Athletics @ Royals
August 26, 1989

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 0 4 1
Royals 2 6 1
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 0 4 1
Royals 2 6 1

Mark McGwire Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .231
OBP .333 .341
At Bats 2 386
Hits 0 89
• Singles 0 53
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 24
Walks 1 66
RBI’s 0 76

Bret Saberhagen Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 5 0
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Royals Stadium - August 26, 1989
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Out
Bret Saberhagen
Bob Boone
George Brett
Frank White
Kevin Seitzer
Kurt Stillwell
Jim Eisenreich
Willie Wilson
Gary Thurman
Mark McGwire
Billy Beane

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 0 4 1 5
Kansas City Royals 2 6 1 9
Winning Pitcher Bret Saberhagen
Losing Pitcher Curt Young
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Willie Wilson
Attendance 41,253
Time of Game 2 hours 45 minutes
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Count: 2-1, 2 Outs
Count: 2-1, 0 Outs

End of Game

Billy Beane pinch runs for Dave Parker. McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Seitzer.
Top 9 Canseco hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Gary Thurman now playing right field. Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 White hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gary Thurman pinch runs for Danny Tartabull. Rick Honeycutt now pitching. Stillwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to home to get Jackson. Thurman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 Tartabull takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Brett scores. Jackson moves to third.
Bottom 8 Eisenreich bunts towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Eisenreich for the out. Brett moves to third. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Jackson takes first base on ball four. Brett moves to second.
Bottom 8 Brett takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 There goes Javier. The throw from Boone and he is safe. Javier steals second.
Top 8 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Blankenship hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Blankenship fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 7 Seitzer hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Boone takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 McGwire hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Parker strikes out.
Bottom 6 Stillwell strikes out.
Bottom 6 Todd Burns now pitching. Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to home to get Brett. Jackson moves to third. Eisenreich moves to second.
Bottom 6 Eisenreich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brett moves to third. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Brett moves to second.
Bottom 6 Brett takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Wilson hits a line drive into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 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.
Bottom 5 Seitzer hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weiss for the out.
Top 5 Blankenship hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Stillwell hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Tartabull hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Bottom 4 Eisenreich hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Steinbach hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McGwire takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Parker strikes out.
Top 4 Canseco strikes out.
Bottom 3 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blankenship scoops it up and throws to first, with Young covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Young fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henderson for the out. Weiss moves to third.
Top 3 Javier bunts towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. Weiss moves to second.
Top 3 Weiss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Boone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blankenship settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 White bunts towards third. Lansford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Stillwell strikes out.
Bottom 2 Tartabull strikes out.
Top 2 Blankenship hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Steinbach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 McGwire hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saberhagen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Eisenreich hits a line drive into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Brett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Brett reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Wilson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Seitzer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blankenship settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lansford hits a popup, foul, towards first. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Saberhagen fires to first and picks off Henderson.
Top 1 Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.