April 12, 1988 Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 6
@BAL 1 BOS 3
MIL 1 CAL 15
CHW 6 MIN 7
@CLE 6 DET 4
TEX 1 SEA 6
OAK 4 NYY 12
@TOR 3 HOU 8
@ATL 3 NYM 3
MON 0 SDP 5
LAD 3 CIN 4
@SFG 3 STL 7
CHC 5

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 11,180

Tuesday, April 12, 1988, 7:37
Time of Game: 2:57

Royals

4-3

Won 2

1st

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

W: M Gubicza (2-0), L: O Peraza (0-1)

Orioles

0-7

Lost 7

7th, 6 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .323  .796   27    2   0   SB,HBP
K Seitzer 3B                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .320  .899   23    0   5   
G Brett 1B                    4   1   0   0    1   0  .292  .877   18   12   1   
D Tartabull RF                3   2   1   0    2   1  .308 1.015   19    1   0   2B
J Eisenreich DH               3   0   0   1    0   1  .158  .413   21    0   0   SF
F White 2B                    4   1   3   4    0   0  .192  .522   16    1   3   HR,SB
B Jackson LF                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .318 1.030   18    1   0   HR
J Quirk C                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .235  .669   14    8   2   SB
K Stillwell SS                4   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .564   18    1   1   GDP

M Gubicza P                                                              1   2
  D Quisenberry P                                                        0   0
Totals                       33   6   8   6    5   6              174   27  14

BATTING

2B: D Tartabull (5, off O Peraza).

HR: B Jackson (2, off O Peraza; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF); F White (1, off O Peraza; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF Line).

SF: J Eisenreich (1, off M Williamson).

HBP: W Wilson (1, by O Peraza).

TB: F White 6; B Jackson 5; D Tartabull 2; J Quirk; K Seitzer.

GIDP: K Stillwell (1).

RBI: F White 4 (5); B Jackson (4); J Eisenreich (3).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Quirk-K Stillwell; K Seitzer-F White-G Brett.

PB: J Quirk (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Quirk (1, 2nd base off O Peraza/T Kennedy); W Wilson (2, 2nd base off O Peraza/T Kennedy); F White (1, 2nd base off O Peraza/T Kennedy).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Orsulak RF-CF               3   1   1   0    1   0  .381  .864   13    1   0   SB
B Ripken 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .535   26    1   4   
C Ripken SS                   3   0   0   1    0   1  .080  .252   17    3   3   SF
E Murray 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .254   16    7   1   
F Lynn CF                     2   0   1   0    1   0  .167  .408   11    4   0   CS
  T Landrum RF                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    1   0   
L Sheets DH                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .661   13    0   0   HBP,GDP
  W Rowdon PR                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    2    0   0   SB
T Kennedy C                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .438   17    7   0   
R Schu 3B                     1   0   0   0    2   1  .158  .659   16    0   3   
J Stone LF                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .042  .122    7    2   0   
  J Dwyer PH-LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   

O Peraza P                                                               1   0
  M Williamson P                                                         0   0
  T Niedenfuer P                                                         0   0
  D Sisk P                                                               0   0
Totals                       26   1   2   1    5   8              145   27  11

BATTING

SF: C Ripken (1, off M Gubicza).

HBP: L Sheets (1, by M Gubicza).

TB: F Lynn; J Orsulak.

GIDP: L Sheets (1).

RBI: C Ripken (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

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

BASERUNNING

SB: W Rowdon (1, 2nd base off M Gubicza/J Quirk); J Orsulak (1, 2nd base off M Gubicza/J Quirk).

CS: F Lynn (1, 2nd base by M Gubicza/J Quirk).

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
M Gubicza, W (2-0)             7     2   1   0    5   6   0   2.08   27  111-59   35· 7·17   12· 3· 0· 0     72    -     0.75   0.15
D Quisenberry                  2     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.50    6   27-17    7· 2· 8    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.17   0.02
Totals                         9     2   1   0    5   8   0          33  138-76   42· 9·25   15· 3· 1· 0           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Peraza, L (0-1)              4     5   5   5    4   2   2  10.80   21   86-43   27· 8· 8    9· 4· 0· 1     30    -     1.06  -0.24
M Williamson                   3     3   1   1    1   2   0  12.27   13   51-32   18· 5· 9    4· 3· 3· 0          2-2    0.42  -0.09
T Niedenfuer                   1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3    9-7     3· 2· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
D Sisk                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   12-8     6· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     8   6   6    5   6   2          40  158-90   54·15·21   14·10· 3· 1          2-2

O Peraza faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: O Peraza (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: M Gubicza (1; L Sheets); O Peraza (1; W Wilson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 11,180.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 47° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Baltimore Orioles                    
1. W Wilson             CF    1. J Orsulak            RF 
2. K Seitzer            3B    2. B Ripken             2B 
3. G Brett              1B    3. C Ripken             SS 
4. D Tartabull          RF    4. E Murray             1B 
5. J Eisenreich         DH    5. F Lynn               CF 
6. F White              2B    6. L Sheets             DH 
7. B Jackson            LF    7. T Kennedy            C  
8. J Quirk              C     8. R Schu               3B 
9. K Stillwell          SS    9. J Stone              LF 

   M Gubicza            P        O Peraza             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  1-0  -2-  4   21%  61% F White         O Peraza        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF Line); Tartabull Scores
   t 4   1  1-2  ---  2   12%  72% B Jackson       O Peraza        Home Run (LF-CF)
   t 3   0  1-0  1--  3   -9%  34% K Stillwell     O Peraza        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 2   1  1-0  --3  5   -8%  36% F White         O Peraza        Fielder's Choice 3B; Tartabull out at Hm/3B-C
   t 2   0  1-0  ---  2    7%  46% D Tartabull     O Peraza        Double to LF (Ground Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Oswaldo Peraza facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  W Wilson        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   46%  K Seitzer       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   45%  G Brett         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gubicza facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   42%  J Orsulak       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--      39%  B Ripken        Passed Ball; Orsulak to 2B
   O      -2-  4   40%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 1B); Orsulak to 3B
   RO     --3  2   38%  C Ripken        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Orsulak Scores/unER
   O      ---  3   39%  E Murray        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Oswaldo Peraza facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   46%  D Tartabull     Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  5   44%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: 2B-1B; Tartabull to 3B
   O      --3  5   36%  F White         Fielder's Choice 3B; Tartabull out at Hm/3B-C
          1--      37%  B Jackson       White Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   34%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Gubicza facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   31%  F Lynn          Walk
   OO     1--  7   37%  L Sheets        Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Lynn Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  5   38%  T Kennedy       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Oswaldo Peraza facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   43%  J Quirk         Walk
   OO     1--  3   34%  K Stillwell     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  3   35%  W Wilson        Hit By Pitch
          1--      36%  K Seitzer       Wilson Steals 2B
          -2-  5   38%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   33%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Gubicza facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   35%  R Schu          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   36%  J Stone         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   35%  J Orsulak       Walk
          1--      34%  B Ripken        Orsulak Steals 2B
          -2-  5   33%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  6   37%  C Ripken        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Oswaldo Peraza facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   42%  D Tartabull     Walk
          1--      45%  J Eisenreich    Balk; Tartabull to 2B
   O      -2-  6   39%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -2-  4   61%  F White         Home Run (Fly Ball to LF Line); Tartabull Scores
   R      ---  2   72%  B Jackson       Home Run (LF-CF)
          ---  5   74%  J Quirk         Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Short 1B Line)
   O      1--  5   72%  K Stillwell     Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          1--      73%  W Wilson        Quirk Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   70%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Mark Gubicza facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   73%  E Murray        Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  4   70%  F Lynn          Single to P (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  3   76%  L Sheets        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Oswaldo Peraza facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   79%  K Seitzer       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   83%  G Brett         Walk; Seitzer to 2B
                  Mark Williamson replaces Oswaldo Peraza pitching
          12-  6   88%  D Tartabull     Walk; Seitzer to 3B; Brett to 2B
   RO     123  3   89%  J Eisenreich    Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Seitzer Scores; Brett to 3B; Tartabull to 2B
   RR     -23  2   94%  F White         Single to LF (Line Drive); Brett Scores; Tartabull Scores
          1--  2   95%  B Jackson       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); White to 2B
   O      12-  4   94%  J Quirk         Flyball: CF
   O      12-  5   93%  K Stillwell     Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-6, Mark Gubicza facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   95%  T Kennedy       Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   93%  R Schu          Walk
   O      1--  2   94%  J Stone         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Schu to 2B
   O      -2-  1   96%  J Orsulak       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Orioles 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mark Williamson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   96%  W Wilson        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   95%  K Seitzer       Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   95%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-6, Mark Gubicza facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   96%  B Ripken        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   97%  C Ripken        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   97%  E Murray        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Orioles 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mark Williamson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   97%  D Tartabull     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   97%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   97%  F White         Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   97%  B Jackson       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Jackson to 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-6, Mark Gubicza facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   98%  F Lynn          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  3   97%  L Sheets        Hit By Pitch
                  Wade Rowdon pinch runs for Larry Sheets batting 6th
          1--      96%  T Kennedy       Rowdon Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   98%  " "             Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          -2-  5   97%  R Schu          Walk
                  Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Jeff Stone batting 9th
   O      12-  1   98%  J Dwyer         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Orioles 1.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Tom Niedenfuer facing 8-9-1
                  Tom Niedenfuer replaces Mark Williamson pitching; Jim Dwyer moves to LF; Joe Orsulak moves to CF; Tito Landrum replaces Fred Lynn playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  1   98%  J Quirk         Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  5   98%  K Stillwell     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   98%  W Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-6, Dan Quisenberry facing 1-2-3
                  Dan Quisenberry replaces Mark Gubicza pitching
   O      ---  4   99%  J Orsulak       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   99%  B Ripken        Lineout: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   99%  C Ripken        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Orioles 1.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Doug Sisk facing 2-3-4
                  Doug Sisk replaces Tom Niedenfuer pitching
   O      ---  6   99%  K Seitzer       Flyball: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   99%  G Brett         Flyball: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   99%  D Tartabull     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-6, Dan Quisenberry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5  100%  E Murray        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  100%  T Landrum       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  W Rowdon        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Orioles 1.

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