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6
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8
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4
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2
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7
Saturday, July 7, 1984,
, Memorial Stadium
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:16
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Royals
2
38-42
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Orioles
6
45-38
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Scott McGregor (10-7)
L: Larry Gura (9-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  1    2  8  1
Orioles         0  2  0   0  0  0   4  0  X    6  7  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 0 .286 .741 -0.199 1.31 0.000 -0.199 -1.8 5 0 GDP
Butch Davis LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .152 .432 0.007 0.87 0.060 -0.053 -0.2 2 0
George Brett 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .278 .862 -0.150 0.98 0.008 -0.158 -0.1 0 5 HR,GDP
Hal McRae DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 .278 .689 -0.004 0.66 0.037 -0.041 0.1
Darryl Motley RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .302 .775 -0.039 0.79 0.026 -0.065 -0.4 1 0
Steve Balboni 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .245 .810 -0.034 1.12 0.048 -0.083 -0.4 11 0
Don Slaught C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .230 .594 0.020 1.04 0.078 -0.058 0.0 4 1
Greg Pryor 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .248 .644 0.127 1.50 0.148 -0.020 1.1 1 2
U L Washington SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .231 .576 -0.073 1.78 0.066 -0.139 -0.6 0 3 GDP
Larry Gura P 0 1
   Joe Beckwith P 0 0
Team Totals 33 2 8 1 1 2 .242 .598 -0.345 1.09 0.471 -0.816 -2.3 24 12
HR: G Brett (8, off S McGregor; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
TB: G Brett 4; G Pryor 2; H McRae 2; D Motley; U Washington; D Slaught.
GIDP: U Washington (1); W Wilson (3); G Brett (6).
RBI: G Brett (31).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. U Washington-G Pryor-S Balboni.
E: B Davis (1).

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lenn Sakata 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .178 .413 -0.004 0.62 0.033 -0.037 -0.1 4 5
Floyd Rayford C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .289 .731 -0.036 0.72 0.016 -0.052 -0.4 2 0
Cal Ripken SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 .289 .846 -0.019 0.72 0.021 -0.040 -0.1 4 8
Eddie Murray 1B 4 2 3 4 0 0 .318 .946 0.215 1.14 0.236 -0.020 3.9 9 1 HR
Gary Roenicke LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .243 .739 0.130 0.77 0.131 -0.001 1.5 3 0 2B
Benny Ayala DH 3 0 1 2 0 0 .151 .497 0.062 1.41 0.152 -0.090 0.2 2B,GDP
   Jim Dwyer PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .248 .657 0.000 0.02 0.000 0.000 -0.2
Mike Young RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .248 .742 -0.060 0.81 0.007 -0.067 -0.8 3 0 HBP
John Shelby CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .190 .509 -0.072 0.70 0.000 -0.072 -1.1 2 0
Todd Cruz 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .525 -0.061 0.78 0.000 -0.061 -0.7 0 0
Scott McGregor P 0 1
Team Totals 31 6 7 6 3 5 .226 .701 0.155 0.81 0.596 -0.440 2.2 27 15
2B: G Roenicke (10, off L Gura); B Ayala (3, off L Gura).
HR: E Murray (17, off L Gura; 7th inn, 3 on, 2 outs).
HBP: M Young (2, by L Gura).
TB: E Murray 6; B Ayala 2; G Roenicke 2; F Rayford; L Sakata.
GIDP: B Ayala (4).
RBI: E Murray 4 (72); B Ayala 2 (11).
2-out RBI: E Murray 4.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 3. E Murray-C Ripken-E Murray; C Ripken-L Sakata-E Murray; L Sakata-C Ripken-E Murray.
E: T Cruz (3).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Larry Gura, L (9-5) 7 7 6 5 3 2 1 4.85 32 40 -0.156 0.89 -2.6
Joe Beckwith 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.89 3 0 0 0.001 0.02 0.5
Team Totals 8 7 6 5 3 5 1 5.62 35 40 0 0 -0.155 1.09 -2.2

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Scott McGregor, W (10-7) 9 8 2 2 1 2 1 3.96 34 64 0.345 1.09 2.3
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 1 2 1 2.00 34 64 0.345 0.81 2.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: L Gura (3; M Young).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Al Clark.
Time of Game: 2:16.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Baltimore Orioles
1 Willie Wilson CF 1 Lenn Sakata 2B
2 Butch Davis LF 2 Floyd Rayford C
3 George Brett 3B 3 Cal Ripken SS
4 Hal McRae DH 4 Eddie Murray 1B
5 Darryl Motley RF 5 Gary Roenicke LF
6 Steve Balboni 1B 6 Benny Ayala DH
7 Don Slaught C 7 Mike Young RF
8 Greg Pryor 2B 8 John Shelby CF
9 U L Washington SS 9 Todd Cruz 3B
Larry Gura P Scott McGregor P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 2-1 2 123 RRRR BAL E. Murray L. Gura 18% 99% Home Run; Sakata Scores; Rayford Scores; Ripken Scores
b2 0-0 0 12- RR BAL B. Ayala L. Gura 15% 80% Double; Murray Scores; Roenicke Scores/unER
t5 0-2 0 123 ROO KCR U. Washington S. McGregor 13% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Balboni Scores; Slaught to 3B
t6 1-2 0 1-- OO KCR G. Brett S. McGregor 12% 73% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
t3 0-2 0 12- OO KCR W. Wilson S. McGregor 12% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Pryor 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' Scott McGregor facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson S. McGregor 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCR B. Davis S. McGregor 2% 54% Flyball: SS
t1 0-0 2 --- O KCR G. Brett S. McGregor 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 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 L. Sakata L. Gura -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O BAL F. Rayford L. Gura -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O BAL C. Ripken L. Gura -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCR H. McRae S. McGregor 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- KCR D. Motley S. McGregor -3% 50% Single
t2 0-0 1 1-- O KCR S. Balboni S. McGregor 3% 53% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 2 1-- O KCR D. Slaught S. McGregor 2% 55% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- BAL E. Murray L. Gura 4% 59% Single
b2 0-0 0 1-- BAL G. Roenicke L. Gura 6% 64% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Murray to 2B
b2 0-0 0 12- RR BAL B. Ayala L. Gura 15% 80% Double; Murray Scores; Roenicke Scores/unER
b2 2-0 0 -2- O BAL M. Young L. Gura -3% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 2-0 1 -2- O BAL J. Shelby L. Gura -2% 75% Flyball: CF; Ayala to 3B
b2 2-0 2 --3 O BAL T. Cruz L. Gura -3% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 8-9-1
t3 0-2 0 --- KCR G. Pryor S. McGregor -4% 68% Single
t3 0-2 0 1-- KCR U. Washington S. McGregor -7% 61% Single; Pryor to 2B
t3 0-2 0 12- OO KCR W. Wilson S. McGregor 12% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Pryor to 3B
t3 0-2 2 --3 O KCR B. Davis S. McGregor 4% 77% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
b3 2-0 0 --- O BAL L. Sakata L. Gura -2% 76% Flyball: LF
b3 2-0 1 --- O BAL F. Rayford L. Gura -1% 75% Flyball: CF
b3 2-0 2 --- O BAL C. Ripken L. Gura -1% 74% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 3-4-5
t4 0-2 0 --- O KCR G. Brett S. McGregor 3% 76% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-2 1 --- O KCR H. McRae S. McGregor 2% 78% Flyball: RF
t4 0-2 2 --- O KCR D. Motley S. McGregor 1% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 4-5-6
b4 2-0 0 --- BAL E. Murray L. Gura 2% 82% Single
b4 2-0 0 1-- BAL G. Roenicke L. Gura 3% 85% Walk; Murray to 2B
b4 2-0 0 12- OO BAL B. Ayala L. Gura -6% 79% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Murray to 3B
b4 2-0 2 --3 BAL M. Young L. Gura 1% 79% Hit By Pitch
b4 2-0 2 1-3 O BAL J. Shelby L. Gura -3% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 6-7-8
t5 0-2 0 --- KCR S. Balboni S. McGregor -5% 71% Walk
t5 0-2 0 1-- KCR D. Slaught S. McGregor -8% 63% Single; Balboni to 2B
t5 0-2 0 12- KCR G. Pryor S. McGregor -11% 53% Single/Bunt; Balboni to 3B; Slaught to 2B
t5 0-2 0 123 ROO KCR U. Washington S. McGregor 13% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Balboni Scores; Slaught to 3B
t5 1-2 2 --3 O KCR W. Wilson S. McGregor 5% 71% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Larry Gura facing 9-1-2
b5 2-1 0 --- O BAL T. Cruz L. Gura -2% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 2-1 1 --- BAL L. Sakata L. Gura 2% 72% Single
b5 2-1 1 1-- O BAL F. Rayford L. Gura -3% 69% Flyball: CF
b5 2-1 2 1-- O BAL C. Ripken L. Gura -2% 67% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 2.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 2-3-4
t6 1-2 0 --- KCR B. Davis S. McGregor -6% 61% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Davis to 1B
t6 1-2 0 1-- OO KCR G. Brett S. McGregor 12% 73% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
t6 1-2 2 --- KCR H. McRae S. McGregor -2% 71% Single
t6 1-2 2 1-- O KCR D. Motley S. McGregor 4% 75% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Larry Gura facing 4-5-6
b6 2-1 0 --- O BAL E. Murray L. Gura -2% 73% Flyball: LF
b6 2-1 1 --- BAL G. Roenicke L. Gura 4% 77% Double
b6 2-1 1 -2- O BAL B. Ayala L. Gura -3% 74% Flyball: CF; Roenicke to 3B
b6 2-1 2 --3 O BAL M. Young L. Gura -4% 70% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 2.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 6-7-8
t7 1-2 0 --- O KCR S. Balboni S. McGregor 4% 74% Flyball: CF
t7 1-2 1 --- O KCR D. Slaught S. McGregor 3% 77% Flyball: LF
t7 1-2 2 --- O KCR G. Pryor S. McGregor 2% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Larry Gura facing 8-9-1
b7 2-1 0 --- O BAL J. Shelby L. Gura -2% 78% Flyball: CF
b7 2-1 1 --- O BAL T. Cruz L. Gura -1% 76% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 2-1 2 --- BAL L. Sakata L. Gura 1% 77% Walk
b7 2-1 2 1-- BAL F. Rayford L. Gura 2% 79% Single; Sakata to 2B
b7 2-1 2 12- BAL C. Ripken L. Gura 2% 81% Walk; Sakata to 3B; Rayford to 2B
b7 2-1 2 123 RRRR BAL E. Murray L. Gura 18% 99% Home Run; Sakata Scores; Rayford Scores; Ripken Scores
b7 6-1 2 --- O BAL G. Roenicke L. Gura -0% 98% Strikeout
4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 6.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 9-1-2
t8 1-6 0 --- O KCR U. Washington S. McGregor 1% 99% Flyball: RF
t8 1-6 1 --- O KCR W. Wilson S. McGregor 0% 99% Groundout: P-2B-1B
t8 1-6 2 --- O KCR B. Davis S. McGregor 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-1, Royals' Joe Beckwith facing 6-7-8
Joe Beckwith replaces Larry Gura pitching
Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Benny Ayala (DH) batting 6th
b8 6-1 0 --- O BAL J. Dwyer J. Beckwith -0% 100% Strikeout
b8 6-1 1 --- O BAL M. Young J. Beckwith -0% 99% Strikeout (C-1B)
b8 6-1 2 --- O BAL J. Shelby J. Beckwith -0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 6.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 3-4-5
t9 1-6 0 --- R KCR G. Brett S. McGregor -1% 99% Home Run
t9 2-6 0 --- KCR H. McRae S. McGregor -2% 97% Single
t9 2-6 0 1-- O KCR D. Motley S. McGregor 2% 99% Strikeout
t9 2-6 1 1-- O KCR S. Balboni S. McGregor 1% 100% Flyball: 2B
t9 2-6 2 1-- O KCR D. Slaught S. McGregor 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 6.

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