You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Box Scores > 1987 > Jul 26, 1987, Royals at Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

KCR  4
@BAL  0
 BOS 11
SEA  1
 NYY  5
@CHW  2
 TEX 11
@CLE  3
 DET  6
CAL  2
 MIL  7
OAK  4
 TOR  4
MIN  2
 LAD  7
CHC  6
 MON  6
CIN  0
 HOU  5
@NYM  2
 PHI  7
ATL  3
 SDP  7
PIT  4
 SFG  6
STL  3
(10)		 SFG  5
STL  2
Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 28,478

 Sunday, July 26, 1987
Time of Game: 2:37
Royals
4
49-49
Won 1
4th, 4 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  1   0  1  1   0  0  1    4 12  0
Orioles         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  0
W: Charlie Leibrandt (10-8), L: Ken Dixon (3-8)
 Orioles
0
45-54
Lost 1
6th, 14 GB

Batting Stats

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Smith LF                    5   2   4   2    0   0  .259  .656              0   0   HR,SB
B Pecota 3B                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .400 1.038              0   4   GDP
G Brett 1B                    3   0   2   1    1   0  .294  .853             13   0   GDP,IW
J Eisenreich DH               4   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .733              0   0   GDP
F White 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .239  .670              3   5   
D Tartabull RF                3   1   1   0    1   2  .297  .834              2   0   2B,SB
B Jackson CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .798              0   0   
A Salazar SS                  4   0   1   1    0   2  .204  .465              2   3   
L Owen C                      4   1   1   0    0   1  .212  .616              7   0   2B

C Leibrandt P                                                                 0   2
Totals                       36   4  12   0    2  10                         27  14
Batting Events
2B: D Tartabull (12, off K Dixon); L Owen (5, off D Corbett).
HR: L Smith (1, off K Dixon; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
IBB: G Brett (5, by D Corbett).
TB: L Smith 7; B Pecota 2; D Tartabull 2; G Brett 2; L Owen 2; J Eisenreich; A Salazar.
GIDP: B Pecota (2); J Eisenreich (1); G Brett (5).
RBI: L Smith 2 (3); A Salazar (21); G Brett (34).
2-out RBI: A Salazar; G Brett.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. F White-A Salazar-G Brett; B Pecota-F White-G Brett.
Baserunning Events
SB: L Smith (1, 2nd base off D Corbett/F Rayford); D Tartabull (3, 2nd base off K Dixon/F Rayford).
Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
A Wiggins DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .232  .572              0   0   GDP
B Ripken 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .259  .644              2   2   
C Ripken SS                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .271  .826              1   6   
E Murray 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .852             12   1   GDP
R Knight 3B                   1   0   0   0    2   0  .268  .709              0   4   
M Young LF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .771              0   0   
L Sheets RF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .329  .957              1   0   
F Rayford C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .174  .478              9   1   
K Gerhart CF                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .242  .697              1   0   

K Dixon P                                                                     1   0
  D Corbett P                                                                 0   1
Totals                       27   0   2   0    3   7                         27  15
Batting Events
TB: K Gerhart; B Ripken.
GIDP: A Wiggins (6); E Murray (10).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding Events
DP: 3. C Ripken-B Ripken-E Murray 2; D Corbett-C Ripken-E Murray.

Pitching Stats

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
C Leibrandt, W (10-8)          9     2   0   0    3   7   0   2.77   30     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 0· 2     87    -     0.90   0.49
Totals                         9     2   0   0    3   7   0          30     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 0· 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
K Dixon, L (3-8)               6    10   3   3    1   6   1   6.96   28     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 1·10     45    -     0.90  -0.05
D Corbett                      3     2   1   1    1   4   0   7.84   10     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 2          1-0    0.34   0.04
Totals                         9    12   4   4    2  10   1          38     -       ·  ·     11· 3· 1·12          1-0
K Dixon faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: D Corbett (3; G Brett).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Mike Reilly.
Time of Game: 2:37.
Attendance: 28,478.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Kansas City Royals                        Baltimore Orioles                            
1. Lonnie Smith                 LF       1. Alan Wiggins                 DH
2. Bill Pecota                  3B       2. Billy Ripken                 2B
3. George Brett                 1B       3. Cal Ripken                   SS
4. Jim Eisenreich               DH       4. Eddie Murray                 1B
5. Frank White                  2B       5. Ray Knight                   3B
6. Danny Tartabull              RF       6. Mike Young                   LF
7. Bo Jackson                   CF       7. Larry Sheets                 RF
8. Angel Salazar                SS       8. Floyd Rayford                 C
9. Larry Owen                    C       9. Ken Gerhart                  CF

   Charlie Leibrandt             P          Ken Dixon                     P

Top 5 Plays

Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t3 0 --- R 11% 61% 0-0 KCR L. Smith K. Dixon Home Run
t5 2 1-3 R 11% 74% 1-0 KCR G. Brett K. Dixon Single; Smith Scores; Pecota to 2B
t6 2 -2- R 8% 84% 2-0 KCR A. Salazar K. Dixon Single; Tartabull Scores
t3 0 1-- OO -7% 57% 1-0 KCR G. Brett K. Dixon Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b7 1 1-- OO 6% 93% 0-3 BAL E. Murray C. Leibrandt Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

Play By Play

Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Ken Dixon facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 KCR L. Smith K. Dixon Groundout: SS-1B
t1 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 KCR B. Pecota K. Dixon Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 2 --- 1% 47% 0-0 KCR G. Brett K. Dixon Single
t1 2 1-- 3% 50% 0-0 KCR J. Eisenreich K. Dixon Single; Brett to 3B
t1 2 1-3 O -5% 45% 0-0 KCR F. White K. Dixon Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 BAL A. Wiggins C. Leibrandt Strikeout
b1 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 BAL B. Ripken C. Leibrandt Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 BAL C. Ripken C. Leibrandt Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Ken Dixon facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- 6% 56% 0-0 KCR D. Tartabull K. Dixon Double
t2 0 -2- O -4% 52% 0-0 KCR B. Jackson K. Dixon Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1 -2- O -4% 48% 0-0 KCR A. Salazar K. Dixon Strikeout
t2 2 -2- O -3% 45% 0-0 KCR L. Owen K. Dixon Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 BAL E. Murray C. Leibrandt Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 BAL R. Knight C. Leibrandt Groundout: P-1B
b2 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 BAL M. Young C. Leibrandt Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Ken Dixon facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- R 11% 61% 0-0 KCR L. Smith K. Dixon Home Run
t3 0 --- 3% 64% 1-0 KCR B. Pecota K. Dixon Single
t3 0 1-- OO -7% 57% 1-0 KCR G. Brett K. Dixon Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t3 2 --- O -1% 56% 1-0 KCR J. Eisenreich K. Dixon Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 7-8-9
b3 0 --- O 3% 59% 0-1 BAL L. Sheets C. Leibrandt Strikeout
b3 1 --- O 2% 61% 0-1 BAL F. Rayford C. Leibrandt Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 2 --- O 1% 62% 0-1 BAL K. Gerhart C. Leibrandt Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Orioles' Ken Dixon facing 5-6-7
t4 0 --- O -2% 60% 1-0 KCR F. White K. Dixon Strikeout Looking
t4 1 --- O -2% 58% 1-0 KCR D. Tartabull K. Dixon Strikeout
t4 2 --- O -1% 57% 1-0 KCR B. Jackson K. Dixon Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
b4 0 --- O 3% 60% 0-1 BAL A. Wiggins C. Leibrandt Popfly: 1B
b4 1 --- O 2% 62% 0-1 BAL B. Ripken C. Leibrandt Strikeout
b4 2 --- O 1% 63% 0-1 BAL C. Ripken C. Leibrandt Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Orioles' Ken Dixon facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- O -2% 61% 1-0 KCR A. Salazar K. Dixon Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1 --- O -2% 59% 1-0 KCR L. Owen K. Dixon Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 2 --- 1% 61% 1-0 KCR L. Smith K. Dixon Single
t5 2 1-- 3% 63% 1-0 KCR B. Pecota K. Dixon Single; Smith to 3B
t5 2 1-3 R 11% 74% 1-0 KCR G. Brett K. Dixon Single; Smith Scores; Pecota to 2B
t5 2 12- O -3% 71% 2-0 KCR J. Eisenreich K. Dixon Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 4-5-6
b5 0 --- O 3% 74% 0-2 BAL E. Murray C. Leibrandt Strikeout Looking
b5 1 --- -4% 70% 0-2 BAL R. Knight C. Leibrandt Walk
b5 1 1-- O 4% 74% 0-2 BAL M. Young C. Leibrandt Flyball: SS
b5 2 1-- O 3% 77% 0-2 BAL L. Sheets C. Leibrandt Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Orioles' Ken Dixon facing 5-6-7
t6 0 --- O -2% 76% 2-0 KCR F. White K. Dixon Flyball: CF
t6 1 --- 2% 78% 2-0 KCR D. Tartabull K. Dixon Walk
t6 1 1-- 1% 79% 2-0 KCR B. Jackson K. Dixon Tartabull Steals 2B
t6 1 -2- O -3% 76% 2-0 KCR B. Jackson K. Dixon Lineout: 1B
t6 2 -2- R 8% 84% 2-0 KCR A. Salazar K. Dixon Single; Tartabull Scores
t6 2 1-- O -1% 83% 3-0 KCR L. Owen K. Dixon Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 8-9-1
b6 0 --- O 3% 86% 0-3 BAL F. Rayford C. Leibrandt Strikeout
b6 1 --- -3% 83% 0-3 BAL K. Gerhart C. Leibrandt Single
b6 1 1-- OO 6% 89% 0-3 BAL A. Wiggins C. Leibrandt Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 0.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Orioles' Ken Dixon facing 1-2-3
t7 0 --- 1% 90% 3-0 KCR L. Smith K. Dixon Single
Doug Corbett replaces Ken Dixon pitching
t7 0 1-- 1% 92% 3-0 KCR B. Pecota D. Corbett Smith Steals 2B
t7 0 -2- O -2% 90% 3-0 KCR B. Pecota D. Corbett Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1 -2- 1% 90% 3-0 KCR G. Brett D. Corbett Intentional Walk
t7 1 12- OO -4% 87% 3-0 KCR J. Eisenreich D. Corbett Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 2-3-4
b7 0 --- O 3% 90% 0-3 BAL B. Ripken C. Leibrandt Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1 --- -3% 86% 0-3 BAL C. Ripken C. Leibrandt Walk
b7 1 1-- OO 6% 93% 0-3 BAL E. Murray C. Leibrandt Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 0.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Orioles' Doug Corbett facing 5-6-7
t8 0 --- O -1% 92% 3-0 KCR F. White D. Corbett Strikeout
t8 1 --- O -1% 91% 3-0 KCR D. Tartabull D. Corbett Strikeout
t8 2 --- O -0% 91% 3-0 KCR B. Jackson D. Corbett Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 5-6-7
b8 0 --- -5% 86% 0-3 BAL R. Knight C. Leibrandt Walk
b8 0 1-- O 5% 91% 0-3 BAL M. Young C. Leibrandt Foul Flyball: RF
b8 1 1-- O 4% 94% 0-3 BAL L. Sheets C. Leibrandt Flyball: RF
b8 2 1-- O 2% 96% 0-3 BAL F. Rayford C. Leibrandt Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 0.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Orioles' Doug Corbett facing 8-9-1
t9 0 --- O -0% 96% 3-0 KCR A. Salazar D. Corbett Strikeout
t9 1 --- 1% 97% 3-0 KCR L. Owen D. Corbett Double
t9 1 -2- R 2% 98% 3-0 KCR L. Smith D. Corbett Single; Owen Scores
t9 1 1-- OO -0% 98% 4-0 KCR B. Pecota D. Corbett Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 9-1-2
b9 0 --- O 1% 99% 0-4 BAL K. Gerhart C. Leibrandt Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 1 --- O 1% 100% 0-4 BAL A. Wiggins C. Leibrandt Flyball: 2B
b9 2 --- -0% 99% 0-4 BAL B. Ripken C. Leibrandt Single
b9 2 1-- O 1% 100% 0-4 BAL C. Ripken C. Leibrandt Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BAL198707260

Play-by-Play Explanation

  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

Box scores and play-by-play outputs produced by Sports Reference LLC. All Rights Reserved.