Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
August 27, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 1989 at Royals Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Oakland Athletics 6, Kansas City Royals 0
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson R. lf 5 1 1 3
  Beane lf 0 0 0 0
Parker dh 3 0 1 1
Canseco rf 1 0 0 0
  Henderson D. ph,cf 2 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 4 0 1 0
Hassey c 4 0 0 0
Phillips 3b 4 1 1 0
Blankenship 2b 3 1 0 0
Javier cf,rf 3 2 2 1
Gallego ss 3 1 2 1
Welch p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 8 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Seitzer 3b 3 0 1 0
Wilson cf 4 0 1 0
Brett 1b 4 0 0 0
Jackson dh 4 0 1 0
Eisenreich lf 4 0 0 0
Tartabull rf 3 0 1 0
Stillwell ss 3 0 1 0
White 2b 2 0 0 0
  Tabler ph 1 0 1 0
  Macfarlane c 0 0 0 0
Boone c 2 0 1 0
  Buckner ph 1 0 0 0
  Pecota 2b 0 0 0 0
Gordon p 0 0 0 0
  Luecken p 0 0 0 0
  Leibrandt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 7 0
Oakland 030 000 300–680
Kansas City 000 000 000–070
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Welch  W (15-7) 8.0 6 0 0 1 3
  Eckersley   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
1
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gordon  L (16-5) 7.0 6 6 6 3 5
  Luecken   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Leibrandt   1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
4
7
  E–None.  DP–Oakland 3.  2B–Kansas City Tabler (11,off Welch).  HR–Oakland R Henderson (10,7th inning off Gordon 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Parker (7,off Gordon).  BK–Luecken (1).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Rocky Roe.  T–2:47.  A–38,263.
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