Final
CLE 9 — KC 5
7/20/1987 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA198707200
Complete available game record for CLE at KC, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Butler | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Seitzer | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Hinzo | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Carter | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Tartabull | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mel Hall | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Snyder | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank White | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Eisenreich | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brook Jacoby | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Thornton | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Parsons | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lonnie Smith | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Balboni | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bell | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Buddy Biancalana | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angel Salazar | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thad Bosley | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Owen | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Dempsey | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Jamie Quirk | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Farr | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Jones | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Niekro | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bret Saberhagen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Gleaton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Niekro | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bret Saberhagen | 3.1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Steve Farr | 3.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Doug Jones | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Jerry Gleaton | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Bell | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Brett Butler | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Carter | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Dempsey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Hall | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Hinzo | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Brook Jacoby | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Niekro | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Cory Snyder | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Tartabull | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Owen | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Biancalana | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Quirk | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bret Saberhagen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Angel Salazar | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Farr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Gleaton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Seitzer | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lonnie Smith | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8/L8S | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→3 | 16(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | HR/9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S7/G56 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S9/G34.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S7/L7L.2-H;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 9/L | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 53.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S8/L8S.2-H;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | D8/F89.2-H;1-H | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 2–3 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 2–3 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S7/L7S | 2–3 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 8/L | 2–3 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 2–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | D7/L7L | 2–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 2–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 2–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S8/F8S | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 54(1)/FO | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | D8/F89D.1-3 | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9/L9S.3-H;2-H | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | D9/L9D.1-3 | 4–3 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8/L8S.3-H;2-H | 4–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 7 | 6–3 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S8/G4M.1-3 | 6–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 23 | 6–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 6–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S5/BG/15 | 6–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 14(1)/FO | 6–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 6–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S7/L7S.2-H;1-2 | 6–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S8/G4M.2-H;1-2 | 6–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 6–5 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | D8/L89 | 6–5 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 6–5 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 63 | 6–5 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K/C | 6–5 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | D7/L7L | 6–5 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 6–5 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G.2-3 | 6–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W | 6–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 6–5 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 8 | 6–5 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 63 | 6–5 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 53 | 6–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 6 | 6–5 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S8/L8S | 6–5 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 6–5 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 53.2-3 | 6–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 31 | 6–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 43 | 6–5 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | HR/7 | 6–5 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S8/L8S | 7–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 3/G.1-2 | 7–5 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S7/L7S.2-H | 7–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K/C | 8–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 8–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 8–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 8–5 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | D7/L7L | 8–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 14/SH/G.2-3 | 8–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 3/SF/FL.3-H | 8–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S6/G6 | 9–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 9–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 9–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 9–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 9–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W | 9–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 8 | 9–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K/C | 9–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 8 | 9–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 4/L | 9–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 9–5 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 6 | 9–5 |