April 4, 1983 Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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KCR 7
@BAL 2 CLE 8
@OAK 5 TEX 5
CHW 3 CIN 5
ATL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 51,889

Monday, April 4, 1983, 2:09
Time of Game: 2:39

Royals

1-0

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  2   0  0  1   2  1  0    7 11  2
Orioles         1  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    2  7  2

W: L Gura (1-0), L: D Martinez (0-1)

Orioles

0-1

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson LF                   5   1   3   0    0   1  .600 1.200    0    0   0   SB,CS
U Washington SS               4   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .200    0    2   5   SB
G Brett 3B                    4   3   2   2    1   0  .500 2.100    0    0   4   HR,2B,IW
A Otis CF                     5   0   1   1    0   1  .200  .400    0    1   0   
H McRae DH                    4   0   1   1    1   1  .250  .900    0    0   0   2B
W Aikens 1B                   4   1   1   1    1   1  .250 1.400    0   12   1   HR,IW
  J Simpson 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   0   
F White 2B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .600    0    3   4   2B
J Martin RF                   4   1   1   1    0   2  .250 1.250    0    1   0   HR
J Wathan C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    5   0   

L Gura P                                                                 1   3
  D Quisenberry P                                                        0   1
Totals                       39   7  11   6    4   8                    27  18

BATTING

2B: H McRae (1, off S Davis); G Brett (1, off D Martinez); F White (1, off D Martinez).

HR: J Martin (1, off S Davis; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); W Aikens (1, off D Martinez; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs); G Brett (1, off D Martinez; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

IBB: W Aikens (1, by S Davis); G Brett (1, by S Davis).

TB: G Brett 6; J Martin 4; W Aikens 4; W Wilson 3; H McRae 2; F White 2; J Wathan; A Otis.

RBI: G Brett 2 (2); W Aikens (1); H McRae (1); J Martin (1); A Otis (1).

2-out RBI: A Otis; W Aikens; H McRae.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 3. G Brett-F White-W Aikens; D Quisenberry-U Washington-J Simpson; F White-U Washington-W Aikens.

E: W Aikens (1); U Washington (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: U Washington (1, 2nd base off D Martinez/R Dempsey); W Wilson (1, 2nd base off S Davis/R Dempsey).

CS: W Wilson (1, 2nd base by D Martinez/R Dempsey).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Shelby CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    3   0   
D Ford RF                     4   2   2   0    0   0  .500 1.250    0    0   0   2B
C Ripken SS                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .333 1.167    0    2   4   2B
E Murray 1B                   3   0   1   1    1   2  .333  .833    0    8   0   
K Singleton DH                4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    0   0   GDP
G Roenicke LF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  J Lowenstein PH             1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
R Dauer 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    3   1   GDP
L Hernandez 3B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   2   GDP
R Dempsey C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    8   1   

D Martinez P                                                             1   2
  S Davis P                                                              0   0
  T Martinez P                                                           1   0
Totals                       33   2   7   2    2   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: C Ripken (1, off L Gura); D Ford (1, off L Gura).

TB: D Ford 3; C Ripken 2; K Singleton; R Dauer; J Lowenstein; E Murray.

GIDP: K Singleton (1); L Hernandez (1); R Dauer (1).

RBI: C Ripken (1); E Murray (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: C Ripken (1); D Ford (1).

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Gura, W (1-0)                7     5   2   1    2   3   0   1.29   27     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 1· 5     62    -     1.18   0.19
D Quisenberry                  2     2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      6· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.41   0.02
Totals                         9     7   2   1    2   4   0          35     -       ·  ·     18· 4· 1· 6           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Martinez, L (0-1)            6     6   4   3    2   6   2   4.50   26     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 1· 6     50    -     0.74  -0.17
S Davis                        2     5   3   1    2   1   1   4.50   14     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 5          0-0    0.45  -0.12
T Martinez                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    11   7   4    4   8   3          43     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 1·11           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Davis 2 (2; W Aikens, G Brett).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 51,889.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Baltimore Orioles                    
1. W Wilson             LF    1. J Shelby             CF 
2. U Washington         SS    2. D Ford               RF 
3. G Brett              3B    3. C Ripken             SS 
4. A Otis               CF    4. E Murray             1B 
5. H McRae              DH    5. K Singleton          DH 
6. W Aikens             1B    6. G Roenicke           LF 
7. F White              2B    7. R Dauer              2B 
8. J Martin             RF    8. L Hernandez          3B 
9. J Wathan             C     9. R Dempsey            C  

   L Gura               P        D Martinez           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  4-2  12-      17%  77% K Singleton     L Gura          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Ripken to 3B
   t 3   0  1-1  -2-      15%  72% G Brett         D Martinez      Home Run; Washington Scores
   b 6   0  4-1  12-     -12%  60% E Murray        L Gura          Single to LF; Ford Scores/unER; Ripken to 2B
   b 1   1  1-0  -2-     -10%  43% C Ripken        L Gura          Double to LF; Ford Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-      10%  59% A Otis          D Martinez      Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Brett Scores/unER/No RBI; Otis to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Martinez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  W Wilson        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      46%  U Washington    Flyball: SS
          ---      48%  G Brett         Double
   R      -2-      59%  A Otis          Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Brett Scores/unER/No RBI; Otis to 2B
          -2-      59%  H McRae         Walk
   O      12-      56%  W Aikens        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  J Shelby        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      54%  D Ford          Double to LF
   R      -2-      43%  C Ripken        Double to LF; Ford Scores
          -2-      42%  E Murray        Walk
   O      12-      46%  K Singleton     Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  G Roenicke      Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Dennis Martinez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  F White         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      46%  J Martin        Strikeout
          ---      47%  J Wathan        Single to CF
   O      1--      45%  W Wilson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Larry Gura facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  R Dauer         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  L Hernandez     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Dempsey       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Dennis Martinez facing 2-3-4
          ---      54%  U Washington    Walk
          1--      57%  G Brett         Washington Steals 2B
   RR     -2-      72%  " "             Home Run; Washington Scores
   O      ---      70%  A Otis          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      69%  H McRae         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      68%  W Aikens        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      71%  J Shelby        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      72%  D Ford          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      74%  C Ripken        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dennis Martinez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      72%  F White         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      71%  J Martin        Lineout: P
   O      ---      70%  J Wathan        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Larry Gura facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      73%  E Murray        Strikeout
          ---      69%  K Singleton     Single to 3B
   O      1--      73%  G Roenicke      Lineout: CF
   O      1--      76%  R Dauer         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dennis Martinez facing 1-2-3
          ---      78%  W Wilson        Single to RF
   O      1--      74%  U Washington    Wilson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      73%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      72%  G Brett         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Larry Gura facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      75%  L Hernandez     Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      77%  R Dempsey       Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  J Shelby        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dennis Martinez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      77%  A Otis          Strikeout
   O      ---      76%  H McRae         Strikeout
   R      ---      85%  W Aikens        Home Run
          ---      86%  F White         Double (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      84%  J Martin        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Larry Gura facing 2-3-4
          ---      80%  D Ford          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Ford to 1B
          1--      72%  C Ripken        Walk; Ford to 2B
   R      12-      60%  E Murray        Single to LF; Ford Scores/unER; Ripken to 2B
   OO     12-      77%  K Singleton     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Ripken to 3B
   O      --3      82%  G Roenicke      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Storm Davis facing 9-1-2
                  Storm Davis replaces Dennis Martinez pitching
   O      ---      81%  J Wathan        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      82%  W Wilson        Single to RF
   O      1--      80%  U Washington    Flyball: LF
          1--      82%  G Brett         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Wilson to 2B; Brett to 1B
   R      12-      90%  A Otis          Single to CF; Wilson Scores/unER; Brett to 2B
   R      12-      95%  H McRae         Double to LF; Brett Scores/unER; Otis to 3B
          -23      95%  W Aikens        Intentional Walk
   O      123      93%  F White         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Royals 6, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-6, Larry Gura facing 7-8-9
          ---      90%  R Dauer         Single to CF
   OO     1--      96%  L Hernandez     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  R Dempsey       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Orioles 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Storm Davis facing 8-9-1
   R      ---      98%  J Martin        Home Run
   O      ---      98%  J Wathan        Flyball: CF
          ---      98%  W Wilson        Single to LF
          1--      99%  U Washington    Wilson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      98%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      98%  G Brett         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      98%  A Otis          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-7, Dan Quisenberry facing 1-2-3
                  Dan Quisenberry replaces Larry Gura pitching
   O      ---      99%  J Shelby        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      98%  D Ford          Single to RF
          1--      95%  C Ripken        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Ford to 3B; Ripken to 2B
   O      -23      98%  E Murray        Strikeout
   O      -23      99%  K Singleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Orioles 2.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Tippy Martinez facing 5-6-7
                  Tippy Martinez replaces Storm Davis pitching
   O      ---      99%  H McRae         Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---      99%  W Aikens        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  F White         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-7, Dan Quisenberry facing 6-7-8
                  Joe Simpson replaces Willie Aikens playing 1B batting 6th; John Lowenstein pinch hits for Gary Roenicke batting 6th
          ---      98%  J Lowenstein    Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--     100%  R Dauer         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  L Hernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Orioles 2.

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