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Athletics 6 @ Blue Jays 5
Exhibition Stadium
August 29, 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 29, 1987 at Exhibition Stadium. The home team Blue Jays were bested by the visiting Athletics with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateAugust 29, 1987 
Visiting Team
Oakland Athletics
R: 6 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 6
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Toronto Blue Jays
R: 5 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 5
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherEric Plunk  
Losing PitcherMark Eichhorn  
SaveDennis Eckersley  
Game Winning RBIMark McGwire 

Game Info

DateAugust 29, 1987 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamOakland Athletics 
Home TeamToronto Blue Jays 
Visiting Starting PitcherGene Nelson  
Home Starting PitcherPhil Niekro  
BallparkExhibition Stadium 
CityToronto 
StateONT 
Attendance42,388 
Time of Game3 hours 26 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jim Evans
1B: Derryl Cousins
2B: Ted Hendry
3B: Mark Johnson

Oakland Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Luis Polonia  Left Fielder 
Tony Bernazard  Second Baseman 
Jose Canseco  DH 
Carney Lansford  Third Baseman 
Dwayne Murphy  Center Fielder 
Mark McGwire  First Baseman 
Mike Davis  Right Fielder 
Mickey Tettleton  Catcher 
Alfredo Griffin  Shortstop 
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 
Willie Upshaw  First Baseman 
Fred McGriff  DH 
Rick Leach  Right Fielder 
Kelly Gruber  Third Baseman 
Jimy Williams  Manager 

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Athletics 6 @ Blue Jays 5
Exhibition Stadium
August 29, 1987

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         Game of 8/29/1987 -- Oakland at Toronto (D)

  Oakland            AB  R  H RBI    Toronto            AB  R  H RBI
Polonia L, lf-cf      6  1  3  0   Liriano N, 2b         4  0  1  0   
Bernazard T, 2b       5  0  0  0   Moseby L, cf          2  1  1  0   
Canseco J, dh         4  1  0  0   Barfield J, cf        3  0  0  0   
Lansford C, 3b        2  1  1  3   Fernandez T, ss       5  0  3  2   
Phillips T, 3b        2  0  0  0   Iorg G, pr-3b         0  0  0  0   
Murphy D, cf          3  1  2  0   Bell G, lf            4  1  0  0   
Henderson S, pr-lf    1  0  0  0   Whitt E, c            5  0  0  0   
McGwire M, 1b         3  2  2  2   Upshaw W, 1b          2  0  0  0   
Davis M, rf           5  0  1  0   Fielder C, ph-1b      0  0  0  0   
Tettleton M, c        4  0  1  1   Moore C, pr-rf        1  0  0  0   
Griffin A, ss         4  0  2  0   McGriff F, dh         1  0  0  0   
                                   Beniquez J, ph        0  0  0  0   
                                   Mulliniks R, ph       3  0  0  0   
                                   Leach R, rf-1b        4  1  2  1   
                                   Gruber K, 3b-ss       3  2  1  2   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39  6 12  6                        37  5  8  5

Oakland          500 000 000 1 --  6
Toronto          001 021 001 0 --  5

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Nelson G*             5.0  5  4  4  2  5
Leiper D              0.1  0  0  0  1  1
Plunk E (W)           3.2  3  1  1  2  5
Eckersley D (S)       1.0  0  0  0  0  2

  Toronto              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Niekro P              0.2  4  5  5  2  1
Cerutti J             6.0  4  0  0  4  2
Musselman J           0.2  2  0  0  0  0
Eichhorn M (L)        2.2  2  1  1  0  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 6th

LOB -- Oakland 10, Toronto 8
2B -- Leach R, Griffin A
3B -- McGwire M, Griffin A, Polonia L
HR -- Lansford C, Gruber K, McGwire M
SB -- Moseby L, Liriano N
CS -- Polonia L
SH -- Griffin A, Liriano N
WP -- Cerutti J
PB -- Tettleton M
T -- 3:26
A -- 42388

    

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