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KCR
@BAL		3
5
CHW
@BOS		5
3
OAK
@MIN		6
3
CAL
@SEA		2
10
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@ATL		3
5
SDP
@SFG		4
2
Friday, April 10, 1981, 2:03PM
, Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 50,317, Time of Game: 2:46
Royals
3
0-1
Lost 1 ⇒
 at Orioles
5
1-0
Won 1 ⇒
W: Steve Stone (1-0)
L: Larry Gura (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  2  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    3 10  1
Orioles         1  1  0   0  2  1   0  0  X    5  6  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .200 .400 -0.192 1.43 0.011 -0.203 -1.3 4 1 CS
Hal McRae DH 5 1 2 0 0 2 .400 .800 -0.033 1.44 0.095 -0.128 0.0
George Brett 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .250 .650 -0.068 1.31 0.061 -0.129 -0.3 2 3
Willie Aikens 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 -0.045 1.50 0.066 -0.111 -0.7 7 0
Amos Otis LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .500 -0.073 1.61 0.114 -0.187 -0.4 2 0 GDP
   Cesar Geronimo LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Clint Hurdle RF 4 1 3 1 0 1 .750 2.250 0.172 0.92 0.194 -0.021 1.3 1 0 HR
John Wathan C 3 1 1 1 0 0 .333 1.667 0.035 1.43 0.112 -0.077 0.4 3 0 HR
   Jamie Quirk PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.033 1.17 0.000 -0.033 -0.2 1 1
U L Washington SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .333 .833 0.098 1.21 0.133 -0.035 0.4 1 2
Frank White 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 -0.145 1.44 0.012 -0.157 -0.9 2 0 GDP
   Ken Phelps PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.121 2.80 0.121 0.000 0.6
   Rance Mulliniks PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Larry Gura P 0 0
   Renie Martin P 1 0
Team Totals 34 3 10 3 5 8 .294 .855 -0.163 1.40 0.919 -1.081 -1.1 24 7
HR: C Hurdle (1, off S Stone; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); J Wathan (1, off S Stone; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
TB: C Hurdle 6; J Wathan 4; H McRae 2; A Otis; U Washington; W Wilson; G Brett.
GIDP: F White (1); A Otis (1).
RBI: J Wathan (1); C Hurdle (1); A Otis (1).
2-out RBI: A Otis.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. W Wilson-F White.
E: A Otis (1).
Outfield Assists: W Wilson (G Roenicke at 2nd base).
Baserunning
CS: W Wilson (1, 2nd base by S Stone/R Dempsey).

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Bumbry CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .250 .650 -0.014 0.66 0.037 -0.051 -0.0 4 0
Rich Dauer 2B-3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.037 0.91 0.041 -0.078 -0.9 2 3
Ken Singleton RF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .667 2.750 0.163 1.01 0.175 -0.012 1.8 2 0 HR,2B
   Jim Dwyer PR-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Eddie Murray 1B 3 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .250 0.099 1.65 0.155 -0.056 0.3 6 0
Doug DeCinces 3B 3 0 0 1 1 1 .000 .250 0.084 1.55 0.144 -0.060 0.3 1 2
   Lenn Sakata 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Jose Morales DH 1 1 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.000 0.045 0.62 0.045 0.000 0.4
   Terry Crowley PH 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 -0.061 1.58 0.003 -0.064 -0.6 IW
Rick Dempsey C 4 1 2 1 0 0 .500 2.000 0.158 0.99 0.206 -0.048 1.2 8 1 HR,2B
Gary Roenicke LF 2 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .250 -0.020 0.97 0.019 -0.039 -0.1 2 0 SF
Mark Belanger SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.078 0.78 0.000 -0.078 -0.9 1 0
Steve Stone P 0 2
   Sammy Stewart P 0 0
Team Totals 29 5 6 5 7 4 .207 .834 0.339 1.06 0.825 -0.486 1.4 27 9
2B: K Singleton (1, off R Martin); R Dempsey (1, off L Gura).
HR: K Singleton (1, off L Gura; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF); R Dempsey (1, off R Martin; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SF: G Roenicke (1, off L Gura).
IBB: T Crowley (1, by R Martin).
TB: R Dempsey 6; K Singleton 6; A Bumbry; J Morales.
RBI: D DeCinces (1); R Dempsey (1); E Murray (1); K Singleton (1); G Roenicke (1).
2-out RBI: K Singleton; D DeCinces; E Murray.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Dauer-L Sakata-E Murray; D DeCinces-E Murray.
E: D DeCinces (1).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Larry Gura, L (0-1) 4.2 3 4 2 5 1 1 3.86 23 42 -0.353 1.29 -2.5
Renie Martin 3.1 3 1 1 2 3 1 2.70 14 3 0 0.015 0.67 1.1
Team Totals 8 6 5 3 7 4 2 3.38 37 42 3 0 -0.338 1.40 -1.4

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Stone, W (1-0) 5 8 3 2 2 4 2 3.60 24 43 -0.176 0.98 -1.1
Sammy Stewart, S (1) 4 2 0 0 3 4 0 0.00 15 1 0 0.338 2.09 2.2
Team Totals 9 10 3 2 5 8 2 2.00 39 43 1 0 0.162 1.06 1.1
S Stone faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: R Martin (1; T Crowley).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - John Shulock.
Time of Game: 2:46.
Attendance: 50,317.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 65° F, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Baltimore Orioles
1 Willie Wilson CF 1 Al Bumbry CF
2 Hal McRae DH 2 Rich Dauer 2B
3 George Brett 3B 3 Ken Singleton RF
4 Willie Aikens 1B 4 Eddie Murray 1B
5 Amos Otis LF 5 Doug DeCinces 3B
6 Clint Hurdle RF 6 Jose Morales DH
7 John Wathan C 7 Rick Dempsey C
8 U L Washington SS 8 Gary Roenicke LF
9 Frank White 2B 9 Mark Belanger SS
Larry Gura P Steve Stone P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 2-3 2 123 R BAL E. Murray L. Gura 16% 59% Walk; Bumbry Scores/unER; Dauer to 3B; Singleton to 2B
b5 3-3 2 123 R BAL D. DeCinces L. Gura 14% 74% Walk; Dauer Scores/unER; Singleton to 3B; Murray to 2B
t6 3-4 1 12- OO KCR F. White S. Stewart 14% 75% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
t8 3-5 0 1-- OO KCR A. Otis S. Stewart 12% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t9 3-5 0 1-- KCR K. Phelps S. Stewart -12% 74% Walk; Washington to 2B

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' Steve Stone facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson S. Stone 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- KCR H. McRae S. Stone -2% 50% Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t1 0-0 1 1-- KCR G. Brett S. Stone -4% 46% Single to CF; McRae to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- O KCR W. Aikens S. Stone 4% 50% Popfly: SS
t1 0-0 2 12- O KCR A. Otis S. Stone 4% 55% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BAL A. Bumbry L. Gura -2% 52% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- O BAL R. Dauer L. Gura -1% 51% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 2 --- R BAL K. Singleton L. Gura 11% 62% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
b1 1-0 2 --- O BAL E. Murray L. Gura -1% 61% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 1.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Steve Stone facing 6-7-8
t2 0-1 0 --- R KCR C. Hurdle S. Stone -11% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t2 1-1 0 --- R KCR J. Wathan S. Stone -11% 39% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
t2 2-1 0 --- O KCR U. Washington S. Stone 2% 41% Flyball: RF
t2 2-1 1 --- O KCR F. White S. Stone 1% 42% Strikeout
t2 2-1 2 --- KCR W. Wilson S. Stone -1% 41% Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t2 2-1 2 1-- O KCR H. McRae S. Stone 2% 43% Wilson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Larry Gura facing 5-6-7
b2 1-2 0 --- O BAL D. DeCinces L. Gura -2% 41% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1-2 1 --- BAL J. Morales L. Gura 3% 43% Walk
b2 1-2 1 1-- BAL R. Dempsey L. Gura 10% 53% Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Morales to 3B
b2 1-2 1 -23 RO BAL G. Roenicke L. Gura 0% 53% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Morales Scores
b2 2-2 2 -2- O BAL M. Belanger L. Gura -3% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 2.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Orioles' Steve Stone facing 2-3-4
t3 2-2 0 --- KCR H. McRae S. Stone -7% 43% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); McRae to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
t3 2-2 0 -2- O KCR G. Brett S. Stone 5% 48% Strikeout
t3 2-2 1 -2- O KCR W. Aikens S. Stone 4% 52% Flyball: LF
t3 2-2 2 -2- R KCR A. Otis S. Stone -11% 40% Single to LF; McRae Scores/unER
t3 3-2 2 1-- O KCR C. Hurdle S. Stone 2% 42% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
b3 2-3 0 --- O BAL A. Bumbry L. Gura -3% 40% Flyball: LF
b3 2-3 1 --- O BAL R. Dauer L. Gura -2% 38% Flyball: 2B
b3 2-3 2 --- O BAL K. Singleton L. Gura -1% 37% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 2.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Orioles' Steve Stone facing 7-8-9
t4 3-2 0 --- O KCR J. Wathan S. Stone 2% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 3-2 1 --- O KCR U. Washington S. Stone 2% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 3-2 2 --- KCR F. White S. Stone -1% 39% Walk
t4 3-2 2 1-- O KCR W. Wilson S. Stone 2% 41% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Larry Gura facing 4-5-6
b4 2-3 0 --- O BAL E. Murray L. Gura -3% 38% Lineout: 3B
b4 2-3 1 --- O BAL D. DeCinces L. Gura -2% 36% Flyball: SS
b4 2-3 2 --- BAL J. Morales L. Gura 2% 38% Single
b4 2-3 2 1-- O BAL R. Dempsey L. Gura -3% 35% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 2.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Orioles' Steve Stone facing 2-3-4
t5 3-2 0 --- O KCR H. McRae S. Stone 2% 37% Strikeout
t5 3-2 1 --- KCR G. Brett S. Stone -3% 35% Walk
t5 3-2 1 1-- O KCR W. Aikens S. Stone 3% 38% Flyball: LF
t5 3-2 2 1-- O KCR A. Otis S. Stone 2% 40% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Larry Gura facing 8-9-1
b5 2-3 0 --- O BAL G. Roenicke L. Gura -3% 37% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 2-3 1 --- O BAL M. Belanger L. Gura -2% 34% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2-3 2 --- BAL A. Bumbry L. Gura 2% 36% Walk
b5 2-3 2 1-- BAL R. Dauer L. Gura 4% 40% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Bumbry to 3B
b5 2-3 2 1-3 BAL K. Singleton L. Gura 4% 44% Walk; Dauer to 2B
b5 2-3 2 123 R BAL E. Murray L. Gura 16% 59% Walk; Bumbry Scores/unER; Dauer to 3B; Singleton to 2B
b5 3-3 2 123 R BAL D. DeCinces L. Gura 14% 74% Walk; Dauer Scores/unER; Singleton to 3B; Murray to 2B
Renie Martin replaces Larry Gura pitching
Terry Crowley pinch hits for Jose Morales (DH) batting 6th
b5 4-3 2 123 O BAL T. Crowley R. Martin -6% 67% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 4.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Orioles' Steve Stone facing 6-7-8
t6 3-4 0 --- KCR C. Hurdle S. Stone -6% 61% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
Sammy Stewart replaces Steve Stone pitching
t6 3-4 0 1-- O KCR J. Wathan S. Stewart 6% 67% Flyball: CF
t6 3-4 1 1-- KCR U. Washington S. Stewart -6% 61% Walk; Hurdle to 2B
t6 3-4 1 12- OO KCR F. White S. Stewart 14% 75% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-3, Royals' Renie Martin facing 7-8-9
b6 4-3 0 --- R BAL R. Dempsey R. Martin 11% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b6 5-3 0 --- BAL G. Roenicke R. Martin 2% 88% Walk
b6 5-3 0 1-- O BAL M. Belanger R. Martin -2% 86% Strikeout Looking
b6 5-3 1 1-- BAL A. Bumbry R. Martin 2% 88% Single to CF; Roenicke to 2B
b6 5-3 1 12- OO BAL R. Dauer R. Martin -4% 83% Line Drive Double Play: CF-2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 5.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Orioles' Sammy Stewart facing 1-2-3
t7 3-5 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson S. Stewart 3% 86% Strikeout Looking
t7 3-5 1 --- O KCR H. McRae S. Stewart 2% 89% Flyball: RF
t7 3-5 2 --- O KCR G. Brett S. Stewart 1% 90% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-3, Royals' Renie Martin facing 3-4-5
b7 5-3 0 --- BAL K. Singleton R. Martin 3% 92% Double to CF
Jim Dwyer pinch runs for Ken Singleton (RF) batting 3rd
b7 5-3 0 -2- O BAL E. Murray R. Martin -2% 91% Flyball: CF
b7 5-3 1 -2- O BAL D. DeCinces R. Martin -1% 89% Strikeout
b7 5-3 2 -2- BAL T. Crowley R. Martin 0% 89% Intentional Walk
b7 5-3 2 12- O BAL R. Dempsey R. Martin -2% 88% Groundout: P unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 5.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Orioles' Sammy Stewart facing 4-5-6
Lenn Sakata replaces Doug DeCinces (3B) playing 2B batting 5th
Rich Dauer moves from 2B to 3B
Jim Dwyer moves from PR to RF
t8 3-5 0 --- KCR W. Aikens S. Stewart -7% 81% Walk
t8 3-5 0 1-- OO KCR A. Otis S. Stewart 12% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t8 3-5 2 --- KCR C. Hurdle S. Stewart -2% 91% Single to RF
Jamie Quirk pinch hits for John Wathan (C) batting 7th
t8 3-5 2 1-- O KCR J. Quirk S. Stewart 3% 95% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-3, Royals' Renie Martin facing 8-9-1
Jamie Quirk moves from PH to C
Cesar Geronimo replaces Amos Otis playing LF batting 5th
b8 5-3 0 --- O BAL G. Roenicke R. Martin -1% 94% Flyball: 1B
b8 5-3 1 --- O BAL M. Belanger R. Martin -0% 94% Strikeout
b8 5-3 2 --- O BAL A. Bumbry R. Martin -0% 93% Groundout: C-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 5.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Orioles' Sammy Stewart facing 8-9-1
t9 3-5 0 --- KCR U. Washington S. Stewart -7% 86% Single to LF
Ken Phelps pinch hits for Frank White (2B) batting 9th
t9 3-5 0 1-- KCR K. Phelps S. Stewart -12% 74% Walk; Washington to 2B
Rance Mulliniks pinch runs for Ken Phelps (PH) batting 9th
t9 3-5 0 12- O KCR W. Wilson S. Stewart 11% 85% Strikeout Looking
t9 3-5 1 12- O KCR H. McRae S. Stewart 8% 93% Strikeout
t9 3-5 2 12- O KCR G. Brett S. Stewart 7% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 5.

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