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Standings
KCR
@BAL		1
2
SEP
@BOS		6
5		 
(10)
WSA
@CHW		4
3
OAK
@CLE		6
4		 
(11)
MIN
@DET		3
1
CAL
@NYY		1
3
NYM
@CIN		2
3
CHC
@HOU		5
4
PIT
@LAD		5
7
ATL
@MON		6
3
SFG
@PHI		4
5
STL
@SDP		2
3
Wednesday, August 6, 1969 8:01PM
, Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,927, Time of Game: 1:56
Royals
1
44-64
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 23 GB
 at Orioles
2
75-34
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
W: Mike Cuellar (14-9)
L: Jim Rooker (2-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  0
Orioles         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  X    2  5  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Paul Schaal 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .298 .670 -0.153 1.51 0.000 -0.153 -1.0 0 0
Joe Keough CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .189 .447 -0.068 0.87 0.000 -0.068 -0.6 5 0
   Buck Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .711 -0.049 2.02 0.000 -0.049 -0.1
Lou Piniella LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .288 .774 0.152 0.92 0.174 -0.021 0.9 1 0 3B
   Tom Burgmeier PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .429 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Ed Kirkpatrick RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .223 .670 -0.010 0.91 0.035 -0.046 -0.1 2 0
   Hawk Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .825 -0.075 2.73 0.000 -0.075 -0.2
Joe Foy 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .255 .708 0.112 1.00 0.129 -0.016 1.1 5 0 SB
Ellie Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .649 -0.211 1.28 0.000 -0.211 -2.1 4 1
Jerry Adair 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .245 .556 -0.082 1.17 0.036 -0.118 -0.8 4 1 CS
Jackie Hernandez SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .231 .572 -0.056 0.76 0.000 -0.056 -0.5 3 2
Jim Rooker P 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .919 0.025 0.53 0.047 -0.022 0.2 0 1 2B
Team Totals 29 1 5 0 2 5 .172 .502 -0.415 1.09 0.421 -0.835 -3.1 24 5
2B: J Rooker (2, off M Cuellar).
3B: L Piniella (5, off M Cuellar).
TB: L Piniella 4; J Rooker 2; J Adair; J Foy.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Baserunning
SB: J Foy (30, 2nd base off M Cuellar/A Etchebarren).
CS: J Adair (2, 2nd base by M Cuellar/A Etchebarren).

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Buford LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .291 .820 -0.005 0.87 0.050 -0.055 -0.1 1 0
Paul Blair CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .306 .881 -0.079 1.13 0.000 -0.079 -0.6 4 0
Frank Robinson RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .330 1.034 -0.095 1.31 0.000 -0.095 -0.6 0 0
Boog Powell 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .302 .963 -0.087 1.24 0.038 -0.125 -0.6 10 0 CS
Brooks Robinson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .233 .701 -0.072 0.98 0.000 -0.072 -0.5 2 4
Davey Johnson 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .291 .751 -0.033 1.28 0.038 -0.072 -0.1 4 4
Andy Etchebarren C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .277 .779 0.002 1.54 0.069 -0.067 -0.2 5 1
Mark Belanger SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .705 -0.129 1.77 0.000 -0.129 -0.6 1 2
Mike Cuellar P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .078 .202 -0.051 1.02 0.000 -0.051 -0.3 0 0
   Curt Motton PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 .282 .902 0.636 2.39 0.636 0.000 1.9 HR
   Pete Richert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 28 2 5 2 0 4 .179 .464 0.087 1.27 0.831 -0.745 -1.7 27 11
HR: C Motton (2, off J Rooker; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: C Motton 4; A Etchebarren; D Buford; B Powell; D Johnson.
RBI: C Motton 2 (11).
2-out RBI: C Motton 2.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding
TP: 1. B Robinson-D Johnson-B Powell.
E: A Etchebarren (3).
Baserunning
CS: B Powell (1, 2nd base by J Rooker/E Rodriguez).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Rooker, L (2-9) 8 5 2 2 0 4 1 4.39 28 68 -0.087 1.27 1.7
Team Totals 8 5 2 2 0 4 1 2.25 28 68 -0.087 1.09 1.7

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Cuellar, W (14-9) 8 4 1 1 2 5 0 2.39 27 73 0.261 0.94 2.7
Pete Richert, S (9) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.11 4 0 0 0.153 2.23 0.5
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 2 5 0 1.00 31 73 0 0 0.414 1.27 3.1
Balks: M Cuellar (2).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Bob Stewart, 3B - Marty Springstead.
Time of Game: 1:56.
Attendance: 9,927.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Baltimore Orioles
1 Paul Schaal 3B 1 Don Buford LF
2 Joe Keough CF 2 Paul Blair CF
3 Lou Piniella LF 3 Frank Robinson RF
4 Ed Kirkpatrick RF 4 Boog Powell 1B
5 Joe Foy 1B 5 Brooks Robinson 3B
6 Ellie Rodriguez C 6 Davey Johnson 2B
7 Jerry Adair 2B 7 Andy Etchebarren C
8 Jackie Hernandez SS 8 Mark Belanger SS
9 Jim Rooker P 9 Mike Cuellar P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 0-1 2 1-- RR BAL C. Motton J. Rooker 64% 85% Home Run; Etchebarren Scores
t4 1-0 0 12- OOO KCR E. Rodriguez M. Cuellar 14% 41% Ground Ball Triple Play: 3B-2B-1B
t4 0-0 0 --- KCR L. Piniella M. Cuellar -12% 38% Triple to LF
b8 0-1 1 1-- O BAL M. Belanger J. Rooker -8% 22% Flyball: LF
t9 1-2 2 1-- O KCR H. Taylor P. Richert 7% 100% Popfly: 1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR P. Schaal M. Cuellar 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCR J. Keough M. Cuellar 1% 54% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- O KCR L. Piniella M. Cuellar 1% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BAL D. Buford J. Rooker -2% 52% Popfly: 2B
b1 0-0 1 --- O BAL P. Blair J. Rooker -1% 51% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- O BAL F. Robinson J. Rooker -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick M. Cuellar 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- KCR J. Foy M. Cuellar -3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- KCR E. Rodriguez M. Cuellar -5% 45% Foy Steals 2B; Foy to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
t2 0-0 1 --3 O KCR E. Rodriguez M. Cuellar 6% 51% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 --3 O KCR J. Adair M. Cuellar 4% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- BAL B. Powell J. Rooker 4% 59% Single to RF
b2 0-0 0 1-- O BAL B. Robinson J. Rooker -6% 53% Powell Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b2 0-0 1 --- O BAL B. Robinson J. Rooker -2% 51% Popfly: SS
b2 0-0 2 --- O BAL D. Johnson J. Rooker -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O KCR J. Hernandez M. Cuellar 2% 52% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 --- KCR J. Rooker M. Cuellar -5% 48% Double to RF
t3 0-0 1 -2- O KCR P. Schaal M. Cuellar 4% 52% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 2 -2- O KCR J. Keough M. Cuellar 4% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O BAL A. Etchebarren J. Rooker -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- O BAL M. Belanger J. Rooker -2% 51% Popfly: 2B
b3 0-0 2 --- O BAL M. Cuellar J. Rooker -1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- KCR L. Piniella M. Cuellar -12% 38% Triple to LF
t4 0-0 0 --3 R KCR E. Kirkpatrick M. Cuellar -1% 37% Balk; Piniella Scores
t4 1-0 0 --- KCR E. Kirkpatrick M. Cuellar -4% 33% Walk
t4 1-0 0 1-- KCR J. Foy M. Cuellar -5% 28% Single to RF; Kirkpatrick to 2B
t4 1-0 0 12- OOO KCR E. Rodriguez M. Cuellar 14% 41% Ground Ball Triple Play: 3B-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
b4 0-1 0 --- BAL D. Buford J. Rooker 5% 46% Single to LF
b4 0-1 0 1-- O BAL P. Blair J. Rooker -5% 42% Popfly: SS
b4 0-1 1 1-- O BAL F. Robinson J. Rooker -4% 38% Flyball: CF
b4 0-1 2 1-- O BAL B. Powell J. Rooker -3% 35% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 7-8-9
t5 1-0 0 --- KCR J. Adair M. Cuellar -4% 31% Single to CF
t5 1-0 0 1-- O KCR J. Hernandez M. Cuellar 6% 37% Adair Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t5 1-0 1 --- O KCR J. Hernandez M. Cuellar 2% 39% Strikeout
t5 1-0 2 --- O KCR J. Rooker M. Cuellar 1% 40% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 5-6-7
b5 0-1 0 --- O BAL B. Robinson J. Rooker -3% 37% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-1 1 --- BAL D. Johnson J. Rooker 4% 40% Single to CF
b5 0-1 1 1-- O BAL A. Etchebarren J. Rooker -4% 36% Flyball: RF
b5 0-1 2 1-- O BAL M. Belanger J. Rooker -3% 33% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 1-2-3
t6 1-0 0 --- O KCR P. Schaal M. Cuellar 2% 35% Flyball: CF
t6 1-0 1 --- O KCR J. Keough M. Cuellar 2% 37% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1-0 2 --- O KCR L. Piniella M. Cuellar 1% 38% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 9-1-2
b6 0-1 0 --- O BAL M. Cuellar J. Rooker -4% 34% Popfly: 1B
b6 0-1 1 --- O BAL D. Buford J. Rooker -3% 31% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 0-1 2 --- O BAL P. Blair J. Rooker -2% 29% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 4-5-6
t7 1-0 0 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick M. Cuellar 2% 32% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1-0 1 --- O KCR J. Foy M. Cuellar 2% 33% Popfly: 2B
t7 1-0 2 --- O KCR E. Rodriguez M. Cuellar 1% 34% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 3-4-5
b7 0-1 0 --- O BAL F. Robinson J. Rooker -5% 30% Flyball: RF
b7 0-1 1 --- O BAL B. Powell J. Rooker -3% 26% Strikeout Looking
b7 0-1 2 --- O BAL B. Robinson J. Rooker -2% 24% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 7-8-9
t8 1-0 0 --- O KCR J. Adair M. Cuellar 2% 26% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1-0 1 --- O KCR J. Hernandez M. Cuellar 2% 28% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1-0 2 --- O KCR J. Rooker M. Cuellar 1% 29% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 6-7-8
b8 0-1 0 --- O BAL D. Johnson J. Rooker -6% 23% Flyball: CF
b8 0-1 1 --- BAL A. Etchebarren J. Rooker 7% 30% Single to LF
b8 0-1 1 1-- O BAL M. Belanger J. Rooker -8% 22% Flyball: LF
Curt Motton pinch hits for Mike Cuellar (P) batting 9th
b8 0-1 2 1-- RR BAL C. Motton J. Rooker 64% 85% Home Run; Etchebarren Scores
b8 2-1 2 --- O BAL D. Buford J. Rooker -1% 85% Popfly: 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 2.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Orioles' Pete Richert facing 1-2-3
Pete Richert replaces Curt Motton (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 1-2 0 --- O KCR P. Schaal P. Richert 7% 92% Popfly: 2B
Buck Martinez pinch hits for Joe Keough (CF) batting 2nd
t9 1-2 1 --- O KCR B. Martinez P. Richert 5% 97% Foul Popfly: 3B
t9 1-2 2 --- KCR L. Piniella P. Richert -4% 93% Single to CF
Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Ed Kirkpatrick (RF) batting 4th
Tom Burgmeier pinch runs for Lou Piniella (LF) batting 3rd
t9 1-2 2 1-- O KCR H. Taylor P. Richert 7% 100% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 2.

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