Oct 14, 1987 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1987 Toronto 3-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 9 2 1987 Oakland 3-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 0 - 8 7 2 Toronto AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg Oakland AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg Beniquez DH 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .091 Murphy DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 McGriff PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Polonia CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 Moseby CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Canseco LF 1 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 .048 Bell, G LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 .192 McGwire 1B 3 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .364 Fielder 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .571 Lansford 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .160 Iorg PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Steinbach C 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 Upshaw 1B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Bernazard 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .375 Barfield RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .190 Davis, M RF 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 .100 Mulliniks 3B 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .348 Griffin, A SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Gruber 2B-SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 .130 31 8 7 8 4 9 0 0 2 12 .228 Lee, M SS-2B 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Moore, C C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 .500 Whitt PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 37 7 9 7 4 4 2 0 2 15 .245 Toronto IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Clancy 5.1 3 4 4 1 3 7 93 69 24 2.77 22 95(98) 50 Eichhorn L(1-1) BS(1) 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 1 22 19 3 2.25 5 25(33) Musselman 1.1 3 3 0 0 1 1 43 27 16 0.00 9 60(75) + 8.0 7 8 5 2 4 9 158 115 43 3.98 36 Oakland IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Young, C 5.1 6 4 3 0 2 3 97 59 38 4.97 26 105(112) 43 Nelson, G W(1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 1 22 10 12 0.00 6 80(75) Eckersley S(1) 2.1 3 3 2 2 0 0 40 31 9 3.68 12 70(75) 9.0 9 7 5 2 4 4 159 100 59 3.98 44 Tor: Iorg hit for Fielder in the 7th Upshaw moved to 1B in the 7th Gruber moved to SS in the 7th Lee, M moved to 2B in the 7th Whitt hit for Moore in the 8th Whitt moved to C in the 8th McGriff moved to DH in the 9th E-Bell, G(1), Gruber(2), Eckersley(1), Nelson, G(1) 2B-Gruber(1), Mulliniks(3) HR-Tor Gruber(1) off Eckersley(2) in the 8th with bases empty, 339 feet Tor Bell, G(2) off Eckersley(3) in the 9th with bases empty, 361 feet Oak McGwire(3) off Clancy(1) in the 2nd with bases empty, 341 feet Oak Steinbach(1) off Eichhorn(1) in the 6th with 1 on base, 385 feet SB-Oak Canseco(1) off Eichhorn(1) + Moore(1), 6th CS-Tor Moseby(1) by Young(1) and Steinbach(3), 5th RBI-Tor - Bell, G(3), Fielder(2), Gruber(4), Lee, M 2(2), Mulliniks 2(5) Oak - McGwire 4(11), Polonia(2), Steinbach 3(3) HBP-Moseby(Tor) by Young(Oak) McGwire(Oak) by Clancy(Tor) Barfield(Tor) by Eckersley(Oak) WP-Clancy(1), Musselman(1), Nelson, G(1) PB-Moore, C (1)Steinbach (2) Great-Griffin, A(1) Poor-Gruber 2(2), Lansford(1) OfA-Barfield(1) LOB-Toronto 9 Oakland 4 DP-Oakland 1 GWRBI-Steinbach Game MVP:Mark McGwire Oakland Coliseum I (04-01-2023 16:08:43) Time 3:35, 74ø Day Game Oct 14, 1987 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1987 Toronto 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 9 2 1987 Oakland 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 0 - 8 7 2 1987 Toronto Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5 1 Beniquez DH 1>K/PB,B1 K Fd7 7>G43 McGriff PH-DH 9>Fs9 2 Moseby CF HBP,12 2>F9 5>S E1,B1 Fd9 3 Bell, G LF W,23,12 Fvd8 CS2(24)Fs8 K HR 4 Fielder 1B S,3H,23,12 G53 S Iorg PH WP,12 W Upshaw 1B E1,B1 5 Barfield RF K 3>Fd8 Fd8 G53 HBP,12 6 Mulliniks 3B S,3H,23,12 G63 6>F8 8>G63 D,2H,13 7 Gruber 2B-SS G12 L6 D HR G53 8 Lee, M SS-2B S,3H,23,12,2H,13,B 4>Fs7 W P6 9 Moore, C C W G43 G643/dp Whitt PH-C G3u 1987 Oakland Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 1 Murphy DH 1>K WP,12 Fd9 W S 2 Polonia CF K S,23,3H/946 F9 E6,12,B1 3 Canseco LF K 4>W 6>W PB,23,12 W 4 McGwire 1B 2>HR HBP,12 K S,3H,23,2H,13,1H,E 5 Lansford 3B G63 Fd8,23 SB2 G3u,23 G43 6 Steinbach C G53 G64/fo,B1,3H HR 8>S 7 Bernazard 2B G53 K G63 G6u/fo,B1 8 Davis, M RF 3>K23 5>K 7>K WP,12 K 9 Griffin, A SS S G43 G3u G13 Toronto IN OUT Clancy AB1-1 AB3-4 Eichhorn AB3-5 AB3-9 Musselman AB4-1 End Oakland IN OUT Young, C AB1-1 AB3-7 Nelson, G AB3-8 AB4-4 Eckersley AB4-5 End Oct 14, 1987 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1987 Toronto 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 9 2 1987 Oakland 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 0 - 8 7 2 Inn Out B-S On Tor-Oak Result 1-Toronto 1 0 0-1 - 0-0 Beniquez struck out, to 1st on passed ball 1 0 1-0 1 0-0 Moseby hit by pitch, Beniquez to 2nd 1 0 3-2 12 0-0 Bell walked, Beniquez to 3rd, Moseby to 2nd 1 0 2-2 123 0-0 Fielder grounded a single between third and short, Beniquez scored, Moseby to 3rd, Bell to 2nd, Toronto 1 Oakland 0 1 0 1-2 123 1-0 Barfield struck out, 1 out 1 1 3-2 123 1-0 Mulliniks singled to right center, Moseby scored, Bell to 3rd, Fielder to 2nd, Toronto 2 Oakland 0 1 1 1-2 123 2-0 Gruber grounded to the pitcher, Bell out at home, Fielder to 3rd, Mulliniks to 2nd, 2 out 1 2 2-1 123 2-0 Lee lined a single to right, Fielder scored, Mulliniks scored, Gruber to 3rd, Lee to 2nd, Toronto 4 Oakland 0 1 2 3-1 23 4-0 Moore walked 1 2 3-2 123 4-0 Beniquez struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-Oakland 1 0 0-2 - 4-0 Murphy struck out, 1 out 1 1 0-2 - 4-0 Polonia struck out, 2 out 1 2 1-2 - 4-0 Canseco struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-Toronto 2 0 1-2 - 4-0 Moseby flied to right, 1 out 2 1 0-0 - 4-0 Bell flied to very deep right center, 2 out 2 2 0-1 - 4-0 Fielder grounded to third, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-Oakland 2 0 0-1 - 4-0 McGwire hit a solo homer down the left field line, 341 feet, Toronto 4 Oakland 1 2 0 0-1 - 4-1 Lansford grounded to short, 1 out 2 1 0-1 - 4-1 Steinbach grounded to third, 2 out 2 2 2-1 - 4-1 Bernazard grounded to third, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-Toronto 3 0 3-2 - 4-1 Scoreboard problem (28 minute delay) 3 0 0-1 - 4-1 Barfield flied to deep left center, 1 out 3 1 1-0 - 4-1 Mulliniks grounded to short, 2 out 3 2 2-2 - 4-1 Gruber lined to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-Oakland 3 0 3-2 - 4-1 Davis struck out, out at 1st, 1 out 3 1 2-2 - 4-1 Griffin lined a single to center 3 1 0-2 1 4-1 Wild pitch, Griffin to 2nd 3 1 1-2 2 4-1 Murphy flied to deep right center, 2 out 3 2 0-2 2 4-1 Polonia grounded a single between first and second, Griffin scored, Polonia out at 2nd, 3 out, Toronto 4 Oakland 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-Toronto 4 0 0-1 - 4-2 Lee flied to shallow left, 1 out 4 1 1-1 - 4-2 Moore grounded to second, 2 out 4 2 2-0 - 4-2 Beniquez flied to deep left center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-Oakland 4 0 3-1 - 4-2 Canseco walked 4 0 0-2 1 4-2 McGwire hit by pitch, Canseco to 2nd 4 0 1-2 12 4-2 Lansford flied to deep right center, Canseco to 3rd, 1 out 4 1 1-2 13 4-2 Steinbach grounded to short, forcing McGwire at second, Canseco scored, 2 out, Toronto 4 Oakland 3 4 2 0-2 1 4-3 Bernazard struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-Toronto 5 0 2-0 - 4-3 Moseby lined a single between first and second 5 0 0-1 1 4-3 Moseby caught stealing 2nd, 1 out 5 1 1-1 - 4-3 Bell flied to shallow right center, 2 out 5 2 2-1 - 4-3 Fielder grounded a single between third and short 5 2 2-1 1 4-3 Barfield flied to deep left center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-Oakland 5 0 0-2 - 4-3 Davis struck out, 1 out 5 1 0-2 - 4-3 Griffin grounded to second, 2 out 5 2 3-2 - 4-3 Murphy walked 5 2 0-2 1 4-3 Polonia flied down the right field line, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-Toronto 6 0 0-0 - 4-3 Mulliniks flied to center, 1 out 6 1 0-0 - 4-3 Gruber doubled off the wall in left >Nelson pitching 6 1 3-1 2 4-3 Lee walked 6 1 1-0 12 4-3 Moore grounded to short, second to first double play, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-Oakland 6 0 3-1 - 4-3 Canseco walked 6 0 0-2 1 4-3 McGwire struck out, 1 out >Eichhorn pitching 6 1 0-0 1 4-3 Canseco stole 2nd 6 1 0-1 2 4-3 Lansford grounded to first, Canseco to 3rd, 2 out 6 2 0-2 3 4-3 Steinbach hit a two run homer to left center, 385 feet, Oakland 5 Toronto 4 6 2 1-2 - 4-5 Bernazard grounded to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-Toronto 7 0 2-0 - 4-5 Beniquez grounded to second, 1 out 7 1 1-0 - 4-5 Moseby grounded to the pitcher, safe on an error 7 1 1-2 1 4-5 Bell struck out, 2 out >Iorg batting 7 2 1-2 1 4-5 Wild pitch, Moseby to 2nd 7 2 3-2 2 4-5 Iorg walked >Eckersley pitching 7 2 1-2 12 4-5 Barfield grounded to third, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-Oakland >Upshaw playing 1B >Gruber playing SS >Lee, M playing 2B 7 0 2-2 - 4-5 Davis struck out, 1 out 7 1 0-2 - 4-5 Griffin grounded to first, 2 out >Musselman pitching 7 2 1-2 - 4-5 Murphy singled on the infield 7 2 1-2 1 4-5 Polonia grounded to short, safe on an error, Murphy to 2nd 7 2 2-0 12 4-5 Passed ball, Murphy to 3rd, Polonia to 2nd 7 2 3-0 23 4-5 Canseco walked 7 2 2-2 123 4-5 McGwire grounded a single between third and short, Murphy scored, Polonia scored, Canseco scored, outfield error, McGwir 7 2 1-2 2 4-8 Lansford grounded to second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8-Toronto 8 0 0-0 - 4-8 Mulliniks grounded to short, 1 out 8 1 1-0 - 4-8 Gruber hit a solo homer down the left field line, 339 feet, Oakland 8 Toronto 5 8 1 1-2 - 5-8 Lee popped to short, 2 out >Whitt batting 8 2 1-1 - 5-8 Whitt grounded to first, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8-Oakland >Whitt playing C 8 0 1-1 - 5-8 Steinbach grounded a single between third and short 8 0 2-2 1 5-8 Bernazard grounded to short, forcing Steinbach at second, 1 out 8 1 0-2 1 5-8 Wild pitch, Bernazard to 2nd 8 1 1-2 2 5-8 Davis struck out, 2 out 8 2 3-1 2 5-8 Griffin grounded to the pitcher, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-Toronto >McGriff batting >McGriff playing DH 9 0 2-1 - 5-8 McGriff flied shallow down right field line, 1 out 9 1 1-0 - 5-8 Moseby flied to deep right, 2 out 9 2 0-2 - 5-8 Bell hit a solo homer down the left field line, 361 feet, Oakland 8 Toronto 6 9 2 1-1 - 6-8 Upshaw grounded to the pitcher, safe on an error 9 2 0-2 1 6-8 Barfield hit by pitch, Upshaw to 2nd 9 2 0-2 12 6-8 Mulliniks doubled to left center, Upshaw scored, Barfield to 3rd, Oakland 8 Toronto 7 9 2 0-2 23 7-8 Gruber grounded to third Recap Tor 1st: Sent 10 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks. Tor Cecil Fielder singled scoring Beniquez to take the lead. Tor 1 Oak 0. Tor Rance Mulliniks singled scoring Moseby. Tor 2 Oak 0. Tor Manuel Lee singled scoring 2. Tor 4 Oak 0. Oak 2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit. Oak Mark McGwire hit a solo HR(3). Tor 4 Oak 1. Tor : Jesse Barfield at bat 28 min delay, scoreboar. Oak 3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits. Oak Luis Polonia singled scoring Griffin. Tor 4 Oak 2. Oak 4th: Scored 1 run on one walk. Oak Terry Steinbach hit a grounder scoring 1. Tor 4 Oak 3. Oak 6th: Scored 2 runs on a hit and one walk. Oak Terry Steinbach hit a 2 run HR(1) to take the lead. Tor 4 Oak 5. Oak 7th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 2 hits, one walk and 2 errors. Oak Mark McGwire singled scoring 3. Tor 4 Oak 8. Tor 8th: Scored 1 run on a hit. Tor Kelly Gruber hit a solo HR(1). Tor 5 Oak 8. Tor 9th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits, and an error. Tor George Bell hit a solo HR(2). Tor 6 Oak 8. Tor Rance Mulliniks doubled scoring Upshaw. Tor 7 Oak 8. Tor Tony Fernandez: 2 for 4, triple. Tor Kelly Gruber: 2 for 5, double, HR. Oak Jose Canseco: 0 for 1, 3 runs, 3 W. Oak Mike Davis: , 4 K. Oak Mark McGwire: 2 for 3, HR, 4 RBI. Oak Gene Nelson pitched 1.1 innings and picked up the win: 1.1 IP, 0 hits, 2 BB, 1 K. He's 1-0 on the year. Oak Dennis Eckersley pitched a shutout the final 2.1 innings earning his 1st save. Tor Mark Eichhorn pitched 1.1 innings and took the loss: 1.1 IP, 1 earned run, 1 hit, 0 BB, 1 K. He drops to 1-1 on the year.