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Retrosheet Boxscore: Baltimore Orioles 4, Oakland Athletics 3

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Baltimore Orioles 4, Oakland Athletics 3

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Game Played on Sunday, May 24, 1987 (D) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

BAL A    0  0  2    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   4  6  0
OAK A    0  1  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   3  9  1
BATTING
Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lacy rf                       4   0   1   2       0   0       2   0
Burleson 2b                   4   0   0   0       0   2       3   3
C. Ripken ss                  4   0   0   0       0   1       3   2
Murray 1b                     4   0   0   0       0   1       8   1
Lynn cf                       4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Knight 3b                     3   2   2   1       0   0       3   2
Kennedy c                     3   0   1   0       0   1       4   2
Gerhart lf                    2   1   1   1       0   0       1   0
Young dh                      2   1   1   0       1   0       0   0
Ballard p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   4
  O'Connor p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Niedenfuer p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Dixon p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   4   6   4       1   5      27  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Kennedy-Burleson.
BATTING - 
2B: Lacy (2,off Young).
HR: Knight (5,4th inning off Young 0 on 2 out).
SF: Gerhart (1,off Young).
Team LOB: 1.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Gerhart (5,3rd base off Young/Tettleton); Young (2,2nd base off Young/Tettleton).
CS: Young (2,2nd base by Young/Tettleton).
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Griffin ss                    4   0   2   0       0   0       5   2
Lansford 3b                   3   1   1   1       1   0       2   1
Canseco lf                    4   0   1   0       0   1       2   1
McGwire 1b                    4   1   1   1       0   0       5   2
Cey dh                        3   0   0   0       1   1       0   0
  Polonia pr,dh               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
M. Davis rf                   4   1   2   1       0   0       3   1
Javier cf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Tettleton c                   3   0   2   0       0   0       6   1
  Jackson ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Gallego 2b                    2   0   0   0       0   1       2   1
  Phillips ph,2b              1   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Young p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Totals                       33   3   9   3       3   3      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. M. Davis-Griffin, Canseco-Griffin-McGwire.
E: Gallego (5).
BATTING - 
2B: Tettleton (1,off Ballard).
HR: McGwire (16,2nd inning off Ballard 0 on 0 out); M. Davis (10,5th inning
off Ballard 0 on 0 out); Lansford (3,6th inning off Ballard 0 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Griffin 2 (5,2nd base by Ballard/Kennedy,2nd base by Niedenfuer/Kennedy);
Tettleton (1,2nd base by Ballard/Kennedy).
PITCHING
Baltimore Orioles            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ballard W(2-0)                7     7   3   3   0   3   3  26
O'Connor                      0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2
Niedenfuer                    0.2   2   0   0   2   0   0   5
Dixon SV(4)                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9     9   3   3   3   3   3  36
Niedenfuer faced 2 batters in the 9th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Niedenfuer 1-0; Dixon 2-0.
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Oakland Athletics            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Young L(5-3)                  9     6   4   3   1   5   1  32

Umpires: HP - Larry Young, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Tim McClelland
Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 17602
Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore Orioles             Oakland Athletics        
1. Lacy                rf        Griffin             ss
2. Burleson            2b        Lansford            3b
3. C. Ripken           ss        Canseco             lf
4. Murray              1b        McGwire             1b
5. Lynn                cf        Cey                 dh
6. Knight              3b        M. Davis            rf
7. Kennedy             c         Javier              cf
8. Gerhart             lf        Tettleton           c
9. Young               dh        Gallego             2b
   Ballard             p         Young               p

ORIOLES 1ST: Lacy lined to shortstop; Burleson made an out to
second; C. Ripken popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Griffin singled to right; Lansford flied to right
in foul territory; Griffin was caught stealing second (pitcher
to first to second); Canseco was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray lined to right; Lynn made an out to second;
Knight singled to center; Kennedy made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: McGwire homered to center; Cey grounded out
(pitcher to first); M. Davis popped to third in foul territory;
Javier grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: On a bunt Gerhart singled to third; Young singled
to center [Gerhart to second]; Gerhart stole third; Young stole
second; Lacy doubled to left [Gerhart scored, Young scored];
Burleson lined into a double play (right to shortstop) [Lacy out
at second]; Leon Lacy ruled out for leaving 2B too soon;
C. Ripken struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Tettleton singled to left; Gallego struck out
while Tettleton was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Griffin singled to left; Lansford forced Griffin (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Murray struck out; Lynn grounded out (third to
first); Knight homered to left-center; Kennedy struck out; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Canseco made an out to catcher; McGwire flied out
to center; Cey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Orioles 3, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Gerhart grounded out (pitcher to first); Young
flied out to left; Lacy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: M. Davis homered to right; Javier grounded out
(third to first); Tettleton doubled to right; On a bunt Gallego
made an out to first [Tettleton to third]; Griffin grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Athletics 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Burleson was called out on strikes; C. Ripken
grounded out (second to first); Murray made an out to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Lansford homered to left; Canseco flied out to
center; McGwire grounded out (second to first); Cey flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Lynn reached on an error by Gallego [Lynn to
first]; Knight forced Lynn (first to shortstop); Kennedy singled
to left [Knight to third]; Gerhart sacrifice flied into a double
play to left [Knight scored (unearned), Kennedy out at second
(left to shortstop to first)]; great leaping catch above the
wall by Jose Canseco; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
4, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: M. Davis grounded out (second to pitcher); Javier
grounded out (third to first); Tettleton grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Young walked; On a bunt Lacy made an out to third;
Young was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Burleson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Orioles 4, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: O'CONNOR REPLACED BALLARD (PITCHING); PHILLIPS
BATTED FOR GALLEGO; Phillips walked; Griffin forced Phillips
(second to shortstop) [Griffin to first]; NIEDENFUER REPLACED
O'CONNOR (PITCHING); Griffin was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Lansford walked; Canseco singled to center
[Lansford to third]; McGwire flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); C. Ripken
flied out to center; Murray grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Orioles 4, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Cey walked; POLONIA RAN FOR CEY; M. Davis singled
to left [Polonia to second]; DIXON REPLACED NIEDENFUER
(PITCHING); On a bunt Javier popped to third in foul territory;
JACKSON BATTED FOR TETTLETON; Jackson made an out to shortstop;
Phillips popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Orioles          4   6   0    1
 Athletics        3   9   1    6
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