July 22, 1986 Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
KCR 4 MIL 6
@CAL 2 CLE 8
CHW 4 DET 3
MIN 0 NYY 9
TEX 1 OAK 4
BOS 2 SEA 8
TOR 7
(12) PHI 5
@ATL 4
(11) CHC 6
SDP 4 NYM 6
@CIN 3
(14) HOU 1
MON 0
(10) LAD 4
@PIT 3 STL 10
SFG 7

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 24,777

Tuesday, July 22, 1986
Time of Game: 2:38

Royals

43-51

Lost 1

3rd, 6½ GB

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

W: D Aase (4-3), L: B Black (4-5)

Orioles

50-43

Won 1

4th, 7 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Smith LF                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .260  .738    0    2   0   
W Wilson CF                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .254  .650    0    4   0   SB
M Kingery RF                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .280  .735    0    0   0   GDP
G Brett 3B                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .288  .864    0    1   2   
H McRae DH                    4   2   2   2    0   1  .265  .725    0    0   0   HR
F White 2B                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .277  .776    0    0   4   
S Balboni 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .751    0   11   0   
J Sundberg C                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .217  .589    0    4   0   
A Salazar SS                  3   0   1   0    0   2  .244  .595    0    1   4   2B
  J Orta PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .775    0    0   0   
  B Biancalana SS             0   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .724         1   0   

B Saberhagen P                                                           0   0
  B Black P                                                              0   1
Totals                       36   4  11   4    3   9                    24  11

BATTING

2B: A Salazar (16, off S Davis).

HR: H McRae (4, off S Davis; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

TB: H McRae 5; G Brett 2; A Salazar 2; F White 2; W Wilson 2; L Smith; J Sundberg.

GIDP: M Kingery (2).

RBI: H McRae 2 (28); J Sundberg (25); L Smith (27).

2-out RBI: H McRae 2; L Smith.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: S Balboni (12).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Wilson (23, 2nd base off S Davis/R Dempsey).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Wiggins 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .575    0    2   2   
  J Bonilla 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .641         0   0   
L Lacy RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .690    0    1   1   
F Lynn CF                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .303  .901    0    5   0   HR
C Ripken SS                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .304  .898    0    2   5   HR
J Dwyer LF                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .287  .920    0    0   0   
  M Young PH-LF               2   0   1   0    0   0  .236  .692    0    0   0   2B
  J Shelby LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .584         0   0   
J Traber DH                   3   2   2   3    0   0  .429 1.610    0    0   0   2·HR
L Sheets 1B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .305  .898    0    3   1   
  J Beniquez PH-1B            1   0   1   0    0   0  .304  .774    0    1   0   
T O'Malley 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .658    0    2   1   
R Dempsey C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .224  .727    0   10   1   

S Davis P                                                                1   0
  R Bordi P                                                              0   0
  D Aase P                                                               0   0
Totals                       32   5   7   5    0   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: M Young (12, off B Black).

HR: F Lynn (16, off B Saberhagen; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs); J Traber 2 (3, 2 off B Saberhagen; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out); C Ripken (15, off B Black; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

TB: J Traber 8; C Ripken 5; F Lynn 4; M Young 2; J Beniquez.

RBI: J Traber 3 (7); F Lynn (49); C Ripken (54).

2-out RBI: C Ripken; F Lynn.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Ripken-J Beniquez.

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                   5     4   4   4    0   4   3   4.30   20     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 1· 4     47    -     0.82  -0.17
B Black, L (4-5)               3     3   1   1    0   0   1   3.80   12     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0· 3          0-0    1.40  -0.06
Totals                         8     7   5   5    0   4   4          32     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 1· 7           -

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 Davis                        4.1   8   4   4    1   5   1   3.54   21     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 1· 8     35    -     1.04  -0.24
R Bordi                        3     2   0   0    1   2   0   3.44   12     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 2          1-0    1.64   0.16
D Aase, W (4-3)                1.2   1   0   0    1   2   0   2.12    6     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 1          2-0    3.65   0.34
Totals                         9    11   4   4    3   9   1          39     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 2·11          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Rich Humphrey, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Ted Hendry.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 24,777.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Baltimore Orioles                    
1. L Smith              LF    1. A Wiggins            2B 
2. W Wilson             CF    2. L Lacy               RF 
3. M Kingery            RF    3. F Lynn               CF 
4. G Brett              3B    4. C Ripken             SS 
5. H McRae              DH    5. J Dwyer              LF 
6. F White              2B    6. J Traber             DH 
7. S Balboni            1B    7. L Sheets             1B 
8. J Sundberg           C     8. T O'Malley           3B 
9. A Salazar            SS    9. R Dempsey            C  

   B Saberhagen         P        S Davis              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  4-4  ---      32%  84% C Ripken        B Black         Home Run
   t 3   2  2-2  1--     -21%  32% H McRae         S Davis         Home Run; Brett Scores
   b 2   1  2-0  1--      19%  53% J Traber        B Saberhagen    Home Run; Ripken Scores
   t 9   1  5-4  1--      17% 100% M Kingery       D Aase          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 8   2  4-4  123      14%  61% J Orta          D Aase          Lineout: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Storm Davis facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Smith         Lineout: P
          ---      50%  W Wilson        Single
   O      1--      53%  M Kingery       Strikeout
          1--      52%  G Brett         Wilson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      55%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 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       Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  L Lacy          Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      50%  F Lynn          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Storm Davis facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  H McRae         Single
          1--      41%  F White         Single; McRae to 2B
   O      12-      46%  S Balboni       Flyball: 2B
   R      12-      36%  J Sundberg      Single; McRae Scores; White to 2B
   O      12-      40%  A Salazar       Strikeout
   RO     12-      34%  L Smith         Single; White Scores; Sundberg out at Hm/RF-1B-SS-1B-C-3B-C
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
          ---      38%  C Ripken        Single
   O      1--      34%  J Dwyer         Flyball: LF
   RR     1--      53%  J Traber        Home Run; Ripken Scores
   O      ---      51%  L Sheets        Flyball: CF
          ---      52%  T O'Malley      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); O'Malley to 1B
   O      1--      50%  R Dempsey       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 2.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Storm Davis facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  M Kingery       Strikeout
          ---      53%  G Brett         Single
   RR     1--      32%  H McRae         Home Run; Brett Scores
   O      ---      32%  F White         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      30%  A Wiggins       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      28%  L Lacy          Flyball: CF
   R      ---      39%  F Lynn          Home Run
   O      ---      38%  C Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 3.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Storm Davis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      40%  S Balboni       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      42%  J Sundberg      Flyball: CF
          ---      39%  A Salazar       Double
   O      -2-      43%  L Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-4, Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      40%  J Dwyer         Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      53%  J Traber        Home Run
   O      ---      51%  L Sheets        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  T O'Malley      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 4.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Storm Davis facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  W Wilson        Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  M Kingery       Walk
                  Rich Bordi replaces Storm Davis pitching
   O      1--      54%  G Brett         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      57%  H McRae         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 4-4, Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      54%  R Dempsey       Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      52%  A Wiggins       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  L Lacy          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 4.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Rich Bordi facing 6-7-8
          ---      45%  F White         Walk
   O      1--      50%  S Balboni       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Balboni to 1B
   O      1--      54%  J Sundberg      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      58%  A Salazar       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 4-4, Bud Black facing 3-4-5
                  Bud Black replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
   O      ---      54%  F Lynn          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      52%  C Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Mike Young pinch hits for Jim Dwyer batting 5th
          ---      55%  M Young         Double
   O      -2-      50%  J Traber        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 4.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Rich Bordi facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Young moves to LF
   O      ---      54%  L Smith         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      57%  W Wilson        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      59%  M Kingery       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Tied 4-4, Bud Black facing 7-8-9
                  Juan Beniquez pinch hits for Larry Sheets batting 7th
          ---      64%  J Beniquez      Single
   O      1--      59%  T O'Malley      Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; O'Malley to 1B
   O      1--      54%  R Dempsey       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      50%  A Wiggins       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 4.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Rich Bordi facing 4-5-6
                  Juan Beniquez moves to 1B
          ---      43%  G Brett         Single
   O      1--      50%  H McRae         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; McRae to 1B
          1--      43%  F White         Single; McRae to 2B
                  Don Aase replaces Rich Bordi pitching
   O      12-      52%  S Balboni       Strikeout
          12-      47%  J Sundberg      Walk; McRae to 3B; White to 2B
                  Jorge Orta pinch hits for Angel Salazar batting 9th
   O      123      61%  J Orta          Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Tied 4-4, Bud Black facing 2-3-4
                  Buddy Biancalana replaces Jorge Orta playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  L Lacy          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      53%  F Lynn          Flyball: SS
   R      ---      84%  C Ripken        Home Run
   O      ---      84%  M Young         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 5.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Don Aase facing 1-2-3
                  Juan Bonilla replaces Alan Wiggins playing 2B batting 1st; John Shelby replaces Mike Young playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---      91%  L Smith         Strikeout
          ---      83%  W Wilson        Single
   OO     1--     100%  M Kingery       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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