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Standings
KCR
@BAL		2
12
MIN
@CAL		1
3
NYY
@CHW		3
4		 
(14)
SEA
@OAK		3
12
CLE
@TEX		0
3
SFG
@CIN		3
8
ATL
@HOU		2
6
MON
@NYM		7
3
LAD
@SDP		5
9
PHI
@STL		2
7
Tuesday, April 15, 1980, 2:18PM
, Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 50,199, Time of Game: 2:32
Royals
2
3-2
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Orioles
12
2-3
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Jim Palmer (2-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  1  0    2  6  1
Orioles         1  3  0   0  1  5   0  2  X   12 12  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .686 -0.054 0.55 0.000 -0.054 -1.0 0 0
Steve Braun RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.037 0.35 0.000 -0.037 -0.7 1 0
George Brett 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .278 .794 -0.030 0.30 0.000 -0.031 0.6 0 2 HR
Hal McRae DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .900 -0.004 0.36 0.020 -0.024 0.3
Willie Aikens 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 .111 .269 -0.036 0.40 0.002 -0.038 0.3 9 0
Pete LaCock LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .211 .474 -0.004 0.26 0.013 -0.017 -0.6 2 0
Jamie Quirk C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .267 .533 -0.042 0.39 0.000 -0.042 -0.9 6 0
Frank White 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .235 .728 0.019 0.37 0.030 -0.011 0.5 6 3
U L Washington SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .646 -0.034 0.49 0.000 -0.034 -1.0 0 2
Dennis Leonard P 0 2
   Steve Busby P 0 0
   Renie Martin P 0 0
Team Totals 34 2 6 2 0 6 .176 .441 -0.222 0.38 0.065 -0.288 -2.5 24 9
HR: G Brett (1, off J Palmer; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
TB: G Brett 4; F White 2; P LaCock; W Aikens; H McRae.
RBI: P LaCock (5); G Brett (3).
2-out RBI: G Brett.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. U Washington-F White-W Aikens.
E: F White (1).

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Bumbry CF 3 1 0 0 2 2 .188 .646 0.009 0.52 0.041 -0.033 0.5 4 0
Kiko Garcia 2B 4 1 0 1 1 0 .000 .200 0.038 0.52 0.061 -0.022 0.0 3 1
Ken Singleton RF 3 4 2 2 2 0 .294 1.076 0.086 0.50 0.099 -0.013 3.2 0 0 HR
   John Lowenstein LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Eddie Murray 1B 4 0 2 1 1 0 .263 .702 0.046 0.29 0.054 -0.008 1.6 9 0 2B
Lee May DH 4 0 2 3 0 1 .250 .638 -0.029 0.38 0.009 -0.038 1.1 2B,SF
Doug DeCinces 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .350 .781 -0.027 0.21 0.000 -0.027 -1.8 1 3 GDP
Gary Roenicke LF-RF 3 2 1 0 1 1 .273 .606 0.018 0.23 0.025 -0.007 0.2 0 0
Rick Dempsey C 4 2 3 2 0 1 .333 1.378 0.058 0.33 0.058 0.000 2.3 7 0 HR,2B
Mark Belanger SS 4 2 2 1 0 1 .235 .471 0.076 0.52 0.087 -0.010 0.9 2 4
Jim Palmer P 1 3
   Tim Stoddard P 0 0
Team Totals 34 12 12 10 7 6 .353 1.070 0.275 0.39 0.434 -0.158 8.0 27 11
2B: E Murray (2, off D Leonard); R Dempsey (1, off D Leonard); L May (1, off R Martin).
HR: K Singleton (2, off R Martin; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out); R Dempsey (2, off D Leonard; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).
SF: L May (1, off D Leonard).
TB: R Dempsey 7; K Singleton 5; E Murray 3; L May 3; M Belanger 2; G Roenicke.
GIDP: D DeCinces (2).
RBI: L May 3 (3); R Dempsey 2 (4); K Singleton 2 (4); K Garcia (1); E Murray (4); M Belanger (1).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
E: D DeCinces (2).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dennis Leonard, L (0-2) 5 8 7 6 3 3 1 6.57 26 25 -0.271 0.62 -4.5
Steve Busby 0.1 2 3 3 3 0 0 81.00 6 0 0 -0.006 0.04 -3.4
Renie Martin 2.2 2 2 2 1 3 1 6.75 10 2 0 0.000 0.00 -0.1
Team Totals 8 12 12 11 7 6 2 12.38 42 25 2 0 -0.277 0.38 -8.0
D Leonard faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Palmer, W (2-0) 8 6 2 2 0 5 1 1.80 31 67 0.223 0.42 2.0
Tim Stoddard 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 0 6 1 2.00 34 67 0 0 0.223 0.39 2.5
Balks: None.
WP: D Leonard (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Rich Garcia.
Time of Game: 2:32.
Attendance: 50,199.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 58° F.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Baltimore Orioles
1 Willie Wilson CF 1 Al Bumbry CF
2 Steve Braun RF 2 Kiko Garcia 2B
3 George Brett 3B 3 Ken Singleton RF
4 Hal McRae DH 4 Eddie Murray 1B
5 Willie Aikens 1B 5 Lee May DH
6 Pete LaCock LF 6 Doug DeCinces 3B
7 Jamie Quirk C 7 Gary Roenicke LF
8 Frank White 2B 8 Rick Dempsey C
9 U L Washington SS 9 Mark Belanger SS
Dennis Leonard P Jim Palmer P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 1-0 1 12- R BAL M. Belanger D. Leonard 9% 78% Single to LF; Roenicke Scores; Dempsey to 2B
b1 0-0 2 -23 R BAL L. May D. Leonard 8% 64% Wild Pitch; Singleton Scores; Murray to 3B
b2 2-0 1 123 RRO BAL K. Garcia D. Leonard 6% 88% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Dempsey Scores; Belanger Scores/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)/No RBI/unER; Garcia to 2B
b2 2-0 1 12- BAL A. Bumbry D. Leonard 4% 82% Walk; Dempsey to 3B; Belanger to 2B
b1 0-0 2 1-- BAL E. Murray D. Leonard 4% 56% Double; Singleton to 3B

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' Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson J. Palmer 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCR S. Braun J. Palmer 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- O KCR G. Brett J. Palmer 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' Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BAL A. Bumbry D. Leonard -2% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 1 --- O BAL K. Garcia D. Leonard -2% 51% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- BAL K. Singleton D. Leonard 1% 52% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- BAL E. Murray D. Leonard 4% 56% Double; Singleton to 3B
b1 0-0 2 -23 R BAL L. May D. Leonard 8% 64% Wild Pitch; Singleton Scores; Murray to 3B
b1 1-0 2 --3 O BAL L. May D. Leonard -3% 61% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 1.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O KCR H. McRae J. Palmer 2% 63% Flyball: CF
t2 0-1 1 --- O KCR W. Aikens J. Palmer 2% 65% Strikeout
t2 0-1 2 --- KCR P. LaCock J. Palmer -1% 63% Single to RF
t2 0-1 2 1-- O KCR J. Quirk J. Palmer 2% 66% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- O BAL D. DeCinces D. Leonard -2% 64% Groundout: P-1B
b2 1-0 1 --- BAL G. Roenicke D. Leonard 2% 66% Walk
b2 1-0 1 1-- BAL R. Dempsey D. Leonard 3% 69% Single to CF; Roenicke to 2B
b2 1-0 1 12- R BAL M. Belanger D. Leonard 9% 78% Single to LF; Roenicke Scores; Dempsey to 2B
b2 2-0 1 12- BAL A. Bumbry D. Leonard 4% 82% Walk; Dempsey to 3B; Belanger to 2B
b2 2-0 1 123 RRO BAL K. Garcia D. Leonard 6% 88% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Dempsey Scores; Belanger Scores/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)/No RBI/unER; Garcia to 2B
b2 4-0 2 -2- O BAL K. Singleton D. Leonard -1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 4.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 8-9-1
t3 0-4 0 --- KCR F. White J. Palmer -3% 83% Single
t3 0-4 0 1-- O KCR U. Washington J. Palmer 3% 86% Flyball: SS
t3 0-4 1 1-- O KCR W. Wilson J. Palmer 2% 88% Strikeout
t3 0-4 2 1-- O KCR S. Braun J. Palmer 2% 90% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 4-5-6
b3 4-0 0 --- O BAL E. Murray D. Leonard -1% 89% Flyball: LF
b3 4-0 1 --- O BAL L. May D. Leonard -1% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 4-0 2 --- O BAL D. DeCinces D. Leonard -0% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 4.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 3-4-5
t4 0-4 0 --- O KCR G. Brett J. Palmer 2% 90% Groundout: P-1B
t4 0-4 1 --- KCR H. McRae J. Palmer -2% 88% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); McRae to 1B
t4 0-4 1 1-- O KCR W. Aikens J. Palmer 2% 90% Strikeout
t4 0-4 2 1-- O KCR P. LaCock J. Palmer 2% 92% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 7-8-9
b4 4-0 0 --- O BAL G. Roenicke D. Leonard -1% 91% Strikeout
b4 4-0 1 --- BAL R. Dempsey D. Leonard 1% 92% Double to LF
b4 4-0 1 -2- O BAL M. Belanger D. Leonard -1% 91% Flyball: 2B
b4 4-0 2 -2- O BAL A. Bumbry D. Leonard -1% 90% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 4.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 7-8-9
t5 0-4 0 --- O KCR J. Quirk J. Palmer 2% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 0-4 1 --- O KCR F. White J. Palmer 1% 93% Groundout: P-1B
t5 0-4 2 --- O KCR U. Washington J. Palmer 1% 93% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 2-3-4
b5 4-0 0 --- O BAL K. Garcia D. Leonard -1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 4-0 1 --- BAL K. Singleton D. Leonard 1% 93% Single to CF
b5 4-0 1 1-- BAL E. Murray D. Leonard 2% 95% Single to RF; Singleton to 3B
b5 4-0 1 1-3 RO BAL L. May D. Leonard 1% 96% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Singleton Scores
b5 5-0 2 1-- O BAL D. DeCinces D. Leonard -0% 96% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 5.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
t6 0-5 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson J. Palmer 1% 97% Lineout: P
t6 0-5 1 --- O KCR S. Braun J. Palmer 1% 97% Flyball: CF
t6 0-5 2 --- O KCR G. Brett J. Palmer 0% 98% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 7-8-9
b6 5-0 0 --- BAL G. Roenicke D. Leonard 0% 98% Single to LF
b6 5-0 0 1-- RR BAL R. Dempsey D. Leonard 1% 99% Home Run; Roenicke Scores
Steve Busby replaces Dennis Leonard pitching
b6 7-0 0 --- BAL M. Belanger S. Busby 0% 99% Single to RF
b6 7-0 0 1-- BAL A. Bumbry S. Busby 0% 100% Walk; Belanger to 2B
b6 7-0 0 12- O BAL K. Garcia S. Busby -0% 99% Flyball: 2B
b6 7-0 1 12- BAL K. Singleton S. Busby 0% 100% Walk; Belanger to 3B; Bumbry to 2B
b6 7-0 1 123 R BAL E. Murray S. Busby 0% 100% Walk; Belanger Scores; Bumbry to 3B; Singleton to 2B
b6 8-0 1 123 RR BAL L. May S. Busby 0% 100% Single to LF; Bumbry Scores; Singleton Scores; Murray to 2B
Renie Martin replaces Steve Busby pitching
b6 10-0 1 12- OO BAL D. DeCinces R. Martin -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 10.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-10, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 4-5-6
t7 0-10 0 --- KCR H. McRae J. Palmer -0% 100% Single to LF
t7 0-10 0 1-- KCR W. Aikens J. Palmer -0% 100% Single; McRae to 3B
t7 0-10 0 1-3 RO KCR P. LaCock J. Palmer 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; McRae Scores
t7 1-10 1 1-- O KCR J. Quirk J. Palmer 0% 100% Strikeout
t7 1-10 2 1-- KCR F. White J. Palmer -0% 100% Single to CF; LaCock to 3B
t7 1-10 2 1-3 O KCR U. Washington J. Palmer 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 10.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 10-1, Royals' Renie Martin facing 7-8-9
b7 10-1 0 --- O BAL G. Roenicke R. Martin -0% 100% Flyball: 2B
b7 10-1 1 --- O BAL R. Dempsey R. Martin 0% 100% Strikeout
b7 10-1 2 --- O BAL M. Belanger R. Martin -0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 10.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-10, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
t8 1-10 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson J. Palmer 0% 100% Foul Flyball: C
t8 1-10 1 --- O KCR S. Braun J. Palmer 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
t8 1-10 2 --- R KCR G. Brett J. Palmer -0% 100% Home Run
t8 2-10 2 --- O KCR H. McRae J. Palmer 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 10.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 10-2, Royals' Renie Martin facing 1-2-3
b8 10-2 0 --- O BAL A. Bumbry R. Martin 0% 100% Strikeout
b8 10-2 1 --- BAL K. Garcia R. Martin 0% 100% Walk
b8 10-2 1 1-- RR BAL K. Singleton R. Martin 0% 100% Home Run; Garcia Scores
b8 12-2 1 --- O BAL E. Murray R. Martin -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 12-2 2 --- BAL L. May R. Martin 0% 100% Double to LF
b8 12-2 2 -2- O BAL D. DeCinces R. Martin -0% 100% Flyball: 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 12.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-12, Orioles' Tim Stoddard facing 5-6-7
Tim Stoddard replaces Jim Palmer pitching
John Lowenstein replaces Ken Singleton (RF) playing LF batting 3rd
Gary Roenicke moves from LF to RF
t9 2-12 0 --- O KCR W. Aikens T. Stoddard 0% 100% Strikeout
t9 2-12 1 --- O KCR P. LaCock T. Stoddard 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 2-12 2 --- O KCR J. Quirk T. Stoddard 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 12.

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