Final
OAK
TEXCurrent Series
Athletics
1
Rangers
2
Game 1
Final
Athletics
6
Rangers
5
Game 2
Final
Athletics
1
Rangers
4
Game 3
Final
1987 AL West
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Rangers Game Summary
The Texas Rangers couldn't pull it off against the Oakland Athletics, 6 to 5, on September 15, 1987.
Game Info
September 15, 1987
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Polonia DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
T. Steinbach PH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2.000 |
T. Phillips 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
M. McGwire 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2.000 |
C. Lansford 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
D. Murphy CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Harper PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
S. Javier PR-CF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
J. Canseco LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | 1.000 |
M. Davis RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
M. Tettleton C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
A. Griffin SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
S. Henderson PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Gallego SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Brower CF-LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .750 |
D. Porter PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
S. Fletcher SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
S. Buechele 2B-3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
L. Parrish 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
J. Browne 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
P. Incaviglia DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
P. O'Brien 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
T. Paciorek LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
C. Espy PR-RF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
D. Slaught C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
G. Petralli PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
D. Meier RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
O. McDowell PH-CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Batting
HR: J. Canseco, M. McGwire 2, T. Steinbach
RBI: J. Canseco 3, M. McGwire 2, T. Steinbach
Batting
2B: B. Brower, T. Paciorek
HR: D. Slaught 2
RBI: S. Buechele, S. Fletcher 2, D. Slaught 2
Baserunning
SB: B. Brower, J. Browne, O. McDowell
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Young | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5.40 |
E. Plunk (W) | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6.00 |
D. Eckersley (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Harris | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2.57 |
S. Howe | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27.00 |
D. Mohorcic (L) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Polonia DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
T. Steinbach PH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2.000 |
T. Phillips 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
M. McGwire 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2.000 |
C. Lansford 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
D. Murphy CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Harper PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
S. Javier PR-CF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
J. Canseco LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | 1.000 |
M. Davis RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
M. Tettleton C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
A. Griffin SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
S. Henderson PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Gallego SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
Batting
HR: J. Canseco, M. McGwire 2, T. Steinbach
RBI: J. Canseco 3, M. McGwire 2, T. Steinbach
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Young | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5.40 |
E. Plunk (W) | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6.00 |
D. Eckersley (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Brower CF-LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .750 |
D. Porter PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
S. Fletcher SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
S. Buechele 2B-3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
L. Parrish 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
J. Browne 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
P. Incaviglia DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
P. O'Brien 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
T. Paciorek LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
C. Espy PR-RF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
D. Slaught C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
G. Petralli PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
D. Meier RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
O. McDowell PH-CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Batting
2B: B. Brower, T. Paciorek
HR: D. Slaught 2
RBI: S. Buechele, S. Fletcher 2, D. Slaught 2
Baserunning
SB: B. Brower, J. Browne, O. McDowell
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Harris | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2.57 |
S. Howe | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27.00 |
D. Mohorcic (L) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
