September 26, 1979 Kansas City Royals at California Angels Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 13
DET 2 BOS 6
TOR 4 KCR 4
@CAL 0 SEA 8
@MIL 1 CHW 6
@MIN 5
(10) NYY 6
CLE 3 TEX 5
OAK 2 ATL 9
HOU 4 NYM 8
@CHC 3 CIN 4
SDP 3 PHI 11
STL 5 PIT 10
MON 1 LAD 8
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 40,565

Wednesday, September 26, 1979, 7:39PM
Time of Game: 2:20

Royals

83-76

Won 1

2nd, 4 GB

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

W: D Leonard (14-11), L: D LaRoche (7-11)

Angels

87-72

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .312  .767    0    3   0   2·SB
U Washington SS               5   0   0   0    0   2  .255  .655    0    0   4   
F White 2B                    5   2   4   2    0   0  .267  .709    0    1   3   HR,3B,2B
H McRae DH                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .288  .817    0    0   0   
D Porter C                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .287  .896    0    9   0   
J Wathan 1B                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .509    0    5   0   
  P LaCock PH-1B              2   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .711    0    5   2   SH
C Hurdle RF                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .230  .710    0    0   0   HBP,IW
J Nettles LF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .143  .393    0    2   0   
J Terrell 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .741    0    0   1   
  J Quirk PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .704    0    0   0   
  T Cruz 3B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .547         0   0   

D Leonard P                                                              2   1
Totals                       36   4   8   3    3   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: F White (26, off B Ferris).

3B: F White (4, off R Botting).

HR: F White (10, off D LaRoche; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: P LaCock (1, off B Ferris).

IBB: C Hurdle (4, by B Ferris).

HBP: C Hurdle (1, by D LaRoche).

TB: F White 10; C Hurdle; H McRae; W Wilson; J Nettles.

RBI: F White 2 (47); J Nettles (1).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Terrell-F White-J Wathan.

BASERUNNING

SB: W Wilson 2 (79, 2nd base off D LaRoche/T Donohue, 3rd base off D LaRoche/T Donohue).

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Miller CF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .730    0    2   0   
  W Davis LF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .533    0    0   0   
C Lansford 3B                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .287  .761    0    0   0   
  R Mulliniks PR-SS           3   0   0   0    0   1  .141  .377    0    4   1   
D Ford RF                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .798    0    0   0   
  B Clark RF-CF               3   0   0   0    0   0  .327  .875    0    5   0   
D Baylor LF                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .901    0    0   0   
  L Harlow LF-RF              2   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .625    0    1   0   
R Carew 1B                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .317  .814    0    2   0   
  J Harris PR-1B              2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    6   0   
R Garr DH                     3   0   2   0    0   0  .272  .706    0    0   0   
B Grich 2B                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .903         0   0   
  D Thon 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .779    0    1   3   GDP
B Downing C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .325  .878         0   0   
  T Donohue C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .631    0    5   0   
J Anderson SS-3B              3   0   0   0    0   2  .251  .657    0    1   0   

D LaRoche P                                                              0   1
  B Ferris P                                                             0   1
  R Botting P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   0   5   0    1   8                    27   6

BATTING

TB: R Garr 2; R Carew; R Miller; C Lansford.

GIDP: D Thon (2).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

E: R Mulliniks (4); R Carew (9); B Clark (1).

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 (14-11)           9     5   0   0    1   8   0   4.00   32     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0· 5     84    -     0.93   0.51
Totals                         9     5   0   0    1   8   0          32     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0· 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
D LaRoche, L (7-11)            3     3   2   2    0   4   1   5.63   14     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 3     49    -     0.96  -0.08
B Ferris                       5     3   1   0    3   1   0   1.50   22     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 2· 3          0-0    0.73   0.10
R Botting                      1     2   1   1    0   0   0   8.80    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.10  -0.01
Totals                         9     8   4   3    3   5   1          41     -       ·  ·     10·12· 2· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Ferris (1; C Hurdle).

HBP: D LaRoche (2; C Hurdle).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans.

Time of Game: 2:20.

Attendance: 40,565.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            California Angels                    
1. W Wilson             CF    1. R Miller             CF 
2. U Washington         SS    2. C Lansford           3B 
3. F White              2B    3. D Ford               RF 
4. H McRae              DH    4. D Baylor             LF 
5. D Porter             C     5. R Carew              1B 
6. J Wathan             1B    6. R Garr               DH 
7. C Hurdle             RF    7. B Grich              2B 
8. J Nettles            LF    8. B Downing            C  
9. J Terrell            3B    9. J Anderson           SS 

   D Leonard            P        D LaRoche            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-0  --3      15%  70% F White         D LaRoche       Home Run; Wilson Scores
   b 7   2  2-0  12-       7%  87% T Donohue       D Leonard       Strikeout
   b 2   1  0-0  1--       5%  50% D Thon          D Leonard       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 3   0  0-0  --3      -5%  55% U Washington    D LaRoche       Strikeout
   t 1   2  0-0  1-3      -5%  45% D Porter        D LaRoche       Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave LaRoche facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  W Wilson        Groundout: P-1B
                  Tom Donohue replaces Brian Downing playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      46%  U Washington    Strikeout
          ---      47%  F White         Single to LF
          1--      50%  H McRae         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); White to 3B
   O      1-3      45%  D Porter        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  R Miller        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      45%  C Lansford      Single to LF
                  Rance Mulliniks pinch runs for Carney Lansford batting 2nd
   O      1--      47%  D Ford          Groundout: 2B-1B; Mulliniks to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  D Baylor        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave LaRoche facing 6-7-8
                  Dickie Thon replaces Bobby Grich playing 2B batting 7th; Jim Anderson moves to 3B; Rance Mulliniks moves to SS; Bobby Clark replaces Dan Ford playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---      48%  J Wathan        Strikeout
          ---      50%  C Hurdle        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      47%  J Nettles       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      45%  J Terrell       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Leonard facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  R Carew         Strikeout
          ---      45%  R Garr          Single to RF
   OO     1--      50%  D Thon          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave LaRoche facing 1-2-3
          ---      54%  W Wilson        Single to RF
          1--      57%  U Washington    Wilson Steals 2B
          -2-      60%  " "             Wilson Steals 3B
   O      --3      55%  " "             Strikeout
   RR     --3      70%  F White         Home Run; Wilson Scores
   O      ---      68%  H McRae         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      68%  D Porter        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Dennis Leonard facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      70%  T Donohue       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      72%  J Anderson      Strikeout
          ---      71%  R Miller        Single to CF
   O      1--      73%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Ferris facing 6-7-8
                  Bob Ferris replaces Dave LaRoche pitching; Pete LaCock pinch hits for John Wathan batting 6th
   O      ---      71%  P LaCock        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      73%  C Hurdle        Single to CF
   O      1--      71%  J Nettles       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      69%  J Terrell       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Dennis Leonard facing 3-4-5
                  Pete LaCock moves to 1B
   O      ---      72%  B Clark         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      74%  D Baylor        Strikeout
          ---      73%  R Carew         Single to LF
                  John Harris pinch runs for Rod Carew batting 5th
   O      1--      75%  R Garr          Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Ferris facing 1-2-3
                  John Harris moves to 1B; Larry Harlow replaces Don Baylor playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---      74%  W Wilson        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      72%  U Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      74%  F White         Double to LF
          -2-      75%  H McRae         Walk
   O      12-      71%  D Porter        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Dennis Leonard facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      75%  D Thon          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      77%  T Donohue       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      78%  J Anderson      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Ferris facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      77%  P LaCock        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      75%  C Hurdle        Lineout: 3B
          ---      76%  J Nettles       Single to RF
   O      1--      74%  J Terrell       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      78%  R Miller        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      80%  R Mulliniks     Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      82%  B Clark         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Ferris facing 1-2-3
                  Willie Davis replaces Rick Miller playing LF batting 1st; Bobby Clark moves to CF; Larry Harlow moves to RF
   O      ---      80%  W Wilson        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      79%  U Washington    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      78%  F White         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Dennis Leonard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      82%  L Harlow        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  J Harris        Flyball: LF
          ---      83%  R Garr          Single to CF
          1--      79%  D Thon          Walk; Garr to 2B
   O      12-      87%  T Donohue       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Ferris facing 4-5-6
          ---      88%  H McRae         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      91%  D Porter        Walk; McRae to 2B
   O      12-      91%  P LaCock        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; McRae to 3B; Porter to 2B
          -23      91%  C Hurdle        Intentional Walk
   RO     123      93%  J Nettles       Groundout: 1B unassisted; McRae Scores/unER; Porter to 3B; Hurdle to 2B
                  Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Jerry Terrell batting 9th
   O      -23      92%  J Quirk         Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-3, Dennis Leonard facing 9-1-2
                  Todd Cruz replaces Jamie Quirk playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  J Anderson      Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  W Davis         Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  R Mulliniks     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Angels 0.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ralph Botting facing 1-2-3
                  Ralph Botting replaces Bob Ferris pitching
   O      ---      96%  W Wilson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  U Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      98%  F White         Triple to CF; White Scores/Adv on E8
          ---      98%  H McRae         Single to LF
   O      1--      98%  D Porter        Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-4, Dennis Leonard facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  B Clark         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  L Harlow        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  J Harris        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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