September 10, 1985 Kansas City Royals at California Angels Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 7
@BOS 5 BOS 5
BAL 3 KCR 6
@CAL 0 CHW 7
MIN 2 NYY 13
@MIL 10 OAK 10
TEX 3 CLE 8
@SEA 5 TOR 2
DET 1 LAD 10
@ATL 1 LAD 10
@ATL 4 SDP 3
@CIN 2 HOU 4
SFG 1 NYM 5
STL 4 PHI 5
MON 2
(11) PIT 2
CHC 1

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 37,813

Tuesday, September 10, 1985
Time of Game: 2:12

Royals

78-59

Won 1

1st

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

W: C Leibrandt (15-7), L: K McCaskill (9-11)

Angels

77-61

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .250  .749    0    2   0   
L Smith LF                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .253  .696    0    1   0   HR
  L Jones LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .564         0   0   
G Brett 3B                    4   2   2   0    0   0  .345 1.039    0    0   6   
H McRae DH                    3   1   2   2    1   0  .261  .812    0    0   0   2·2B
F White 2B                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .246  .695    0    5   4   HR
S Balboni 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .249  .791    0   13   0   2B,GDP
D Motley RF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .231  .702    0    1   0   IW
J Wathan C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .678    0    5   0   GDP
O Concepcion SS               4   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .512    0    0   7   

C Leibrandt P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   6   8   6    3   1                    27  17

BATTING

2B: S Balboni (27, off A Holland); H McRae 2 (17, 2 off K McCaskill).

HR: L Smith (5, off K McCaskill; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF); F White (19, off K McCaskill; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).

IBB: D Motley (2, by A Holland).

TB: F White 5; L Smith 4; H McRae 4; S Balboni 2; G Brett 2.

GIDP: S Balboni (13); J Wathan (4).

RBI: L Smith 2 (41); H McRae 2 (66); F White 2 (63).

2-out RBI: L Smith 2; H McRae.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 3. G Brett-F White-S Balboni 2; O Concepcion-F White-S Balboni.

E: G Brett (13).

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Pettis CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .649    0    1   0   GDP
D Schofield SS                4   0   1   0    0   0  .206  .604    0    1   7   
J Beniquez 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .294  .756    0   13   1   GDP
B Downing LF                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .271  .820    0    1   1   
R Linares DH                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .833    0    0   0   SB
B Grich 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .248  .718    0    3   4   
G Hendrick RF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .580    0    2   0   GDP
B Boone C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .599    0    1   1   
J Howell 3B                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .205  .643    0    4   2   
  D DeCinces PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .742    0    0   0   
  P Keedy 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   

K McCaskill P                                                            0   1
  A Holland P                                                            1   0
  D Smith P                                                              0   0
Totals                       28   0   3   0    2   5                    27  17

BATTING

TB: J Beniquez; D Schofield; B Grich.

GIDP: G Hendrick (15); G Pettis (5); J Beniquez (14).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Schofield-B Grich-J Beniquez 2.

E: D Schofield (22).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Linares (1, 2nd base off C Leibrandt/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
C Leibrandt, W (15-7)          9     3   0   0    2   5   0   2.76   30     -       ·  ·     15· 3· 2· 3     84    -     0.53   0.26
Totals                         9     3   0   0    2   5   0          30     -       ·  ·     15· 3· 2· 3           -

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K McCaskill, L (9-11)          4.2   7   6   6    1   0   2   4.95   20     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 1· 7     25    -     0.63  -0.25
A Holland                      2.1   1   0   0    2   0   0   2.99   10     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 1· 1          0-0    0.14   0.01
D Smith                        2     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.15    6     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     8   6   6    3   1   2          36     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 2· 8           -

Balks: C Leibrandt (3).

WP: None.

IBB: A Holland (9; D Motley).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - John Shulock.

Time of Game: 2:12.

Attendance: 37,813.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            California Angels                    
1. O Moreno             CF    1. G Pettis             CF 
2. L Smith              LF    2. D Schofield          SS 
3. G Brett              3B    3. J Beniquez           1B 
4. H McRae              DH    4. B Downing            LF 
5. F White              2B    5. R Linares            DH 
6. S Balboni            1B    6. B Grich              2B 
7. D Motley             RF    7. G Hendrick           RF 
8. J Wathan             C     8. B Boone              C  
9. O Concepcion         SS    9. J Howell             3B 

   C Leibrandt          P        K McCaskill          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  0-2  -2-      12%  87% F White         K McCaskill     Home Run; McRae Scores
   t 4   1  0-1  1--      12%  75% H McRae         K McCaskill     Double; Brett Scores
   b 3   1  1-0  12-      11%  62% G Pettis        C Leibrandt     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 1   2  0-0  1--       8%  55% H McRae         K McCaskill     Double; Brett Scores; McRae out at 3B/LF-SS-C-3B
   t 5   2  0-4  1--       7%  96% L Smith         K McCaskill     Home Run; Moreno Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kirk McCaskill facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  O Moreno        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      46%  L Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      47%  G Brett         Single
   RO     1--      55%  H McRae         Double; Brett Scores; McRae out at 3B/LF-SS-C-3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  G Pettis        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      59%  D Schofield     Lineout: CF
   O      ---      60%  J Beniquez      Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kirk McCaskill facing 5-6-7
          ---      64%  F White         Single
   OO     1--      57%  S Balboni       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      56%  D Motley        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Leibrandt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      58%  B Downing       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      60%  R Linares       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      61%  B Grich         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kirk McCaskill facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      59%  J Wathan        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      57%  O Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      56%  O Moreno        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Leibrandt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      59%  G Hendrick      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      56%  B Boone         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Boone to 1B
          1--      52%  J Howell        Walk; Boone to 2B
   OO     12-      62%  G Pettis        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kirk McCaskill facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      60%  L Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      63%  G Brett         Single
   R      1--      75%  H McRae         Double; Brett Scores
   RR     -2-      87%  F White         Home Run; McRae Scores
   O      ---      86%  S Balboni       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      86%  D Motley        Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-4, Charlie Leibrandt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      88%  D Schofield     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      89%  J Beniquez      Strikeout
          ---      88%  B Downing       Walk
          1--      87%  R Linares       Balk; Downing to 2B
   O      -2-      90%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Kirk McCaskill facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      89%  J Wathan        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      88%  O Concepcion    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      89%  O Moreno        Walk
   RR     1--      96%  L Smith         Home Run; Moreno Scores
                  Al Holland replaces Kirk McCaskill pitching
   O      ---      96%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-6, Charlie Leibrandt facing 6-7-8
          ---      94%  B Grich         Single
   OO     1--      97%  G Hendrick      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  B Boone         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Angels 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Al Holland facing 4-5-6
          ---      98%  H McRae         Walk
   O      1--      97%  F White         Flyball: 2B
          1--      98%  S Balboni       Double; McRae to 3B
          -23      98%  D Motley        Intentional Walk
   O      123      97%  J Wathan        Flyball: SS
   O      123      97%  O Concepcion    Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 6, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-6, Charlie Leibrandt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      98%  J Howell        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  G Pettis        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  D Schofield     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Angels 0.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Al Holland facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  O Moreno        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      98%  L Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  G Brett         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-6, Charlie Leibrandt facing 3-4-5
          ---      97%  J Beniquez      Single
   O      1--      98%  B Downing       Strikeout
   O      1--      99%  R Linares       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Linares to 1B
          1--      99%  B Grich         Linares Steals 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Angels 0.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Dave Smith facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Smith replaces Al Holland pitching
   O      ---      99%  H McRae         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  F White         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  S Balboni       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-6, Charlie Leibrandt facing 7-8-9
                  Lynn Jones replaces Lonnie Smith playing LF batting 2nd
   O      ---      99%  G Hendrick      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Boone         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Doug DeCinces pinch hits for Jack Howell batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D DeCinces      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Angels 0.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Dave Smith facing 7-8-9
                  Pat Keedy replaces Doug DeCinces playing 3B batting 9th
          ---     100%  D Motley        Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--     100%  J Wathan        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  O Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-6, Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  G Pettis        Strikeout
          ---     100%  D Schofield     Single
   OO     1--     100%  J Beniquez      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Angels 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CAL198509100

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation