September 23, 1977 Kansas City Royals at California Angels Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 10,888

Friday, September 23, 1977
Time of Game: 2:37

Royals

96-55

Won 5

1st

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

W: D Leonard (19-11), L: W Simpson (6-11)

Angels

72-81

Lost 3

5th, 25 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Poquette LF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .289  .744    0    0   0   SH
H McRae DH                    5   2   2   0    0   0  .295  .872    0    0   0   2B
G Brett 3B                    4   3   1   0    1   0  .314  .913    0    1   1   SB
A Cowens RF                   5   1   3   5    0   1  .308  .876    0    0   0   3·2B,GDP
J Mayberry 1B                 5   1   1   2    0   2  .231  .746    0    7   0   HR
D Porter C                    4   0   0   0    1   2  .277  .816    0   13   0   
A Otis CF                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .253  .777    0    3   0   SB,GDP
F White 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .251  .643    0    2   2   2B
U Washington SS               3   0   0   0    1   1  .286  .929    0    1   2   

D Leonard P                                                              0   2
Totals                       36   7   9   7    5   7                    27   7

BATTING

2B: H McRae (52, off W Simpson); F White (21, off W Simpson); A Cowens 3 (31, 3 off W Simpson).

HR: J Mayberry (23, off W Simpson; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: T Poquette (4, off M Barlow).

TB: A Cowens 6; J Mayberry 4; H McRae 3; F White 2; A Otis; G Brett.

GIDP: A Cowens (14); A Otis (12).

RBI: A Cowens 5 (106); J Mayberry 2 (81).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Brett (14, 2nd base off W Simpson/A Etchebarren); A Otis (22, 3rd base off W Simpson/A Etchebarren).

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Bosley LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .305  .738    0    3   0   
J Remy 2B                     2   0   0   0    2   0  .259  .672    0    3   2   
K Landreaux CF                4   0   0   0    0   3  .241  .601    0    2   0   
B Bonds RF                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .268  .878    0    0   0   
D Baylor DH                   4   2   2   1    0   2  .255  .773    0    0   0   HR
M Guerrero SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .688    0    1   2   
D Chalk 3B                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .274  .693    0    2   3   2B
W Aikens 1B                   4   0   0   1    0   2  .198  .519    0    8   1   
A Etchebarren C               0   0   0   0    1   0  .243  .588    0    4   0   
  D Goodwin PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .209  .580    0    0   0   
  I Hampton C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .678         1   0   
  T Solaita PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .240  .763    0    0   0   
  T Humphrey C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .574         2   0   
  C May PH                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .228  .609    0    0   0   

W Simpson P                                                              0   0
  M Barlow P                                                             1   1
Totals                       32   3   5   3    4  13                    27   9

BATTING

2B: D Chalk (25, off D Leonard).

HR: D Baylor (23, off D Leonard; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: D Baylor 5; D Chalk 3; T Bosley.

RBI: W Aikens (6); D Baylor (72); D Chalk (44).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Chalk-J Remy-W Aikens; M Guerrero-J Remy-W Aikens.

E: W Aikens (2); J Remy (20); D Chalk (22).

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
D Leonard, W (19-11)           9     5   3   3    4  13   1   3.20   36     -       ·  ·      8· 2· 4· 5     74    -     0.50   0.17
Totals                         9     5   3   3    4  13   1          36     -       ·  ·      8· 2· 4· 5           -

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Simpson, L (6-11)            3.1   8   7   6    3   3   1   5.68   22     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 1· 8     18    -     0.78  -0.35
M Barlow                       5.2   1   0   0    2   4   0   5.02   20     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 0· 1          1-0    0.08   0.02
Totals                         9     9   7   6    5   7   1          42     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 1· 9          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Leonard (11).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Kunkel.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 10,888.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 68° F.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            California Angels                    
1. T Poquette           LF    1. T Bosley             LF 
2. H McRae              DH    2. J Remy               2B 
3. G Brett              3B    3. K Landreaux          CF 
4. A Cowens             RF    4. B Bonds              RF 
5. J Mayberry           1B    5. D Baylor             DH 
6. D Porter             C     6. M Guerrero           SS 
7. A Otis               CF    7. D Chalk              3B 
8. F White              2B    8. W Aikens             1B 
9. U Washington         SS    9. A Etchebarren        C  

   D Leonard            P        W Simpson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  12-      17%  71% A Cowens        W Simpson       Double to LF; McRae Scores; Brett Scores
   t 3   0  0-3  -2-       7%  91% J Mayberry      W Simpson       Home Run; Cowens Scores
   t 3   0  0-2  -2-       7%  84% A Cowens        W Simpson       Double to LF; Brett Scores
   t 2   0  0-2  ---       5%  75% A Otis          W Simpson       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Otis to 2B
   t 2   1  0-2  --3      -5%  70% U Washington    W Simpson       Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Wayne Simpson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  T Poquette      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      52%  H McRae         Double to LF
          -2-      54%  G Brett         Walk
   RR     12-      71%  A Cowens        Double to LF; McRae Scores; Brett Scores
   O      -2-      68%  J Mayberry      Strikeout
   O      -2-      66%  D Porter        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      68%  T Bosley        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      65%  J Remy          Walk
          1--      64%  K Landreaux     Wild Pitch; Remy to 2B
   O      -2-      67%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Remy to 3B
   O      --3      70%  B Bonds         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Wayne Simpson facing 7-8-9
          ---      75%  A Otis          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Otis to 2B
   O      -2-      72%  F White         Strikeout
          -2-      74%  U Washington    Otis Steals 3B
   O      --3      70%  " "             Flyball: CF
          --3      70%  T Poquette      Walk
   O      1-3      67%  H McRae         Foul Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Dennis Leonard facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      69%  D Baylor        Strikeout
   O      ---      71%  M Guerrero      Lineout: CF
   O      ---      72%  D Chalk         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Wayne Simpson facing 3-4-5
          ---      75%  G Brett         Single to CF
          1--      77%  A Cowens        Brett Steals 2B
   R      -2-      84%  " "             Double to LF; Brett Scores
   RR     -2-      91%  J Mayberry      Home Run; Cowens Scores
          ---      92%  D Porter        Walk
   OO     1--      90%  A Otis          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      91%  F White         Double to LF
   O      -2-      90%  U Washington    Lineout: 3B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-5, Dennis Leonard facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      91%  W Aikens        Lineout: CF
          ---      90%  A Etchebarren   Walk
          1--      87%  T Bosley        Single to LF; Etchebarren to 2B
   O      12-      90%  J Remy          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Etchebarren to 3B
   O      1-3      93%  K Landreaux     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Angels 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Wayne Simpson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      92%  T Poquette      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      93%  H McRae         Single to RF
          1--      94%  G Brett         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); McRae to 2B
   RR     12-      98%  A Cowens        Double to LF; McRae Scores; Brett Scores/unER
                  Mike Barlow replaces Wayne Simpson pitching
   O      -2-      97%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Cowens to 3B
   O      --3      97%  D Porter        Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-7, Dennis Leonard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      97%  B Bonds         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      98%  D Baylor        Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  M Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Angels 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Mike Barlow facing 7-8-9
          ---      98%  A Otis          Walk
   O      1--      98%  F White         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      98%  U Washington    Strikeout
   O      1--      98%  T Poquette      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-7, Dennis Leonard facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  D Chalk         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  W Aikens        Strikeout
                  Danny Goodwin pinch hits for Andy Etchebarren batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  D Goodwin       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Angels 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Mike Barlow facing 2-3-4
                  Ike Hampton replaces Danny Goodwin playing C batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  H McRae         Flyball: LF
          ---      99%  G Brett         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      98%  A Cowens        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-7, Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  T Bosley        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  J Remy          Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      99%  K Landreaux     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Angels 0.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Mike Barlow facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      99%  D Porter        Strikeout
          ---      99%  A Otis          Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  F White         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-7, Dennis Leonard facing 4-5-6
          ---      99%  B Bonds         Walk
          1--      97%  D Baylor        Single to RF; Bonds to 3B
   O      1-3      98%  M Guerrero      Popfly: 2B
   R      1-3      96%  D Chalk         Double to LF; Bonds Scores; Baylor to 3B
   RO     -23      97%  W Aikens        Groundout: 2B-1B; Baylor Scores; Chalk to 3B
                  Tony Solaita pinch hits for Ike Hampton batting 9th
   O      --3      98%  T Solaita       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Angels 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Mike Barlow facing 9-1-2
                  Terry Humphrey replaces Tony Solaita playing C batting 9th
          ---      99%  U Washington    Walk
   O      1--      99%  T Poquette      Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Washington to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  H McRae         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      98%  G Brett         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-7, Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  T Bosley        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      98%  J Remy          Walk
   O      1--      99%  K Landreaux     Strikeout
   O      1--      99%  B Bonds         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Angels 2.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Mike Barlow facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  A Cowens        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  J Mayberry      Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  D Porter        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-7, Dennis Leonard facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      98%  D Baylor        Home Run
   O      ---      99%  M Guerrero      Lineout: CF
          ---      98%  D Chalk         Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  W Aikens        Strikeout Looking
                  Carlos May pinch hits for Terry Humphrey batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  C May           Strikeout Looking
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Angels 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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