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Royals
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
July 11, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Kansas City Royals, played on July 11, 1987 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 11, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 11, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bret Saberhagen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Key |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 38,289 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Drew Coble 2B: Dale Scott 3B: Larry McCoy |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
| George Brett | DH |
| Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Steve Balboni | First Baseman |
| Bo Jackson | Left Fielder |
| Angel Salazar | Shortstop |
| Larry Owen | Catcher |
| Billy Gardner | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
| George Bell | Left Fielder |
| Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
| Willie Upshaw | First Baseman |
| Rance Mulliniks | DH |
| Kelly Gruber | Third Baseman |
| Garth Iorg | Second Baseman |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
July 11, 1987
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Key
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw juggles the ball. That's an error on Upshaw. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Key
Key fires to first and has Wilson trapped. There's the throw to Fernandez who tags Wilson for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Key
Seitzer hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Key
Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Saberhagen
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Saberhagen
Moseby hits a popup towards third. Seitzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Saberhagen
Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saberhagen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Key
Tartabull strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Key
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Balboni vs. Key
Balboni strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Key
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Saberhagen
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Saberhagen
Whitt hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Saberhagen
Upshaw strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Key
Salazar strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Key
Owen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Key
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Key
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Fernandez fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Saberhagen
Mulliniks strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Saberhagen
Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Saberhagen
Iorg strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Key
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops it up and throws to first, with Key covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Key
Tartabull strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Key
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Saberhagen
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Saberhagen
Moseby strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Saberhagen
Barfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Saberhagen
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Key
Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Key
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Key
Salazar strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Saberhagen
Whitt 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 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Saberhagen
Upshaw 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 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Saberhagen
Mulliniks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gruber vs. Saberhagen
Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Key
Owen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Key
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Key
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Saberhagen
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops it up and throws to first, with Saberhagen covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Saberhagen
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fernandez for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Saberhagen
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Key
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops it up and throws to first, with Key covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Key
Tartabull hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Key
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Saberhagen
Barfield strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Saberhagen
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Saberhagen
Whitt strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Key
Balboni hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Key
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Key fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salazar vs. Key
Salazar hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Key
Owen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Key
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Saberhagen
Upshaw strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Saberhagen
Mulliniks strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Saberhagen
Rick Leach pinch hits for Kelly Gruber.
Leach 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, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Key
Manuel Lee now playing second base. Garth Iorg now playing third base.
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Key
Brett strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Key
Tartabull takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Key
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Saberhagen
Iorg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tartabull. Iorg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Saberhagen
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moseby vs. Saberhagen
Moseby strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barfield vs. Saberhagen
Barfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Iorg scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Saberhagen
Bell 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
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Box Score
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Game of 7/11/1987 -- Kansas City at Toronto (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Wilson W, cf 4 0 0 0 Fernandez T, ss 4 0 0 0
Seitzer K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Moseby L, cf 4 0 0 0
Brett G, dh 4 0 0 0 Barfield J, rf 3 0 1 1
Tartabull D, rf 3 0 0 0 Bell G, lf 4 0 0 0
White F, 2b 4 0 1 0 Whitt E, c 3 0 0 0
Balboni S, 1b 3 0 0 0 Upshaw W, 1b 3 0 0 0
Jackson B, lf 3 1 1 0 Mulliniks R, dh 3 0 1 0
Salazar A, ss 3 0 0 0 Gruber K, 3b 2 0 0 0
Owen L, c 2 1 1 2 Leach R, ph 1 0 0 0
Lee M, 2b 0 0 0 0
Iorg G, 2b-3b 3 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 2 3 2 30 1 3 1
Kansas City 000 000 020 -- 2
Toronto 000 000 001 -- 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen B (W) 9.0 3 1 1 1 10
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Key J (L) 9.0 3 2 2 2 9
E -- Upshaw W
LOB -- Kansas City 3, Toronto 3
2B -- Iorg G
HR -- Owen L
CS -- Wilson W
T -- 2:23
A -- 38289
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