July 21, 1985 Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
KCR 4 BOS 8
CAL 4 CLE 4
@CHW 3
(10) TEX 7
@DET 5 MIL 5
SEA 4 NYY 5
@MIN 2 TOR 11
OAK 4 CIN 7
PHI 6 STL 4
@LAD 2
(10) HOU 5
@MON 4 NYM 15
ATL 10 PIT 5
@SDP 2 SFG 2
CHC 1

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 31,278

Sunday, July 21, 1985
Time of Game: 2:51

Royals

46-44

Lost 1

3rd, 7½ GB

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

W: T Martinez (2-2), L: B Black (6-11), S: D Aase (4)

Orioles

46-43

Won 1

4th, 7½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .299  .778    0    2   0   SB
D Iorg LF                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .213  .557    0    0   0   
  D Motley PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .652    0    0   0   
G Brett 3B                    3   1   1   2    1   0  .359 1.055    0    2   2   HR
J Orta DH                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .690    0    0   0   GDP
  H McRae PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .755    0    0   0   
F White 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .660    0    1   1   
P Sheridan RF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .218  .640    0    2   0   
S Balboni 1B                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .249  .738    0    7   0   HBP
J Sundberg C                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .248  .698    0    8   0   
B Biancalana SS               2   0   0   0    0   0  .152  .424    0    2   1   
  L Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .701    0    0   0   
  O Concepcion SS             0   0   0   0    0   0  .177  .436         0   1   
  L Jones PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .477    0    0   0   

B Black P                                                                0   2
  M LaCoss P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   4   8   4    1   5                    24   7

BATTING

HR: G Brett (14, off D Martinez; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

HBP: S Balboni (3, by D Martinez).

TB: G Brett 4; J Sundberg 2; W Wilson 2; P Sheridan; D Iorg; S Balboni.

GIDP: J Orta (7).

RBI: G Brett 2 (63); W Wilson (24); J Sundberg (28).

2-out RBI: W Wilson.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: W Wilson (27, 2nd base off D Martinez/R Dempsey).

PO: W Wilson (1st base by D Martinez).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Rayford 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .300  .793    0    0   0   
L Lacy RF                     3   1   0   0    1   1  .328  .784    0    4   0   
C Ripken SS                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .277  .807    0    3   3   
E Murray 1B                   3   2   2   2    1   0  .284  .842    0    9   1   2B
F Lynn CF                     3   0   1   1    1   0  .270  .791    0    0   0   IW
G Roenicke LF                 2   1   0   0    1   0  .229  .825    0    3   0   
  J Shelby PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .679    0    0   0   
M Young DH                    4   1   2   3    0   2  .283  .878    0    0   0   HR,2B
R Dempsey C                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .247  .717    0    5   0   SH
R Dauer 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .215  .560    0    2   5   

D Martinez P                                                             1   0
  T Martinez P                                                           0   0
  D Aase P                                                               0   0
Totals                       30   6   7   6    5   8                    27   9

BATTING

2B: E Murray (21, off M LaCoss); M Young (11, off B Black).

HR: M Young (10, off B Black; 2nd inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

SH: R Dempsey (3, off B Black).

IBB: F Lynn (4, by M LaCoss).

TB: M Young 6; E Murray 3; R Dauer; R Dempsey; F Lynn.

RBI: M Young 3 (29); E Murray 2 (63); F Lynn (52).

2-out RBI: E Murray 2; F Lynn.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Ripken-E Murray.

E: E Murray (12).

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 Black, L (6-11)              6.2   6   6   6    3   7   1   4.19   29     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 0· 6     42    -     0.94  -0.19
M LaCoss                       1.1   1   0   0    2   1   0   4.05    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          2-2    1.48  -0.28
Totals                         8     7   6   6    5   8   1          36     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 0· 7          2-2

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                     6.2   8   4   3    0   4   1   4.98   28     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 0· 7     48    -     1.25  -0.19
T Martinez, W (2-2)            0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   5.02    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.20   0.01
D Aase, S (4)                  2     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.70    6     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 0          1-0    1.50   0.21
Totals                         9     8   4   3    1   5   1          36     -       ·  ·     10·12· 0· 7          3-0

T Martinez faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: B Black (1).

WP: None.

IBB: M LaCoss (6; F Lynn).

PO: D Martinez (6; W Wilson, 1st base).

HBP: D Martinez (4; S Balboni).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 31,278.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Baltimore Orioles                    
1. W Wilson             CF    1. F Rayford            3B 
2. D Iorg               LF    2. L Lacy               RF 
3. G Brett              3B    3. C Ripken             SS 
4. J Orta               DH    4. E Murray             1B 
5. F White              2B    5. F Lynn               CF 
6. P Sheridan           RF    6. G Roenicke           LF 
7. S Balboni            1B    7. M Young              DH 
8. J Sundberg           C     8. R Dempsey            C  
9. B Biancalana         SS    9. R Dauer              2B 

   B Black              P        D Martinez           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  4-4  123      28%  89% E Murray        M LaCoss        Double; Dempsey Scores; Lacy Scores; Ripken to 3B
   b 2   1  2-0  12-      26%  64% M Young         B Black         Home Run (LF-CF); Murray Scores; Roenicke Scores
   t 7   2  4-3  12-     -20%  51% W Wilson        D Martinez      Single; Balboni Scores; Sundberg to 2B
   t 7   1  4-2  12-     -13%  62% J Sundberg      D Martinez      Single; Sheridan Scores; Balboni to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  --3     -13%  33% G Brett         D Martinez      Home Run; Wilson Scores/unER

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  W Wilson        Single to 3B/Bunt
          1--      46%  D Iorg          Wilson Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Wilson stays at 1B
          1--      44%  " "             Wilson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Wilson to 3B
   RR     --3      33%  G Brett         Home Run; Wilson Scores/unER
   O      ---      34%  J Orta          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      35%  F White         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Bud Black facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      32%  F Rayford       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      31%  L Lacy          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      30%  C Ripken        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dennis Martinez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      31%  P Sheridan      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      30%  S Balboni       Hit By Pitch
          1--      27%  J Sundberg      Single; Balboni to 2B
   O      12-      30%  B Biancalana    Flyball: LF
   O      12-      34%  W Wilson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Bud Black facing 4-5-6
          ---      38%  E Murray        Single
   O      1--      34%  F Lynn          Foul Flyball: 3B
          1--      38%  G Roenicke      Walk; Murray to 2B
   RRR    12-      64%  M Young         Home Run (LF-CF); Murray Scores; Roenicke Scores
   O      ---      62%  R Dempsey       Strikeout
          ---      64%  R Dauer         Single
   O      1--      61%  F Rayford       Flyball: SS
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 3.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Dennis Martinez facing 2-3-4
          ---      57%  D Iorg          Single
   O      1--      61%  G Brett         Flyball: LF
   OO     1--      67%  J Orta          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bud Black facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      65%  L Lacy          Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  C Ripken        Strikeout
          ---      65%  E Murray        Walk
          1--      66%  F Lynn          Balk; Murray to 2B
   R      -2-      75%  " "             Single; Murray Scores
   O      1--      73%  G Roenicke      Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 4.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Dennis Martinez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      76%  F White         Strikeout
   O      ---      78%  P Sheridan      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      79%  S Balboni       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bud Black facing 7-8-9
          ---      83%  M Young         Double
   O      -2-      83%  R Dempsey       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Young to 3B
   O      --3      78%  R Dauer         Groundout: P-1B
   O      --3      76%  F Rayford       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 4.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Dennis Martinez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      79%  J Sundberg      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      80%  B Biancalana    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      82%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bud Black facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      80%  L Lacy          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      79%  C Ripken        Strikeout
   O      ---      78%  E Murray        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 4.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Dennis Martinez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      82%  D Iorg          Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  G Brett         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      85%  J Orta          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bud Black facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      84%  F Lynn          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      83%  G Roenicke      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      82%  M Young         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 4.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Dennis Martinez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      85%  F White         Flyball: SS
          ---      81%  P Sheridan      Single
          1--      75%  S Balboni       Single; Sheridan to 2B
   R      12-      62%  J Sundberg      Single; Sheridan Scores; Balboni to 2B
                  Lonnie Smith pinch hits for Buddy Biancalana batting 9th
   O      12-      71%  L Smith         Flyball: 2B
   R      12-      51%  W Wilson        Single; Balboni Scores; Sundberg to 2B
                  Tippy Martinez replaces Dennis Martinez pitching; Darryl Motley pinch hits for Dane Iorg batting 2nd
   O      12-      59%  D Motley        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Tied 4-4, Bud Black facing 8-9-1
                  Onix Concepcion replaces Lonnie Smith playing SS batting 9th; Darryl Motley moves to LF
          ---      64%  R Dempsey       Single
   O      1--      62%  R Dauer         Groundout: 3B-1B; Dempsey to 2B
   O      -2-      56%  F Rayford       Strikeout
          -2-      57%  L Lacy          Walk
                  Mike LaCoss replaces Bud Black pitching
          12-      62%  C Ripken        Walk; Dempsey to 3B; Lacy to 2B
   RR     123      89%  E Murray        Double; Dempsey Scores; Lacy Scores; Ripken to 3B
          -23      90%  F Lynn          Intentional Walk
                  John Shelby pinch hits for Gary Roenicke batting 6th
   O      123      87%  J Shelby        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 6.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Tippy Martinez facing 3-4-5
                  John Shelby moves to LF
          ---      80%  G Brett         Walk
                  Don Aase replaces Tippy Martinez pitching; Hal McRae pinch hits for Jorge Orta batting 4th
   O      1--      86%  H McRae         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      91%  F White         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      94%  P Sheridan      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-4, Mike LaCoss facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      93%  M Young         Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  R Dempsey       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  R Dauer         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 6.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Don Aase facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  S Balboni       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      99%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Lynn Jones pinch hits for Onix Concepcion batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  L Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 6.

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