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Standings
KCR
@BAL		0
4
NYY
@CAL		1
8
TEX
@DET		7
0
MIL
@MIN		7
8
BOS
@OAK		3
4
PIT
@ATL		8
1
CHC
@CIN		3
9
STL
@HOU		2
7
SFG
@MON		9
2
SDP
@NYM		4
8
LAD
@PHI		7
1
Monday, August 11, 1975 7:33PM
, Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 13,967, Time of Game: 2:15
Royals
0
64-51
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 6½ GB
 at Orioles
4
63-51
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 6 GB
W: Mike Cuellar (11-8)
L: Steve Busby (15-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  1
Orioles         0  0  0   0  0  0   3  1  X    4  7  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Freddie Patek SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .242 .651 -0.088 0.90 0.000 -0.088 -0.9 2 2
Cookie Rojas 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .281 .683 -0.011 0.62 0.030 -0.041 -0.2 3 1
Amos Otis CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .783 -0.060 0.63 0.000 -0.060 -0.5 3 0
John Mayberry 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .282 .953 0.045 1.15 0.083 -0.038 0.5 8 0 2B
Hal McRae LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .309 .811 -0.175 1.73 0.000 -0.175 -1.4 2 0
George Brett 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .291 .764 -0.058 1.08 0.048 -0.106 -0.4 1 3 CS
Harmon Killebrew DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 .205 .701 -0.011 0.88 0.033 -0.044 -0.2
Al Cowens RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .702 -0.065 0.93 0.000 -0.065 -0.6 0 0
Buck Martinez C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .657 -0.042 0.78 0.000 -0.042 -0.3 5 0
   Jim Wohlford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .647 -0.006 0.22 0.000 -0.006 -0.1
   Bob Stinson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .804 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Steve Busby P 1
Team Totals 28 0 2 0 2 4 .071 .240 -0.471 0.93 0.194 -0.665 -4.0 24 7
2B: J Mayberry (24, off M Cuellar).
TB: J Mayberry 2; G Brett.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding
PB: B Martinez (7).
E: G Brett (22).
Baserunning
CS: G Brett (6, 2nd base by M Cuellar POCS).

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Bumbry DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 .268 .693 -0.150 1.85 0.011 -0.161 -1.1
Bobby Grich 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .272 .823 0.208 1.85 0.321 -0.113 1.0 2 1 2B
Ken Singleton RF 2 0 1 1 2 0 .295 .875 0.091 0.69 0.117 -0.026 1.3 3 0
Lee May 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 .762 -0.019 0.99 0.030 -0.048 -0.4 6 1
   Paul Blair CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 .493 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Don Baylor LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .288 .891 -0.094 1.08 0.014 -0.108 0.2 3 0 HR
Jim Northrup CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .272 .783 -0.096 1.19 0.000 -0.096 -0.7 1 0
   Tony Muser 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .619 -0.001 0.04 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 4 0
Brooks Robinson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .207 .564 0.131 0.78 0.143 -0.011 0.7 1 5
Elrod Hendricks C 3 1 1 0 1 1 .200 .706 -0.034 1.29 0.077 -0.111 -0.0 4 0
Mark Belanger SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 .206 .506 -0.008 1.35 0.056 -0.064 -0.4 3 3 SH
Mike Cuellar P 2
Team Totals 31 4 7 4 4 5 .226 .669 0.028 1.19 0.769 -0.739 0.4 27 12
2B: B Grich (17, off S Busby).
HR: D Baylor (18, off S Busby; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: M Belanger (19, off S Busby).
TB: D Baylor 4; B Grich 2; K Singleton; B Robinson; L May; E Hendricks; M Belanger.
RBI: B Grich 2 (41); K Singleton (41); D Baylor (54).
2-out RBI: B Grich 2; K Singleton.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Grich-L May.
E: B Grich (14).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Busby, L (15-9) 8 7 4 4 4 5 1 2.79 36 53 -0.027 1.19 -0.4
Team Totals 8 7 4 4 4 5 1 4.50 36 53 -0.027 0.93 -0.4

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Cuellar, W (11-8) 9 2 0 0 2 4 0 3.73 30 85 0.473 0.93 4.0
Team Totals 9 2 0 0 2 4 0 0.00 30 85 0.473 1.19 4.0
Balks: None.
WP: S Busby (7).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: M Cuellar (9; G Brett, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Hank Soar.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 13,967.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 79° F, Night.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Baltimore Orioles
1 Freddie Patek SS 1 Al Bumbry DH
2 Cookie Rojas 2B 2 Bobby Grich 2B
3 Amos Otis CF 3 Ken Singleton RF
4 John Mayberry 1B 4 Lee May 1B
5 Hal McRae LF 5 Don Baylor LF
6 George Brett 3B 6 Jim Northrup CF
7 Harmon Killebrew DH 7 Brooks Robinson 3B
8 Al Cowens RF 8 Elrod Hendricks C
9 Buck Martinez C 9 Mark Belanger SS
Steve Busby P Mike Cuellar P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 0-0 2 12- RR BAL B. Grich S. Busby 32% 89% Double to CF; Hendricks Scores; Belanger Scores
b5 0-0 0 --- BAL B. Robinson S. Busby 9% 65% Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Robinson to 2B
t5 0-0 0 1-- O KCR H. Killebrew M. Cuellar 8% 53% Brett Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
t2 0-0 0 1-- OO KCR H. McRae M. Cuellar 8% 54% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
t4 0-0 2 -23 O KCR H. McRae M. Cuellar 7% 56% Flyball: LF

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 F. Patek M. Cuellar 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCR C. Rojas M. Cuellar 1% 54% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- O KCR A. Otis 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' Steve Busby facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BAL A. Bumbry S. Busby -2% 52% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- O BAL B. Grich S. Busby -1% 51% Popfly: SS
b1 0-0 2 --- BAL K. Singleton S. Busby 1% 52% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- O BAL L. May S. Busby -2% 50% Foul Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 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 --- KCR J. Mayberry M. Cuellar -4% 46% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- OO KCR H. McRae M. Cuellar 8% 54% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O KCR G. Brett M. Cuellar 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Steve Busby facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O BAL D. Baylor S. Busby -2% 53% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- O BAL J. Northrup S. Busby -2% 51% Popfly: 2B
b2 0-0 2 --- O BAL B. Robinson S. Busby -1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O KCR H. Killebrew M. Cuellar 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 1 --- O KCR A. Cowens M. Cuellar 2% 54% Popfly: SS
t3 0-0 2 --- O KCR B. Martinez M. Cuellar 1% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Steve Busby facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- BAL E. Hendricks S. Busby 4% 59% Single to CF
b3 0-0 0 1-- O BAL M. Belanger S. Busby -2% 58% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Hendricks to 2B
b3 0-0 1 -2- BAL A. Bumbry S. Busby 4% 61% Passed Ball; Hendricks to 3B
b3 0-0 1 --3 O BAL A. Bumbry S. Busby -7% 54% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 2 --3 O BAL B. Grich S. Busby -4% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 1-2-3
t4 0-0 0 --- O KCR F. Patek M. Cuellar 3% 53% Strikeout
t4 0-0 1 --- KCR C. Rojas M. Cuellar -3% 50% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
t4 0-0 1 1-- O KCR A. Otis M. Cuellar 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t4 0-0 2 1-- KCR J. Mayberry M. Cuellar -4% 49% Double to RF; Rojas to 3B
t4 0-0 2 -23 O KCR H. McRae M. Cuellar 7% 56% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Steve Busby facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- O BAL K. Singleton S. Busby -3% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 0-0 1 --- BAL L. May S. Busby 3% 56% Single to LF
b4 0-0 1 1-- O BAL D. Baylor S. Busby -3% 53% Flyball: CF
b4 0-0 2 1-- O BAL J. Northrup S. Busby -3% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 6-7-8
t5 0-0 0 --- KCR G. Brett M. Cuellar -5% 45% Single to LF
t5 0-0 0 1-- O KCR H. Killebrew M. Cuellar 8% 53% Brett Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
t5 0-0 1 --- KCR H. Killebrew M. Cuellar -3% 50% Walk
t5 0-0 1 1-- O KCR A. Cowens M. Cuellar 4% 53% Strikeout
t5 0-0 2 1-- O KCR B. Martinez M. Cuellar 3% 56% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Steve Busby facing 7-8-9
b5 0-0 0 --- BAL B. Robinson S. Busby 9% 65% Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Robinson to 2B
b5 0-0 0 -2- O BAL E. Hendricks S. Busby -6% 59% Strikeout
b5 0-0 1 -2- O BAL M. Belanger S. Busby -5% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 0-0 2 -2- BAL A. Bumbry S. Busby 1% 56% Walk
b5 0-0 2 12- O BAL B. Grich S. Busby -6% 50% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 1-2-3
t6 0-0 0 --- O KCR F. Patek M. Cuellar 3% 53% Foul Popfly: SS
t6 0-0 1 --- O KCR C. Rojas M. Cuellar 2% 56% Strikeout
t6 0-0 2 --- O KCR A. Otis M. Cuellar 2% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Steve Busby facing 3-4-5
b6 0-0 0 --- BAL K. Singleton S. Busby 5% 62% Walk
b6 0-0 0 1-- O BAL L. May S. Busby -2% 60% Flyball: CF; Singleton to 2B
b6 0-0 1 -2- O BAL D. Baylor S. Busby -5% 55% Foul Popfly: 1B
b6 0-0 2 -2- O BAL J. Northrup S. Busby -5% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 4-5-6
t7 0-0 0 --- O KCR J. Mayberry M. Cuellar 4% 54% Popfly: 3B
t7 0-0 1 --- O KCR H. McRae M. Cuellar 3% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 0-0 2 --- O KCR G. Brett M. Cuellar 2% 58% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Steve Busby facing 7-8-9
b7 0-0 0 --- BAL B. Robinson S. Busby 6% 64% Single to CF
b7 0-0 0 1-- O BAL E. Hendricks S. Busby -5% 59% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b7 0-0 1 1-- BAL M. Belanger S. Busby 6% 64% Single to LF; Hendricks to 2B
b7 0-0 1 12- O BAL A. Bumbry S. Busby -7% 57% Strikeout
b7 0-0 2 12- RR BAL B. Grich S. Busby 32% 89% Double to CF; Hendricks Scores; Belanger Scores
b7 2-0 2 -2- R BAL K. Singleton S. Busby 5% 94% Single to CF; Grich Scores
b7 3-0 2 1-- BAL L. May S. Busby 0% 95% Wild Pitch; Singleton to 2B
b7 3-0 2 -2- O BAL L. May S. Busby -1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 3.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 7-8-9
Tony Muser replaces Jim Northrup (CF) playing 1B batting 6th
Paul Blair replaces Lee May (1B) playing CF batting 4th
t8 0-3 0 --- O KCR H. Killebrew M. Cuellar 2% 96% Flyball: LF
t8 0-3 1 --- O KCR A. Cowens M. Cuellar 1% 97% Groundout: P-1B
Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Buck Martinez (C) batting 9th
t8 0-3 2 --- O KCR J. Wohlford M. Cuellar 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Steve Busby facing 5-6-7
Bob Stinson replaces Jim Wohlford (PH) playing C batting 9th
b8 3-0 0 --- R BAL D. Baylor S. Busby 1% 99% Home Run
b8 4-0 0 --- O BAL T. Muser S. Busby -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 4-0 1 --- O BAL B. Robinson S. Busby -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 4-0 2 --- BAL E. Hendricks S. Busby 0% 99% Walk
b8 4-0 2 1-- O BAL M. Belanger S. Busby -0% 99% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 4.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 1-2-3
t9 0-4 0 --- O KCR F. Patek M. Cuellar 1% 100% Lineout: SS
t9 0-4 1 --- O KCR C. Rojas M. Cuellar 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 0-4 2 --- O KCR A. Otis M. Cuellar 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 4.

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