September 8, 1987 Kansas City Royals at California Angels Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 8
NYY 6 KCR 4
@CAL 2 SEA 7
@CLE 0 MIL 6
TOR 4 CHW 4
@MIN 3 TEX 12
@OAK 1 ATL 4
SDP 2 PIT 4
@CHC 1 LAD 5
@CIN 3 SFG 6
@HOU 4 MON 4
STL 1 NYM 5
PHI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 25,637

Tuesday, September 8, 1987
Time of Game: 2:57

Royals

69-70

Won 2

3rd, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          2  0  0   0  0  0   1  1  0    4 12  0
Angels          0  1  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    2  4  0

W: M Gubicza (10-16), L: W Fraser (9-9), S: J Davis (2)

Angels

67-72

Lost 2

4th, 6½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .273  .688    0    1   0   2·SB
K Seitzer 3B                  3   1   1   0    2   0  .326  .879    0    0   1   SB
G Brett 1B                    4   1   3   3    1   0  .290  .890    0    7   1   HR,SB
D Tartabull RF                4   0   2   0    1   2  .298  .888    0    2   0   SB
F White 2B                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .711    0    4   5   GDP
S Balboni DH                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .215  .696    0    0   0   
B Pecota SS                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .274  .699    0    2   2   2B
G Thurman LF                  4   1   2   0    1   0  .286  .676    0    1   1   SB
L Owen C                      3   0   0   0    1   2  .185  .547    0    9   1   

M Gubicza P                                                              1   1
  J Davis P                                                              0   0
Totals                       38   4  12   4    6   7                    27  12

BATTING

2B: B Pecota (2, off D Buice).

HR: G Brett (19, off J Reuss; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: G Brett 6; B Pecota 2; D Tartabull 2; G Thurman 2; W Wilson 2; K Seitzer; S Balboni.

GIDP: F White (11).

RBI: G Brett 3 (62); W Wilson (22).

2-out RBI: W Wilson.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Pecota-F White-G Brett; G Brett-B Pecota-M Gubicza.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Thurman (4, 2nd base off W Fraser/B Boone); W Wilson 2 (47, 2nd base off W Fraser/J Fimple, 2nd base off W Fraser/B Boone); D Tartabull (4, 2nd base off J Reuss/B Boone); G Brett (4, 2nd base off W Fraser/B Boone); K Seitzer (10, 3rd base off W Fraser/B Boone).

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Downing LF                  2   1   0   0    2   2  .266  .862    0    1   0   
D White CF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .257  .745    0    1   0   GDP
J Ray 2B                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .702    0    3   6   
W Joyner 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .287  .893    0   12   0   
J Howell 3B                   3   0   1   0    1   2  .253  .813    0    0   6   
B Buckner DH                  1   0   0   1    2   0  .273  .643    0    0   0   
  M McLemore PR               1   0   0   0    0   1  .230  .598    0    0   0   CS
M Ryal RF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .635    0    2   0   SH,GDP
D Schofield SS                2   0   0   0    0   2  .255  .682    0    1   2   
  R Jones PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .229  .732    0    0   0   
  G Polidor SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .613         0   0   
B Boone C                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .614    0    5   0   
  J Eppard PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  J Fimple C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         2   0   

J Reuss P                                                                0   0
  W Fraser P                                                             0   0
  G Lucas P                                                              0   0
  D Buice P                                                              0   1
Totals                       26   2   4   2    7   8                    27  15

BATTING

SH: M Ryal (1, off M Gubicza).

TB: W Joyner; J Howell; J Eppard; J Ray.

GIDP: M Ryal (4); D White (8).

RBI: W Joyner (103); B Buckner (59).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Howell-J Ray-W Joyner.

BASERUNNING

CS: M McLemore (8, 2nd base by M Gubicza/L Owen).

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 (10-16)           6.2   4   2   2    7   4   0   4.27   27     -       ·  ·     13· 3· 0· 0     55    -     1.66   0.13
J Davis, S (2)                 2.1   0   0   0    0   4   0   2.05    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.60   0.29
Totals                         9     4   2   2    7   8   0          34     -       ·  ·     15· 4· 0· 0          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
J Reuss                        4.1   6   2   2    3   1   1   5.87   22     -       ·  ·     11· 3· 3· 1     41    -     0.83  -0.04
W Fraser, L (9-9)              3.1   5   2   2    2   5   0   3.95   16     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 3· 0          2-0    1.40  -0.09
G Lucas                        0     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.74    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.04  -0.01
D Buice                        1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.05    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 0          3-0    0.59   0.06
Totals                         9    12   4   4    6   7   1          44     -       ·  ·     18· 5· 7· 1          7-0

G Lucas faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Larry Young.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 25,637.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            California Angels                    
1. W Wilson             CF    1. B Downing            LF 
2. K Seitzer            3B    2. D White              CF 
3. G Brett              1B    3. J Ray                2B 
4. D Tartabull          RF    4. W Joyner             1B 
5. F White              2B    5. J Howell             3B 
6. S Balboni            DH    6. B Buckner            DH 
7. B Pecota             SS    7. M Ryal               RF 
8. G Thurman            LF    8. D Schofield          SS 
9. L Owen               C     9. B Boone              C  

   M Gubicza            P        J Reuss              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  1--      16%  66% G Brett         J Reuss         Home Run; Seitzer Scores
   t 8   2  2-3  -2-      12%  84% W Wilson        W Fraser        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Thurman Scores
   b 5   1  2-1  -23      11%  57% D Schofield     M Gubicza       Strikeout
   t 7   0  2-2  -2-      10%  71% K Seitzer       W Fraser        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Wilson to 3B
   b 2   0  2-0  1--     -10%  52% J Howell        M Gubicza       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Joyner to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  W Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  K Seitzer       Walk
   RR     1--      66%  G Brett         Home Run; Seitzer Scores
          ---      68%  D Tartabull     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--      66%  F White         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      68%  S Balboni       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); White to 2B
   O      12-      64%  B Pecota        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Mark Gubicza facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  B Downing       Walk
   OO     1--      68%  D White         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      69%  J Ray           Single to LF (Ground Ball); Ray out at 2B/LF-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jerry Reuss facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      68%  G Thurman       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      66%  L Owen          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      65%  W Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Mark Gubicza facing 4-5-6
          ---      61%  W Joyner        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      52%  J Howell        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Joyner to 3B
   RO     1-3      55%  B Buckner       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Joyner Scores; Buckner to 1B
   OO     1--      61%  M Ryal          Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jerry Reuss facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      59%  K Seitzer       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      57%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      58%  D Tartabull     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      59%  F White         Tartabull Steals 2B
   O      -2-      56%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 1-2, Mark Gubicza facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      59%  D Schofield     Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  B Boone         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      62%  B Downing       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jerry Reuss facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      60%  S Balboni       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      58%  B Pecota        Flyball: RF
          ---      59%  G Thurman       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      61%  L Owen          Walk; Thurman to 2B
   O      12-      57%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-2, Mark Gubicza facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      60%  D White         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      62%  J Ray           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      63%  W Joyner        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jerry Reuss facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      61%  K Seitzer       Flyball: RF
          ---      64%  G Brett         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--      67%  D Tartabull     Walk; Brett to 2B
                  Willie Fraser replaces Jerry Reuss pitching
   OO     12-      58%  F White         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-2, Mark Gubicza facing 5-6-7
          ---      53%  J Howell        Walk
          1--      45%  B Buckner       Walk; Howell to 2B
   O      12-      45%  M Ryal          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Howell to 3B; Buckner to 2B
   O      -23      57%  D Schofield     Strikeout
   O      -23      66%  B Boone         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Willie Fraser facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      63%  S Balboni       Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  B Pecota        Flyball: CF
          ---      62%  G Thurman       Walk
          1--      64%  L Owen          Thurman Steals 2B
   O      -2-      60%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-2, Mark Gubicza facing 1-2-3
          ---      54%  B Downing       Walk
          1--      44%  D White         Walk; Downing to 2B
   O      12-      45%  J Ray           Groundout: 1B unassisted; Downing to 3B; White to 2B
   RO     -23      44%  W Joyner        Groundout: 2B-1B; Downing Scores; White to 3B
   O      --3      50%  J Howell        Strikeout
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Willie Fraser facing 1-2-3
          ---      56%  W Wilson        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      61%  K Seitzer       Wilson Steals 2B
          -2-      71%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Wilson to 3B
   R      1-3      78%  G Brett         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Wilson Scores; Seitzer to 2B
   O      12-      73%  D Tartabull     Strikeout Looking
          12-      78%  F White         Seitzer Steals 3B; Brett Steals 2B
   O      -23      70%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      -23      63%  S Balboni       Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-3, Mark Gubicza facing 6-7-8
          ---      55%  B Buckner       Walk
                  Mark McLemore pinch runs for Bill Buckner batting 6th
   O      1--      62%  M Ryal          Foul Bunt Popfly: C
                  Ruppert Jones pinch hits for Dick Schofield batting 8th
   O      1--      71%  R Jones         McLemore Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      69%  " "             Walk
                  Jim Eppard pinch hits for Bob Boone batting 9th
          1--      65%  J Eppard        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Jones to 2B
                  John Davis replaces Mark Gubicza pitching
   O      12-      74%  B Downing       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Angels 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Willie Fraser facing 7-8-9
                  Jack Fimple replaces Jim Eppard playing C batting 9th; Gus Polidor replaces Ruppert Jones playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      71%  B Pecota        Strikeout
          ---      74%  G Thurman       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--      72%  L Owen          Groundout: 3B-1B; Thurman to 2B
   R      -2-      84%  W Wilson        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Thurman Scores
          1--      85%  K Seitzer       Wilson Steals 2B
          -2-      85%  " "             Walk
                  Gary Lucas replaces Willie Fraser pitching
          12-      87%  G Brett         Walk; Wilson to 3B; Seitzer to 2B
                  De Wayne Buice replaces Gary Lucas pitching
   O      123      83%  D Tartabull     Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-4, John Davis facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      87%  D White         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      90%  J Ray           Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      92%  W Joyner        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 2.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, De Wayne Buice facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      91%  F White         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      91%  S Balboni       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      92%  B Pecota        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-      90%  G Thurman       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-4, John Davis facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      95%  J Howell        Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  M McLemore      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  M Ryal          Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation