Another series, another game picked up in the standings. Oakland took three of four here against Kansas City, better than the split that actually happened. Mike Gallego had three multi-hit games and Mike Moore tossed another shutout. After 85 games, the A’s are now just two wins behind pace.
sim 49-36, actual 51-34
July 3 — sim W 6-3 — actual W 1-0
July 4 — sim L 1-5 — actual L 1-10
July 5 — sim W 9-5 — actual L 9-12
July 6 — sim W 7-0 — actual W 3-1
July 3: The A’s sent all nine batters to the plate in a four-run first inning, with the big hits being a two-run double by Dave Parker, an RBI double by Carney Lansford and an RBI single by Stan Javier. Kansas City cut the deficit in half in the fifth inning, but the A’s scored twice more in the bottom half of the inning with Lansford providing another RBI double.
1989 KANSAS CITY ROYALS (3) AT 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (6)
1989 KANSAS CITY ROY AB R H BI 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI
Kurt Stillwell 4 0 0 0 Rickey Henderson 4 1 0 0
Kevin Seitzer 4 0 1 0 Dave Henderson 3 1 0 0
George Brett 4 0 0 0 Dave Parker 4 1 1 2
Bo Jackson 4 0 1 0 Mark McGwire 3 0 0 0
Jim Eisenreich 4 2 2 0 Terry Steinbach 4 1 0 0
Danny Tartabull 4 1 1 0 Carney Lansford 4 2 2 2
Pat Tabler 2 0 0 2 Stan Javier 3 0 1 1
Bob Boone 3 0 1 1 Lance Blankenship 4 0 2 0
Frank White 3 0 0 0 Mike Gallego 4 0 2 0
TOTALS 32 3 6 3 TOTALS 33 6 8 5
1989 KANSAS CITY ROYALS 000 020 100 -- 3
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 400 020 00x -- 6
LOB--1989 KANSAS CITY ROYALS 3, 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 7.
ERR--Danny Tartabull, Kurt Stillwell. 2B--Jim Eisenreich,
Dave Parker, Mike Gallego, Carney Lansford (2). SACF--Pat
Tabler. SB--Danny Tartabull, Jim Eisenreich, Lance
Blankenship (2), Rickey Henderson.
1989 KANSAS CITY ROYALS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Mark Gubicza BYZ [L] 4.67 7 6 4 4 2 0
Luis Aquino CZ 2.33 0 0 0 0 1 0
Steve Farr CXZ 1.00 1 0 0 0 1 0
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Dave Stewart BYZ [W] 7.00 5 3 3 0 3 0
Todd Burns AZ [S] 2.00 1 0 0 0 2 0
July 4: The Royals jumped on Matt Young early, and the A’s got only one run off of Bret Saberhagen. Rickey Henderson doubled in the third inning and scored on Tony Phillips’ single.
1989 KANSAS CITY ROYALS (5) AT 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (1)
1989 KANSAS CITY ROY AB R H BI 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI
Kurt Stillwell 4 0 0 0 Rickey Henderson 4 1 2 0
Kevin Seitzer 5 0 1 0 Tony Phillips 4 0 2 1
George Brett 5 0 2 0 Dave Parker 4 0 0 0
Bo Jackson 5 1 0 0 Mark McGwire 4 0 0 0
Jim Eisenreich 4 1 1 0 Terry Steinbach 4 0 0 0
Pat Tabler 5 1 2 0 Carney Lansford 2 0 1 0
Bob Boone 4 1 2 2 Dave Henderson 3 0 0 0
Frank White 4 1 1 2 Glenn Hubbard 2 0 0 0
Willie Wilson 4 0 1 1 Mike Gallego 3 0 0 0
TOTALS 40 5 10 5 TOTALS 30 1 5 1
1989 KANSAS CITY ROYALS 014 000 000 -- 5
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 001 000 000 -- 1
LOB--1989 KANSAS CITY ROYALS 10, 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 4.
ERR--Glenn Hubbard (2), Carney Lansford. 2B--Frank White,
Jim Eisenreich, Rickey Henderson.
1989 KANSAS CITY ROYALS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bret Saberhagen AYZ [W] 8.00 5 1 1 2 2 0
Jeff Montgomery ACXY 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Matt Young DYW [L] 2.67 7 5 1 2 2 0
Jim Corsi AYZ 3.33 2 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Dawley CRZ 2.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
Curt Young D 1.00 1 0 0 0 1 0
July 5: The Royals took a pair of early one-run leads, but Rickey Henderson’s two-run homer in the third inning put Oakland ahead for good. They added five more in the fourth inning, as Mike Gallego had a two-run single and Dave Henderson knocked a three-run homer.
1989 KANSAS CITY ROYALS (5) AT 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (9)
1989 KANSAS CITY ROY AB R H BI 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI
Kurt Stillwell 5 0 0 0 Rickey Henderson 4 2 1 2
Kevin Seitzer 3 1 1 0 Dave Henderson 4 1 2 3
George Brett 3 0 0 0 Dave Parker 4 0 1 1
Bo Jackson 2 3 2 1 Mark McGwire 4 0 1 0
Jim Eisenreich 3 1 2 2 Carney Lansford 3 0 0 0
Pat Tabler 3 0 1 1 Tony Phillips 3 2 1 0
Bob Boone 4 0 1 1 Ron Hassey 4 1 2 0
Frank White 4 0 0 0 Stan Javier 4 1 2 1
Willie Wilson 4 0 0 0 Mike Gallego 4 2 2 2
TOTALS 31 5 7 5 TOTALS 34 9 12 9
1989 KANSAS CITY ROYALS 101 002 010 -- 5
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 102 500 01x -- 9
LOB--1989 KANSAS CITY ROYALS 5, 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 4.
2B--Dave Parker, Stan Javier. 3B--Jim Eisenreich. HR--Bo
Jackson, Dave Henderson, Rickey Henderson. HBP--George
Brett. SACF--Jim Eisenreich. SB--Rickey Henderson.
1989 KANSAS CITY ROYALS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Charlie Leibrandt DZ [L] 3.33 7 7 7 2 1 1
Tom Gordon BXW 4.00 5 2 2 1 4 1
Jeff Montgomery ACXY 0.67 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Bob Welch BY [W] 5.67 6 4 4 2 1 1
Gene Nelson BX 2.33 1 1 1 2 1 0
Todd Burns AZ 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
July 6: Mike Moore was nearly untouchable again in his fourth shutout, as he gave up just a fourth-inning walk and a fifth-inning single. Mark McGwire got the scoring going with a solo shot in the second inning. Glenn Hubbard had an RBI double and Mike Gallego added a run-scoring single in the second, while Terry Steinbach and Tony Phillips both had RBI singles in the third to make it 5-0. Rickey Henderson had an RBI double and Dave Henderson drove in a run with a single in the eighth inning.
1989 KANSAS CITY ROYALS (0) AT 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (7)
1989 KANSAS CITY ROY AB R H BI 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI
Jim Eisenreich 4 0 0 0 Rickey Henderson 5 1 1 1
Kevin Seitzer 2 0 0 0 Dave Henderson 5 1 2 1
George Brett 3 0 0 0 Dave Parker 5 0 0 0
Bo Jackson 3 0 0 0 Mark McGwire 4 2 3 1
Pat Tabler 3 0 0 0 Terry Steinbach 4 0 2 1
Bob Boone 3 0 1 0 Tony Phillips 4 0 2 1
Frank White 3 0 0 0 Stan Javier 4 2 2 0
Brad Wellman 3 0 0 0 Glenn Hubbard 4 1 1 1
Willie Wilson 3 0 0 0 Mike Gallego 4 0 3 1
TOTALS 27 0 1 0 TOTALS 39 7 16 7
1989 KANSAS CITY ROYALS 000 000 000 -- 0
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 032 000 02x -- 7
LOB--1989 KANSAS CITY ROYALS 1, 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 8.
2B--Glenn Hubbard, Rickey Henderson. HR--Mark McGwire.
1989 KANSAS CITY ROYALS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Luis Aquino CZ [L] 2.33 8 5 5 0 0 1
Steve Farr CXZ 4.67 5 0 0 0 3 0
Terry Leach D 1.00 3 2 2 0 1 0
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Mike Moore AY [W] 9.00 1 0 0 1 3 0
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