Final
OAK 5 — KC 1
9/8/1988 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA198809080
Complete available game record for OAK 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Henderson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Polonia | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kevin Seitzer | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stan Javier | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| George Brett | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Canseco | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Tabler | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Parker | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Tartabull | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark McGwire | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank White | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carney Lansford | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Jackson | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Steinbach | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Glenn Hubbard | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis de los Santos | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Pecota | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Wellman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Palacios | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Owen | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Weiss | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Lee | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Young | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Gordon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Cadaret | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bret Saberhagen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bret Saberhagen | 6.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Curt Young | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0-0 |
| Greg Cadaret | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Tom Gordon | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Lee | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Cadaret | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Henderson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Hubbard | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Polonia | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Canseco | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Javier | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Steinbach | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stan Javier | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Weiss | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Carney Lansford | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Young | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Owen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Gordon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Jackson | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Lee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rey Palacios | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Pecota | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bret Saberhagen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Seitzer | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Tabler | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Wellman | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Wilson | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 5/L | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8/G6M.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 4/P3DF | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8/F78S | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | CS2(136) | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G3D | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8/F78D | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 9/L9S | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 9/F9L | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S8/F89 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | T9/L9L.1-H | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S7/L7S.3-H | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S7/L6D.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8/L89 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S7/L7S.2-H;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | WP.2-3 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P5DF | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G6M | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 43/G4M | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 6/P6D | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 8/F | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G6M | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 7/F7D | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8/F | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 4/P9S | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S8/G6M | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F89D | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 6/P4D | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S8/L89S | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | D7/L7L.1-H | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S7/G56.2-3 | 4–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8/F89S/SF.3-H | 4–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 43 | 5–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8D | 5–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 5–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | FLE2 | 5–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8/F8D | 5–0 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 5–0 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 6/P6D | 5–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G6M | 5–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 5–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 5–0 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 13 | 5–0 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 2/P2F | 5–0 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 5–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F89 | 5–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | HR/F78D | 5–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F78D | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S7/G56 | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 5–1 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 7/F78 | 5–1 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S7/L7S | 5–1 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 8/F78D | 5–1 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S8/G4M | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S9/G34.1-2 | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F7L | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 31 | 5–1 |