB -- Polonia L
CS -- Bernazard T, Lansford C
SH -- Iorg G
WP -- Henke T
PB -- Steinbach T
T -- 2:47
A -- 34823
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