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KCR
@BAL		5
0
MIN
@BOS		5
6
MIL
@CHW		10
1
SEA
@CLE		6
10
CAL
@DET		9
12
TEX
@NYY		0
1
OAK
@TOR		6
2
NYM
@ATL		4
6
PHI
@CIN		0
9
MON
@HOU		2
7
STL
@LAD		0
11
PIT
@SDP		10
1
CHC
@SFG		1
4
Sunday, August 28, 1977 2:08PM
, Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 15,764, Time of Game: 2:19
Royals
5
75-52
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
 at Orioles
0
72-55
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 4 GB
W: Andy Hassler (7-5)
L: Ross Grimsley (12-7)
S: Doug Bird (8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   2  1  2   0  0  0    5 10  0
Orioles         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Joe Zdeb LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .303 .751 -0.002 0.56 0.032 -0.033 -0.1 1 0 SH
Hal McRae DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .288 .861 -0.081 0.80 0.000 -0.081 -1.5 GDP
George Brett 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .309 .902 0.078 0.57 0.104 -0.027 0.8 1 3 2B
Al Cowens RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .840 -0.072 0.68 0.000 -0.072 -1.0 2 0
Amos Otis CF 2 2 1 0 2 0 .256 .796 0.024 0.54 0.047 -0.023 0.7 3 0
John Mayberry 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .234 .766 -0.026 0.71 0.026 -0.052 -0.9 10 1 GDP
John Wathan C 4 2 2 2 0 1 .303 .768 0.251 0.69 0.280 -0.030 2.2 4 0 HR,2B
Freddie Patek SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 .263 .672 0.010 0.37 0.051 -0.041 1.1 1 2 2B,SB,CS
Frank White 2B 3 1 0 0 1 2 .239 .623 -0.003 0.45 0.026 -0.029 -0.5 3 6
Andy Hassler P 1 1
   Doug Bird P 1
Team Totals 33 5 10 5 3 4 .303 .846 0.179 0.58 0.566 -0.388 0.7 27 13
2B: F Patek (19, off S McGregor); J Wathan (3, off R Grimsley); G Brett (26, off R Grimsley).
HR: J Wathan (2, off R Grimsley; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
SH: J Zdeb (2, off R Grimsley).
TB: J Wathan 6; G Brett 3; F Patek 3; J Zdeb 2; A Otis; J Mayberry.
GIDP: J Mayberry (9); H McRae (10).
RBI: F Patek 2 (48); J Wathan 2 (15); G Brett (66).
2-out RBI: J Wathan 2; G Brett.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Patek-F White-J Mayberry.
Baserunning
SB: F Patek (41, 3rd base off S McGregor/K Rudolph).
CS: F Patek (7, 3rd base by S McGregor/D Skaggs).

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Bumbry CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .726 -0.066 0.64 0.000 -0.066 -0.8 3 0
Rich Dauer 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .234 .604 -0.002 0.40 0.025 -0.027 0.3 1 3 2B
Ken Singleton RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .330 .952 0.035 0.66 0.060 -0.025 -0.2 2 0
   Ken Rudolph C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .562 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Lee May DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 .253 .711 -0.043 0.88 0.019 -0.063 -0.7
Andres Mora LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .257 .810 -0.071 0.90 0.004 -0.076 -0.6 1 0
Eddie Murray 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .744 -0.077 0.72 0.000 -0.077 -1.0 11 0
Doug DeCinces 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .259 .754 -0.032 0.48 0.011 -0.043 -0.3 1 1
Kiko Garcia SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .210 .538 -0.027 0.55 0.000 -0.027 -0.3 2 5
   Tony Muser PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .620 -0.019 0.50 0.000 -0.019 -0.5 GDP
   Mark Belanger SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 .506 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 1
Dave Skaggs C 2 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .674 -0.011 0.69 0.014 -0.025 -0.1 3 1
   Pat Kelly PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .257 .725 -0.007 0.30 0.000 -0.007 -0.2 0 0
Ross Grimsley P 1
   Scott McGregor P 1
Team Totals 31 0 5 0 3 4 .161 .429 -0.320 0.65 0.133 -0.455 -4.3 27 13
2B: R Dauer (10, off D Bird).
TB: R Dauer 2; K Singleton; A Mora; D DeCinces; D Skaggs.
GIDP: T Muser (4).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 2. S McGregor-M Belanger-E Murray; R Dauer-K Garcia-E Murray.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Andy Hassler, W (7-5) 6 2 0 0 3 3 0 4.33 23 68 0.283 0.85 2.9
Doug Bird, S (8) 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 4.36 11 0 0 0.038 0.21 1.4
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 3 4 0 0.00 34 68 0 0 0.321 0.58 4.3

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ross Grimsley, L (12-7) 5.1 7 5 5 2 1 1 3.62 25 33 -0.151 0.83 -1.5
Scott McGregor 3.2 3 0 0 1 3 0 4.55 12 2 2 -0.027 0.14 0.8
Team Totals 9 10 5 5 3 4 1 5.00 37 33 2 2 -0.178 0.65 -0.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ken Kaiser.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 15,764.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 91° F.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Baltimore Orioles
1 Joe Zdeb LF 1 Al Bumbry CF
2 Hal McRae DH 2 Rich Dauer 2B
3 George Brett 3B 3 Ken Singleton RF
4 Al Cowens RF 4 Lee May DH
5 Amos Otis CF 5 Andres Mora LF
6 John Mayberry 1B 6 Eddie Murray 1B
7 John Wathan C 7 Doug DeCinces 3B
8 Freddie Patek SS 8 Kiko Garcia SS
9 Frank White 2B 9 Dave Skaggs C
Andy Hassler P Ross Grimsley P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-0 2 1-- RR KCR J. Wathan R. Grimsley 24% 71% Home Run (Fly Ball); Otis Scores
t5 2-0 2 -2- R KCR G. Brett R. Grimsley 8% 83% Single to CF; White Scores
t6 3-0 1 -23 RR KCR F. Patek S. McGregor 5% 96% Single to LF; Otis Scores; Wathan Scores; Patek to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b4 0-2 0 --- BAL K. Singleton A. Hassler -5% 65% Single to CF
b4 0-2 0 1-- O BAL L. May A. Hassler 4% 70% Strikeout

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' Ross Grimsley facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR J. Zdeb R. Grimsley -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCR H. McRae R. Grimsley -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- KCR G. Brett R. Grimsley 2% 48% Double to CF
t1 0-0 2 -2- O KCR A. Cowens R. Grimsley -3% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Andy Hassler facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BAL A. Bumbry A. Hassler 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O BAL R. Dauer A. Hassler 2% 49% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- BAL K. Singleton A. Hassler -1% 48% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- BAL L. May A. Hassler -2% 46% Walk; Singleton to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- O BAL A. Mora A. Hassler 4% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Ross Grimsley facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCR A. Otis R. Grimsley -2% 48% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t2 0-0 1 --- KCR J. Mayberry R. Grimsley 3% 50% Single to RF
t2 0-0 1 1-- O KCR J. Wathan R. Grimsley -3% 47% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 1-- O KCR F. Patek R. Grimsley -2% 45% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Andy Hassler facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- O BAL E. Murray A. Hassler 2% 47% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 1 --- O BAL D. DeCinces A. Hassler 2% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O BAL K. Garcia A. Hassler 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Ross Grimsley facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O KCR F. White R. Grimsley -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- KCR J. Zdeb R. Grimsley 3% 50% Single to CF
t3 0-0 1 1-- O KCR H. McRae R. Grimsley -3% 47% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t3 0-0 2 1-- O KCR G. Brett R. Grimsley -3% 45% 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' Andy Hassler facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- O BAL D. Skaggs A. Hassler 2% 47% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 1 --- O BAL A. Bumbry A. Hassler 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- O BAL R. Dauer A. Hassler 1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Ross Grimsley facing 4-5-6
t4 0-0 0 --- O KCR A. Cowens R. Grimsley -3% 47% Flyball: LF
t4 0-0 1 --- KCR A. Otis R. Grimsley 3% 50% Walk
t4 0-0 1 1-- O KCR J. Mayberry R. Grimsley -3% 47% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 2 1-- RR KCR J. Wathan R. Grimsley 24% 71% Home Run (Fly Ball); Otis Scores
t4 2-0 2 --- O KCR F. Patek R. Grimsley -1% 70% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Andy Hassler facing 3-4-5
b4 0-2 0 --- BAL K. Singleton A. Hassler -5% 65% Single to CF
b4 0-2 0 1-- O BAL L. May A. Hassler 4% 70% Strikeout
b4 0-2 1 1-- O BAL A. Mora A. Hassler 2% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B; Singleton to 2B
b4 0-2 2 -2- O BAL E. Murray A. Hassler 4% 76% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Orioles' Ross Grimsley facing 9-1-2
t5 2-0 0 --- KCR F. White R. Grimsley 3% 79% Walk
t5 2-0 0 1-- O KCR J. Zdeb R. Grimsley -1% 78% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; White to 2B
t5 2-0 1 -2- O KCR H. McRae R. Grimsley -3% 75% Lineout: 1B
t5 2-0 2 -2- R KCR G. Brett R. Grimsley 8% 83% Single to CF; White Scores
t5 3-0 2 1-- O KCR A. Cowens R. Grimsley -1% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Andy Hassler facing 7-8-9
b5 0-3 0 --- O BAL D. DeCinces A. Hassler 2% 85% Bunt Popfly: P
b5 0-3 1 --- O BAL K. Garcia A. Hassler 2% 86% Flyball: RF
b5 0-3 2 --- BAL D. Skaggs A. Hassler -1% 85% Single to LF
b5 0-3 2 1-- O BAL A. Bumbry A. Hassler 2% 87% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 0.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Orioles' Ross Grimsley facing 5-6-7
t6 3-0 0 --- KCR A. Otis R. Grimsley 2% 89% Single to CF
t6 3-0 0 1-- O KCR J. Mayberry R. Grimsley -1% 87% Flyball: CF
t6 3-0 1 1-- KCR J. Wathan R. Grimsley 4% 91% Double to LF; Otis to 3B
Scott McGregor replaces Ross Grimsley pitching
t6 3-0 1 -23 RR KCR F. Patek S. McGregor 5% 96% Single to LF; Otis Scores; Wathan Scores; Patek to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t6 5-0 1 -2- O KCR F. White S. McGregor -1% 95% Patek Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
t6 5-0 2 --- O KCR F. White S. McGregor -0% 95% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-5, Royals' Andy Hassler facing 2-3-4
b6 0-5 0 --- BAL R. Dauer A. Hassler -2% 93% Walk
b6 0-5 0 1-- O BAL K. Singleton A. Hassler 2% 95% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b6 0-5 1 1-- O BAL L. May A. Hassler 1% 96% Strikeout
b6 0-5 2 1-- O BAL A. Mora A. Hassler 1% 97% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Orioles 0.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 1-2-3
t7 5-0 0 --- KCR J. Zdeb S. McGregor 0% 98% Single to CF
t7 5-0 0 1-- OO KCR H. McRae S. McGregor -1% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t7 5-0 2 --- O KCR G. Brett S. McGregor -0% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-5, Royals' Doug Bird facing 6-7-8
Doug Bird replaces Andy Hassler pitching
b7 0-5 0 --- O BAL E. Murray D. Bird 1% 98% Lineout: 1B
b7 0-5 1 --- BAL D. DeCinces D. Bird -1% 97% Single to LF
Tony Muser pinch hits for Kiko Garcia (SS) batting 8th
b7 0-5 1 1-- OO BAL T. Muser D. Bird 2% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Orioles 0.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 4-5-6
Mark Belanger replaces Tony Muser (PH) playing SS batting 8th
t8 5-0 0 --- O KCR A. Cowens S. McGregor -0% 98% Flyball: RF
t8 5-0 1 --- KCR A. Otis S. McGregor 0% 98% Walk
t8 5-0 1 1-- OO KCR J. Mayberry S. McGregor -0% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-5, Royals' Doug Bird facing 9-1-2
Pat Kelly pinch hits for Dave Skaggs (C) batting 9th
b8 0-5 0 --- O BAL P. Kelly D. Bird 1% 99% Strikeout Looking
b8 0-5 1 --- O BAL A. Bumbry D. Bird 0% 99% Flyball: LF
b8 0-5 2 --- BAL R. Dauer D. Bird -0% 99% Double to LF
b8 0-5 2 -2- O BAL K. Singleton D. Bird 1% 99% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Orioles 0.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 7-8-9
Ken Rudolph replaces Ken Singleton (RF) playing C batting 3rd
Pat Kelly moves from PH to RF
t9 5-0 0 --- O KCR J. Wathan S. McGregor -0% 99% Popfly: SS
t9 5-0 1 --- KCR F. Patek S. McGregor 0% 100% Double to CF
t9 5-0 1 -2- KCR F. White S. McGregor 0% 100% Patek Steals 3B
t9 5-0 1 --3 O KCR F. White S. McGregor -0% 99% Strikeout
t9 5-0 2 --3 O KCR J. Zdeb S. McGregor -0% 99% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-5, Royals' Doug Bird facing 4-5-6
b9 0-5 0 --- O BAL L. May D. Bird 0% 100% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b9 0-5 1 --- BAL A. Mora D. Bird -0% 99% Single to LF
b9 0-5 1 1-- O BAL E. Murray D. Bird 1% 100% Flyball: CF
b9 0-5 2 1-- O BAL D. DeCinces D. Bird 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Orioles 0.

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