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DET
@BOS		10
3
KCR
@CHW		10
3
BAL
@NYY		2
3
CAL
@OAK		6
5		 
(11)
MIN
@SEP		5
2
MIN
@SEP		1
4
CLE
@WSA		6
7		 
(10)
SDP
@ATL		2
4
HOU
@CIN		1
4
SFG
@LAD		8
1
STL
@MON		2
0
NYM
@PHI		2
0
CHC
@PIT		3
1
Sunday, September 28, 1969
, White Sox Park
Attendance: 4,617, Time of Game: 2:13
Royals
10
66-93
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 29 GB
 at White Sox
3
67-92
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 28 GB
W: Moe Drabowsky (11-9)
L: Fred Rath (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          4  0  0   0  1  4   1  0  0   10 13  1
White Sox       0  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    3  9  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Scott Northey CF 4 2 2 3 1 1 .283 .767 0.111 0.52 0.128 -0.016 2.1 3 0 HR,SB,CS
Mike Fiore 1B 2 0 0 0 3 0 .273 .843 -0.037 0.41 0.017 -0.054 -0.4 9 0 CS
Luis Alcaraz 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .239 .613 -0.030 0.38 0.012 -0.041 -0.8 1 3 GDP
Ed Kirkpatrick LF 5 3 4 3 0 0 .246 .755 0.204 0.45 0.226 -0.022 3.3 2 0 2·HR,2B
Jerry Adair SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 .251 .597 -0.002 0.25 0.009 -0.012 -0.2 0 2
   Jackie Hernandez SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 .221 .559 -0.002 0.04 0.000 -0.002 -0.8 0 2
Bob Oliver 3B 5 2 3 2 0 0 .258 .698 0.187 0.43 0.194 -0.007 2.4 1 0 HR,SB
Fred Rico RF 3 1 1 1 2 1 .294 .853 0.024 0.28 0.029 -0.005 1.4 3 0
Buck Martinez C 4 1 1 1 0 0 .229 .587 0.057 0.50 0.078 -0.021 0.2 7 0
Mike Hedlund P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .152 .328 -0.016 0.32 0.000 -0.016 -0.4 1 2
   Moe Drabowsky P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .529 -0.026 0.32 0.000 -0.026 -1.1 0 0
Team Totals 37 10 13 10 6 4 .351 1.145 0.470 0.39 0.693 -0.222 5.7 27 9
2B: E Kirkpatrick (11, off D Osinski).
HR: S Northey (1, off G Peters; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); B Oliver (13, off F Rath; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); E Kirkpatrick 2 (12, 2 off F Rath; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: E Kirkpatrick 11; B Oliver 6; S Northey 5; L Alcaraz; B Martinez; F Rico; J Adair.
GIDP: L Alcaraz (2).
RBI: E Kirkpatrick 3 (41); S Northey 3 (7); B Oliver 2 (42); F Rico (1); B Martinez (23).
2-out RBI: E Kirkpatrick 3; B Oliver 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Fielding
E: M Hedlund (1).
Baserunning
SB: S Northey (4, 2nd base off F Rath/E Herrmann); B Oliver (5, 2nd base off G Peters/E Herrmann).
CS: S Northey (2, 2nd base by F Rath/E Herrmann); M Fiore (3, 2nd base by F Rath/E Herrmann).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Walt Williams RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .300 .709 0.040 0.78 0.086 -0.046 -0.2 0 0
Luis Aparicio SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 .283 .720 -0.084 1.03 0.003 -0.087 -0.5 2 7 SF
   Rich Morales SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205 .467 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.3 0 0
Bob Spence 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 .154 .340 -0.083 0.71 0.000 -0.083 -1.3 13 0
Bill Melton 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .254 .753 0.113 0.78 0.127 -0.014 1.0 0 3
Ed Herrmann C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .232 .665 -0.074 0.98 0.014 -0.088 -0.0 4 2 2B
Angel Bravo LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .291 .741 -0.025 0.49 0.013 -0.038 -0.5 1 0
Bobby Knoop 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .222 .617 -0.015 0.49 0.023 -0.038 -0.6 5 1
Ken Berry CF 3 1 1 0 0 2 .233 .627 0.063 0.52 0.073 -0.010 0.3 2 0 SH
Fred Rath P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.030 1.31 0.000 -0.030 -0.4 0 1
   Doug Adams PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .182 .432 0.070 1.52 0.070 0.000 1.0
   Gary Peters P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 .510 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Woodie Held PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .616 -0.005 0.21 0.000 -0.005 -0.2
   Dan Osinski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Pete Ward PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 .731 0.002 0.05 0.002 0.000 0.4
   Jose Ortiz PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .393 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Team Totals 35 3 9 3 2 7 .257 .575 -0.029 0.71 0.411 -0.440 -1.3 27 17
2B: E Herrmann (8, off M Drabowsky).
SF: L Aparicio (4, off M Hedlund).
SH: K Berry (3, off M Hedlund).
TB: E Herrmann 3; B Melton 2; B Knoop; L Aparicio; W Williams; K Berry; D Adams.
RBI: D Adams (1); B Melton (84); L Aparicio (51).
2-out RBI: B Melton.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Melton-B Knoop-B Spence.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Hedlund 4.2 7 3 1 0 1 0 3.24 22 43 -0.054 1.05 -1.0
Moe Drabowsky, W (11-9) 4.1 2 0 0 2 6 0 2.94 17 2 0 0.083 0.28 2.4
Team Totals 9 9 3 1 2 7 0 1.00 39 43 2 0 0.029 0.39 1.3

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Fred Rath, L (0-2) 5 6 5 5 4 0 3 7.71 23 31 -0.283 0.48 -2.6
Gary Peters 1 3 4 4 1 0 1 4.53 7 0 0 -0.183 0.66 -3.5
Dan Osinski 3 4 1 1 1 4 0 3.56 13 0 0 -0.005 0.04 0.4
Team Totals 9 13 10 10 6 4 4 10.00 43 31 0 0 -0.471 0.71 -5.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Bob Stewart, 3B - Marty Springstead.
Time of Game: 2:13.
Attendance: 4,617.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Chicago White Sox
1 Scott Northey CF 1 Walt Williams RF
2 Mike Fiore 1B 2 Luis Aparicio SS
3 Luis Alcaraz 2B 3 Bob Spence 1B
4 Ed Kirkpatrick LF 4 Bill Melton 3B
5 Jerry Adair SS 5 Ed Herrmann C
6 Bob Oliver 3B 6 Angel Bravo LF
7 Fred Rico RF 7 Bobby Knoop 2B
8 Buck Martinez C 8 Ken Berry CF
9 Mike Hedlund P 9 Fred Rath P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 2 -2- RR KCR E. Kirkpatrick F. Rath 18% 67% Inside-the-park Home Run to LF (Deep LF-CF); Northey Scores
t1 2-0 2 1-- RR KCR B. Oliver F. Rath 15% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Adair Scores
b5 2-5 2 12- R CHW B. Melton M. Hedlund -10% 73% Single to LF; Adams Scores/unER; Williams to 2B
b5 1-5 0 12- CHW W. Williams M. Hedlund -9% 71% Single/Bunt; Berry to 3B; Adams to 2B
t6 5-3 0 12- R KCR B. Martinez G. Peters 8% 93% Single to CF; Oliver Scores; Rico to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Fred Rath facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- KCR S. Northey F. Rath 4% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- O KCR M. Fiore F. Rath -3% 50% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- KCR L. Alcaraz F. Rath 2% 52% Northey Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- O KCR L. Alcaraz F. Rath -3% 48% Lineout: LF
t1 0-0 2 -2- RR KCR E. Kirkpatrick F. Rath 18% 67% Inside-the-park Home Run to LF (Deep LF-CF); Northey Scores
t1 2-0 2 --- KCR J. Adair F. Rath 1% 67% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t1 2-0 2 1-- RR KCR B. Oliver F. Rath 15% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Adair Scores
t1 4-0 2 --- KCR F. Rico F. Rath 1% 83% Walk
t1 4-0 2 1-- O KCR B. Martinez F. Rath -1% 82% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 1-2-3
b1 0-4 0 --- O CHW W. Williams M. Hedlund 2% 83% Flyball: CF
b1 0-4 1 --- O CHW L. Aparicio M. Hedlund 1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-4 2 --- O CHW B. Spence M. Hedlund 1% 85% Groundout: P unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, White Sox' Fred Rath facing 9-1-2
t2 4-0 0 --- O KCR M. Hedlund F. Rath -1% 84% Groundout: P-1B
t2 4-0 1 --- O KCR S. Northey F. Rath -1% 84% Popfly: 2B
t2 4-0 2 --- KCR M. Fiore F. Rath 1% 84% Walk
t2 4-0 2 1-- KCR L. Alcaraz F. Rath 1% 85% Single to CF; Fiore to 3B
t2 4-0 2 1-3 O KCR E. Kirkpatrick F. Rath -2% 83% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 4-5-6
b2 0-4 0 --- CHW B. Melton M. Hedlund -3% 80% Single to LF
b2 0-4 0 1-- O CHW E. Herrmann M. Hedlund 3% 83% Flyball: RF
b2 0-4 1 1-- O CHW A. Bravo M. Hedlund 2% 84% Groundout: P-1B; Melton to 2B
b2 0-4 2 -2- O CHW B. Knoop M. Hedlund 2% 87% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, White Sox' Fred Rath facing 5-6-7
t3 4-0 0 --- O KCR J. Adair F. Rath -1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 4-0 1 --- O KCR B. Oliver F. Rath -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 4-0 2 --- O KCR F. Rico F. Rath -0% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 8-9-1
b3 0-4 0 --- CHW K. Berry M. Hedlund -3% 82% Single to CF
b3 0-4 0 1-- O CHW F. Rath M. Hedlund 3% 84% Popfly: 3B
b3 0-4 1 1-- O CHW W. Williams M. Hedlund 2% 87% Lineout: CF
b3 0-4 2 1-- O CHW L. Aparicio M. Hedlund 2% 88% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, White Sox' Fred Rath facing 8-9-1
t4 4-0 0 --- O KCR B. Martinez F. Rath -1% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 4-0 1 --- O KCR M. Hedlund F. Rath -1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 4-0 2 --- KCR S. Northey F. Rath 0% 88% Single to CF
t4 4-0 2 1-- O KCR M. Fiore F. Rath -1% 87% Northey Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 3-4-5
b4 0-4 0 --- O CHW B. Spence M. Hedlund 2% 88% Groundout: P-1B
b4 0-4 1 --- O CHW B. Melton M. Hedlund 1% 90% Flyball: LF
b4 0-4 2 --- CHW E. Herrmann M. Hedlund -1% 89% Single to LF (Pop Fly)
b4 0-4 2 1-- O CHW A. Bravo M. Hedlund 2% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, White Sox' Fred Rath facing 2-3-4
t5 4-0 0 --- KCR M. Fiore F. Rath 1% 92% Walk
t5 4-0 0 1-- O KCR L. Alcaraz F. Rath -2% 90% Fiore Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t5 4-0 1 --- O KCR L. Alcaraz F. Rath -1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 4-0 2 --- R KCR E. Kirkpatrick F. Rath 4% 93% Home Run
t5 5-0 2 --- O KCR J. Adair F. Rath -0% 93% Foul Flyball: 1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 7-8-9
b5 0-5 0 --- CHW B. Knoop M. Hedlund -2% 91% Single to LF
b5 0-5 0 1-- CHW K. Berry M. Hedlund -4% 87% Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Knoop to 2B; Berry to 1B
Doug Adams pinch hits for Fred Rath (P) batting 9th
b5 0-5 0 12- R CHW D. Adams M. Hedlund -7% 80% Single to RF; Knoop Scores; Berry to 2B
b5 1-5 0 12- CHW W. Williams M. Hedlund -9% 71% Single/Bunt; Berry to 3B; Adams to 2B
b5 1-5 0 123 RO CHW L. Aparicio M. Hedlund 6% 77% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Berry Scores/unER
b5 2-5 1 12- O CHW B. Spence M. Hedlund 5% 82% Strikeout
b5 2-5 2 12- R CHW B. Melton M. Hedlund -10% 73% Single to LF; Adams Scores/unER; Williams to 2B
Moe Drabowsky replaces Mike Hedlund pitching and batting 9th
b5 3-5 2 12- O CHW E. Herrmann M. Drabowsky 6% 79% Lineout: CF
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 5, White Sox 3.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, White Sox' Gary Peters facing 6-7-8
Gary Peters replaces Doug Adams (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 5-3 0 --- KCR B. Oliver G. Peters 2% 81% Single to CF
t6 5-3 0 1-- KCR F. Rico G. Peters 2% 83% Oliver Steals 2B
t6 5-3 0 -2- KCR F. Rico G. Peters 2% 85% Walk
t6 5-3 0 12- R KCR B. Martinez G. Peters 8% 93% Single to CF; Oliver Scores; Rico to 3B
t6 6-3 0 1-3 O KCR M. Drabowsky G. Peters -2% 90% Flyball: CF
t6 6-3 1 1-3 RRR KCR S. Northey G. Peters 7% 97% Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Rico Scores; Martinez Scores
t6 9-3 1 --- O KCR M. Fiore G. Peters -0% 97% Groundout: P-1B
t6 9-3 2 --- O KCR L. Alcaraz G. Peters -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 9, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-9, Royals' Moe Drabowsky facing 6-7-8
Jackie Hernandez replaces Jerry Adair playing SS batting 5th
b6 3-9 0 --- CHW A. Bravo M. Drabowsky -1% 96% Walk
b6 3-9 0 1-- O CHW B. Knoop M. Drabowsky 1% 97% Foul Flyball: 1B
b6 3-9 1 1-- O CHW K. Berry M. Drabowsky 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
Woodie Held pinch hits for Gary Peters (P) batting 9th
b6 3-9 2 1-- O CHW W. Held M. Drabowsky 1% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 9, White Sox 3.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-3, White Sox' Dan Osinski facing 4-5-6
Dan Osinski replaces Woodie Held (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 9-3 0 --- KCR E. Kirkpatrick D. Osinski 0% 99% Single to RF
t7 9-3 0 1-- O KCR J. Hernandez D. Osinski -0% 99% Strikeout
t7 9-3 1 1-- KCR B. Oliver D. Osinski 0% 99% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Kirkpatrick to 2B
t7 9-3 1 12- R KCR F. Rico D. Osinski 1% 99% Single to CF; Kirkpatrick Scores; Oliver to 3B
t7 10-3 1 1-3 O KCR B. Martinez D. Osinski -0% 99% Lineout: SS
t7 10-3 2 1-3 O KCR M. Drabowsky D. Osinski -0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 10, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-10, Royals' Moe Drabowsky facing 1-2-3
b7 3-10 0 --- O CHW W. Williams M. Drabowsky 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 3-10 1 --- CHW L. Aparicio M. Drabowsky -0% 99% Single to LF
b7 3-10 1 1-- O CHW B. Spence M. Drabowsky 0% 99% Strikeout
b7 3-10 2 1-- O CHW B. Melton M. Drabowsky 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 10, White Sox 3.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-3, White Sox' Dan Osinski facing 1-2-3
Rich Morales replaces Luis Aparicio playing SS batting 2nd
t8 10-3 0 --- O KCR S. Northey D. Osinski -0% 100% Strikeout
t8 10-3 1 --- KCR M. Fiore D. Osinski 0% 100% Walk
t8 10-3 1 1-- OO KCR L. Alcaraz D. Osinski -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 10, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-10, Royals' Moe Drabowsky facing 5-6-7
b8 3-10 0 --- CHW E. Herrmann M. Drabowsky -0% 99% Double to LF
b8 3-10 0 -2- O CHW A. Bravo M. Drabowsky 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 3-10 1 -2- O CHW B. Knoop M. Drabowsky 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B; Herrmann to 3B
b8 3-10 2 --3 O CHW K. Berry M. Drabowsky 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 10, White Sox 3.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-3, White Sox' Dan Osinski facing 4-5-6
t9 10-3 0 --- KCR E. Kirkpatrick D. Osinski 0% 100% Double to RF
t9 10-3 0 -2- O KCR J. Hernandez D. Osinski -0% 100% Strikeout
t9 10-3 1 -2- O KCR B. Oliver D. Osinski -0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
t9 10-3 2 -2- O KCR F. Rico D. Osinski -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 10, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-10, Royals' Moe Drabowsky facing 9-1-2
Pete Ward pinch hits for Dan Osinski (P) batting 9th
b9 3-10 0 --- CHW P. Ward M. Drabowsky -0% 100% Walk
Jose Ortiz pinch runs for Pete Ward (PH) batting 9th
b9 3-10 0 1-- O CHW W. Williams M. Drabowsky 0% 100% Strikeout
b9 3-10 1 1-- O CHW R. Morales M. Drabowsky 0% 100% Foul Flyball: RF
b9 3-10 2 1-- O CHW B. Spence M. Drabowsky 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 10, White Sox 3.

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