September 6, 1998 Kansas City Royals at Anaheim Angels Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 3
KCR 0 CHW 6
NYY 5 DET 3
CLE 2 OAK 9
TBD 2 BAL 5
@SEA 2 MIN 6
@TEX 5 TOR 8
BOS 7 HOU 10
@ARI 1 COL 12
SDP 2 FLA 6
MON 2 SFG 6
@LAD 2 MIL 5
PHI 4 ATL 4
@NYM 0 PIT 4
CHC 3
(10) STL 5
CIN 2

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 33,941

Sunday, September 6, 1998, 5:05
Time of Game: 2:42

Royals

65-77

Lost 2

3rd, 14 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  1
Angels          3  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    3  7  0

W: C Finley (11-6), L: T Belcher (12-12), S: S Hasegawa (4)

Angels

79-64

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .280  .767   27    5   0   
S Leius 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .172  .372   22    1   1   GDP
J Offerman 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .306  .832   22    1   2   
D Palmer DH                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .844   15    0   0   
J Conine RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .256  .743   16    2   0   
C Hatcher LF                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .333   14    3   0   
  J Giambi PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .718    4    0   0   
H Morris 1B                   2   0   0   0    1   2  .308  .729   15    9   0   
S Halter SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .223  .580   11    2   5   
T Spehr C                     1   0   0   0    1   0  .135  .428   10    0   0   
  M Sweeney PH-C              0   0   0   0    1   0  .251  .704    4    1   0   

T Belcher P                                                              0   0
Totals                       29   0   3   0    4  11              160   24   8

BATTING

TB: J Damon 2; J Conine.

GIDP: S Leius (2).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

E: S Halter (10).

Anaheim Angels               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Palmeiro LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .326  .799   23    2   0   
R Velarde 2B                  2   1   0   0    2   0  .260  .796   16    0   2   
J Edmonds CF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .303  .862   10    2   0   
T Salmon DH                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .302  .966    9    0   0   
G Jefferies 1B                3   1   0   0    0   0  .304  .750   14    4   0   
  C Pritchett 1B              1   0   1   0    0   0  .375  .955    2    2   0   
G Anderson RF                 4   0   2   3    0   0  .304  .807   11    4   0   
M Walbeck C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .252  .665   14   11   0   
C Shipley 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .702    7    1   1   
  T Glaus 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .596         0   0   
G DiSarcina SS                3   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .719    7    1   2   

C Finley P                                                               0   1
  S Hasegawa P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   3   7   3    3   1              113   27   6

BATTING

TB: G Anderson 2; T Salmon 2; O Palmeiro; M Walbeck; C Pritchett.

RBI: G Anderson 3 (74).

2-out RBI: G Anderson 3.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Finley-G DiSarcina-G Jefferies.

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Belcher, L (12-12)           8     7   3   0    3   1   0   3.98   35  113-70   47· 4·19   14·13· 4· 0     60    -     0.50  -0.05
Totals                         8     7   3   0    3   1   0          35  113-70   47· 4·19   14·13· 4· 0           -

Anaheim Angels                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Finley, W (11-6)             8     3   0   0    4  10   0   3.08   30  146-82   49· 9·24    7· 7· 2· 0     82    -     1.00   0.41
S Hasegawa, S (4)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.79    3   14-10    5· 2· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.04
Totals                         9     3   0   0    4  11   0          33  160-92   54·11·27    7· 9· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Tim Welke.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 33,941.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 5mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Anaheim Angels                       
1. J Damon              CF    1. O Palmeiro           LF 
2. S Leius              3B    2. R Velarde            2B 
3. J Offerman           2B    3. J Edmonds            CF 
4. D Palmer             DH    4. T Salmon             DH 
5. J Conine             RF    5. G Jefferies          1B 
6. C Hatcher            LF    6. G Anderson           RF 
7. H Morris             1B    7. M Walbeck            C  
8. S Halter             SS    8. C Shipley            3B 
9. T Spehr              C     9. G DiSarcina          SS 

   T Belcher            P        C Finley             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  123  6   21%  78% G Anderson      T Belcher       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Velarde Scores/unER; Salmon Scores/unER; Jefferies Scores/unER
   t 6   0  3-0  12-  6   13%  87% S Leius         C Finley        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left); Spehr to 3B
   t 6   0  3-0  1--  5   -7%  74% J Damon         C Finley        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Spehr to 2B
   t 7   1  3-0  12-  5    5%  89% H Morris        C Finley        Strikeout Looking
   t 7   2  3-0  12-  5    5%  93% S Halter        C Finley        Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Finley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   47%  J Damon         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   50%  S Leius         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   53%  J Offerman      Flyball: RF
   O      1--  3   55%  D Palmer        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Belcher facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  O Palmeiro      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          ---  6   55%  R Velarde       Walk
   O      1--  2   52%  J Edmonds       Flyball: LF
          1--  2   54%  T Salmon        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Velarde to 2B
          12-  7   57%  G Jefferies     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Velarde to 3B; Salmon to 2B
   RRR    123  6   78%  G Anderson      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Velarde Scores/unER; Salmon Scores/unER; Jefferies Scores/unER
          1--  5   79%  M Walbeck       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short RF); Anderson to 3B
   O      1-3  1   76%  C Shipley       Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 3.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Chuck Finley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   78%  J Conine        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   80%  C Hatcher       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   79%  H Morris        Walk
   O      1--  5   81%  S Halter        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tim Belcher facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   80%  G DiSarcina     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  8   79%  O Palmeiro      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   79%  R Velarde       Walk
   O      1--  2   78%  J Edmonds       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 3.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Chuck Finley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   80%  T Spehr         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  7   82%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  9   83%  S Leius         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tim Belcher facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   81%  T Salmon        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   81%  G Jefferies     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   80%  G Anderson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 3.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Chuck Finley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   82%  J Offerman      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   84%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   85%  J Conine        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tim Belcher facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   84%  M Walbeck       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   83%  C Shipley       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   82%  G DiSarcina     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 3.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Chuck Finley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   85%  C Hatcher       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   86%  H Morris        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   87%  S Halter        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tim Belcher facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   86%  O Palmeiro      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   85%  R Velarde       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   86%  J Edmonds       Walk
          1--  2   87%  T Salmon        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Edmonds to 2B
   O      12-  5   85%  G Jefferies     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 3.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Chuck Finley facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   81%  T Spehr         Walk
          1--  5   74%  J Damon         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Spehr to 2B
   OO     12-  6   87%  S Leius         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left); Spehr to 3B
   O      --3  6   90%  J Offerman      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tim Belcher facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   89%  G Anderson      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   89%  M Walbeck       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   88%  C Shipley       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 3.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Chuck Finley facing 4-5-6
                  Chris Pritchett replaces Gregg Jefferies playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---  5   91%  D Palmer        Lineout: 3B
          ---  1   88%  J Conine        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   83%  C Hatcher       Walk; Conine to 2B
   O      12-  5   89%  H Morris        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  5   93%  S Halter        Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tim Belcher facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   93%  G DiSarcina     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  6   93%  O Palmeiro      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   93%  R Velarde       Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  2   92%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 3.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Chuck Finley facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Sweeney pinch hits for Tim Spehr batting 9th
          ---  4   87%  M Sweeney       Walk
   O      1--  9   92%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   95%  S Leius         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  7   97%  J Offerman      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tim Belcher facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Sweeney moves to C
   O      ---  1   97%  T Salmon        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   97%  C Pritchett     Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   97%  G Anderson      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Pritchett to 2B
   O      12-  5   97%  M Walbeck       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   96%  C Shipley       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 3.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Shigetoshi Hasegawa facing 4-5-6
                  Shigetoshi Hasegawa replaces Chuck Finley pitching; Troy Glaus replaces Craig Shipley playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---  3   98%  D Palmer        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7  100%  J Conine        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  Jeremy Giambi pinch hits for Chris Hatcher batting 6th
   O      ---  4  100%  J Giambi        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:ANA199809060

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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