September 14, 1981 Kansas City Royals at California Angels Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 5
DET 2 KCR 4
@CAL 3 NYY 10
@MIL 2 CHW 5
@SEA 2 OAK 5
@TEX 2 MIN 6
@TOR 3 CIN 4
@HOU 2 LAD 10
@SDP 5 SFG 4
ATL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 20,917

Monday, September 14, 1981, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:31

Royals

39-45

Won 3

4th, 10 GB

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

W: R Gale (6-6), L: A Hassler (4-2)

Angels

43-49

Lost 1

4th, 10 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson LF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .292  .670    0    2   0   
F White 2B                    4   1   3   2    0   0  .249  .676    0    1   2   HR
G Brett 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .293  .777    0    0   1   2B,2·GDP
W Aikens 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .817    0    6   0   
A Otis CF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .263  .733    0    4   0   
H McRae DH                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .691    0    0   0   
C Hurdle RF                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .368 1.151    0    3   0   
  C Geronimo PH-RF            1   0   1   0    0   0  .230  .613    0    1   0   
J Wathan C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .586    0    7   1   
U Washington SS               3   2   2   1    0   0  .211  .614    0    3   5   HR,2B

J Wright P                                                               0   0
  R Gale P                                                               0   0
Totals                       33   4   9   4    2   2                    27   9

BATTING

2B: U Washington (16, off B Kison); G Brett (22, off B Kison).

HR: U Washington (2, off B Kison; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); F White (8, off A Hassler; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: U Washington 6; F White 6; G Brett 2; C Geronimo; H McRae; W Wilson.

GIDP: G Brett 2 (6).

RBI: F White 2 (35); W Wilson (17); U Washington (23).

2-out RBI: F White 2; W Wilson.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. F White-U Washington-W Aikens 2.

E: G Brett (12).

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Harlow LF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .231  .597    0    1   0   GDP
R Burleson SS                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .305  .769    0    2   5   
D Ford RF                     4   1   0   0    0   1  .280  .779    0    2   0   
D Baylor DH                   3   1   1   3    1   0  .224  .727    0    0   0   HR
B Grich 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .303  .929    0    4   5   
D Sconiers 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0   14   1   
E Ott C                       4   0   1   0    0   1  .220  .545    0    2   0   
J Beniquez CF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .205  .548    0    2   0   GDP
B Campaneris 3B               3   0   2   0    0   1  .254  .633    0    0   4   CS
  F Lynn PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .643    0    0   0   

B Kison P                                                                0   2
  A Hassler P                                                            0   1
  D Aase P                                                               0   0
Totals                       33   3   8   3    3   6                    27  18

BATTING

HR: D Baylor (15, off J Wright; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: D Baylor 4; B Campaneris 2; L Harlow; J Beniquez; R Burleson; E Ott; B Grich.

GIDP: L Harlow (2); J Beniquez (4).

RBI: D Baylor 3 (56).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B Kison-D Sconiers-B Campaneris-D Sconiers-R Burleson; B Grich-R Burleson-D Sconiers; R Burleson-B Grich-D Sconiers.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Campaneris (1, 2nd base by J Wright/J Wathan).

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
J Wright                       3.1   6   3   2    2   3   1   3.09   18     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 6     39    -     0.86  -0.22
R Gale, W (6-6)                5.2   2   0   0    1   3   0   5.38   18     -       ·  ·      3· 8· 1· 2          2-0    1.21   0.45
Totals                         9     8   3   2    3   6   1          36     -       ·  ·      7·11· 1· 8          2-0

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Kison                        7.2   7   3   3    1   2   1   3.62   28     -       ·  ·     13· 4· 1· 7     54    -     0.94   0.23
A Hassler, BS (2), L (4-2)     0.2   1   1   1    0   0   1   3.03    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          1-1    1.10  -0.52
D Aase                         0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   2.43    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 1          0-0    0.90   0.02
Totals                         9     9   4   4    2   2   2          35     -       ·  ·     16· 4· 2· 9          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Vic Voltaggio.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 20,917.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            California Angels                    
1. W Wilson             LF    1. L Harlow             LF 
2. F White              2B    2. R Burleson           SS 
3. G Brett              3B    3. D Ford               RF 
4. W Aikens             1B    4. D Baylor             DH 
5. A Otis               CF    5. B Grich              2B 
6. H McRae              DH    6. D Sconiers           1B 
7. C Hurdle             RF    7. E Ott                C  
8. J Wathan             C     8. J Beniquez           CF 
9. U Washington         SS    9. B Campaneris         3B 

   J Wright             P        B Kison              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  3-2  1--      55%  73% F White         A Hassler       Home Run; Wilson Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  1-3     -19%  19% D Baylor        J Wright        Home Run; Burleson Scores/unER; Ford Scores
   t 4   0  3-1  -2-     -11%  21% W Aikens        B Kison         Double Play: Groundout: P-1B; Brett out at 3B/1B-3B-1B-SS
   t 8   2  3-1  -2-       9%  18% W Wilson        B Kison         Single to CF; Washington Scores
   b 9   0  4-3  ---       8%  90% E Ott           R Gale          Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Kison facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  F White         Single to CF
   OO     1--      45%  G Brett         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Wright facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  L Harlow        Strikeout
          ---      45%  R Burleson      Single to CF
          1--      39%  D Ford          Fielder's Choice 3B; Burleson to 3B/Adv on E5
   RRR    1-3      19%  D Baylor        Home Run; Burleson Scores/unER; Ford Scores
   O      ---      20%  B Grich         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      20%  D Sconiers      Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 3.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Bruce Kison facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      18%  W Aikens        Popfly: LF
   O      ---      17%  A Otis          Foul Flyball: RF
          ---      18%  H McRae         Single to LF
   O      1--      16%  C Hurdle        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Wright facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      17%  E Ott           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      18%  J Beniquez      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      18%  B Campaneris    Single to CF
   O      1--      19%  L Harlow        Campaneris Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 3.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Bruce Kison facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      17%  J Wathan        Strikeout
   R      ---      25%  U Washington    Home Run
   O      ---      23%  W Wilson        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      22%  F White         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jim Wright facing 1-2-3
          ---      20%  L Harlow        Single to RF
          1--      16%  R Burleson      Walk; Harlow to 2B
   O      12-      20%  D Ford          Strikeout
          12-      16%  D Baylor        Walk; Harlow to 3B; Burleson to 2B
   O      123      21%  B Grich         Foul Flyball: C
   O      123      25%  D Sconiers      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 3.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Bruce Kison facing 3-4-5
          ---      32%  G Brett         Double to RF
   OO     -2-      21%  W Aikens        Double Play: Groundout: P-1B; Brett out at 3B/1B-3B-1B-SS
   O      ---      20%  A Otis          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jim Wright facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      21%  E Ott           Flyball: RF
          ---      20%  J Beniquez      Single to LF
          1--      18%  B Campaneris    Single to RF; Beniquez to 2B
                  Rich Gale replaces Jim Wright pitching
   OO     12-      23%  L Harlow        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 3.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Bruce Kison facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      20%  H McRae         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      24%  C Hurdle        Walk
   O      1--      20%  J Wathan        Lineout: CF
   O      1--      17%  U Washington    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rich Gale facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      19%  R Burleson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      20%  D Ford          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      20%  D Baylor        Popfly: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 3.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Bruce Kison facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      17%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      21%  F White         Single to CF
   OO     1--      14%  G Brett         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rich Gale facing 5-6-7
          ---      12%  B Grich         Single to LF
   O      1--      14%  D Sconiers      Strikeout
          1--      10%  E Ott           Single to RF; Grich to 3B
   OO     1-3      17%  J Beniquez      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 3.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Bruce Kison facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      14%  W Aikens        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      12%  A Otis          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      10%  H McRae         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rich Gale facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      11%  B Campaneris    Strikeout
          ---      10%  L Harlow        Walk
   O      1--      11%  R Burleson      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      12%  D Ford          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 3.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Bruce Kison facing 7-8-9
   O      ---       9%  C Hurdle        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---       7%  J Wathan        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---       9%  U Washington    Double to LF
   R      -2-      18%  W Wilson        Single to CF; Washington Scores
                  Andy Hassler replaces Bruce Kison pitching
   RR     1--      73%  F White         Home Run; Wilson Scores
   O      ---      71%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 3-4, Rich Gale facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      78%  D Baylor        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      82%  B Grich         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      85%  D Sconiers      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 3.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Andy Hassler facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      83%  W Aikens        Groundout: P-1B
                  Don Aase replaces Andy Hassler pitching
          ---      85%  A Otis          Walk
   O      1--      83%  H McRae         Lineout: RF
                  Cesar Geronimo pinch hits for Clint Hurdle batting 7th
          1--      84%  C Geronimo      Single to CF; Otis to 2B
   O      12-      82%  J Wathan        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 3-4, Rich Gale facing 7-8-9
                  Cesar Geronimo moves to RF
   O      ---      90%  E Ott           Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  J Beniquez      Flyball: RF
                  Fred Lynn pinch hits for Bert Campaneris batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  F Lynn          Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CAL198109140

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation