July 18, 1985 Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 8
KCR 3 BOS 10
CAL 1 CHW 10
CLE 0 TEX 3
@DET 2 SEA 5
@MIL 2 MIN 8
NYY 4 OAK 6
@TOR 4 PHI 6
@CIN 3 LAD 2
STL 1 MON 3
HOU 0 NYM 7
ATL 6 SDP 3
PIT 2 SFG 1
CHC 0

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 25,579

Thursday, July 18, 1985
Time of Game: 2:53

Royals

44-43

Lost 1

3rd, 7½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  1   0  0  2   0  0  0    3  8  1
Orioles         2  0  0   1  1  1   0  3  X    8 12  0

W: S McGregor (8-7), L: B Saberhagen (10-5), S: S Stewart (7)

Orioles

45-41

Won 1

4th, 6½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .292  .761    0    2   0   2·2B
L Smith LF                    1   0   0   0    2   1  .247  .702    0    0   0   
  L Jones PR-LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .489    0    3   0   
G Brett 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .357 1.034    0    2   0   GDP
F White 2B                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .241  .679    0    1   4   
D Motley RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .237  .676    0    1   0   
H McRae DH                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .204  .732    0    0   0   HR
S Balboni 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .242  .717    0   10   0   
J Sundberg C                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .244  .694    0    4   1   
O Concepcion SS               2   0   0   0    0   0  .177  .436    0    0   3   
  D Iorg PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .529    0    0   0   
  B Biancalana SS             0   0   0   0    0   0  .129  .383         1   1   
  J Orta PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .682    0    0   0   

B Saberhagen P                                                           0   0
  M Jones P                                                              0   0
  J Beckwith P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   3   8   3    4   7                    24   9

BATTING

2B: W Wilson 2 (16, 2 off S McGregor).

HR: H McRae (6, off S McGregor; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

TB: H McRae 4; W Wilson 4; F White 3; J Sundberg; G Brett.

GIDP: G Brett (7).

RBI: H McRae 2 (23); F White (42).

2-out RBI: F White.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 3.

FIELDING

E: L Jones (2).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Wiggins 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .122  .328    0    2   1   
  J Dwyer PH                  1   0   1   2    0   0  .269  .770    0    0   0   
  R Dauer 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .572         0   1   
L Lacy RF                     5   1   3   1    0   0  .331  .788    0    1   0   
C Ripken SS                   5   2   2   1    0   0  .283  .823    0    3   2   HR
E Murray 1B                   3   0   2   2    1   0  .278  .829    0    8   1   2B
F Lynn CF                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .266  .790    0    2   1   CS
M Young LF                    3   2   1   1    1   1  .267  .848    0    2   0   HR
L Sheets DH                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .728    0    0   0   
  G Roenicke PH               1   1   1   0    0   0  .232  .810    0    0   0   
W Gross 3B                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .259  .878    0    0   3   HR
  F Rayford 3B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .325  .858    0    0   1   
R Dempsey C                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .251  .730    0    9   0   

S McGregor P                                                             0   0
  S Stewart P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   8  12   8    4   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: E Murray (18, off B Saberhagen).

HR: W Gross (9, off B Saberhagen; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); C Ripken (16, off B Saberhagen; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); M Young (9, off B Saberhagen; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

TB: C Ripken 5; M Young 4; W Gross 4; E Murray 3; L Lacy 3; G Roenicke; F Lynn; J Dwyer.

RBI: E Murray 2 (60); J Dwyer 2 (30); M Young (24); L Lacy (25); C Ripken (61); W Gross (16).

2-out RBI: J Dwyer 2; C Ripken; W Gross; L Lacy.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Murray-C Ripken-E Murray.

BASERUNNING

CS: F Lynn (3, 2nd base by M Jones/J Sundberg).

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
B Saberhagen, L (10-5)         6     7   5   5    2   4   3   2.99   27     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0· 6     40    -     0.68  -0.27
M Jones                        1.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   4.21    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.39   0.02
J Beckwith                     0.2   3   2   2    1   0   0   3.58    6     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 3          1-1    0.35  -0.05
Totals                         8    12   8   8    4   4   3          39     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0·11          1-1

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S McGregor, W (8-7)            6     7   3   3    3   4   1   4.56   26     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 0· 6     47    -     1.19   0.05
S Stewart, S (7)               3     1   0   0    1   3   0   3.29   11     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.84   0.15
Totals                         9     8   3   3    4   7   1          37     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Beckwith (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 25,579.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Baltimore Orioles                    
1. W Wilson             CF    1. A Wiggins            2B 
2. L Smith              LF    2. L Lacy               RF 
3. G Brett              3B    3. C Ripken             SS 
4. F White              2B    4. E Murray             1B 
5. D Motley             RF    5. F Lynn               CF 
6. H McRae              DH    6. M Young              LF 
7. S Balboni            1B    7. L Sheets             DH 
8. J Sundberg           C     8. W Gross              3B 
9. O Concepcion         SS    9. R Dempsey            C  

   B Saberhagen         P        S McGregor           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  3-1  123      20%  82% G Brett         S McGregor      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   t 6   1  4-1  1--     -16%  70% H McRae         S McGregor      Home Run (CF-RF); White Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  1-3      14%  75% E Murray        B Saberhagen    Double to LF; Lacy Scores; Ripken Scores
   b 6   2  3-4  ---      12%  83% W Gross         B Saberhagen    Home Run
   t 5   1  3-1  1--     -11%  64% W Wilson        S McGregor      Double to RF; Sundberg to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott McGregor facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  W Wilson        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      54%  L Smith         Strikeout
          ---      53%  G Brett         Walk
   O      1--      55%  F White         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  A Wiggins       Flyball: CF
          ---      55%  L Lacy          Single to CF
          1--      61%  C Ripken        Single to CF; Lacy to 3B
   RR     1-3      75%  E Murray        Double to LF; Lacy Scores; Ripken Scores
          -2-      76%  F Lynn          Walk
   O      12-      73%  M Young         Strikeout
   O      12-      70%  L Sheets        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Scott McGregor facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      73%  D Motley        Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  H McRae         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      75%  S Balboni       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      74%  W Gross         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      72%  R Dempsey       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      72%  A Wiggins       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Scott McGregor facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      74%  J Sundberg      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      76%  O Concepcion    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      74%  W Wilson        Double to LF
          -2-      72%  L Smith         Walk
          12-      69%  G Brett         Single to 2B; Wilson to 3B; Smith to 2B
   RO     123      67%  F White         Single to CF; Wilson Scores; Smith out at Hm/CF-C; Brett to 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      65%  L Lacy          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      64%  C Ripken        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      65%  E Murray        Walk
   O      1--      63%  F Lynn          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Scott McGregor facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      65%  D Motley        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      67%  H McRae         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      69%  S Balboni       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      79%  M Young         Home Run
   O      ---      78%  L Sheets        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      76%  W Gross         Strikeout
   O      ---      76%  R Dempsey       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 3.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Scott McGregor facing 8-9-1
          ---      71%  J Sundberg      Single to LF
   O      1--      75%  O Concepcion    Flyball: CF
          1--      64%  W Wilson        Double to RF; Sundberg to 3B
          -23      62%  L Smith         Walk
                  Lynn Jones pinch runs for Lonnie Smith batting 2nd
   OO     123      82%  G Brett         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
                  Lynn Jones moves to LF
   O      ---      80%  A Wiggins       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      79%  L Lacy          Flyball: RF
   R      ---      87%  C Ripken        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          ---      88%  E Murray        Single to CF
   O      1--      87%  F Lynn          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 4.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Scott McGregor facing 4-5-6
          ---      83%  F White         Single/Bunt
   O      1--      86%  D Motley        Foul Flyball: C
   RR     1--      70%  H McRae         Home Run (CF-RF); White Scores
   O      ---      73%  S Balboni       Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bret Saberhagen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      72%  M Young         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      71%  L Sheets        Foul Flyball: 3B
   R      ---      83%  W Gross         Home Run
   O      ---      82%  R Dempsey       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 5.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Sammy Stewart facing 9-1-2
                  Sammy Stewart replaces Scott McGregor pitching; Dane Iorg pinch hits for Onix Concepcion batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  D Iorg          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  W Wilson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      89%  L Jones         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mike Jones facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Jones replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching; Buddy Biancalana replaces Dane Iorg playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  A Wiggins       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      89%  L Lacy          Single to CF
   O      1--      88%  C Ripken        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      87%  E Murray        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 5.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Sammy Stewart facing 3-4-5
                  Floyd Rayford replaces Wayne Gross playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---      90%  G Brett         Strikeout Looking
          ---      86%  F White         Single to LF
   O      1--      91%  D Motley        Strikeout
   O      1--      94%  H McRae         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mike Jones facing 5-6-7
          ---      95%  F Lynn          Single
   O      1--      93%  M Young         Lynn Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      94%  " "             Walk
                  Joe Beckwith replaces Mike Jones pitching; Gary Roenicke pinch hits for Larry Sheets batting 7th
          1--      96%  G Roenicke      Single to LF; Young to 3B; Roenicke to 2B/Adv on E7 (throw)
   O      -23      94%  F Rayford       Foul Flyball: 1B
          -23      95%  R Dempsey       Walk
                  Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Alan Wiggins batting 1st
   RR     123      99%  J Dwyer         Single to RF; Young Scores; Roenicke Scores; Dempsey to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  L Lacy          Single to 2B; Dempsey Scores; Dwyer to 2B
          12-     100%  C Ripken        Wild Pitch; Dwyer to 3B; Lacy to 2B
   O      -23      99%  " "             Flyball: SS
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 8.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-8, Sammy Stewart facing 7-8-9
                  Rich Dauer replaces Jim Dwyer playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  S Balboni       Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      99%  J Sundberg      Walk
                  Jorge Orta pinch hits for Buddy Biancalana batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  J Orta          Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BAL198507180

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